Emily Margaret Witsberger
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Emily Margaret Witsberger
Assistant Professor
Positions
- Assistant Professor
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TCH Ophthalmology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, US
Addresses
- Jamail Specialty Care Center - Alkek Eye Center (Clinic) (Clinic)
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1977 Butler Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-6100
https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/care-centers/eye
- Texas Children's Hospital (Office)
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6701 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Education
- MD from West Virginia University School of Medicine
- 05/2018 - Morgantown, West Virginia United States
- Fellowship at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- 06/2023 - Iowa City, Iowa United States
- Cornea, External Diseases, & Refractive Surgery
- Fellowship at The Hospital For Sick Children
- 06/2024 - Toronto, Ontario Canada
- Pediatric Cornea & External Diseases
Certifications
- American Board of Ophthalmology
- (03/18/2024 - 05/31/2026)
- Texas Medical License
Professional Interests
- Pediatric Cornea
- Keratoconus
- Cataracts
- Pediatric Cataracts
- Fuch's Dystrophy
- Neurotrophic Keratopathy
Selected Publications
- Witsberger EM, Patel SV "Alkali Burn Over a LASIK Flap." Cornea. 2021 Jul 1;40(7):907-909. Pubmed PMID: 33273190
- Witsberger E, Marmorstein A, Pulido J "Diffuse Outer Layer Opacification: A Novel Finding in Patients With Autosomal Recessive Bestrophinopathy." Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2019 Nov;8(6):469-475. Pubmed PMID: 31789649
- Witsberger EM, Maguire LJ, Patel SV "Myopic shift after Salzmann nodule excision." J Cataract Refract Surg. 2021 Dec 1;47(12):1568-1572. Pubmed PMID: 34108404
- Gouvea L, Woo JH, Agarwal M, Witsberger E, Borschel GH, Mireskandari K, Ali A. "Outcomes of Corneal Transplantation After Minimally Invasive Corneal Neurotization in Children." Cornea. 2025 May 2; Pubmed PMID: 40324105
- Witsberger E, Mansukhani SA, Chen JJ, Bhatti MT "Pearls & Oy-sters: Anisocoria Greater in the Dark: It's Not Just All About Horner Pupil." Neurology. 2021 Apr 13;96(15):719-722. Pubmed PMID: 33208545
- Witsberger EM, Huston J 3rd, Cutsforth-Gregory JK, Johnson PW, Bhatti MT, Chen JJ "Population-Based Evaluation of Indirect Signs of Increased Intracranial Pressure." J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 Mar 1;42(1):e63-e69. Pubmed PMID: 34334756
- Ramirez DA, Walling AL, Fortenbach CR, Witsberger E, Frey K, Jiang L, Syed NA, Zimmerman MB, Greiner MA, Sales CS. "Risk Factors for Fibrous Ingrowth in Eyes Requiring Primary Keratoplasty." Cornea. 2023 Dec 1;42(12):1476-1481. Pubmed PMID: 37647130
- Witsberger E, Schornack M "Scleral Lens Use in Neurotrophic Keratopathy: A Review of Current Concepts and Practice." Eye and Contact Lens. 2021 Mar 1;47(3):144-148. Pubmed PMID: 33009259
- Witsberger EM, Oyemade KA, Rauen MP, Baratz HQ, Bernhisel AA, Maguire LJ, Patel SV, Baratz KH "Suture Fixation to Reduce Graft Detachment in Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty." Cornea. 2024 Apr 1;43(4):425-431. Pubmed PMID: 37506362
- Witsberger EM, Dalvin LA, Patel SV "Visualizing Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia." Ophthalmology. 2022 Feb;129(2):146. Pubmed PMID: 35065728
Memberships
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Cornea Society
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
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