Dr. Tarczy-Hornoch was born and raised in and around Berkeley, California. She completed her undergraduate studies and her doctoral degree (D.Phil., neurophysiology) at the University of Oxford in England. She obtained her M.D. from the University of California San Francisco. After a medicine internship at UW, she completed her ophthalmology residency at the Doheny Eye Institute of the University of Southern California, and her fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins University. In addition, she holds a masters degree in clinical and biomedical investigation from the University of Southern California.
Dr. Tarczy-Hornoch joined the UW in 2012 as Associate Chief of Ophthalmology at Seattle Children’s Hospital; she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology. Her clinical and research interests focus on disorders that affect visual development in children. Dr. Tarczy-Hornoch lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband and son. Her pastimes include spending time with family, music, reading, print-making and cross-country skiing.