Dr. Ralph Sando, Jr. is a board-certified comprehensive ophthalmologist who has been in private practice since 2001. He is the Chief of the Ophthalmology Service at Bryn Mawr Hospital and the Director of Philadelphia Ophthalmology Associates in Ardmore and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
215-627-1515
913 Walnut St., Ste. 200 | Philadelphia, PA 19107
Dr. Sando primarily performs cataract surgery but treats most ocular diseases including but not limited to the management of glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and dry eye syndrome. He holds teaching appointments at Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University and Temple University and has published articles and given numerous lectures on various topics within the field of ophthalmology. He is an avid skier and also enjoys playing golf, tennis, paddle tennis, lacrosse and hockey. He is married and loves watching his children grow as artists, athletes, and adventurers.
Dr. Sando attended Episcopal Academy before receiving a bachelor’s degree from Yale University, where he was awarded the Meade Cup for leadership. He won an Ivy League Championship as a member of Yale’s lacrosse team. Dr. Sando then attended the Temple University School of Medicine, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (the medical school equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa). He completed a transitional internship at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center before returning to Temple for his ophthalmology residency, in which he served as chief resident.
- Board-certified comprehensive ophthalmologist
- Chief of the Ophthalmology Service at Bryn Mawr Hospital