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Office
8630 Fenton St Ste 1104
Retina Group of Washington
Silver Spring, MD 20910Phone+1 301-495-2357Fax+1 301-495-2359
Summary
- I am a board-certified ophthalmologist who provides surgical and medical care of vitreoretinal diseases for adults and children in the Washington, DC, metropolitan region.
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 2008 - 2010
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Medical Retina, 2006 - 2008
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 2003 - 2006
- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2010 - 2026
- VA State Medical License 2006 - 2026
- DC State Medical License 2010 - 2024
- NC State Medical License 2006 - 2011
- NY State Medical License 2008 - 2011
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Posterior tractional membranes following anti-vascular endothelial growth factor for retinopathy of prematurity.Tala Al-Khaled, Emily Cole, Nita Valikodath, Aziz A. Khanifar, Dina Johnson
Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2020-07-15 - 7 citationsChanges in Choroidal Perfusion after Orbital Decompression Surgery for Graves' Ophthalmopathy.Narieman Nik, Amelia Fong, Marianna Derdzakyan, Chrysavgi Adamopoulou, Adam Sise
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research. 2017-04-01 - 3 citationsThree-dimensional spectral domain optical coherence tomography and light microscopy of an intravitreal parasiteAziz A. Khanifar, Michael J. Espiritu, Jane S. Myung, Grant D. Aaker, Audrey N. Schuetz
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection. 2015-11-19
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Vit-Buckle SocietyMember
- Pan-American Association of OphthalmologyMember
- Association for Research in Vision and OphthalmologyMember
- Washington DC Metropolitan Ophthalmological SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
External Links
- The Retina Group of Washingtonhttp://rgw.com/doctors/khanifar
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