Ralph S. Riffenburgh, M.D.

Dr. Riffenburgh did his undergraduate work at Caltech and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and has had extensive medical training, including a medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia, an internship at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, and an ophthalmology course at Washington University in St. Louis, where he also completed a fellowship. He returned to Pasadena to practice in ophthalmology in 1954. His interests in anthropology and archeology led him to earn a MA in Anthropology from USC and to participate in many research projects combining his knowledge of medicine with his interest in anthropology and archeology. He has also trained residents and done research in eye pathology at the Doheny Eye Institute and USC for over forty years. He is also an FAA medical examiner.

Dr. Riffenburgh has continued to participate in the community, serving many positions both in the field of ophthalmology and in public service. Besides the positions listed below, he has served as a police reserve officer for the South Pasadena Police Department (attaining the rank of commander), and is currently a police reserve pilot for the San Bernardino Sheriff Aero Squadron. In 1995 he was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Doheny Eye Institute-USC Department of Ophthalmology for his many contributions to eye research.

He is married to Angelyn Riffenburgh and has three sons and three grandchildren.