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Nasreen A. Syed, MD

Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  • Clinical Professor of Pathology - Anatomic Pathology
  • Director, F.C. Blodi Eye Pathology Laboratory
  • VAMC Active Medical Staff

Education

  • BA in Biology/Chemistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
  • MD in Combined BA/MD Program, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
  • Internship in Internal Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
  • Resident in Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
  • Fellow in Ophthalmic Pathology and Uveitis, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Research Interests

  • Ocular findings in child abuse
  • Ocular and ocular adnexal tumors
  • Virtual Microscopy

Licenses & Certifications

  • ABO Certification, American Board of Ophthalmology
  • Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa

Selected Publications

  • Reyes AG, Lewis CY, Pham C, Boldt HC, Lozano LP, Syed NA, Binkley EM. (2024). Pseudo-pigmented choroidal schwannoma with extraocular extension in an elderly patient. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 36:102137. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102137. PMID: 39220379. PMCID: PMC11365291.
  • Russell JF, Fowler BJ, Al-Khersan H, Lazzarini TA, Patel NA, Syed NA, Russell SR. (2024). MENISCUS MICROPYON: An Ophthalmoscopic Sign Possibly Associated With Epiretinal Proliferation After Retinal Surgery With Gas Tamponade. Retina 44(10):1766-1776. DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000004176. PMID: 39287539.
  • Yom KH, Simmons BA, Hock LE, Syed NA, Carter KD, Thurtell MJ, Shriver EM. (2022). A direct transcutaneous approach to infraorbital nerve biopsy. Orbit 41(1):130-137. DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2021.1920041. PMID: 33951986.
  • Bengage M, Fox A, Boyce M, Greiner MA, Syed N. (2017). Ocular Surface Tumors. Iowa City, IA: Eyerounds.org. Posted December 20, 2017. Available from: https://eyerounds.org/tutorials/Ocular-Surface-Tumors/
  • Ramirez DA, Walling AL, Fortenbach CR, Witsberger E, Frey K, Jiang L, Syed NA, Zimmerman MB, Greiner MA, Sales CS. (2023). Risk Factors for Fibrous Ingrowth in Eyes Requiring Primary Keratoplasty. Cornea 42(12):1476-1481. DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003326. PMID: 37647130.
  • Binkley EM, Sampson AD, Syed NA, Boldt HC. (2020). Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil Mimicking Choroidal Melanoma. Ocular Oncology Pathology 6(6):405-409. DOI: 10.1159/000510288. PMID: 33447590. PMCID: PMC7772875.
  • Morrow, N. C., Tanas, M. R., Syed, N. A. & Rajan Kd, A. (2020). Solitary adult orbital myofibroma: Report of a case and review of the literature. American journal of ophthalmology case reports 20 100955. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100955. PMID: 33089011. PMCID: PMC7567911.
  • Radmall, B. R., Sampson, A. D., Syed, N. A. & Ko, A. C. (2020). Periocular Sebaceous Carcinoma Masquerading as an Intratarsal Cyst. Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery 36 (5) e135. DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001505. PMID: 31770178.
  • See TRO, Stålhammar, G., Tang, T., Manusow, J. S., Jordan, D. R., Nerad, J. A., Kersten, R. C., Yonkers, M., Syed, N. A., Brownstein, S. & Grossniklaus, H. E. (2020). Primary ductal adenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland: A review and report of five cases. Survey of ophthalmology 65 (3) 371-380. DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2019.11.002. PMID: 31837385. PMCID: PMC7215120.
  • Syed, N. A. (2020). The Eye. In Rubin's Pathology: Mechanisms of Human Disease. (Eighth edition), pp. 1536-1557. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.