Our Doctors

Dr. Najafi is a specialist in geriatric vision care, which includes treating cataracts and glaucoma. She completed a fellowship in glaucoma at Doheny Eye Institute and is an expert at managing glaucoma through medications and/or surgical techniques. She also treats children with glaucoma and cataracts.

Board Certification

• Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology

• Founder and Medical Director of Eye Institute of Marin since 2004
• Director of Glaucoma Service
• Solano Regional Medical Foundation, Solano County, CA 2000-2004

• Internal Medicine Internship, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Connecticut, 1996.

• Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, 1999.

• University of Southern California, Doheny Eye Institute, 2000.

Michael Hemond, MD, PhD, is a board-certified comprehensive ophthalmologist and cornea specialist. He grew up in the greater Boston area and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a bachelor’s degree in physics before completing a doctorate in biophysics at Harvard University and the Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, where he conducted research in structural biology.

Dr. Hemond received his medical degree from Tufts University and completed an internship in internal medicine at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an ophthalmology residency at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California. He completed a fellowship in corneal, cataract, and refractive surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, where he received advanced training from leaders in the field.

Dr. Hemond’s professional interests include cataract and pterygium surgery, dry eye disease, medical education, and the development of medical information technology. He has extensive experience working with diverse patient populations; he is conversant in Spanish and French and welcomes referrals from patients who prefer to conduct their visits in these languages. He is committed to providing every patient with excellent, compassionate care.

In his spare time, Dr. Hemond enjoys hiking, sailing, jazz music, and photography.

Dr. Nina Stroud graduated Summa Cum Laude from Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University and completed her Bachelor's of Science in Public Health from Santa Clara University.

She completed a residency in Ocular Disease at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, where she garnered extensive experience managing various ocular conditions such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, macular degeneration and dry eye disease. She is also skilled in supporting patients who struggle with low vision. She is dedicated to delivering compassionate and patient-centered primary eye care. In her spare time, Dr. Stroud likes to practice yoga, play piano, travel, and explore new places in the San Francisco Bay Area.