Benjamin Kambiz Ghiam, M.D.

Benjamin Kambiz Ghiam, M.D.

Dr. Benjamin Kambiz Ghiam is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in comprehensive ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology, and adult strabismus surgery. He began his academic journey at the University of California, Santa Barbara, earning a Bachelor of Science in Biopsychology in 2014. He subsequently received his Doctorate of Medicine (M.D.) from the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in 2019, where he served as President of the Ophthalmology Interest Group.

Following medical school, Dr. Ghiam completed a preliminary internal medicine year at the University of California, Los Angeles (Olive View Medical Center) from 2019 to 2020. He then pursued his ophthalmology residency at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center from 2020 to 2023. During his final year, he served as the Administrative Chief Resident and was recognized with both the Resident Teaching Award (2022) and the Best Research Presentation Award at the 2023 Visual Science & Research Conference. Advancing his surgical and diagnostic expertise, he completed a highly specialized fellowship in adult and pediatric neuro-ophthalmology, alongside adult strabismus surgery, at the Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California (USC), and affiliated hospitals from 2023 to 2024.

Dr. Ghiam entered professional practice in August 2024 as an Associate at Hashemi Eye Care, Neuroscience Institute and Research Center in Encino, California, providing comprehensive ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology, and strabismus surgery. In October 2025, he joined the Medical Staff as an Attending Physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He is an active member of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS), the Los Angeles Ophthalmological Society (LASO), and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). A prolific researcher and educator, Dr. Ghiam has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and textbook chapters, and he frequently delivers grand rounds and symposia lectures on complex neuro-ophthalmological conditions.