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Kanwal Singh Matharu, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Current Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Education

  • BA in Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
  • MD in Medicine, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
  • Resident in Ophthalmology, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  • Global Ophthalmology Fellowship, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
  • Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Internship in Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Research Interests

  • Fungal corneal infections of the cornea
  • Stem cells on the front and back of the cornea (ocular surface and endothelium)
  • Eye care access for pediatric and diabetic patients
  • Keratoconus
  • Corneal transplantation internationally

Selected Publications

  • Dang H*, Jones MT*, Donegan P, Matharu KS. Microsporidial Keratitis in an Immunocompromised Patient. EyeRounds.org. 22 Jan 2024, https://eyerounds.org/cases/362-microsporidial-keratitis.htm.
  • Matharu KS, Mammen A, Jhanji V, Kinchington PR, Kowalski RP. (2023). Double Trouble: An Unusual Keratitis Case of Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella-Zoster Virus Co-infection. Cornea 42(11):1451-1453. DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003290. PMID: 37267471.
  • Peterson J, Zubricky RD, Matharu KS, Prakash G. (2023). LASIK Flap Dislocation Masquerading as Corneal Abrasion: Lessons and Pearls. J Emerg Med 65(2):e137-e139. DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.04.010. PMID: 37451964.
  • Chenoweth D, Greiner M, Pham C, Shriver E, Matharu KS. (2024). Corneal Foreign Body. Open Manual of Surgery in Resource-Limited Settings. Richard Davis RK, ed. Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
  • Chenoweth D, Greiner M, Pham C, Shriver E, Matharu KS. (2024). Approach to Corneal Trauma. Open Manual of Surgery in Resource-Limited Settings. Richard Davis RK, ed. Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
  • Fleecs J, Matharu KS, Kherani F, Shriver EM. Vitriolage: Awareness of International Gender-Based Violence and Management. (Article in preparation for eyerounds.org)
  • Fleecs J, Matharu KS, Kherani F, Shriver EM. Vitriolage in Global Ophthalmology: Everywhere but Nowhere – A Systematic Review of Acid Assault Prevalence with Original Case Reports. (Manuscript in preparation for Ophthalmology)
  • Matharu KS, Naguib M, Chacnellor J, Scholle T. (2021). A Nail Gun, a Ruptured Globe - and a Surprise - Morning Rounds. Eye Net.
  • Matharu KS, Smith SV, Lee AG. (2016). Retrobulbar hemorrhage and prasugrel. Can J Ophthalmol. 51(6):e189-e190. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.07.003. PMID: 27938982.
  • Kiser KA, Matharu KS, Sweeney AR, Yen MT. (2018). Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Causing Recurrent Acute Canaliculitis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 34(6):602-603. DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001252. PMID: 30418402.