AnjumCheemaMD

Ophthalmology • Jonesboro, GA

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Glaucoma Related

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Office
2400 Mount Zion Pkwy
Kaiser Permanente Southwood Medical Center
Jonesboro, GA 30236
Phone+1 650-723-4000

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Glaucoma, 2013 - 2014
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineChief Residency, Ophthalmology, 2012 - 2013
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Ophthalmology, 2010 - 2013
Howard UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2010
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2013 - Present
GA State Medical License 2014 - 2026
DC State Medical License 2009 - 2010
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Academic Excellence Award Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, 2011-2012
12th Annual Moses Maimonides Award for Ethics in Medicine LSU Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, 2009

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

19 citations
Laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) versus laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for correcting myopia.
Jocelyn Kuryan, Anjum Cheema, Roy S. Chuck
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2017-02-15
21 citations
Update on the Medical Treatment of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.
Anjum Cheema, Robert T. Chang, Anurag Shrivastava, Kuldev Singh
Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology. 2016-01-01
19 citations
Cataract surgery in the glaucoma patient.
Jennifer Kung, Daniel Y Choi, Anjum Cheema, Kuldev Singh
Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology. 2015-01-01

Books/Book Chapters

Managing Diabetic Eye Disease in Clinical Practice
Chapter: Glaucoma and the Diabetic Patient
Cheema AS, Singh KEditors: Rishi Singh.Springer
Cataract Surgery in Diseased Eyes
Chapter: Cataract Surgery and the Management of the Glaucoma Patient
Cheema AS, Singh K, Shrivastava AEditors: Arup Chakravarti.Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers2013

Abstracts/Posters

Ruptured Globes at Montefiore: Causes and Effects
Cheema A, Medow N, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 2014
The utility of ultra-wide-field imaging in a spontaneous and progressive submacular hemorrhage due to hereditary prothrombin deficiency.
Cheema A, Minnal V, Tsui I, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 2012
The Incidence of Early Postoperative IOP Spikes with use of Healon 5 Viscoelastic in Cataract Extraction with Phacoemulsification
Cheema A, Stepanski T, Gritz D, Shrivastava A, Schultz J, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 2011

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology - AAO
Member
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons - ASCRS
Member
American Glaucoma Society
Provisional Member

Other Languages

Spanish, Urdu