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Jay M. Stewart
4.9 out of 5 (345)
Jay M. Stewart

Jay M. Stewart, MD

Retina and Vitreous Diseases

Retina and Vitreous Clinic
490 Illinois St.,
San Francisco, CA 94158
(415) 353-2800
4.9 out of 5 (345)
Virtual visits available
4.9 out of 5 (345)
Virtual visits available
Retina and Vitreous Clinic
490 Illinois St.,
San Francisco, CA 94158
(415) 353-2800

Dr. Jay Stewart is an ophthalmologist who specializes in treating disorders of the retina and vitreous (the thick transparent substance that fills the center of the eye). His expertise includes conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, ocular trauma, retinal detachment, retinal vascular diseases and uveitis (swelling of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye).

In his research, Stewart studies diabetic retinopathy, drug delivery to the eye, and the permeability and biomechanics of eye tissues.

Stewart earned his medical degree at Harvard Medical School and completed a residency in ophthalmology at UCSF. He completed a fellowship at the Doheny Eye Institute and won the vitreoretinal surgery award from the Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Foundation, which funds outstanding young scholars.

Stewart is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retina Specialists and Retina Society.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology

  • Fellowships

    LAC - USC Medical Center - Pediatrics, Vitreoretinal Surgery

  • Residencies

    UCSF Medical Center - OMAG, Ophthalmology

  • Internship

    Brigham and Womens Hospital GME, Medicine

  • Degree

    MD, Harvard Medical School

  • Languages

    Spanish

    Portuguese

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    My reviews

    4.9

    Overall Experience
    345 Ratings
    About our process
    Oct 31, 2025
    Exceptional in every regard.
    Oct 18, 2025
    Dr Stewart is fantastic.
    Oct 16, 2025
    Dr. Stewart is a superb doctor.
    Oct 02, 2025
    Dr. Stewart is amazing. He is so busy, but he is caring and excellent. The best!
    Aug 30, 2025
    Dr. Stewart is a very knowledgeable and great doctor. He explained my case and treating options in all details. He is the one I can dream about the best doctor!
    Aug 27, 2025
    Dr Stewart is an incredible doctor who goes above and beyond in his care.
    Aug 21, 2025
    Best of the best!
    Aug 21, 2025
    Dr. Stewart is the best and we recommend him to everyone!
    Aug 14, 2025
    Very good everything. God bless you. To all
    Aug 07, 2025
    Great care
    Aug 07, 2025
    Jay Stewart MD has been following my care for years. Consistent, professional, an excellent clinician, incorporates trainees into team, teaches well. This visit he deftly managed emergency care addons. I waited a little but I knew why and my visit was in no way compromised. His expertise and care have garnered my trust and I am grateful to be in his care.
    Jul 26, 2025
    Dr Stewart is the best. Explains everything clearly and makes me feel at ease.
    Jul 24, 2025
    I have sent two people to your services. Both were satisfied thank you very much.
    Jul 21, 2025
    Perfect care provider experience. I need this experience and am so grateful for Dr. Stewart for helping me in my care. Thank you, Dr. Stewart. I am so grateful.
    Jul 05, 2025
    The team was thorough and communicative. I had all my questions answered and feel informed about next steps. Thank you
    Jun 12, 2025
    I realize he is super busy, because I hear him when he's with another patient in the next room because it is just so quiet that you can hear conversations. But he is always in a hurry after he gives me my treatment. That I keep forgetting to ask him do I need to cover my eye, can I wash my face, can I exercise? But for the most part he is a good physician.
    Jun 10, 2025
    Informative, kind and professional.
    Jun 05, 2025
    UCSF and Dr. Stewart are great, just wish my results could be better.
    May 17, 2025
    Dr Stewart is the best!!
    May 16, 2025
    Very satisfied with my doctor and nurses and reception
    May 13, 2025
    Dr. Stewart is exceptional in every respect! An outstanding doctor.
    May 01, 2025
    Dr. Stewart is so knowledgeable and professional and I highly respect him.
    Apr 26, 2025
    Dr Jay Stewart is the best and we have recommended him to many people
    Apr 24, 2025
    Everyone was professional & kind
    Apr 24, 2025
    Dr. Stewart is great but obviously very busy- very direct and fast
    Apr 08, 2025
    Highly skilled expert and good communicator. Gives priority to patient's interest Trust the doctor completely.
    Apr 03, 2025
    Excellent care from Dr. Stewart and all members of the treatment team
    Mar 30, 2025
    Everything is fine
    Mar 21, 2025
    Dr. Stewart is excellent. I would highly recommend him and his staff.
    Mar 20, 2025
    Dr. Stewart is good to his staff as he is good to me.and I think all those that work with him would rank these questions above the same with me. It shows!
    Mar 06, 2025
    He really deserves a 10!
    Mar 06, 2025
    EXCELLENT CARE
    Feb 27, 2025
    Perfection Dr Stewart & team couldn't be any better
    Feb 06, 2025
    Dr. Stewart was great.
    Feb 02, 2025
    Wished he WOUID asked whether I have any questions.
    Jan 26, 2025
    Dr. Stewart is excellent!
    Jan 17, 2025
    Excellent service
    Jan 09, 2025
    Dr Stewart and his staff are absolutely amazing. No matter how busy they are no matter how complicated my visit is he and his staff make me feel like I am the most important person in the world and always give me the time and attention I need. Additionally all the nurses and technicians are also incredibly professional and friendly and I feel very well cared for at UCSF
    Dec 13, 2024
    Dr. Stewart is extraordinarily knowledgeable and skilled in diagnosis and treatment of retinal problems. I am extremely pleased with the care I receive.
    Dec 07, 2024
    Dr Stewart is the best, recommend him to everyone I know
    Dec 05, 2024
    Very nice, super care of the patient, clear explanation, helpful, supportive and encouraging!!! I have & will continue to refer Dr. Stewart to my famiily members & friends & students as well as neighbors..when they need to see an eye doctor.
    Nov 23, 2024
    World-class doctor; super-friendly also
    Nov 23, 2024
    Very happy with my doctors
    Nov 09, 2024
    Dr. Stewart is probably one of the top retinal experts in the country. I wish he had the time to chat more, he's the kind of guy you would like to know better but he is efficient and professional and good and gets a lot of people seen. I get it. I just like and trust him but he needs to spend his time doing the shots and decision making and others are equally qualified answering more of my needs for support or anxious questions. I don't want him to be different!
    Nov 09, 2024
    Dr. Stewart is truly exceptional, one of the best doctors I have ever encountered. If other doctors were even half as good as him, I would be very happy.
    Nov 07, 2024
    Very impressed with the new office and the well organized. My visit was great
    Nov 05, 2024
    Dr. Stewart is the real deal. He is saving my eye sight one visit at a time. I could not be happier with care!
    Oct 24, 2024
    The doctor answered all my questions. He offered suggestions to improve my overall health.
    Oct 22, 2024
    I have mentioned this to a colleague and they are thinking of switching over from their current eye doctor.
    Oct 17, 2024
    Dr. Stewart is a really good doctor. My favorite of the several doctors I have seen for my condition.
    Oct 07, 2024
    Dr. Stewart is a caring physician. He has saved my eye sight.... I am extremely pleased with his care. Thank You
    Sep 26, 2024
    Gave me all the information that I needed including treatment options
    Aug 25, 2024
    Good
    Aug 21, 2024
    Exceptionally attentive, communicative and compassionate. Brilliant but able to speak respectfully in ways a lay person could easily understand.
    Aug 08, 2024
    I count on (and am not disappointed ever) Dr Jay Stewart's professionalism, expertise and wisdom about eye science and its application to my health. I also deeply appreciate his abilities as an educator - he takes the time to talk out loud with me as he reviews images, always at a level that I can understand. I have witnessed him doing that with staff and residents always calibrating how to explain something. I rate his care, over many years now, as the category that is not on this scale "6" for excellent. I only hope that Dr Stewart remains "married" to UCSF for years to come.
    Jul 12, 2024
    Dr. Stewart and his awesome team are indeed the best among the best. They're just Super Excellent in all ways. I heartily appreciate and greatly recognize and deeply admire Dr. Stewart and his awesome team for their amazing professionalism, dedication, kindness, consideration, sincerity, discipline,responsibility, reliability, etc.. Thank God so much for bringing me to UCSF under Dr. Stewart's exceptional care. Truly, it's one of the best lucks and blessings in my life. After the 1st-time seeing Dr. Stewart in 10/2022, I've been moving all my medical treatments to UCSF. Many thumbs up!!!
    Jul 04, 2024
    Dr Jay Stewart is most caring, helpful and friendly. He is best.
    Jun 30, 2024
    UCSF Ophthalmology department consistently goes over and above always! I would have no sight without them!
    Jun 29, 2024
    Dr. Stewart is a 6 out of 5 on the star scale, excellent, skilled, caring, knowledgeable, attentive, an excellent doctor whom we have recommended to other patients.
    Jun 27, 2024
    Dr. Jay Stewart is the best provider among thes best in all ways. Also, he leads an awesome team with the most excellence for his patients. Simply, it's GOD's mercy and blessing to have the perfect care from Dr. Stewart and his great team. I heartily appreciate and deeply admire them for all they've done for their patients. My deepest bow and sincerest salute for Dr. Stewart and his excellent team is herein, too. Many thumbs up!!!
    Jun 13, 2024
    He has to deliver tough news. He's the best and I know the emotional component is hard
    Jun 01, 2024
    Dr. Stewart described a new option I might try for treatmemt. He was very clear on the details and possibility of trying it. appreciated his interest and concern.
    Jun 01, 2024
    I am grateful for Dr. Stewart's care over many years. Thank you so much for my eye sight, for being there for me through so many surgeries.
    May 31, 2024
    Dr. Eugenia Greig and Dr. Nagy at the ER; Dr Stewart and Dr Greig are the best. They should concern and acted promptly. Thank you.
    May 22, 2024
    Thorough, attentive, active listener, compassionate
    Apr 02, 2024
    Dr. Stewart takes his time to listen, shows me pictures before & after; then he gives his professional recommendations & make me participate in my care decision. He gives me the utmost confidence that I'm in good hands! No question.
    Mar 28, 2024
    The best possible care was and is provided
    Mar 28, 2024
    Very excellent doctor very happy

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