Dr. John Ng
Location
Areas of Expertise
About Me
Dr. Ng is an orbital trauma specialist and serves as chief of the Division of Oculofacial Plastics, Orbital and Reconstructive Surgery at OHSU. He specializes in ophthalmic plastic, orbital, lacrimal, and reconstructive surgery for adult and pediatric patients. Dr.
Ng is also the oculofacial plastic specialist for the Facial Nerve Center, a multidisciplinary clinic that offers comprehensive management for patients with facial nerve palsy and secondary synkinesis. His research interests include orbital and facial trauma, facial nerve palsy rehabilitation, orbit reconstruction techniques, orbital implants in socket expansion, ocular surface protection in burn patients, and resorbable implants for reconstruction and cosmetic brow surgery. His clinical expertise covers surgical management of eyelid, orbital, and lacrimal disorders, treatment of orbital and periocular tumors, eyelid and orbital reconstruction, and facial nerve rehabilitation. He provides care for patients with complex conditions such as orbital fractures, facial paralysis, and periocular tumors, offering both functional and aesthetic surgical treatments.
Training
Midwest Eye Institute, Indiana University
FellowshipLetterman-Madigan Army Hospital
1994Residency
M.D
1988George Washington University
Medical SchoolM.S
1984Georgetown
Masters / PhD
B.S
1983University of Rochester
Undergraduate
Publications & Press
Isolated orbital mucormycosis in the setting of COVID-19 pneumonia
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings•2025Invasive Conjunctival Melanoma Discovered During Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Melanoma In Situ of the Medial Canthus Skin
Dermatologic Surgery•2024Oculoplastic Conditions in Covid-19 Patients
Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research•2024Pediatric Orbital High-Grade B-Cell Lymphoma
Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery•2024Inflammation and Fibrosis in Orbital Inflammatory Disease
Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery•2023Masseteric Nerve Transfer for Facial Paralysis Secondary to Parotid Malignancy
Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine•2023Rubella virus-associated necrotizing granulomatous inflammation with extensive eyelid, ocular, and orbital involvement
Pediatric dermatology•2023Acellular cadaveric dermal matrix grafts for orbital wall reconstruction in patients with sinonasal malignancies
Orbit (London)•2022Non-visual complications of orbital cellulitis (NVCOC) in pediatric vs adult populations
Orbit (London)•2022Enrichment of IGF-1R and PPARγsignalling pathways in orbital inflammatory diseases
British Journal of Ophthalmology•2021Microbiology of orbital cellulitis with subperiosteal abscess in children
Orbit (London)•2021Early Outcomes in an Emerging Facial Nerve Center
Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology•2020
Certifications & Licensure
- Licensed In
- OR
- License Numbers
- MD22460


