Michael Rizen, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.

*Seattle Magazine Top Doctor 2022-2025*
*Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2012-2025*
*Seattle Met Top Doc 2015*

Education:

  • B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991

  • Ph.D. University of California San Francisco, 1999

  • M.D. University of California San Francisco, 2001

  • Residency in Ophthalmology:
    Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins Hospital 2005

  • Fellowship in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery:
    University of California Davis, 2006

Special Interests:

  • Comprehensive Ophthalmology

  • Cataract Surgery’

  • Corneal transplant and refractive surgery

Dr. Rizen joined the Eye Clinic in 2007 and retired in 2026.
He performed surgery at Eastside Surgery Center.