PHYSICIAN CEO Alumni Directory

Jeff Sanderson, MD is a cornea fellowship trained anterior segment surgeon specializing in laser refractive and

intraocular procedures. As a life-long Twin Cities native, Dr. Sanderson returned to Minneapolis, to attend medical

school, after graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. During college Dr.

Sanderson was a four year letter winner in Varsity Hockey.

After finishing his Medical Doctorate, Dr. Sanderson completed a comprehensive medical and surgical internship

at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. He then acquired formal residency training in

Ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota, after which, he went on to subspecialize in cataract and corneal

surgery and disease management at the prestigious Pepose Vision Institute in St. Louis, Missouri.

Dr. Sanderson offers a full repertoire of corneal and lens based surgery for vision correction including the latest in

personalized wavefront guided laser treatment. He has had extensive training in all of the newest intraocular lenses

used to both treat vision loss from cataracts and restore functional reading vision without the need for glasses.

Dr. Sanderson also practices comprehensive Ophthalmology delivering care for patients with glaucoma, diabetes,

lid disorders, dry eyes, and a variety of ocular diseases.

Dr. Sanderson strives to offer his patients the most technologically advanced treatment for ocular disease and

surgical management. He has been involved in FDA clinical trials in Ophthalmology and has performed research

in the areas of glaucoma, cataract surgery, LASIK, and diseases of the eye. He has been published in medical

journals and has presented at national meetings.

Dr. Sanderson is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of

Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and the Minnesota

Academy of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Sanderson is very happily married and enjoys spending the majority of his free time with his 3 children (2 boys

and a girl). Hobbies include outdoor fitness (especially bicycling), hockey, golf, photography, carpentry, and

technology.