Jordan Hastings, MD

Dr. Jordan Hastings graduated from California Northstate University with his M.D. and completed his ophthalmology residency training at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He covers a broad scope of medical and surgical diseases of the eye including refractive cataract surgery and microinvasive glaucoma surgery. He loves helping people improve their vision and discussing how to best achieve their visual goals. Outside of his surgical eye practice he enjoys socializing with friends, the great outdoors, and raising 4 beautiful kids with his amazing wife.

Jordan Hastings, MD Curriculum Vitae

Education:

Ophthalmology Residency – Penn State University
Internal Medicine Internship - Penn State University
M.D. – California Northstate University College of Medicine
B.S. Brigham Young University – Physiology and Developmental Biology

Licenses/Certification

2025 California Physician’s and Surgeon’s License
2025 American Board of Ophthalmology Written Qualifying Exam
2025 CITI Course certification: Biomedical PI2025
CITI Course certification: GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Medical Devices (U.S. FDA Focus) Course

Positions Held

2025-Present Ophthalmologist: Reeve Woods Eye Center
2024-2025 Chief Resident: Penn State University
2022-2025 Ophthalmology Resident: Penn State University
2021-2022 Internal Medicine Resident: Penn State University
2014-2017 Research assistant: Brigham Young University

Honors and Awards

2025 OKAP Top Performer Award – Highest percentile on 2025 OKAP in residency program (89th percentile)
2024 OKAP Top Performer Award – highest percentile on 2024 OKAP in residency program (93rd percentile)
2024 Pathology Award 2024 OKAP exam (86th percentile)
2023 Pathology Award 2023 OKAP exam (94th percentile)
2018 California Northstate University Research Day – 2nd place poster presentation

Memberships

2021-present American Academy of Ophthalmology

Research - Selected Publications:

2025 Rossip, M; Hastings, JP; Burwinkle, H; Lavrova, E; Steinbrenner, R; Bensaid, N; Cooke, D; Pantanelli, S. Relative Behavior of Modern Intraocular Lens Power Calculation Formulas Across a Realistic Range of Biometry Values. Clinical Ophthalmology. 2025;19:2037-2045
2021 Barrett, Ryan; Hastings, Jordan P; Ronquillo, Yasmyne C; Hoopes, Phillip C; Moshirfar, Majid. Coral Keratitis: Case Report and Associated Clinical Management, Mechanisms of Action, and Prognosis of Ocular Exposure to Palytoxin. Clinical Ophthalmology.
2021 Ward, Mathew S; Hastings, Jordan P; Shmunes, Kathryn M; Ronquillo, Yasmyne; Hoopes, Phillip C; Moshirfar, Majid. Atypical Presentation of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Resembling Central Toxic Keratopathy. American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
2020 Moshirfar, Majid; Somani, Shaan N; Tingey, Mitchell T; Hastings, Jordan P; Shmunes, Kathryn M; Hoopes, Phillip C. Marginal Keratitis with Secondary Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis After SMILE Upon Initiation of CPAP Therapy. International Medical Case Reports Journal
2020 Moshirfar M, Hastings J. Unilateral progressive epitheliopathy after LASIK. Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2020;46(4):646‐651. doi:10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000177
2017 Hastings J, Kenealey J. Avenanthramide-C reduces the viability of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells through an apoptotic mechanism. Cancer Cell International. Oct 18;17:93. doi: 10.1186/s12935-017-0464-0
2017 Peterson JA, Doughty HP, Eells AJ, Johnson TA, Hastings JP, Crowther CM, Andrus MB, Kenealey JD. The Effects of 4'-Esterified Resveratrol Derivatives on Calcium Dynamics in Breast Cancer Cells. Molecules. Nov 14;22(11). pii: E1968. doi: 10.3390/molecules22111968