Darin R. Haivala, M.D.

Meet Dr. Haivala

Darin R. Haivala, M.D., is a board-certified, fellowship-trained ophthalmologist at Retinal Associates of Oklahoma, serving patients in Oklahoma City. He specializes in vitreo-retinal diseases.

Dr. Haivala earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency and fellowship in Diseases and Surgery of the Retina and Vitreous at the Dean McGee Eye Institute. Following fellowship, he remained on staff at Dean McGee until 2010, when he joined Dr. Lawrence at Retinal Associates of Oklahoma.

While at Dean Mcgee, he was involved in numerous clinical trials, including pivitol trials resulting in the approval of Lucentis and Eylea.

He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Society of Retina Specialists.   He is on staff at Summit Medical Center, Oklahoma Surgicare, and OU Health Sciences Center.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Haivala is an avid snowboarder, amateur photographer, and age-group triathlete, having finished 5 Ironman triathlons.