Marybeth Constance (Keiser) Farazdaghi MD
Pediatric & Strabismus
Assistant Professor
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UT Health Houston6400 Fannin St, Ste 1800Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 507-284-2511
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Summary
- Dr. Marybeth Farazdaghi is a pediatric ophthalmologist in Houston, TX. She received her medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and completed her ophthalmology residency program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, where she received the Douglas H. Johnson Award for Resident Research and the John A. Dyer Award for excellence in mentorship, leadership, and teamwork. Dr. Farazdaghi then completed her fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology & adult strabismus at the Mayo Clinic before joining the faculty in the Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston in 2024. Her clinical interests include comprehensive pediatric ophthalmology and complex adult strabismus.
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Pediatric Ophthalmology, 2023 - 2024
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Ophthalmology, 2019 - 2022- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceInternship, Preliminary Year, 2019 - 2020
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2019
Manhattan School of MusicBM, Classical Vocal Performance, 2009 - 2013
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2024 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2020 - 2024
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Walker D. Kirby Ophthalmology Medical Student Award Perelman School of Medicine, 2019
- Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement American Medical Women's Association, 2019
- Joseph Collins Scholarship Recipient Joseph Collins Foundation, 2016-2019
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Incidence and presenting clinical features of pediatric keratoconus in a US population.Marybeth K Farazdaghi, Erick D Bothun, Meagan Tran, David O Hodge, Brian G Mohney
Journal of AAPOS. 2024-10-01 - Posterior subcapsular cataract in a patient with Straatsma syndrome.Marybeth K Farazdaghi, Erick D Bothun, Brian G Mohney
Journal of AAPOS. 2024-10-01 - 7 citationsUtility of Ultrasound and Optical Coherence Tomography in Differentiating Between Papilledema and Pseudopapilledema in ChildrenMarybeth K Farazdaghi, Carmelina Trimboli-Heidler, Grant T. Liu, Arielle Garcia, Gui-Shuang Ying
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 2021-04-14
Abstracts/Posters
- Novel Sjögren’s Syndrome Antibodies in Dry Eye PatientsKeiser M, Bunya V, Farazdaghi A, Vivino F, Pistilli M, Ying G, Massaro-Giordano M., Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Denver, CO, 5/3/2015
- Safety and efficacy of Topical Tocilizumab in a Canine ModelBunya V, Iwabe S, Pistilli M, Carlisle K, Keiser M, Revere K, Massaro-Giordano M, Aguirre G., ARVO, Orlando, FL, 5/4/2014
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of OphthalmologyMember
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