Skip to main content
Kamran Riaz, MD, Ophthalmology, Oklahoma City, OK, OU Health

KamranMohammedRiazMD

Ophthalmology • Oklahoma City, OK

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery

Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Medical Student Research at Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma

Join to view full profile

Dr. Riaz is on Doximity

As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.

  • Connect with other colleagues in the same hospital or clinic
  • Search all U.S. specialist profiles and refer a patient
  • Read the latest clinical news and earn CME/CEU credits

See Dr. Riaz's full profile

Already have an account?

  • Office

    608 Stanton L. Young Blvd
    Suite 313
    Oklahoma City, OK 73104
    Phone+1 405-271-1095
    Fax+1 405-271-3680
  • Is this information wrong?

Summary

  • Dr. Kamran Riaz is a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Medical Student Research at the Dean McGee Eye Institute (University of Oklahoma). His clinical and surgical practices focus on cornea, external disease, anterior segment, cataract, and refractive surgery.

    Dr. Riaz has authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications, 20 book chapters, and 90 presentations at national and international ophthalmology meetings. He has been an invited lecturer, surgical wet-lab instructor, and an invited visiting professor at multiple conferences and academic institutions nationally and internationally. He has several leadership positions, including serving on the ASCRS Young Eye Surgeon (YES) Clinical Committee. In April 2022, he was awarded the Aesculapian Teaching Award from the OU College of Medicine – the first ophthalmology faculty to ever receive this award since its inception in 1962.

    Dr. Riaz is passionate about resident and fellow education, especially in optics and refractive surgery. He teaches national board review courses, serves as an optics section editor for the most popular website for ophthalmology exam preparation among trainees, and is on the editorial committee for the BCSC Optics textbook. He is the Chief Editor of an Optics textbook, "Optics for the New Millennium (Springer, Sept 2022)", a comprehensive resource combining optics information needed for exams, clinical practice, and surgical preparation, presented in an engaging style. He is an Associate Editor of the "Clinical Atlas of Anterior Segment OCT (Elsevier, May 2024)", a text of high quality images that highlights the use of AS-OCT in modern eye care practice.

    http://dmei.org/kamran-m-riaz-md

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2012 - 2013
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 2009 - 2012
  • Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago)
    Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2009
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine
    University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2011 - 2026
  • OK State Medical License
    OK State Medical License 2018 - 2024
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2012 - 2016
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2013 - 2015
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Castle Connolly Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2023-2024
  • "Top Doctors List" 405 Magazine, 2022-2024
  • Top AAPI Doctors, 2023 This award was given to recognize the top 21 ophthalmologists of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent in the country based on peer nomination and review Castle Connolly, 2023
  • Join now to see all

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • Optics for the New Millennium 
    Page 1 - 481Kamran Riaz, G. Vike Vicente, Daniel WeeEditors: Kamran Riaz, G. Vike Vicente, Daniel Wee.SpringerEdition 1st,2022
  • The LASIK Handbook: A Case Based Approach 
    Feder, RobertLipincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PAEdition 2,2013

Authored Content

  • “Aphakia Options in the OR”, Ophthalmology Management, August 2017.August 2017
  • "Resident outcomes of trabecular micro-bypass stent placement surgery after a targeted surgical curriculum”June 2017
  • "A Mystery with No Causal Physiological Basis”, Grand Rounds article, Ophthalmology Management, June 2017.April 2017
  • “Getting Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt”, Anterior Segment Grand Rounds, EyeWorld, March 2017March 2017
  • “Effect of Intravenous Injection of Bevacizumab on Systemic Blood Pressure”, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, ARVO Abstract Issue, May 2008May 2008
  • “Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin) in Patients With Neovascular Glaucoma”, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, ARVO Abstract Issue, May 2008.May 2008
  • “Efficacy of Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin) in Patients With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy”, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, ARVO Abstract Issue, May 2008.May 2008
  • Join now to see all

Press Mentions

  • New Optics Textbook Aims to be a Compendium Resource for the Topic
    New Optics Textbook Aims to be a Compendium Resource for the TopicOctober 19th, 2022
  • "The Faces of Ophthalmology"
    "The Faces of Ophthalmology"August 1st, 2022
  • What’s the Difference Between Viral and Bacterial Pinkeye
    What’s the Difference Between Viral and Bacterial PinkeyeJanuary 21st, 2020
  • Join now to see all

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Arabic, Hindi, Spanish, Urdu

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

Dr. Kamran Riaz, Dr. Kamran Riaz, MD, Dr. K Riaz, Dr. Kamran Mohammed Riaz