Silvia Orengo-Nania, M.D.

Professor, Glaucoma and Cataract Specialist

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Positions

Professor, Glaucoma and Cataract Specialist: Department of Ophthalmology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Eye Care Line Executive: Eye Care Line
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Currently employeed

Addresses

Jamail Specialty Care Center - Alkek Eye Center (Clinic): 1977 Butler Blvd.
3rd Floor
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-6100

Education

Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital: 07/1992 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Glaucoma and Cataracts

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine: 07/1991 - Houston, Texas, United States; Ophthalmology

MD from Baylor College of Medicine: 07/1987 - Houston, Texas, United States

BA from Rice University: 05/1983 - Houston, Texas, United States; Biochemistry

Certifications

Board Certified: (01/01/2013 - 12/30/2022); American Board of Ophthalmology

Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management: Rice University

Honors & Awards

Senior Achievement Award: American Academy of Ophthalmology (09/2012)

Master Clinician Award: Highest award for a clinician at Baylor College of Medicine; Baylor College of Medicine

Women in Excellence Award: Baylor College of Medicine

Professional Interests

Medical and Surgical Management of Glaucoma
Glaucoma Surgeries, including trabeculectomy, aqueous tube shunt surgery, iStent, no stitch cataract surgery with premium IOL for astigmatism, laser procedures for glaucoma

Professional Statement

Silvia Orengo-Nania, M.D. is a full tenured professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Cullen Eye institute at Baylor College of Medicine Alkek Eye Center. She is also the Eye Care Line Executive at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affair Medical Center. She graduated Magnum Cum Laude from Rice University with a degree in Biochemistry. She attended Baylor College of Medicine for medical school and continued there for her residency in Ophthalmology. She completed her glaucoma fellowship at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. She has been on staff at the Alkek Eye Center for 25 years. Her interests include medical, laser and surgical management of glaucoma and cataracts in adults. She has won several awards including the Dan B. Jones Teaching Award, the Senior Achievement award for the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Director’s Award for Professional Leadership at the Michael E. DeBakey VAMC. She has been on the Best Doctors in America list for many years. Dr. Orengo-Nania has participated and continues to participate in clinical trials and research to improve glaucoma care. Her mission statement, which is the foundation of everything she does, is -- Compassion, Excellence and Integrity.

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Ophthalmology

Baylor College of Medicine

Selected Publications

Lin AP, Orengo-Nania S, Braun UK. " The PCP's role in chronic open-angle glaucoma. " Geriatrics. 2009 Jul ; 64 (7) : 20-8.
Pubmed PMID: 19586087.
McKinley SH, Singh R, Chang PT, Gross RL, Orengo-Nania S. " Intraocular pressure control among patients transitioned from latanoprost to travoprost at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center Eye Clinic. " J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Apr ; 25 (2) : 153-7.
Pubmed PMID: 19284329.
Barnebey HS, Orengo-Nania S, Flowers BE, Samples J, Mallick S, Landry TA, Bergamini MV. " The safety and efficacy of travoprost 0.004%/timolol 0.5% fixed combination ophthalmic solution. " Am. J. Ophthalmol.. 2005 Jul ; 140 (1) : 41281.
Pubmed PMID: 15990081.
Bell NP, Orengo-Nania S, Pietz K, Gross RL. " Aspirin use in advanced uncontrolled glaucoma. " J. Glaucoma. 2004 Oct ; 13 (5) : 365-70.
Pubmed PMID: 15354073.
Hussein MA, Paysse EA, Bell NP, Coats DK, Brady McCreery KM, Koch DD, Orengo-Nania S, Baskin D, Wilhelmus KR. " Corneal thickness in children. " Am. J. Ophthalmol.. 2004 Nov ; 138 (5) : 744-8.
Pubmed PMID: 15531308.
Beck RW, Smith CH, Gal RL, Xing D, Bhatti MT, Brodsky MC, Buckley EG, Chrousos GA, Corbett J, Eggenberger E, Goodwin JA, Katz B, Kaufman DI, Keltner JL, Kupersmith MJ, Miller NR, Moke PS, Nazarian S, Orengo-Nania S, Savino PJ, Shults WT, Trobe JD, Wall M. " Neurologic impairment 10 years after optic neuritis. " Arch. Neurol.. 2004 Sep ; 61 (9) : 1386-9.
Pubmed PMID: 15364684.
Beck RW, Gal RL, Bhatti MT, Brodsky MC, Buckley EG, Chrousos GA, Corbett J, Eggenberger E, Goodwin JA, Katz B, Kaufman DI, Keltner JL, Kupersmith MJ, Miller NR, Moke PS, Nazarian S, Orengo-Nania S, Savino PJ, Shults WT, Smith CH, Trobe JD, Wall M, Xing D. " Visual function more than 10 years after optic neuritis: experience of the optic neuritis treatment trial. " Am. J. Ophthalmol.. 2004 Jan ; 137 (1) : 77-83.
Pubmed PMID: 14700647.
Beck RW, Trobe JD, Moke PS, Gal RL, Xing D, Bhatti MT, Brodsky MC, Buckley EG, Chrousos GA, Corbett J, Eggenberger E, Goodwin JA, Katz B, Kaufman DI, Keltner JL, Kupersmith MJ, Miller NR, Nazarian S, Orengo-Nania S, Savino PJ, Shults WT, Smith CH, Wall M. " High- and low-risk profiles for the development of multiple sclerosis within 10 years after optic neuritis: experience of the optic neuritis treatment trial. " Arch. Ophthalmol.. 2003 Jul ; 121 (7) : 944-9.
Pubmed PMID: 12860795.
Pelton RW, Lee AG, Orengo-Nania SD, Patrinely JR. " Bilateral optic disk edema caused by sarcoidosis mimicking pseudotumor cerebri. " Am. J. Ophthalmol.. 1999 Feb ; 127 (2) : 229-30.
Pubmed PMID: 10030579.
Manni G, Denis P, Chew P, Sharpe ED, Orengo-Nania S, Coote MA, Laganovska G, Volksone L, Zeyen T, Filatori I, James J, Aung T. " The safety and efficacy of brinzolamide 1%/timolol 0.5% fixed combination versus dorzolamide 2%/timolol 0.5% in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. " J. Glaucoma. ; 18 (4) : 293-300.
Pubmed PMID: 19365194.

Languages

Spanish