Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, M.D.
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Positions
- Associate Professor
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Ophthalmology-Departmental
Baylor College of Medicine
- Associate Residency Director
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Ophthalmology
- Staff Ophthalmologist
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Ophthalmology-Departmental
Ben Taub Hospital
- Staff Ophthalmologist
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Head and Neck-Department
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Addresses
- Jamail Specialty Care Center - Alkek Eye Center (Clinic)
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1977 Butler Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-6100
- Neurosensory Center (Office)
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Room: NEUR-205
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-5143
Education
- Fellowship at Bascom Palmer-University of Miami
- 07/2014 - Miami, Florida United States
- Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- Residency at Baylor College of Medicine
- 06/2013 - Houston, Texas United States
- Internship at Georgetown University/Inova Fairfax
- 05/2010 - Fairfax, Virginia United States
- MD from Baylor College of Medicine
- 05/2009 - Houston, Texas United States
- BA from University of Texas at Austin
- 05/2004 - Austin, Texas United States
Certifications
- Board Certified in Ophthalmology
- American Board of Ophthalmology
- Texas Medical License
- Texas Medical Board
- AOA
- Alpha Omega Alpha
Honors & Awards
- Rising Star in Ophthalmology Award
- OWL (Ophthalmic World Leaders) (10/2019)
- Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care
- Baylor College of Medicine (11/2018)
- Norton Rose Fulbright Award
- Baylor College of Medicine (11/2018)
- Stephen N. Schindler Award for High Ethical and Humane Standards
- Baylor College of Medicine (06/2013)
- Kerato-refractive ASCRS Poster Winner
- 04/2013
- Baylor Ophthalmology Chief Resident
- 07/2012 - 07/2013
- Baylor College of Medicine Graduate with Honors
- 06/2009
- Heed Foundation Scholar
- 10/2012
Professional Interests
- Corneal Transplantation
- Cataracts
- Refractive Surgery
- External Disease
- Keratoconus
- Fuchs Dystrophy
- Secondary Intraocular Lenses
- Lasik
- PRK
Professional Statement
Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, M.D. is an ophthalmologist specializing in cornea, external disease, cataract and refractive surgery. Dr. Al-Mohtaseb earned her medical degree with honors from Baylor College of Medicine. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the Cullen Eye Institute at Baylor College of Medicine and was elected Chief Resident in her final year of training. She finished her training at the University of Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (top program in the nation) with a fellowship in cornea/external disease, cataract & refractive surgery. She has excelled in three main aspects during her career—clinical and surgical, research, and education. She has authored more than 40 peer reviewed scientific publications and book chapters and is an active peer-reviewer. She has taken an active leadership role and presents at multiple national and international conferences and has become a key opinion leader in ophthalmology. She truly enjoys education and is currently the associate residency director at BCM and involved heavily with the ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons committee.Websites
Selected Publications
- Mahmood Khan, Keith Manuel, Brooke Vegas, Shikha Yadav, Roxana Hemmati, Zaina Al-Mohtaseb "Case Series: Extended Wear of Rigid Gas Permeable Scleral Contact Lenses for the Treatment of Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defects." ont Lens Anterior Eye. 2019 Feb;42(1):117-122. Pubmed PMID: 30266562
- Sabite Emine Gökce, Ildamaris Montes De Oca, David L Cooke, Li Wang, Douglas D Koch, Zaina Al-Mohtaseb "Accuracy of 8 Intraocular Lens Calculation Formulas in Relation to Anterior Chamber Depth in Patients With Normal Axial Lengths." J Cataract Refract Surg. 2018 Mar;44(3):362-368. Pubmed PMID: 29605282
- Andres S Parra, Bryan M Roth, Taylor M Nguyen, Li Wang, Stephen C Pflugfelder, Zaina Al-Mohtaseb "Assessment of the Prosthetic Replacement of Ocular Surface Ecosystem (PROSE) Scleral Lens on Visual Acuity for Corneal Irregularity and Ocular Surface Disease." Ocul Surf. 2018 Apr;16(2):254-258. Pubmed PMID: 29425812
- Saagar N Patel, Shazia F Ali, Cameron Clarke, Jonathan Kim, Michael Murri, Marie Tuft, Christina Y Weng, Zaina Al-Mohtaseb "Etiology and Treatment Outcomes of Persistent Postoperative Inflammation in Primary Resident-Performed Cataract Surgeries at a Large Tertiary Care Public Hospital." 2018 Jul;44(7):856-863. Pubmed PMID: 29909960
- Paul D Chamberlain, Ildamaris Montes de Oca, Ravi Shah, Li Wang, Mitchell P Weikert, Sumitra S Khandelwal, Zaina Al-Mohtaseb "Preoperative Prediction of the Optimal Toric Intraocular Lens Alignment Meridian." J Refract Surg. 2018 Aug 1;34(8):515-520. Pubmed PMID: 89180
- Cameron Clarke, Shazia F Ali, Michael Murri, Saagar N Patel, Li Wang, Marie Tuft, Mitchell P Weikert, Zaina Al-Mohtaseb "Outcomes and Complication Rates of Primary Resident-Performed Cataract Surgeries at a Large Tertiary-Care County Hospital." J Cataract Refract Surg. 2017 Dec;43(12):1563-1570. Pubmed PMID: 29335101
- Cameron Clarke, Eric Smith, Mahmood Khan, Zaina Al-Mohtaseb "Social Media and Ophthalmology: Perspectives of Patients and Ophthalmologists." J Med Syst. 2018 Nov 12;42(12):258. Pubmed PMID: 30421010
- Al-Mohtaseb, Zaina, Wang, L., Weikert, M. "Repeatability and comparability of corneal thickness measurements obtained from Dual-Scheimpflug Analyzer and from ultrasonic Pachymetry..." Graefes. 2013 Jul;251(7):1855-60.
- Al-Mohtaseb, Zaina, Foroozan, R "Congenital optic disc anomalies.." Int Ophthalmol Clin.. 2012;52(3):1-16.
- Al-Mohtaseb, Zaina, Ventura, B., Wang, L., Koch, D. "Impact of Posterior Corneal Astigmatism on Astigmatism Management during Cataract Surgery. Curbside Consultation in Refractive and Lens-Based Surgery: 49 Clinical Questions.." 2014;
- Al-Mohtaseb, Zaina, Culbertson, W. "Intrastromal Astigmatic keratotomy with the Femtosecond laser: a nonpenetrating approach for the correction of keratometric and refractive astigmatism. Cataract and Refractive." Surgery Today. 2014 Mar;
- Al-Mohtaseb, Zaina, Galor, A., Perez, V. "Dry Eyes and Menopause: But don't forget Men.." Ocular Surface News.. 2013;
- Al-Mohtaseb, Zaina, Dixit, L., Meghpara, B., Schmidt, C., Weikert, M. "Review of "A correlation of visual quality with satisfaction and function in a normal cohort of pseudophakic patients."." Eye World Journal Club. 2013;
- Al-Mohtaseb, Zaina, Seongmu Lee, Michael T. Yen "Oncocytoma of the upper conjunctival fornix.." Eye Reports.. 2011 Sep 12;
- Al-Mohtaseb, Zaina, Foroozan, R "Bilateral optic disc edema." WebMD.;
- Sakai, Y, Shaw CA, Dawson BC, Dugas DV, Al-Mohtaseb Z, Hill DE, Zoghbi HY. "Protein interactome reveals converging molecular pathways among autism disorders.." Sci Transl Med.. 2011 Jun 8;3(86):86ra49. Pubmed PMID: 21653829
- Al-Mohtaseb, Zaina, Heffez JL, Carvounis PE Holz ER "Laser demarcation photocoagulation for treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments.." Eye (Lond).. 2010 Dec;24(12):1772-6.
Memberships
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Cornea Society
Languages
Arabic
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