Sandy Zhang-Nunes, MD

Title(s)Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
AddressHC4 4900 1450 San Pablo Street
Health Sciences Campus
Los Angeles CA 90033-6103
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    Title(s)Chief of Oculofacial Plastics Services


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    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS2003
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMD2008
    University of California, Los Angeles- Jules Stein Eye InstituteOphthalmology Residency2012
    Ophthalmic Surgeons & Consultants of OHASOPRS Fellowship2014
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    1999National Merit Scholar
    1999Discover Card Scholarship
    1999Zonta Club Scholarship
    1999National Beta Club Scholarship
    1999Olympus Titan Award
    2002MIT Excellent Academic Record
    2003Hans-Lukas Teuber Award for Outstanding Research and Academics in Brain and Cognitive Sciences
    2003Community Connection Award for Leadership in Alternative Spring Break
    2003Sigma Xi Honor Society
    2003Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
    Sarnoff Foundation Research Award2005American Neurological Association Travel Award
    2005Howard Hughes Medical Research Fellowship Award

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    Sandy X. Zhang-Nunes, MD, earned her undergraduate degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her medical degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She then completed her ophthalmology residency at Jules Stein Eye Institute UCLA and completed a prestigious two-year American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Fellowship based at Ophthalmic Surgeons and Consultants of Ohio in Columbus. Her clinical interests involve eyelid and eyebrow lifting surgeries for both cosmesis and functional reasons (blepharoplasty, ptosis surgery, endoscopic brow lifts), cosmetic lower eyelid, midface and full face surgery, reconstruction after Mohs (tumor) excisions, orbital disease, such as thyroid eye disease, tumors, fractures, eyelid malpositions from aging and congenital anomalies, blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm, cosmetic laser and light therapy, Botox and fillers.

    Dr. Zhang-Nunes treats each patient with care, addressing concerns to achieve the most natural and optimal results as possible. She also enjoys teaching, having published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, as well as lecturing and presenting research nationally and internationally.

    Dr. Zhang-Nunes’s research focuses on patients with thyroid eye disease. She also conducts studies related to imaging of eyelid and orbital structures, comparison of cosmetic neurotoxins, and dissolution rate of various hyaluronic acid gel fillers. Dr. Zhang-Nunes performs blepharoplasty and brow surgery corrections and studies their clinical outcomes.

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    1. The Nictavi Tarsus Patch: A New Device for Achieving Temporary Eyelid Closure in Lagophthalmos. Clin Ophthalmol. 2023; 17:1877-1884. Guo S, Borchert MS, Chang M, Nallasamy S, Reid MW, Zhang-Nunes S, Chang JR, Nguyen AM. PMID: 37425025; PMCID: PMC10327908.
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    2. Arterial Wall and Tissue Penetration Force With Various Cannulas and Needles. Aesthet Surg J. 2023 May 12. Siperstein RD, Broadfield DC, Hansen PNY, Conger JR, Zhang-Nunes SX. PMID: 37171834.
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    3. Re: "Correlation of Automated Computed Tomography Volumetric Analysis Metrics With Motility Disturbances in Thyroid Eye Disease". Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Mar-Apr 01; 39(2):194. Li J, Li S, Park KE, Wen J, Lee J, Ayala FA, Lerner A, Gokoffski KK, Zhang-Nunes S, Patel V, Chang JR. PMID: 36867765.
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    4. Periocular irritation in elderly Asian patient. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 May; 35:19-21. Park KE, Saber MS, Rao NA, Zhang-Nunes S. PMID: 37089758; PMCID: PMC10114504.
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    5. Demographic and physiological factors associated with clinically significant eyelid edema in patients following upper eyelid surgery. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2023 03; 78:4-9. Zhang-Nunes S, Guo S, Li J, Mehta P, Yu R, Shen A, Bokman C, Yau A, Chang JR. PMID: 36680851.
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    6. Response of five different hyaluronic acid gels to varying doses of recombinant human hyaluronidase. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 Oct 20. Mehta P, Ryu C, Park K, Kherani F, Zhang-Nunes S. PMID: 36411234.
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    7. Misdiagnosis of Orbital Foreign Body as Glaucoma Drainage Device. J Emerg Med. 2022 07; 63(1):e22-e27. Guo S, Iyengar R, Chudnofsky C, Song B, Zhang-Nunes S. PMID: 35953325.
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    8. Ultrahigh field (7T) MRI for assessment of orbitofacial structures. Orbit. 2022 May 23; 1. Zhang-Nunes S, Li J, Foster J, Nabavi C, Straka D, Cahill K, Patel V. PMID: 35603353.
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    9. Clinical activity of PD-1 inhibition in the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic basal cell carcinoma. J Immunother Cancer. 2022 05; 10(5). In GK, Nallagangula A, Choi JS, Tachiki L, Blackburn MJ, Capone S, Bollin KB, Reuben DY, Shirai K, Zhang-Nunes S, Ragab O, Terando A, Hu JC, Lee H, Bhatia S, Chandra S, Lutzky J, Gibney GT. PMID: 35545318; PMCID: PMC9096532.
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    10. Focused ultrasound stimulation on meibomian glands for the treatment of evaporative dry eye. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2022 03; 247(6):519-526. Lu G, Gollapudi S, Li R, Pfeiffer ML, Mehta P, Jiang L, Hamm-Alvarez S, Humayun M, Zhou Q, Zhang-Nunes SX. PMID: 34648358; PMCID: PMC8943330.
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    11. Lateral orbital wall anomaly in a patient with thyroid eye disease. Orbit. 2021 Aug 17; 1-4. Mohan S, Koo Lin L, Ho TC, Zhang-Nunes S, Patel V, Chang JR. PMID: 34404314.
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    12. Imaging of the post-operative orbit and associated complications. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Jul; 89:437-447. Anderson RC, Rajagopalan P, Lee J, Li J, Wong B, Zhang-Nunes S, Gupta K, Acharya J, Rajamohan AG, Chang J, Patel V. PMID: 34052071.
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    13. Safety and Efficacy of an Augmented Intense Pulse Light Protocol for Dry Eye Syndrome and Blepharitis. Photobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg. 2021 Mar; 39(3):178-184. Zhang-Nunes S, Guo S, Lee D, Chang J, Nguyen A. PMID: 33370543.
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    14. Prospective in vivo evaluation of three different hyaluronic acid gels to varying doses of hyaluronidase with long-term follow-up. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 Apr; 74(4):874-880. Zhang-Nunes S, Ryu C, Cahill K, Straka D, Nabavi C, Czyz C, Foster J. PMID: 33281083.
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    15. Response of twelve different hyaluronic acid gels to varying doses of recombinant human hyaluronidase. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 Apr; 74(4):881-889. Ryu C, Lu JE, Zhang-Nunes S. PMID: 33308988.
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    16. Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of a Topical Formulation Containing Epidermal Growth Factor, Tranexamic Acid, Vitamin C, Arbutin, Niacinamide and Other Ingredients as Hydroquinone 4% Alternatives to Improve Hyperpigmentation: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Split Face Study. J Cosmet Sci. 2020 Sep/Oct; 71(5):263-290. Kalasho BD, Minokadeh A, Zhang-Nunes S, Zoumalan RA, Shemirani NL, Waldman AR, Pletzer V, Zoumalan CI. PMID: 33022197.
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    17. Organogenesis and distribution of the ocular lymphatic vessels in the anterior eye. JCI Insight. 2020 07 09; 5(13). Wu Y, Seong YJ, Li K, Choi D, Park E, Daghlian GH, Jung E, Bui K, Zhao L, Madhavan S, Daghlian S, Daghlian P, Chin D, Cho IT, Wong AK, Heur M, Zhang-Nunes S, Tan JC, Ema M, Wong TT, Huang AS, Hong YK. PMID: 32641580; PMCID: PMC7406257.
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    18. Thyroid eye disease with choroidal folds. Orbit. 2021 Jun; 40(3):206-214. Tran AQ, Zhang-Nunes SX, Cahill K, Alabiad CR, Shriver EM, Ho T, Weinberg DA, Couch SM, Schlachter DM, Nguyen J, Wester ST. PMID: 32326785.
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    19. Clinical Update on Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Conjunctival and Eyelid Melanoma. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2020; 60(2):77-89. Lu JE, Chang JR, Berry JL, In GK, Zhang-Nunes S. PMID: 32205655; PMCID: PMC8059069.
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    20. Optic Neuropathy due to an Ethmoid Mucocele: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2019 May-Aug; 10(2):227-234. Ting MYL, Shan M, Gantz O, Zhang-Nunes S, Wrobel B. PMID: 31692625; PMCID: PMC6760354.
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    21. Evolving Minimally Invasive Techniques for Tear Trough Enhancement. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Jul-Aug; 31(4):306-9. Hill RH, Czyz CN, Kandapalli S, Zhang-Nunes SX, Cahill KV, Wulc AE, Foster JA. PMID: 25299740.
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    22. Minimally invasive surgical adjuncts to upper blepharoplasty. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2015 May; 23(2):137-51. Briceño CA, Zhang-Nunes SX, Massry GG. PMID: 25921565.
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    23. Minimally invasive options for the brow and upper lid. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2015 May; 23(2):153-66. Briceño CA, Zhang-Nunes SX, Massry GG. PMID: 25921566.
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    24. Characterization and outcomes of repeat orbital decompression for thyroid-associated orbitopathy. Orbit. 2015 Apr; 34(2):57-65. Zhang-Nunes SX, Dang S, Garneau HC, Hwang C, Isaacs D, Chang SH, Goldberg R. PMID: 25244551.
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    25. Late adult onset optic pathway astrocytoma. J Clin Neurosci. 2013 Nov; 20(11):1610-2. Liu Y, Zhang-Nunes S, Zhu X, Xu X, Sun X, Wu Y. PMID: 23790623.
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    26. Late central visual recovery after traumatic globe displacement into the maxillary sinus. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Jan-Feb; 28(1):e17-9. Zhang-Nunes SX, Jarullazada I, Mancini R. PMID: 21490518.
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    27. Homeostatic plasticity of GABAergic synaptic transmission in mice lacking GAT1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Sep 21; 361(2):499-504. Xu Y, Cai Y, Gong N, Chen C, Wu Y, Zhang-Nunes S, Wang Z, Xu T, Fei J. PMID: 17655829.
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    28. A novel approach to clinical-radiological correlations: Anatomo-Clinical Overlapping Maps (AnaCOM): method and validation. Neuroimage. 2007 Oct 01; 37(4):1237-49. Kinkingnéhun S, Volle E, Pélégrini-Issac M, Golmard JL, Lehéricy S, du Boisguéheneuc F, Zhang-Nunes S, Sosson D, Duffau H, Samson Y, Levy R, Dubois B. PMID: 17702605.
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    29. Antibody-mediated clearance of amyloid-beta peptide from cerebral amyloid angiopathy revealed by quantitative in vivo imaging. J Neurosci. 2007 Feb 21; 27(8):1973-80. Prada CM, Garcia-Alloza M, Betensky RA, Zhang-Nunes SX, Greenberg SM, Bacskai BJ, Frosch MP. PMID: 17314293; PMCID: PMC6673561.
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    30. AIDS dementia complex in China. J Clin Neurosci. 2007 Jan; 14(1):8-11. Wu YC, Zhao YB, Tang MG, Zhang-Nunes SX, McArthur JC. PMID: 17070055.
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    31. Characterization of amyloid deposition in the APPswe/PS1dE9 mouse model of Alzheimer disease. Neurobiol Dis. 2006 Dec; 24(3):516-24. Garcia-Alloza M, Robbins EM, Zhang-Nunes SX, Purcell SM, Betensky RA, Raju S, Prada C, Greenberg SM, Bacskai BJ, Frosch MP. PMID: 17029828.
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    32. The cerebral beta-amyloid angiopathies: hereditary and sporadic. Brain Pathol. 2006 Jan; 16(1):30-9. Zhang-Nunes SX, Maat-Schieman ML, van Duinen SG, Roos RA, Frosch MP, Greenberg SM. PMID: 16612980; PMCID: PMC8095991.
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