Education
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B. B.S.)
December 1996
Board Certification
- June 2022: Board Certified American Board of Ophthalmology
- Jan 2005: Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan
- June 2000: Member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan
Career/Academic Appointments
Comprehensive, Glaucoma/Uveitis Specialist, Founder, Nur Eye Research and Surgery Institute
Ashburn, VA
Nov 2025 – to date
Comprehensive, Glaucoma Specialist, Shenandoah Cataract & LASIK center
Winchester, VA
June 2025 – Oct 2025
Glaucoma, Uveitis Specialist, Capital Eye Care/Champlain Ophth
Bethesda, MD
Sept 2022 – March 2025
Fellow in the division of Glaucoma, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale-New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
July 2021 – June 2022
Resident Ophthalmology, Howard University Hospital
Washington DC
June 2018 – June 2021
Resident Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital
Washington DC
June 2017 – June 2018
Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
July 2014 – May 2017
Clinical Research Fellow Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI)
Cambridge, MA
July 2012 – June 2014
Intern and Research Associate, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California (UCLA)
Los Angeles, CA
Jun 2012 – July 2012
Intern, Dulles Eye Associates
Lansdowne VA
Feb 2012 – May 2012
Intern, Advanced Internal Medicine
Fairfax VA
Oct 2011 – May 2012
Assistant Professor Ophthalmology, Fatima Memorial Hospital College of Medicine and Dentistry
Lahore, Pakistan
July 2007 – Feb 2008
Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Sharif Medical City Hospital
Lahore, Pakistan
April 2005 – June 2007
Resident Ophthalmology. Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT) Hospital
Lahore, Pakistan
Jan 2004 – March 2005
Hospitalist – Ammar Medical Complex
Lahore, Pakistan
Jan 2003 – Dec 2003
Comprehensive Ophthalmologist- PNS Rahat Naval Hospital
Karachi, Pakistan
Aug 2000 – Nov 2002
Resident Ophthalmology, Naval Hospital, PNS Shifa
Karachi, PK
June 1997 – June 2001
Resident Internal Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Lahore, PK
March 1995 – March 1996
Professional Honors & Recognition
International/National/Regional
- Sept 2020: First prize for uveitic cataract surgery oral presentation at Howard Annual Glaucoma Symposium
- Sept 2019: First prize for CYPASS oral presentation at Howard Annual Glaucoma Symposium
- June 2018: First prize for genetics in pseudoexfoliation in Ethiopian population in DC Metro area at Louise A Young Research Symposium at Howard University Hospital
University
- Dec 1996: Presidential Gold Medal Award for Valedictorian Honor at Fatima Jinnah Medical College, for Best Graduate of the Year
- Dec 1996: Overall 3rd position in order of merit in final year M.B., B.S (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), in 5 medical schools under the University of the Punjab among 1500 students.
- Dec 1996: Four gold medals and one silver medal for:
- Distinction of Merit in Ophthalmology (Grade A+)
- 1st Position in General Surgery (Grade A)
- 1st Position in Internal Medicine (Grade A)
- 1st position in Final Professional Examination (among 250 students)
- Silver Medal 2nd position in Third Professional Examination (among 250 students)
- Jan 1994 – 96: Fatima Jinnah Merit scholarship through third to final year of medical school
Grants/Clinical Trials History
Past Grants:
Agency:
Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, MA
ID#:
NA
Title:
Efficacy of IFNα2b in refractory uveitis
P.I.:
C Stephen Foster, MD
Percent effort:
80%
Total costs for project period:
Unknown
Project period:
2012 – 2014
Agency:
Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, MA
ID#:
NA
Title:
Efficacy of Infliximab in Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis
P.I.:
C Stephen Foster, MD
Percent effort:
80%
Total costs for project period:
NA
Project period:
2012 – 2014
Past Clinical Trials:
Agency:
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
ID#:
NA
Title:
STAR Ataluren phase 1 and 2
Role on Project:
Clinical Research Coordinator
Percent effort:
90%
Total costs for project period:
NA
Project period:
2015-2017
Public Service
- March 2023 – Present: Director, Gift of Sight, Humanity First, USA
- Jan 2023 – Present: Director, Dept of Ophth, Nasir Hospital Guatemala. Establishing a state of Art Ophth dept and surgical suite in collaboration with Loyola University, Chicago, IL
- Sep 2010 – Present: Gift of Sight Program, Surgical Eye Camp, Nasir Hospital Guatemala, Barbara Clinic Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
- Jan 2006 – Jan 2008: Volunteer Ophthalmologist, Fazl e Omar Hospital, Chenab Nagar, Pakistan. Monthly visit to this charitable hospital to provide outpatient support and surgical advice
- Apr 1997 – Sept 2001: Actively participated in eye camps and mobile urgent care clinics to remote rural areas of Pakistan to provide free medical services, medical advice and post visit support to the patients
- Nov 1994 – Jan 1995: Volunteer Obstetrics/Gynecology, Fazl e Omar Hospital, Chenab Nagar, Pakistan. Three months volunteer clinical work in the department, assisted gynecological surgical procedures
Bibliography
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
- Bajwa A, Teng C. A Closer Look at MIGS. Glaucoma Today. The Literature July/Aug 2022
- Bajwa A, Payal AR, Fandiño A, Padrón M I, Foster CS. Efficacy and Safety of Infliximab in HLA-B27 Associated Ocular Inflammation Refractory or Intolerant to Conventional Immunomodulatory Therapy. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2020 Oct 25;15(4):459-469.
- Lee CS, Khan M, Patrie J, Bajwa A, Shildkrot Y. Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Endophthalmitis: Microbiologic Spectrum and Clinical Outcomes. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, 2020 Jan 6;1 – 6
- Chaku M, Bajwa A, Lee JK, Netland PA. Treatment of Uveitis and Outcomes of Glaucoma Drainage Implant Surgery: A Meta-Analysis [published online ahead of print, 2019 Aug 16]. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2019;1 – 6
- Bajwa A, Burnstein E, Grainger RM, Netland PA. Anterior chamber angle in aniridia with and without glaucoma. Clin Ophthalmol. 2019; 13:1469-1473. Published 2019 Aug 6
- Bajwa A, Peck T, Reddy AK, Netland PA, Shildkrot Y. Dexamethasone implantation in birdshot chorioretinopathy – long-term outcome. Int Med Case Rep J. 2018; 11:349-358. Published 2018 Nov 30
- NAman R, Engelhard SB, Bajwa A, Patrie J, Reddy AK. Ocular hypertension and hypotony as determinates of outcomes in uveitis. Clin Ophthalmol. 2015 Dec 7; 9:2291-8
- Engelhard SB, Prenshaw J, Bajwa A, Patrie J, Monahan R, Reddy AK. Traumatic Uveitis in the Mid-Atlantic United States. Clin Ophthalmol. October 2015; 9:1869-74
- Bajwa A, Lee CS, Patrie J, Wenjun X, Reddy AK. Clinical outcomes of uveitis in the mid-Atlantic United States. Clin Ophthalmol. Sept 2015; 9:1655-64
- Gupta SK, Bajwa A, Wanchek T, Reddy AK. Cost-Effectiveness of Laboratory Testing for Uveitis. Austin J Clin Ophthalmol. 2015;2(4): 1053
- Engelhard SB, Haddad Z, Bajwa A, Patrie J, Xin W, Reddy AK. Infectious Uveitis in Virginia. Clin Ophthalmol. 2015 Aug 28; 9:1589-94
- Sharma PK, Markov G, Bajwa A, Foster CS. Long-term efficacy of systemic infliximab in recalcitrant retinal vasculitis. RETINA. 2015 Dec;35(12):2641-6
- Bajwa A, Aman R, Reddy AK. A comprehensive review of diagnostic imaging technologies to evaluate the retina and the optic disk. Int Ophthalmol. 2015 Oct;35(5):733-55
- Engelhard SB, Bajwa A, Reddy AK. Causes of uveitis among children without juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Clin Ophthalmol. 2015 Jun 25; 9: 1121- 8
- Bajwa A, Osmanzada D, Osmanzada S, Khan I, Patrie J, Xin W, Reddy AK. Epidemiology of uveitis in the mid-Atlantic United States. Clin Ophthalmol. 2015 May 20; 9:889-901
- Bajwa A, Khurana G, Kimpel D, Reddy AK. Incidental Retinal Vascular Occlusions on Hydroxychloroquine Screening in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Int Med Case Rep J. 2015 May; 8:121-6
- Bajwa A, Aziz K, Foster CS. Safety and Efficacy of Fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant (0.59mg) in Birdshot retinochoroidopathy. RETINA. 2014 Nov;34(11):2259-68
- Lee K, Bajwa A, Freitas-Neto C, Metzinger JL, Wentworth BA, Foster CS. A Comprehensive Review and Update on the Treatment of Adult Noninfectious Uveitis: Part II. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2014 Nov;14(11):1651-66
- Lee K, Bajwa A, Freitas-Neto C, Metzinger JL, Wentworth BA, Foster CS. A Comprehensive Review and Update on the Biologic Treatment of Adult Noninfectious Uveitis: Part I. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2014 Sept;15(15):2141-54
- Bajwa A, Foster CS. Diagnostic testing of Primary Vitreo-Retinal Lymphoma, a review. Journal of Analytical Oncology. 2013 Aug;2(3): 182-187
- Bajwa A, Foster CS. Ocular manifestations of SLE. J Clin Cell Immunol. 2014;5 (1):1-9
- Tsui I, Bajwa A, Franco-Cardenas V, Pan CK, Kim HY, Schwartz SD. Peripheral Fluorescein Angiographic Findings in Fellow Eyes of Patients with Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion. Int J of Inflam, 2013 (2013):1-4
- Bajwa A, Foster CS. Epstein Barr Virus retinal vasculitis; https://www.uveitis.org/docs/dm/EBV-Retinal-Vasculitis.pdf
- Bajwa A, Foster CS. Neurosarcoidosis; https://www.uveitis.org/docs/dm/NeuroSarcoidosis.pdf
- Bajwa A, Nasir J. Dissertation, Comparison between timolol and latanoprost in the treatment of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, 2004. Department of Ophthalmology, Shifa Naval Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
- Bajwa A. Research paper, Rehabilitation of patients of Schizophrenia, 1993, Fountain House, Lahore, Pakistan
Poster Presentations
- Chou M, Chaudhary S, Bajwa A, et al. Global Ophthalmology in Residency Training – Perspective from The United Kingdom and United States. GO Summit Meeting Aug 2024, Portland, OR
- Bajwa A, Swarup N, Ismail H, Jones LS. Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome in Patients of Ethiopian Descent – An initial report. ARVO May 2019, Vancouver BC
- Bajwa A, DiMarco Gabriela, Netland PA, Kimpel DL. Ocular Inflammatory Disease Observed in Rheumatology Clinic at a Tertiary-Care Hospital. ARVO May 2016, Seattle, WA
- Liss E, Bajwa A, Patrie J, Wenjun X, Reddy AK. Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Non-infectious, Post-Cataract Extraction Uveitis in a Tertiary Care Center. Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (VSEPS). June 2015, Vienna, VA
- Osmanzada S, Osmanzada D, Patrie J, Wenjun X, Bajwa A, Reddy AK. Epidemiology of Uveitis at a Tertiary Eye Center in the Mid-Atlantic United States. ARVO May 2015, Denver, CO
- Haddad Z, Bajwa A, Patrie J, Wenjun X, Reddy AK. Pattern of Infectious Uveitis at the University of Virginia. ARVO May 2015, Denver, CO
- Prenshaw J, Bajwa A, Patrie J, Wenjun X, Reddy AK. Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Traumatic Uveitis in Virginia. ARVO May 2015, Denver, CO
- Aman R, Bajwa A, Patrie J, Wenjun X, Reddy AK. Ocular hypotension and hypertension as determinants of outcomes in uveitis. ARVO May 2015, Denver, CO
- Gupta S, Bajwa A, Patrie J, Wenjun X, Reddy AK. Cost-Analysis of Diagnostic Testing Modalities in a New Uveitis Patient Work-Up. ARVO May 2015, Denver, CO
- Lee CS, Bajwa A, Patrie J, Wenjun X, Reddy AK. Management and Outcomes of Uveitis in a Tertiary Eye Center Over 30 Years. ARVO May 2015, Denver, CO
- Liss E, Bajwa A, Patrie J, Wenjun X, Reddy AK. Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Non-infectious Post-Procedural Uveitis in a Tertiary Care Center. ARVO May 2015, Denver, CO
- Bajwa A, Kombo N, Baffi J, Patel P, Lee K, Hussain A, Foster CS. Combination of Rituximab and Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Recalcitrant Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid. ARVO May 2014, Orlando, FL
- Bajwa A, Torres Hu S, Foster CS. Immunomodulatory therapy in Herpes associated ocular inflammation refractory to antiviral therapy. ARVO May 2013, Seattle, WA
- Sharma PK, Markov G, Bajwa A, Foster CS. Response to therapy and clinical course of uveitis in tubulo-interstitial nephritis uveitis syndrome with inactive nephritis component. Asia ARVO Oct 2013, New Delhi, India
Chapters, Books, and Reviews
- Bajwa, A., Anatomy Ciliary Body and Angle In: Uveitic Glaucoma,1st edition, ed. S.D. Anesi, J.L. Metzinger, O. Ceron, C.S. Foster, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Haupauge, NY, 11788 pp. 5-15.
- Bajwa A., Kombo N., Surgical Management In: Uveitic Glaucoma,1st edition, ed. S.D. Anesi, J.L. Metzinger, O. Ceron, C.S. Foster, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Haupauge, NY, 11788 pp. 139-153.
