Amina Chaudhry
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1997 | Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, PK, MBBS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2019-2020 | Medical Retina Fellow, Medical Retina, University of Miami, Miami, Florida |
| 2014-2015 | Research Fellowship, Uveitis, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2009-2012 | Clinical Residency, Ophthalmology, Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 1999-2002 | Clinical Fellowship, Ophthalmology, Sir Gana Ram Hospital, Lahore |
| 1998-1998 | House Officer, Ophthalmology, Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Sheikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore |
| 1997-1998 | House Officer, Ophthalmology, Fatima Jonnah Medical College/Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2019 | Not specified |
| 2018 | Not specified |
| 2017 | Diplomate American Board of Ophthalmology |
| 2016 | Texas Medical License |
| 2014 | Not specified |
| 2013 | Not specified |
Experience & Service
Other Professional Positions
Clinical Specialist, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2021
Clinical Specialist, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019
Research Assistant, Glaucoma, The Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 2008 - 2009
Internship, The Tulane University of Lousiana School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 2007 - 2008
Honors & Awards
| 1997 | Ophthalmology (Gold), Gynecology (Gold), ENT (Silver), Fatima Jinnah Medical College |
| 1995 - 1996 | Bayer Scholarship of Excellence Performance III year, M.B.B.S. Professional Examination |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2026. Beyond the Dermatome. Invited. Ophthalmology Grand Rounds and M&M Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. The Silent Fallout. Invited. Ophthalmology Grand Rounds and M&M Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. From Brain to Retina: A Case of Ocular Catastrophe. Invited. Ophthalmology Grand Rounds and M&M Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. The Hidden Culprit: Unmasking a Rare Cause of Uveitis. Invited. Ophthalmology Grand Rounds and M&M Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. Update on Ocular Toxicity Associated with Anticenter Therapeutics. Invited. Ophthalmology Grand Rounds and M&M Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. Management of Cystoid Macular Edema in Cytomegalovirus Retinitis. Invited. Ophthalmology Grand Rounds and M&M Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. The Hidden Culprit: Unmasking a Rare Cause of Uveitis. Invited. American Uveitis Society.
- 2024. Poster Presentation: Remote monitoring of exudative AMD patients using macular thickness measurements and optimal change thresholding. Conference. Euretina, US.
- 2015. Poster Presentation: Spontaneous separation of fluocinolone acedtonide implant. Invited. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthhalmology Annual Meeting. Denver, CO, US.
- 2009. Poster Presentation: Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Canaloplasty versus Trabeculectomy at 12-month follow-up. Conference. American Academy of Ophthalmology. San Francisco, CA, US.
International Presentations
- 1999. Photorefractive Keratectomy And Its Complications. Invited. Lahore Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. Lahore, PK.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Chahal, R, Ahuja, P, Al-Zangana, R, Arain, Z, Chevez-Barrios, P, De La Garza Bravo, MM, Larkin, KL, Gombos, DS, Chaudhry, AL, Al-Zubidi, NS. Acral lentiginous melanoma metastases to the vitreous masquerading as uveitis. American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports 43, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42254311.
- Chahal, R, Ahuja, P, Al-Zangana, R, Arain, Z, Chevez-Barrios, P, De la Garza Bravo, M, Larkin, KL, Gombos, DS, Chaudhry, AL, Al-Zubidi, N. Acral lentiginous melanoma metastases to the vitreous masquerading as uveitis: A case report. American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports 43, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
- Sellers, BT, Chaudhry, AL, Mitra, D, Learned, KO, Sagiv, O. Radiation Therapy and Nivolumab with Relatlimab-rmbw Achieved a Complete Response in Metastatic Cutaneous Melanoma to the Orbit. Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery Publish Ahead of Print, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41528958.
- Chaudhry A, Chevez-Barrios P, Strati P. Zanubrutinib is active for the treatment of relapsed primary vitreoretinal lymphoma. Leukemia Lymphoma 66(12):2316-2319, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41103143.
- Trivizki O, Varcheie M, Bello S, Raden I, Iyer P, Marquez M, Chaudhry A, Al-Dabbagh A, Gregori G, Rosenfeld PJ. Assessing Change in Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration With Macular Thickness Maps as a Surrogate Strategy for Remote Patient Monitoring. Am J Ophthalmol 256:1-8, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37499893.
- Mazharuddin AA, Whyte AT, Gombos DS, Patel N, Razmandi A, Chaudhry AL, Al-Zubidi NS. Highlights on Ocular Toxicity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors at a US Tertiary Cancer Center. J Immunother Precis Oncol 5(4):98-104, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36483585.
- Iyer PG, Shen M, Trivizki O, Barikian A, Chaudhry A, Rosenfeld PJ, Yehoshua Z. The Extent of Retinal Involvement of Canthaxanthin Crystalline Retinopathy Demonstrated by Multimodal Imaging. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 51(12):727-731, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33339055.
- Schoenberg ED, Chaudhry AL, Chod R, Zurakowski D, Ayyala RS. Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Between Phacocanaloplasty and Phacotrabeculectomy at 12 Months' Follow-up: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. J Glaucoma 24(7):543-9, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 24240873.
- Ayyala RS, Chaudhry AL, Okogbaa CV, Zurakowski D. Comparison of surgical outcomes between canaloplasty and trabeculectomy at 12 months' follow-up. Ophthalmology, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21856008.
Abstracts
- Chaudhry A, Amina, Z, Al-Zubidi N. Late-Onset Optic Neuritis and Uveitis Following CAR-T Therapy: A Case of Delayed Toxicity. Women in Ophthalmology2026 Summer Symposium. e-Pub 2026.
- Chaudhry A, Arain Z, Al-Zubidi N. Paclitaxel-Related Cystoid Macular Edema: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management. Women in Ophthalmology. e-Pub 2026.
- Chaudhry AL, Goldstein DA. Spontaneous separation of fluocinolone acetonide implant, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
Book Chapters
- Chaudhry AL, Goldstein DA. Multifocal Choroiditis. In: Ophthalmology: Current and Future Developments, 102-108, 2016.
- Chaudhry AL, Goldstein DA. Punctate Inner Choroidopathy. In: Ophthalmology: Current and Future Developments, 109-113, 2016.
- Chaudhry A, Al-Zubidi, N, Sagiv, O, Gombos, D, Esmaeli, B. Ophthalmic Emergencies in Cancer Patients. In: Oncologic Emergency Medicine. Springer Nature Switzerland AG2021.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 18, 2026