
Cornea, External Disease, and the Ocular Surface
About
Dr. Seitzman is a cornea and external disease specialist at the F.I. Proctor Foundation. She also cares for patients with cornea and external disease diagnoses in the UCSF Department of Ophthalmology.
A native of Michigan, she earned her undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Michigan. After an internal medicine internship, she completed her ophthalmology residency at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins, then a further year of medical and surgical fellowship in cornea, external disease, and uveitis at the Proctor Foundation. She returned to Baltimore after fellowship, serving as part-time Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Wilmer and full-time Director of Cornea, External Disease, and Uveitis at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, before rejoining UCSF as faculty. She enjoys teaching, communication, and patient care.
Education & Training
MD, 1999 — University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Internship, Internal Medicine, 2000 — St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor
Residency, Ophthalmology, 2003 — Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship, Cornea, External Disease & Uveitis, 2004 — Francis I. Proctor Foundation, UCSF
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Research Areas: Cornea & External Disease, Infectious Keratitis, Dry Eye, Ocular Surface Microbiome
Clinical Trials
Recruiting
Fungal Ulcer Treatment Augmented With Natamycin and Cyclosporine A (FANCY)
Conditions: Fungal keratitis; Corneal ulcer
Period: Sep 2025 – Sep 2027 (est.)
Registry: NCT06658002
Study for Remote Investigation of Evaporative Dry Eye Disease
Conditions: Evaporative dry eye disease
Period: Sep 2025 – Jul 2027 (est.)
Parasitic Ulcer Treatment Trial
Conditions: Acanthamoeba keratitis
Period: Jul 2024 – Jul 2029 (est.)
Active, not recruiting
Ocular Rosacea Biome Study
Conditions: Ocular rosacea; Rosacea; Antimicrobial resistance
Period: Jun 2023 – Dec 2026 (est.)
Completed
Microbiologic Alterations of the Conjunctiva of Hot Tub-Soaking Ophthalmologists
Conditions: Bacterial conjunctivitis; Bacterial keratitis
Period: May 2019 – Mar 2020
Research Funding
Active
Decentralized Dry Eye Study, Planning & Feasibility
Award: NIH R34 EY037743
Role: Principal Investigator
Period: Sep 2025 – Sep 2027
Parasitic Ulcer Treatment Trial
Award: NIH UG1 EY033284
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Period: Sep 2023 – Mar 2028
Trial and award details from UCSF Profiles. Last reviewed August 2026.