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American Board of OphthalmologyPatient Rating
4.9 /5( out of 242 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
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Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.September 30, 2024FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTERI feel that Dr Brian Stagg is competent and I feel confident that he is doing a great job treating my glaucoma.
September 29, 2024FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTERSeemed in a hurry and didn't spend to much time with me.
September 27, 2024FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTERDr. Stagg is an excellent Opthamologist who does excellent surgery for cataracts and is also able to treat glaucoma he put a stint in to reduce pressure in my eye! I came through surgery well and he was available to monitor me post op! He genuinely cares about his patients. He is very skilled and a very caring conscience doctor
September 13, 2024FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTERGreat doctor. Works well with staff. Gives as much time as I need.
September 12, 2024FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTERDr. Stagg is awesome.
September 12, 2024FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTERDr. Stagg has a wonderful "bedside" manner. He is thorough with examinations and explained any and all issues to my satisfaction, with followup visits scheduled for continuing care.
September 12, 2024FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTERDr. Stagg is one of the best vision doctors I have ever seen before
September 12, 2024FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTERDr.Stagg is an excellent doctor, very kind & listens well.
September 11, 2024FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTERBrain C Stagg is very caring person.He very knowledgeable what he is doing!!! He wants best eye care for you
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences -Primary Biomedical Informatics -Adjunct Population Health Sciences -Adjunct Board Certification American Board of OphthalmologyEducation history
Fellowship Glaucoma - Duke Eye Center Fellow Graduate Training Health and Healthcare Research - University of Michigan M.S. Research Fellow Health Services - Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan Research Fellow Residency Ophthalmology - John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine Resident Internship Internal Medicine-Ophthalmology - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern Professional Medical Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine M.D. Undergraduate Major: Neuroscience; Minor: Portuguese - Brigham Young University B.S. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Asare AO, Stagg BC, Sharareh N, Stipelman C, Del Fiol G, Smith JD (2024). Vision Loss in Children from Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Households: Evidence from the National Survey of Children's Health 2018-2020. J Immigr Minor Health, 26(5), 813-822. ()
- Stagg BC, Schlechter CR, Del Fiol G (2024). The Digital Divide in Eye Health Care Delivery. JAMA Ophthalmol. ()
- Jin H, Zhou Y, Stagg BC, Ehrlich JR (2024). Association between vision impairment and increased prevalence of falls in older US adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. ()
- Stein JD, Zhou Y, Andrews CA, Kim JE, Addis V, Bixler J, Grove N, McMillan B, Munir SZ, Pershing S, Schultz JS, Stagg BC, Wang SY, Woreta F, SOURCE consortium (2024). Using Natural Language Processing to Identify Different Lens Pathology in Electronic Health Records. Am J Ophthalmol. ()
- Polski A, Liu KC, Gupta D, Grewal DS, Horns J, Wirostko BM, Stagg BC (2023). Incident glaucoma and ocular hypertension after periocular and intravitreal steroid injections: a claims-based analysis. BMJ Open Ophthalmol, 8(1). ()
- Killeen OJ, Choi H, Kannan NS, Asare AO, Stagg BC, Ehrlich JR (2024). Association Between Health Insurance and Primary Care Vision Testing Among Children and Adolescents. JAMA Ophthalmol, 141(9), 909-911. ()
- Hicks PM, Woodward MA, Niziol LM, Lu MC, Kang L, Stagg BC, Jakpor O, Elam AR, Newman-Casey PA (2022). Seeing Red: Associations between Historical Redlining and Present-Day Visual Impairment and Blindness. Ophthalmology, 130(4), 404-412. ()
- Stagg BC, Tullis B, Asare A, Stein JD, Medeiros FA, Weir C, Borbolla D, Hess R, Kawamoto K (2023). Systematic User-centered Design of a Prototype Clinical Decision Support System for Glaucoma. Ophthalmol Sci, 3(3), 100279. ()
- Morris AH, Horvat C, Stagg B, Grainger DW, Lanspa M, Orme J, Clemmer TP, Weaver LK, Thomas FO, Grissom CK, Hirshberg E, East TD, Wallace CJ, Young MP, Sittig DF, Suchyta M, Pearl JE, Pesenti A, Bombino M, Beck E, Sward KA, Weir C, Phansalkar S, Bernard GR, Thompson BT, Brower R, Truwit J, Steingrub J, Hiten RD, Willson DF, Zimmerman JJ, Nadkarni V, Randolph AG, Curley MAQ, Newth CJL, Lacroix J, Agus MSD, Lee KH, deBoisblanc BP, Moore FA, Evans RS, Sorenson DK, Wong A, Boland MV, Dere WH, Crandall A, Facelli J, Huff SM, Haug PJ, Pielmeier U, Rees SE, Karbing DS, Andreassen S, Fan E, Goldring RM, Berger KI, Oppenheimer BW, Ely EW, Pickering BW, Schoenfeld DA, Tocino I, Gonnering RS, Pronovost PJ, Savitz LA, Dreyfuss D, Slutsky AS, Crapo JD, Pinsky MR, James B, Berwick DM (2022). Computer clinical decision support that automates personalized clinical care: a challenging but needed healthcare delivery strategy. J Am Med Inform Assoc, 30(1), 178-194. ()
- Stagg BC, Stein JD, Medeiros FA, Horns J, Hartnett ME, Kawamoto K, Hess R (2022). The Frequency of Visual Field Testing in a US Nationwide Cohort of Individuals with Open-Angle Glaucoma. Ophthalmol Glaucoma, 5(6), 587-593. ()
- Paulson C, Thomas SC, Gonzalez O, Taylor S, Swiston C, Herrick JS, McCoy L, Curtin K, Chaya CJ, Stagg BC, Wirostko BM (2022). Exfoliation Syndrome in Baja Verapaz Guatemala: A Cross-Sectional Study and Review of the Literature. J Clin Med, 11(7). ()
- Yorgason JB, Tanner CT, Richardson S, Hill MMYS, Stagg B, Wettstein M, Ehrlich JR (2022). The Longitudinal Association of Late-Life Visual and Hearing Difficulty and Cognitive Function: The Role of Social Isolation. J Aging Health, 8982643211063338. ()
- Trujillo Tanner C, Yorgason JB, Richardson S, Redelfs AH, Hill MMYS, White A, Stagg B, Ehrlich JR, Markides KS (2022). Sensory Impairments and Social Isolation Among Hispanic Older Adults: Towards Culturally Sensitive Measurement of Social Isolation. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. ()
- Hicks PM, Elam AR, Woodward MA, Newman-Casey PA, Asare A, Akrobetu D, Gupta D, Stagg BC (2021). Perceptions of Respect From Clinicians by Patients in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups With Eye Disease. JAMA Ophthalmol, 140(2), 125-131. ()
- Swink JM, Gupta D, Stagg B (2021). The Relationship of Visiting Alternative Care Practitioners with Receiving Medical Eye Care in Patients with Chronic Ocular Disease. Ophthalmic Epidemiol, 1-4. ()
- Pompoco CJ, Curtin K, Taylor S, Paulson C, Shumway C, Conley M, Barker DJ, Swiston C, Stagg B, Ritch R, Wirostko BM (2021). Summary of Utah Project on Exfoliation Syndrome (UPEXS): using a large database to identify systemic comorbidities. BMJ Open Ophthalmol, 6(1), e000803. ()
- Morris AH, Stagg B, Lanspa M, Orme J, Clemmer TP, Weaver LK, Thomas F, Grissom CK, Hirshberg E, East TD, Wallace CJ, Young MP, Sittig DF, Pesenti A, Bombino M, Beck E, Sward KA, Weir C, Phansalkar SS, Bernard GR, Taylor Thompson B, Brower R, Truwit JD, Steingrub J, Duncan Hite R, Willson DF, Zimmerman JJ, Nadkarni VM, Randolph A, Curley MAQ, Newth CJL, Lacroix J, Agus MSD, Lee KH, deBoisblanc BP, Scott Evans R, Sorenson DK, Wong A, Boland MV, Grainger DW, Dere WH, Crandall AS, Facelli JC, Huff SM, Haug PJ, Pielmeier U, Rees SE, Karbing DS, Andreassen S, Fan E, Goldring RM, Berger KI, Oppenheimer BW, Wesley Ely E, Gajic O, Pickering B, Schoenfeld DA, Tocino I, Gonnering RS, Pronovost PJ, Savitz LA, Dreyfuss D, Slutsky AS, Crapo JD, Angus D, Pinsky MR, James B, Berwick D (2020). Enabling a learning healthcare system with automated computer protocols that produce replicable and personalized clinician actions. J Am Med Inform Assoc, 28(6), 1330-1344. ()
- Stagg B, Mariottoni EB, Berchuck S, Jammal A, Elam AR, Hess R, Kawamoto K, Haaland B, Medeiros FA (2021). Longitudinal visual field variability and the ability to detect glaucoma progression in black and white individuals. Br J Ophthalmol, 106, 1115-1120. ()
- Stagg BC, Granger A, Guetterman TC, Hess R, Lee PP (2021). The Burden of Caring for and Treating Glaucoma: The Patient Perspective. Ophthalmol Glaucoma, 5, 32-39. ()
- Gupta D, Ehrlich JR, Newman-Casey PA, Stagg B (2020). Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence in a Nationally Representative US Population with Self-Reported Glaucoma. Ophthalmol Glaucoma, 4(2), 126-130. ()
- Stagg B, Stein JD, Medeiros FA, Cummins M, Kawamoto K, Hess R (2021). Interests and needs of eye care providers in clinical decision support for glaucoma. BMJ Open Ophthalmol, 6(1), e000639. ()
- Stagg BC, Gupta D, Ehrlich JR, Newman-Casey PA, Stein JD, Kawamoto K, Hess R (2020). The Use of eHealth Practices by United States Patients with Self-Reported Glaucoma. Ophthalmol Glaucoma, 4(1), 71-77. ()
- Stagg BC, Stein JD, Medeiros FA, Wirostko B, Crandall A, Hartnett ME, Cummins M, Morris A, Hess R, Kawamoto K (2020). Special Commentary: Using Clinical Decision Support Systems to Bring Predictive Models to the Glaucoma Clinic. Ophthalmol Glaucoma, 4(1), 5-9. ()
- Stagg BC, Gupta D, Ehrlich JR, Newman-Casey PA, Stein JD, Kawamoto K, Hess R (2020). Evaluation for Disparities in Experience With Internet-Based Health Care Among US Patients With Chronic Eye Diseases. JAMA Ophthalmol, 138(10), 1097-1099. ()
- Ehrlich JR, Flora HJ, Stagg BC, Vengadesh B, Willey G, Vardhan S A (2021). Functional Difficulties of Patients Seeking Low Vision Services in South India. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila), 9(5), 470-475. ()
- Patel N, Stagg BC, Swenor BK, Zhou Y, Talwar N, Ehrlich JR (2020). Association of Co-occurring Dementia and Self-reported Visual Impairment With Activity Limitations in Older Adults. JAMA Ophthalmol, 138(7), 756-763. ()
- Stagg BC (2021). "It's Her Eye": Learning to Have a Patient-Centered Perspective. J Grad Med Educ, 12(3), 367-368. ()
- Gan K, Liu Y, Stagg B, Rathi S, Pasquale LR, Damji K (2020). Telemedicine for Glaucoma: Guidelines and Recommendations. Telemed J E Health, 26(4), 551-555. ()
- Stagg BC, Medeiros FA (2019). A Comparison of OCT Parameters in Identifying Glaucoma Damage in Eyes Suspected of Having Glaucoma. Ophthalmol Glaucoma, 3(2), 90-96. ()
- Xiang X, Freedman VA, Shah K, Hu RX, Stagg BC, Ehrlich JR (2019). Self-reported Vision Impairment and Subjective Well-being in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 75(3), 589-595. ()
- Xiang X, An R, Kang SW, Stagg BC, Ehrlich JR (2018). Disability type, depression, and antidepressants use among older adults in the United States. Aging Ment Health, 24(1), 27-34. ()
- Bernhisel AA, Cahoon JM, Sella R, Zaugg B, Barlow WR, Stagg BC, Afshari NA, Olson RJ, Pettey JH (2019). Optimum on-time and off-time combinations for micropulse phacoemulsification in venturi vacuum mode. J Cataract Refract Surg, 45(12), 1797-1800. ()
- Ehrlich JR, Ndukwe T, Solway E, Woodward MA, Singer DC, Newman-Casey PA, Kirch M, Delott LB, Kullgren JT, Stagg BC, Musch DC, Malani PN (2019). Self-reported Eye Care Use Among US Adults Aged 50 to 80 Years. JAMA Ophthalmol, 137(9), 1061-1066. ()
- Frank CR, Xiang X, Stagg BC, Ehrlich JR (2019). Longitudinal Associations of Self-reported Vision Impairment With Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Among Older Adults in the United States. JAMA Ophthalmol, 137(7), 793-800. ()
- Ehrlich JR, Stagg BC, Andrews C, Kumagai A, Musch DC (2018). Vision Impairment and Receipt of Eye Care Among Older Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA Ophthalmol, 137(2), 146-158. ()
- Ehrlich JR, Hassan SE, Stagg BC (2018). Prevalence of Falls and Fall-Related Outcomes in Older Adults with Self-Reported Vision Impairment. J Am Geriatr Soc, 67(2), 239-245. ()
- Stagg BC, Ehrlich JR, Choi H, Levine DA (2018). Association of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia With Receipt of Cataract Surgery Among Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Ophthalmol, 137(1), 114-117. ()
- Choi S, Stagg BC, Ehrlich JR (2018). Disparities in Low-Vision Device Use Among Older US Medicare Recipients. JAMA Ophthalmol, 136(12), 1399-1403. ()
- Zhao PY, Rahmathullah R, Stagg BC, Almobarak F, Edward DP, Robin AL, Stein JD (2018). A Worldwide Price Comparison of Glaucoma Medications, Laser Trabeculoplasty, and Trabeculectomy Surgery. JAMA Ophthalmol, 136(11), 1271-1279. ()
Review
- Hicks PM, Kang L, Armstrong ML, Pongrac JR, Stagg BC, Saylor KM, Newman-Casey PA, Woodward MA (2023). A scoping review of patients' barriers to eye care for glaucoma and keratitis. [Review]. Surv Ophthalmol, 68(4), 567-577. ()
Editorial
- Mai AP, Wirostko B, Fitch S, Hansen K, Imbrescia W, Stagg BC (2023). Using Technology to Address Ophthalmic Technician Shortages in Glaucoma Clinics. Ophthalmol Glaucoma, 6(6), 567-569. ()
Letter
- Shah K, Choi S, Stagg BC, Ehrlich JR (2018). Medical decision-making preferences of older adults who had recent cataract surgery. [Letter to the editor]. J Cataract Refract Surg, 45(3), 378-379. ()
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