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Office
Phoenix VA
Phoenix, AZ 85012- Is this information wrong?
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 CenterFellowship, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2002 - 2003
- SUNY Health Science Center at BrooklynResidency, Ophthalmology, 1999 - 2002
- MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalInternship, Surgery, 1998 - 1999
- Meharry Medical CollegeClass of 1997
- Pitzer CollegeBA, Psychology , 1984 - 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- CA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- NV State Medical License 2004 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
- 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
- 7 citationsImproved Performance of ChatGPT-4 on the OKAP Examination: A Comparative Study with ChatGPT-3.5.Lauren Colwell, Emma Wood, Misha Faustina, Sean Teebagy, Antonio Yaghy> ;Journal of Academic Ophthalmology. 2023 Jul 1
- 76 citationsPatterns of regional and distant metastasis in patients with eyelid and periocular squamous cell carcinomaMisha Faustina, Roxana Diba, M. Amir Ahmadi, Brett F. Gutstein, Bita Esmaeli> ;Ophthalmology. 2004 Oct 1
- 23 citationsNasolacrimal duct obstruction associated with radioactive iodine therapy for thyroid carcinoma.Todd R. Shepler, Steven I. Sherman, Misha Faustina, Naifa L. Busaidy, M. Amir Ahmadi, Bita Esmaeli> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2003 Nov 1
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- UMass Memorial Medical CenterWorcester, Massachusetts
- Carl T. Hayden Veterans' Administration Medical CenterPhoenix, Arizona
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