CURRICULUM VITAE
Baseer Ahmad MD
Baseer Ahmad MD
Interim Chair, Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
925 North 87th Street |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
06/1998 - 05/2002 BS Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX |
08/2004 - 05/2008 MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009 Transitional Year Internship, Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State U/Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI |
07/01/2009 - 06/30/2012 Ophthalmology Residency, Department of Ophthalmology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH |
07/01/2012 - 06/30/2014 Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Fellowship, The Retina Institute/Retina Consultants of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO |
08/2022 - 05/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin Leadership Academy |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2014 - 07/2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH |
08/2019 - 06/2023 Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Section of Vitreoretinal Disease & Surgery, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
08/2019 - 06/2023 Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2023 - Present Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Section of Vitreoretinal Disease & Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
01/01/2025 - Present Interim Chair, Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
01/01/2024 - Present Section Chief, Vitreoretinal Disease & Surgery, Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
01/01/2025 - Present Interim Chair, Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
07/2014 - 07/2016 Attending Physician/Surgeon, University Hospitals, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 |
07/2016 - 07/2019 Attending Physician/Surgeon, Virginia Eye Institute, 400 Westhampton Station, Richmond, VA 23226 |
07/2016 - 07/2019 Attending Physician/Surgeon, Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital, 5801 Bremo Rd, Richmond, VA 23226 |
08/2019 - Present Attending Physician/Surgeon, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
American Board of Ophthalmology | 06/2014 | 12/2024 |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
Epic Physician Builder - Basic Level | 12/23/2019 | None | |
Epic Physician Builder - Advanced Level | 01/15/2020 | None | |
Epic Physician Builder - Analytics | 03/11/2020 | None | |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Ohio | 35.123340 | 04/18/2014 | 07/01/2027 |
Virginia License | 0101259736 | 02/19/2016 | 11/30/2020 |
Wisconsin | 70638-20 | 03/04/2019 | 10/31/2025 |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
1998 - 2002 Academic scholarship (full), University of Texas at Dallas |
2002 Golden Key National Honor Society |
2003 FastTrak program admission to UT Dallas graduate electrical engineering program |
2006 Service recognition (5 years as engineer), Siemens ICN |
2012 Best annual resident research award, Cleveland Clinic |
2014 - 2015 "Teacher of the Year" Award, Dept of Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve / University Hospitals |
2022 Outstanding Faculty Service Award (for IT committee 2021-2022), Medical College of Wisconsin |
2022 - 2023 "Best Clinical Educator" Award, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
07/2008 - Present American Academy of Ophthalmology |
07/2012 - Present American Society of Retina Specialists |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
01/2018 - 07/2019 Board Member, Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (VSEPS) |
01/2018 - 12/2018 Treasurer, Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent in North America (APPNA), Virginia Chapter |
01/2019 - 07/2019 General secretary, Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent in North America (APPNA), Virginia Chapter |
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2023 Board Member, Wisconsin Academy of Ophthalmology |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2016 - Present Administrator/Moderator, American Retina Forum, (a social media group forum using Telegram/WhatsApp with ~330 members representing >10% of North American retina specialists) |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Ahmad BU, Rahimy E, Khan H, Ophthalmology in the Digital Age: Big Data and Artificial Intelligence., Lecture presented at Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 01/17/2019 |
Ahmad BU., Ophthalmology AI: Building in sustainability and
potential to scale, AI-Med Clinician Series (section moderator), International virtual conference, 06/29/2021 - 06/30/2021 |
National |
Ahmad BU, Rahimy E, Khan H, Ophthalmology in the Digital Age: Artificial Intelligence, Lecture presented at inaugural meeting of American Retina Forum, Anaheim, CA, 08/17/2019 |
Ahmad BU, History, Techniques, and Trends: Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair, Ophthalmic Photographers' Society: 53 Annual Education Program, 10/01/2022 |
Regional |
Ahmad BU, Making Scleral Buckles Great Again, Annual Retinal Case Symposium (keynote), Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 08/19/2022 |
Ahmad BU, Scleral Buckling Revisited: A Role in the Modern Era, Grand Rounds, Dept of Ophthalmology, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, 09/15/2022 |
Singh R, Ahmad B, Overcoming Barriers to Early Recognition and Diagnosis of DME: Clear Vision, Stronger Connections: Advancing DME Treatment in Native Communities, Prime CME Education Series, Hybrid (virtual, Milwaukee), 09/17/2025 |
Singh R, Ahmad B, Overcoming Barriers to Early Recognition and Diagnosis of DME: Clear Vision, Stronger Connections: Advancing DME Treatment in Native Communities, Prime CME Education Series, Hybrid (virtual, Milwaukee), 10/15/2025 |
Local |
Ahmad BU, Krummenacher TK., History, Techniques, and Trends: Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair, Lecture presented at St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 10/25/2013 |
Ahmad BU., Diabetic Eye Disease, Lecture presented at Lake County Health Department Health and Wellness Fair, Geneva, OH, 09/11/2015 |
Ahmad BU., The Aging Eye: Diabetic Retinopathy and Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Lecture presented at Case Western Reserve University Mini-Medical School Lecure Series, Cleveland, OH, 10/07/2015 |
Ahmad BU., Diabetic Retinopathy, Speaker at University Hospitals 32nd Annual Update for the Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Cleveland, OH, 10/09/2015 - 10/10/2015 |
Ahmad BU., Techniques and Fundamentals of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair, Lecture presented at Virginia Society of Ophthalmic Medical Personnel (VSOMP); Fall Meeting, Richmond, VA, 10/21/2017 |
Ahmad BU., Basics of Ophthalmology for Internists, Lecture presented at Zenith Healthcare S.C., Kenosha, WI, 05/28/2021 |
Ahmad, BU, Retinal Detachment Surgery: Where it started & Where we are now, Virginia Society of Ophthalmic Medical Personnel (VSOMP); Fall Meeting, Richmond, VA, 11/04/2023 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Regional |
Ahmad BU (MCW Symposium Director), 40th Annual Midwinter Retina Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 02/11/2023 |
Greenberg R, Jones A, Ahmad BU, Myopic Shift After Current Era Primary Encircling Scleral Buckling Procedures (Presentation), Learner's Day Conference, Madison, WI, 07/16/2023 |
Bowie O, Chen N, Higgins B, Wynne N, Carroll J, Nikezic D, Ahmad B, A Unique Case of confirmed Acute Unilateral Idiopathic Maculopathy – Adaptive Optics and multimodal imaging findings (Abstract/Poster), Learner's Day Conference, Madison, WI, 07/16/2023 |
Ahmad BU (MCW Symposium Director), 41st Annual Midwinter Retina Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 02/28/2026 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
11/2019 - Present Member, Physician-builder group, Clinical Informatics |
07/2021 - Present Member, Faculty Information Technology Committee, Faculty Council |
07/2021 - Present Chair (7/2021-Present), Faculty Clinical Committee, Faculty Council |
11/2022 - Present Member, F&MCW Eye Institute OR Committee |
07/2023 - Present Member, Finance Committee |
Hospital |
07/2014 - 07/2016 Information Technology, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals / Case Western Reserve U. |
07/2014 - 07/2016 Quality Assurance, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals / Case Western Reserve U. |
01/2017 - 07/2019 Quality Assurance, Virginia Eye Institute |
01/2017 - 07/2019 Information Technology, Virginia Eye Institute |
01/2019 - 07/2019 Legislative Committee, Virginia Eye Institute |
06/2021 - Present Member, Epic Kaliedoscope Group |
07/2023 - Present Member, FH/MCW Faculty Wellness Committee |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Educational Programs |
Resident |
10/2019 - Present Retina section curriculum director, Department of Ophthalmology |
07/2020 - Present Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) member |
PREVIOUS CAREER WORK -- COMPUTER HELP DESK TECHNICIAN: |
03/1998 - 08/2000 University of Texas at Dallas Computer lab and help desk technical support |
PREVIOUS CAREER WORK -- SIEMENS ICN: |
09/2000 - 07/2006 Electrical Engineer (high speed data network device design; later transitioned to embedded, automation, and control software development). Last two years were part-time (~3000 hours worked) during medical school. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Nicholson B, Ahmad B, Sears JE. Congenital optic nerve malformations. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2011;51(1):49-76. |
2. Ahmad BU, Barakat MR, Feldman M, Singh RP. Bilateral subcutaneous emphysema from pressurized infusion during pars plana vitrectomy: a case report. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2012;6(1):22-4. |
3. Hall EF, Ahmad B, Schachat AP. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography findings in acute retinal pigment epitheliitis. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2012;6(3):309-12. |
4. Shah GK, Ahmad B, Almony A. Recurrent retinal detachment: Does initial treatment matter? Retina Today. January 2013(JAN-FEB 2013):66-67. |
5. Shah GK, Ahmad B. Controversies in vitreoretinal surgery: Is scleral buckling an important mainstay in the treatment of retinal detachment in 2014? Retina Today. January 2014;JAN(FEB/-):45-47. |
6. Yuan A, Ahmad BU, Xu D, Singh RP, Kaiser PK, Martin DF, Sears JE, Schachat AP, Ehlers JP. Comparison of intravitreal ranibizumab and bevacizumab for the treatment of macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion. Int J Ophthalmol. 2014;7(1):86-91. PMCID: PMC3949464 |
7. Ahmad BU, Shah GK, Hardten DR. Presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses and corneal refractive procedures: a review for retinal surgeons. Retina. 2014 Jun;34(6):1046-54. |
8. Mansour AM, Arevalo JF, Badal J, Moorthy RS, Shah GK, Zegarra H, Pulido JS, Charbaji A, Amselem L, Lavaque AJ, Casella A, Ahmad B, Paschall JG, Caimi A, Staurenghi G. Paraproteinemic maculopathy. Ophthalmology. 2014 Oct;121(10):1925-32. |
9. Meyer JC, Ahmad BU, Blinder KJ, Shah GK. Laser therapy versus observation for symptomatic retinal artery macroaneurysms. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2015 Apr;253(4):537-41. |
10. Chao DL, Marsiglia M, Ahmad B, Sridhar J, Shah GK, de Souza EC, Yannuzzi LA, Albini TA. Peripapillary serous detachment in multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. Retina. 2015 Mar;35(3):521-4. |
11. Lee DY, Sayegh RR, Ahmad BU, Gupta PC. Retinal Complications After Refractive Surgery. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2016;56(2):141-52. |
12. Saadane A, Mast N, Dao T, Ahmad B, Pikuleva IA. Retinal Hypercholesterolemia Triggers Cholesterol Accumulation and Esterification in Photoreceptor Cells. J Biol Chem. 2016 Sep 23;291(39):20427-39. PMCID: PMC5034040 |
13. Baartman BJ, Ahmad B, Srivastava S, Jones S, Singh AD. MELANOCYTOMA OR JUXTAPAPILLARY MELANOMA? Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2019 Winter;13(1):15-17. |
14. Ahmad BU, Kim JE, Rahimy E. Fundamentals of artificial intelligence for ophthalmologists. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2020 Sep;31(5):303-311. |
15. Gummi R, Walsh RD, Ahmad B. Retinal cotton wool spot associated with cladribine therapy for multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2021 Feb;48:102661. |
16. Low SWY, Vaidya T, Gadde SGK, Mochi TB, Kumar D, Kassem IS, Costakos DM, Ahmad B, Sethu S, Ghosh A, Chaurasia SS. Decorin Concentrations in Aqueous Humor of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy. Life (Basel). 2021 Dec 17;11(12). PMCID: PMC8707400 |
17. Mahaling B, Low SWY, Beck M, Kumar D, Ahmed S, Connor TB, Ahmad B, Chaurasia SS. Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs) in Retinal Disorders International Journal of Molecular Sciences. March-1 2022;23(5). |
18. Wang SY, Ravindranath R, Stein JD, Amin S, Edwards PA, Srikumaran D, Woreta F, Schultz JS, Shrivastava A, Ahmad B, Kim J, Bryar P, French D, Vanderbeek BL, Pershing S, Wang SY, Lynch AM, Patnaik J, Munir S, Munir W, Stein J, DeLott L, Stagg BC, Wirostko B, McMillian B, Sheybani A. Prediction Models for Glaucoma in a Multicenter Electronic Health Records Consortium: The Sight Outcomes Research Collaborative Ophthalmology Science. 1 May 2024;4(3). |
19. Haliyur R, Marwah S, Mittal S, Stein JD, Shah AR, Pershing S, Wang SY, Amin S, Edwards PA, Srikumaran D, Woreta F, Schultz JS, Shrivastava A, Ahmad B, Kim JE, Bryar P, French D, Vanderbeek BL, Lynch AM, Patnaik J, Munir S, Munir W, DeLott L, Stagg BC, Wirostko B, McMillian B, Sheybani A, Sieck E, Deiner M, Sun C, Sarrapour S, Liu J, Feldman R. Demographic and Metabolic Risk Factors Associated with Development of Diabetic Macular Edema among Persons with Diabetes Mellitus Ophthalmology Science. 1 November 2024;4(6). |
20. Ravindranath R, Stein JD, Hernandez-Boussard T, Fisher AC, Wang SY, Amin S, Edwards PA, Srikumaran D, Woreta F, Schultz JS, Shrivastava A, Ahmad B, Bryar P, French D, Vanderbeek BL, Pershing S, Lynch AM, Patnaik JL, Munir S, Munir W, Stein J, DeLott L, Stagg BC, Wirostko B, McMillian B, Sheybani A, Sarrapour S, Nwanyanwu K, Deiner M, Sun C, Feldman HR, Ramachandran R. The Impact of Race, Ethnicity, and Sex on Fairness in Artificial Intelligence for Glaucoma Prediction Models Ophthalmology Science. 1 January 2025;5(1). |
21. Zhou Y, Bicket AK, Marwah S, Stein JD, Kishor KS, SOURCE Consortium. Incidence of Acute Cystoid Macular Edema after Starting a Prostaglandin Analog Compared with Other Classes of Glaucoma Medications. Ophthalmol Glaucoma. 2025;8(1):4-11. PMCID: PMC11757063 |
22. Mahaling B, Low SWY, Ch S, Addi UR, Ahmad B, Connor TB, Mohan RR, Biswas S, Chaurasia SS. Next-Generation Nanomedicine Approaches for the Management of Retinal Diseases. Pharmaceutics. 2023 Jul 22;15(7). PMCID: PMC10383092 |
23. Liu J, Wirostko W, Ahmad B. Incidence of and Risk Factors for Silicone Oil-Associated Cystoid Macular Edema After Pars Plana Vitrectomy. Joural of Vitreoretinal Disease. 2025 Jun 26:24741264251345845. doi: 10.1177/24741264251345845. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40585064; PMCID: PMC12202380. |
24. Liu J, Wirostko W, Ahmad B. Incidence of and Risk Factors for Silicone Oil-Associated Cystoid Macular Edema After Pars Plana Vitrectomy. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2025 Jun 26:24741264251345845. PMCID: PMC12202380 |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Ahmad B, Estrovich I, Steinemann T. Post-operative infections associated with cataract surgery. Cataract Surgery: Book 1. Zaidi, F. H., (Ed.). (2013). Cataract Surgery. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/765 |
2. Ahmad B, Shah GK, Engelbrecht N, Thomas M, Smith B. Retinal Detachment Repair: Scleral Buckling Procedures Expert Techniques: The Manual of Ophthalmic Surgery. Ch 24: pp 209-227. Ichpujani, Spaeth, Yanoff (Ed.). Jaypee Publishers. (2015) |
3. Han D, Ahmad B. Retinal vein occlusion: Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis In: UpToDate, Post TW (Ed), Waltham, MA. (Available at www.uptodate.com). |
4. Han D, Ahmad B. Retinal vein occlusion: Treatment. In: UpToDate, Post TW (Ed), Waltham, MA. (Available at www.uptodate.com). |
5. Jampol LM, Glassman AR, Liu D, Aiello LP, Bressler NM, Duh EJ, Quaggin S, Wells JA, Wykoff CC, Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network. Plasma Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Concentrations after Intravitreous Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema. Ophthalmology. 2018 Jul;125(7):1054-1063. PMCID: PMC6568257 |
Abstracts |
1. Yuan A, Ahmad B, Singh R, Kaiser P, Martin D, Sears J, Schachat A, Ehlers J. Comparison of Intravitreal Ranibizumab and Bevacizumab for the treatment of macular edema secondary to retinal venous occlusive disease. Poster presented at: 115th Annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology; 2011 Oct 22-25; Orlando, FL. |
2. Ahmad B, Singh R. Visual and anatomic outcomes of intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy for exudative age-related macular degeneration in the presence of epiretinal membranes: a pilot study. Poster presented at: Annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology; 2011 May 1-5; Ft. Lauderdale, FL. |
3. Ahmad B, Shah GK, Blinder K. Trends in choice of surgical technique and reimbursement for retinal detachment repair. Poster presentation: Annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology; 2013 May 5-9; Seattle, WA. |
4. Ahmad BU, Meyer J, Shah GK. Retinal Arterial Macroaneurysms: To Treat or Not to Treat? Poster presented at: 31st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Retina Surgeons; 2013 Aug 24-28; Toronto, ON. |
Peer Reviewed Educational Products |
1. Ahmad B, Shah GK, Blinder K. Painless Bilateral Visual Loss in a Young Woman. Case presented at: FYI newsletter of the American Society of Retinal Surgeons. Feb 2013. |
2. Desai A, Ahmad B, Shah GK, Blinder K. They Treated my Leukemia but Now I Can't See As Well. Case presented at: FYI newsletter of the American Society of Retinal Surgeons. July 2013. |
3. Ahmad B, Shah GK. Scleral Buckling: Here to Stay? Clinical update presented at: FYI newsletter of the American Society of Retinal Surgeons. Jan 2014. |
4. Abdelaziz M, Ahmad B. Pigmented Paravenous Retinochoroidal Atrophy. EyeWiki article for American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dec 2015. |
5. Abdelaziz M, Ahmad B. Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion. EyeWiki reference article for American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dec 2015. |
6. Moarefi M, Ahmad BU. Behcet's Disease. EyeWiki reference article for American Academy of Ophthalmology. Feb 2020. |
Database, Video, or Other Research/Clinical Contributions |
1. Ahmad B, Shah GK. Repair of Retinoschisis-Associated Retinal Detachment. Innovative Retina Surgical Video Series. FYI newsletter of the American Society of Retina Surgeons. Sept 25, 2013. |
2. Ahmad B, Shah GK. Small Gauge Retinectomy Under Silicone Oil. Innovative Retina Surgical Video Series. FYI newsletter of the American Society of Retina Surgeons. Mar 12, 2014. |
3. Ahmad B, Smith BT. Retinal Biopsy using Small Gauge Vitrectomy Instrumentation. Innovative Retina Surgical Video Series. FYI newsletter of the American Society of Retina Surgeons. Jun 11, 2014. |
4. Ahmad B. Management of Retained Lens Fragments. Video Learning Library of the American Society of Retina Specialists. Jun 2016. |
5. Ahmad B. Treatment of Infectious Endophthalmitis. Video Learning Library of the American Society of Retina Specialists. Jun 2016. |
6. Ahmad B. Removal of Exposed/Infected Scleral Buckle. Video Learning Library of the American Society of Retina Specialists. Jun 2016. |
