Jordan Graff, MD

Ophthalmologist

Specialties: Ophthamology, Retina and Vitreous Surgery

Dr. Jordan Graff specializes in diagnosing and surgically treating diseases of the retina and vitreous. He actively leads groundbreaking nationwide clinical trials as a principal investigator, contributing to numerous publications, scientific presentations, and posters. Passionate about education, Dr. Graff mentors interns and medical students in both clinical practice and research.

Professional Affiliations & Honors

He holds memberships in the American Society of Retina Specialists, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Arizona Ophthalmological Society, the Iowa Eye Association, and other professional organizations. In recognition of his expertise, Dr. Graff was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) in 2016 and was named an Arizona “TopDoc” in 2022.

Education & Training

Dr. Graff earned his Bachelor of Science degree and completed premedical studies at Brigham Young University before graduating magna cum laude with his Doctor of Medicine from the University of California, Irvine, where he also joined the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society. He then completed an internship in Internal Medicine and an ophthalmology residency at the University of Iowa. Choosing to deepen his expertise, he stayed at Iowa for a two-year vitreoretinal surgery fellowship, earning the prestigious Heed Foundation Fellowship.

Language & Service

Fluent in Spanish, Dr. Graff draws on his early experience living as a missionary in South America and frequently returns to Latin American countries to provide medical service, combining his passion for eye care with global outreach.

Clinical Interests

He focuses on advanced microsurgical treatments for diabetic eye disease, macular scarring and distortion, and complex retinal detachment repair. Additionally, Dr. Graff actively pursues cutting-edge research in retina surgery, including gene therapy and sustained-delivery methods for macular degeneration.

Publications:

• Continuous Ranibizumab via Port Delivery System vs Monthly Ranibizumab for Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema: The Pagoda Randomized Clinical Trial.
  Ashwini Bobbala, Shamika Gune, Stephanie Lin, Carlos Quezada-Ruiz, Varun Malhotra, Arshad M Khanani, Peter A Campochiaro, Jordan M Graff, Dennis M Marcus, Daniel Miller, Robert A Mittra, Carl Regillo, Veeral S Sheth

• Interim Results of the Phase III Portal Extension Trial of the Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

• Novel Intravitreal Injections: Faricimab and Aflibercept 8mg for the Treatment of Retinal Diseases.
  W Lloyd Clark, Sophie Le Pogam, Melina Cavichini Cordeiro, Shamika Gune, Mel Rabena, Natasha Singh, Stephanie Lin, Peter A Campochiaro, David Eichenbaum, Margaret A Chang, Natalia Callaway, Jordan M Graff

• Human Factors Studies to Assess the Usability of the Faricimab Prefilled Syringe.
  Henry M Kwong Jr, Gelson Marcon, Olivia E O’Leary, Liliana P Paris, Petrick Schneider, Yannan Tang, Mark R Barakat, Jordan M Graff

• Exudation in Patients With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated With the Port Delivery System or Monthly Injections.
  Anam Akhlaq, David Williams, W Lloyd Clark, Hannah Khan, Arshad M Khanani, Lisa Walden, Carl Awh, J Taylor Graff, Jordan M Graff, Taku Wakabayashi, Carl Regillo, Katie F Maass, Shamika Gune, Peter A Campochiaro, Natalia F Callaway

• Intraoperative sclerotomy-related retinal breaks during 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy.
  Ryan M. Tarantola, Janet Y. Tsui, Jordan M. Graff, Stephen R. Russell, H. Culver Boldt, James C. Folk, Vinit B. Mahajan

• Sutureless triplanar sclerotomy for 23-gauge vitrectomy.
  Vinit B. Mahajan, Ryan M. Tarantola, Jordan M. Graff, H. C. Boldt, Abramoff, Russell, James C. Folk

• Fluoroquinolone therapy in Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis after lamellar keratectomy.
  Melvin A. Sarayba, Neda Shamie, Bibiana J. Reiser, Paula M. Sweet, Mehran Taban, Jordan M. Graff, Anna Kesler-Diaz, Kathryn Osann, Peter J. McDonnell

• In vitro measurement of rabbit corneal epithelial thickness using ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography.
  Bibiana J. Reiser, Teresa S. Ignacio, Yimin Wang, Mehran Taban, Jordan M. Graff, Paula M. Sweet, Zhongping Chen, Roy S. Chuck

• Biomechanical characterization of human amniotic membrane preparations for ocular surface reconstruction.
  Roy S. Chuck, Jordan M. Graff, Michael R. Bryant, Paula M. Sweet

• A rat model of radiofrequency ablation of trigeminal innervation via a ventral approach with stereotaxic surgery.
  Edward K. Wong, R. Kinyamu, Jordan M. Graff, Garrick Chak, Monique N. Wong, Heidi Agnic, Eugene Kang, Susan Lin, Vinita Jain, Roy S. Chuck

Awards:

• AZ Top Doc 2020,2022, 2025
• Heed Foundation Fellowship Award
• Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society

Honors:

• AAO Fellow

• CMS Stage 1

• CMS Stage 2