Oday Alsheikh, M.D.


Education:

  • Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery Fellowship:
    Shiley Eye Center University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA (2007 - 2008)
  • Residency:
    Ophthalmology, Casey Eye Institute, Portland, OR (2004 - 2007)
  • Internship:
    Christus St. Joseph Hospital, Houston, TX (2003 - 2004)
  • Medical Degree:
    Texas Tech School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX (1999 - 2003)
  • B.S. Degree:
    University of Houston, Houston, TX (1994 - 1999)


Board Certification:

  • American Board of Ophthalmology (Certified in 2008)


License Information:

  • Texas Medical License (No. N1250), 2008 - Present
  • California Medical License (No. A99303), 2007 - 2008


Work History:

  • Assistant Professor:
    University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (2008 - 2011)


Research Activities & Publications:

  • FDA Clinical Trial:
    A Prospective, Multicenter Clinical Trial of the PresVIEW Scleral Implant (PSI) for the Treatment of Presbyopia (2012)
  • Clinical Research:
    Risk factors for Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome (2011)
  • Case Series - pending:
    Coumadin and Intraoperative Floppy Iris syndrome a case series (2011)
  • Case Report - pending:
    Case report of Bilateral Simultaneous Iritis in a patient receiving Tarceva (2011)
  • Clinical Research - pending:
    Novel technique for management of unexpected radialization of Capsulorhexis during phacoemulsification (2011)
  • Allergan FDA Study:
    A multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Parallel-  Group study Evaluating the efficacy and Safety of Cyclosporine Ophthalmic solution 0.01% Compared with its Vehicle Administered QID for 3 months followed by a 9 month Open-Label Phase in Patients with Atopic Keratoconjuncitivitis (2010 - 2011)
  • Clinical Research: Retrospective analysis of Endothelial cell count in post DSAEK and PKP patients (2007 - 2008)
  • Molecular/Cell Biology:
    Side effects of Tumstatin and Tum4 on transduced Human vascular Endothelial cells in culture; Timothy Stout MD, PhD; Casey Eye Institute (2004)
  • Cell Biology:
    Genetic screening/ analysis of truncated Estrogen and Progesterone receptors in chimeric mice; Baylor College of Medicine. Connally Lab (1999)
  • Developmental Biology:
    Effects of BNP on neutralization of Xenopus embryos; University of Houston (1998)

 
Committee Responsibilities:

  • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Quality Care Committee Chairperson, University of Texas Medical Branch (2010 - 2011)

 
Teching Responsibilities:

  • Director of Surgical Simulation Program at Dept of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch (2010 - 2011)
  • Integrated Clinical Evaluation Exercise (2008 - 2010)
  • Gross Anatomy and Radiology Facilitator (2008 - 2009)
  • Practice of Medicine 1 Facilitator (2008 - 2009)

 
Administrative Projects:

  • Implementation of Lean Quality Improvement methodology to decrease patient wait time. Development of KPI, Voice of customer campaigns, Standardization of Operating procedures and training of Quality Improvement Team (2012)
  • Build Quality Management infrastructure for Dept of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences. This includes voice of customer and voice of employee campaigns, automation and standardization of incident reports and quality data collection. Implementation of Lean process improvement to increase efficiency and decrease patient wait time (2011)

 
Professional Memberships:

  • American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (2007 - Present)
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (2007 - Present)
  • America Medical Association (2004 - Present)

 
Certifications:

  • Igrafx Process for Six Sigma software- 20hr course certification in Business Process Analysis for Six Sigma using Igrafx software (June 2011)
  • Minitab Statistical Analysis software- 32 hr course certification in statistical analysis for Six Sigma Black Belt  (October 2010)
  • Refractive Surgery Certified Visx S4 IR, Intralase systems, INTACS intrastromal rings implants (2007)
  • Basic Course in vascular Microsurgery. Plastic Surgery Dept. - Christus St. Joseph Hospital (2004)

 
Honors:

  • Top 100 Health Professionals – International Biographical Centre (2010)
  • Ophthalmic Knowledge Award/Casey Eye Institute (2007)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Texas Tech School of Medicine (2001)
  • Presidential School of Medicine/Texas Tech School of Medicine (1999 - 2003)
  • Merit Scholarship (1999 - 2003)

 
Additional Information:

  • Professional Interest:
    Complex cataracts, dislocated intra-ocular lens implants, cornea transplantation, and refractive surgery. Special interest in high volume cataract surgery and resident phacoemulsification surgical training (2010 - 2011)
  • Language:
    Proficient in Arabic language (reading and writing)
  • Hobbies:
    Poetry, writing, oil painting, rock climbing and equestrian sports

 
Publications -In Press:

  • Journal of Differentiation: Evidence of antagonism of BMP4 signal Map Kinase during Xenopus axis determination… (secondary author), 2003


Continued Education Programs Presented:

  • Director of Surgical Simulation Program at Dept of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch (2010 - 2011)
  • Integrated Clinical Evaluation Exercise (2008 - 2010)
  • Gross Anatomy and Radiology Facilitator (2008 - 2009)
  • Practice of Medicine 1 Facilitator (2008 - 2009)