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Misha Faustina, MD, Ophthalmology, Phoenix, AZ, UMass Memorial Medical Center

MishaFaustinaMDFACS

Ophthalmology Phoenix, AZ

Oculo-Plastic & Orbital Reconstructive Surgery, Ocular Oncology

Chief of Eye Care & Chief Academic Ophthalmologist Phoenix VA Health Care University of Arizona- COM Phoenix, Assistant Professor

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Summary

  • I am Board-Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Board of Physician Specialists. I am also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
    I am a graduate of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee... a long family tradition. I completed a general surgery internship at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., followed by ophthalmology residency at State University of New York- Downstate Medical Center Health Science Center Brooklyn and then a fellowship in ophthalmic plastic & reconstructive surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, as well as an externship in Austin, Texas with John Shore, M.D., the then President of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASOPRS).
    I have authored and co-authored book chapters and numerous articles in scientific journals. I have presented in local, national, and international forums in my sub-specialty as well as on the worldwide web.
    My practice has been focused on cancers, traumas and cosmetic and functional aging issues around the eyes. My goal is to provide functional, and beautiful results with each procedure performed.
    After 12 years of private practice, I returned to my original passion of academics and have created the first newly ACGME-approved ophthalmology residency program in more than two decades.
    I speak broadly on a wide variety of topics from inspiration to academics.

Education & Training

  • University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
    University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2002 - 2003
  • SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
    SUNY Health Science Center at BrooklynResidency, Ophthalmology, 1999 - 2002
  • MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital
    MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalInternship, Surgery, 1998 - 1999
  • Meharry Medical College
    Meharry Medical CollegeClass of 1997
  • Pitzer College
    Pitzer CollegeBA, Psychology , 1984 - 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2004 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2014 - 2021
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Fusion EHR, Practice Fusion, Inc., 2013
  • Phoenix Magazine Top Doc
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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Hospital Affiliations