Michelle Trager (Trager) Cabrera MD
Pediatric & Strabismus
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Associate Director of Medical Student Education for Research/ University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital
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4800 Sand Point Way NeSeattle, WA 98105
Phone+1 206-987-3670
Fax+1 919-966-1908
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Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Ophthalmology, 2009 - 2011
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Ophthalmology, 2006 - 2009
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2006- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2006 - Present
WA State Medical License 2014 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2009 - 2015
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Champions for Change Award Women in Ophthalmology, 2018
- Latham Vision Research Innovation Award of the Year University of Washington Eye Institute, 2018
- Resident Teaching Award University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Ophthalmology, 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Refractive and visual outcomes of macular edema of prematurity at 9 months, 2 years, and 5 years of age.Jolan G Wu, Najma M Adan, Masis Ohan, Leona Ding, Alex T Legocki
Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. Journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie. 2025-07-23 - "Edutainment" videos for teaching pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus to medical students and residents: a pilot study.Joy Li, Angeline M Nguyen, Michelle T Cabrera, Ajay Soni, Evan Silverstein
Journal of AAPOS. 2025-06-01 - Visual and refractive outcomes up to 5 years of age of dome-shaped macula detected by handheld spectral domain optical coherence tomography in preterm infants.Najma M Adan, Masis Ohan, Jolan G Wu, Leona Ding, Alex T Legocki
Journal of AAPOS. 2025-06-01
Press Mentions
Zika in America: One Mother’s SagaJune 16th, 2017
Grant Support
- Pediatric Ophthalmology Career-Starter Research GrantKnights Templar Eye Foundation2018–2019
- Latham Vision Research Innovation AwardUniversity of Washington Eye Institute2017–2019
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and StrabismusMember
- Women in OphthalmologyMember
- Cordes SocietyMember
- Association for Research in Vision and OphthalmologyMember
- Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and SurgeonsMember
Other Languages
- Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin)
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