PHYSICIAN CEO 2020 Participant Directory

Anthony Grillo, MD is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in cornea, external disease, and refractive

surgery. He is an Oregon native who grew up in Southern Oregon and was always interested in medicine and

healing. He dabbled early starting with emergency services while in still in high school and became truly invested

while traveling shortly thereafter.

As a medical student at UCLA, Dr. Grillo became fascinated with microsurgery and the amazing results that eye

surgery could provide. During his residency at the Casey Eye Institute, he developed a passion for the intricacies

of surgery in the anterior segment of the eye. He took that interest and passion to the Mason Eye institute where

he honed his skills in cataract surgery, corneal transplants, and ocular reconstruction during his cornea

fellowship. He stayed on there on as faculty, teaching residents and fellows for the next three years before

recently returning home to Oregon to practice at Pacific ClearVision Institute in Eugene.

Dr. Grillo has consistently been viewed as the “Mr. Fix - it” regarding eye care. Whether it is reconstruction of the

eye after trauma, complicated cataract surgery, or challenging cases regarding a variety of corneal transplantation

techniques, he is always up for the challenges of the most difficult of cases. In order to meet his patient’s needs,

he is proud to provide laser refractive surgery, cataract surgery, and a variety of corneal transplants such as

DMEK, DSAEK, DALK, and PKP.

In addition to patient care, Dr. Grillo is passionate about teaching. He has instructed cornea fellows, as well as

numerous residents, acting as assistant program director for the residency program at the Mason Eye Institute.

He has been awarded both resident and faculty teaching awards.