Ophthalmologist Tory Prestera, MD, PhD
Meet Dr. Tory Prestera
Dr. Tory Prestera earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of California at San Diego. His MD degree is from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, where he also earned a PhD in biochemistry and pharmacology. He later completed his residency in ophthalmic surgery at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Dr. Prestera provides a wide variety of services, including cataract surgery, retinal disease treatment, glaucoma management and surgery, eye diabetes management and surgery, pterygium surgery, and general eye care. He has extensive surgical experience, having performed over twenty thousand cataract, retinal, and glaucoma laser surgeries in the last two decades.
Dr. Prestera is a board-certified ophthalmologist, and he is on the medical staff of Premiere Surgery Center in Escondido, California, Outpatient Surgery of Del Mar in Del Mar, California, and Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, California.
Education & Training
- Board Certification – American Board of Ophthalmology
- Ophthalmology Residency – University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- Postdoctoral Fellowship – National Cancer Institute
- Internal Medicine Internship – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Doctor of Philosophy Degree – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Doctor of Medicine Degree – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Bachelor of Arts Degree – University of California, San Diego
Hospital & Surgical Facility Affiliations
- Sharp Memorial Hospital – San Diego
- Premiere Surgery Center – Escondido
- Outpatient Surgery of Del Mar – Del Mar
Honors & Awards
- Postdoctoral Fellowship – National Cancer Institute
- Medical Scientist Training Program Award – National Institutes of Health
- Magna Cum Laude – University of California, San Diego
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
Book an Appointment
If you are interested in eye care with Dr. Prestera and would like to schedule an appointment, please don’t hesitate to contact our practice today.