Jay M. Stewart

MD

Ophthalmologist
Vitreoretinal surgeon

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.

  • Education

    Harvard Medical School, 1999

  • Residencies

    UCSF, Ophthalmology, 2003

  • Fellowships

    Doheny Eye Institute, 2005

  • Board Certifications

    Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology

  • Academic Title

    Professor

  • Languages

    Portuguese

    Spanish

Conditions I specialize in

  • Age-related macular degeneration

  • Diabetic eye disease

  • Eye disorders

  • Retinal detachment

  • Uveitis

Where I see patients (1)

    My reviews

    4.9

    Overall Experience
    325 Ratings
    About our process
    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
    Jan 04, 2024
    Dr. Stewart is the best and we tell everyone that and recommend him to everyone with retinal issues.
    Dec 16, 2023
    Dr. Jay Stewart is an exceptional physician-- one of the best. He is extremely skilled and keeps finding ways to improve care. Top -- actually, over the top-- rating! And the staff in the clinic are also excellent.
    Dec 14, 2023
    I always receive excellent service from DoctorStewart.
    Dec 14, 2023
    After working with the nurse/assistants I saw the doctor shortly after which was a very good meeting. He took the time to explain my situation in a way that was easier for me to understand. The doctor was a very positive, kind and respectful person It was a pleasure to meet and have his professional advice.
    Dec 09, 2023
    The doctor had not received results from tests he had ordered so he could not answer all my questions
    Nov 30, 2023
    Dr Jay Stewart s the best, so good in fact, I recommended him that day to a patient who had seen another eye specialist and was actually crying in the hallway because of the way he was treated and the last of information he was given. I told him if he got an appointment with Dr. Stewart, he'd have a totally different experience!
    Nov 02, 2023
    Both the resident and attending physicians are excellent-expert, professional, strong communicators, and compassionate.
    Nov 02, 2023
    Dr Stewart was excellent informed me of things dealing with my condition that previous UCSF doctor never informed me of
    Sep 19, 2023
    Dr Jay Stewart is exceptional in his treatment, explanations and kindness. Having had the opposite experience with another UCSF physician I know whereof I speak when I use the word EXCEPTIONAL.!!!
    Sep 16, 2023
    Love Dr. Stewart and his demeanor.
    Sep 14, 2023
    This was a second opinion after two years of care at another institution. Went to the parking garage and cried on the phone with my husband and sister with relief of feeling that I had information and clarity about options I did not have before.
    Sep 03, 2023
    Excellent doctor in all respects
    Aug 16, 2023
    Extraordinarily knowledgeable, communicative and kind.
    Aug 13, 2023
    Dr. Stewart is the rare doctor who is fantastic in every category.
    Aug 12, 2023
    I am comfortable as n the service and happy
    Aug 03, 2023
    Consistently, for years now, Jay Stewart MD has provided me with care and education and professional expertise that is beyond the above scales - #6 and excellent is closer to reality. The care with which he reviewed my images with me to make sense of knowledge I don't have was exemplary. I love that he is training the next generation(s) of opthamologists. I am so grateful.
    Jul 26, 2023
    Dr. Jay Stewart is No. 1 in the whole system! He's truly a treasure in all areas on all fronts in everything that counts!
    Jul 24, 2023
    Dr. Stewart is very good.
    Jun 29, 2023
    Dr Jay Stewart is a five start specialist whom we would recommend to everyone!
    Jun 22, 2023
    Dr. Stewart is best in my opinion.

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