MEET THE TEAM
KEVIN DENNY, MD
Chair of Ophthalmology, CPMC​
Undergraduate - Harvard University
Medical School - New York University
Ophthalmology Residency - CPMC
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Dr. Kevin Denny is a board certified ophthalmologist who currently serves as the Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at California Pacific Medical Center. He maintains a dynamic private practice treating patients for conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, dry eye syndrome, and diabetic eye disease.
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Dr. Denny is the Director of the Pacific Vision Eye Institute and a board member of the Pacific Vision Foundation, dedicated to improving access, education, and quality care to underserved patients. He has shared his surgical experience and expertise abroad through surgical missions to Hospital de la Familia in Guatemala and Aravind Eye Hospital in India.
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In his free time, Dr. Denny enjoys cycling, food and wine, and contemporary art.
MATT DENNY, MD
Chief of Cataract Surgery, CPMC​
Undergraduate - Washington University
Medical School - Tulane University
Ophthalmology Residency - CPMC
Fellowship - Cincinnati Eye Institute
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Dr. Matt Denny is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in cataract surgery, corneal disease, and comprehensive ophthalmology. He brings together compassionate care with state-of-the-art treatments and techniques to help patients achieve their vision goals.
Dr. Denny has received multiple teaching awards as a clinical instructor for ophthalmology residents. He has been invited to consult for pharmaceutical companies and participate in clinical trials, and he is a regular speaker at local medical meetings.
Dr. Denny was born and raised in the Bay Area. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, playing pickleball, wearing colorful socks, and spending time with his wife, son, and yellow lab.
DEANNA NGUYEN, OD
Undergraduate - UC Irvine
Optometry School - UC Berkeley
Dr. Deanna Nguyen grew up in Tustin, California. She had a curiosity in vision and health care at a young age and spent her undergraduate years cultivating that interest working at the University Eye Clinic and partaking in schizophrenia research for the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior.
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Dr. Nguyen completed her professional externships at the Portland VA Medical Center, Casa Grande VA, and Omni Eye. She is licensed in the State of California to diagnose, treat, and manage diseases of the eye including glaucoma, and is certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents. Her special optometric interests include general optometry, pediatric optometry, ocular disease, contact lenses and myopia control.
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In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors, biking, playing her ukulele, and exploring new music.
SAMANTHA CHAN, OD
Undergraduate - UC Berkeley
Optometry School - UC Berkeley
Residency - UC San Francisco
Dr. Samantha Chan is a highly skilled and compassionate optometrist who not only provides comprehensive eye care but also manages complex ocular conditions. Her clinical interests include dry eye disease, specialty contact lens fitting, myopia control, and glaucoma.
She aspires to bridge her interests in clinical research and teaching, and has contributed to several publications and lectures on topics including binocular vision and optic neuropathies.
Dr. Chan is a board director of the San Francisco Optometric Society, and volunteers as an executive officer of a local non-profit organization to provide free eye exams and glasses to the underserved both locally and abroad.
In her free time, Dr. Chan enjoys traveling, exploring new brunch spots around the city, and playing sports including golf, volleyball, and softball.
PETER
Practice Administrator
KENIA & JORGE
Opticians
