Oded Sagiv, M.D.
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery
About Oded Sagiv
Oded Sagiv, M.D., is an assistant professor at the section of Ophthalmology, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Sagiv specializes in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, and the medical and surgical treatment of cancers of the eyelids, orbit, and tear drainage system. His research efforts focus on innovative, multidisciplinary and eye-saving treatment of patients with periocular cancers.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Ophthalmology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2020 | Bar-ilan University, Ramat-Gan, IL, Master of Health Administration, cum laude |
| 2011 | The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Medical School, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, IL, Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, cum laude |
| 2006 | The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Medical School - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, IL, Medical Sciences, Bachelor of Arts - Medical Sciences, summa cum laude |
Postgraduate Training
| 2022-2023 | Directors & Senior Executives Program, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv |
| 2021-2022 | Senior Management Training Prgoram, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer |
| 2016-2018 | Postgraduate Fellow, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Orbital Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2011-2014 | Postgraduate Course - Continuing Medical Education in Ophthalmology, The Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv |
| 2011-2016 | Residency in Ophthalmology, Sheba Medical Center, The Goldschleger Eye Institute, affiliated to the Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer |
| 2010-2011 | Internship (PGY 1), The Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Affiliated to the Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv |
Board Certifications
| 2016 | Board Certification - Israel |
| 2013 | ECFMG certification |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Clinical Senior Lecturer (equivalent of an Assistant Professor), Department of Ophthalmology, Tel-Aviv University, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv, 2019 - 2024
Clinical Instructor, Tel-Aviv University, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, 2014 - 2019
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Program Director for Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program (ACGME accredited), Department of Head & Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - 2025
Site director of rotations in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for Ophthalmology residents, Department of Head & Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - Present
Director, Ophthalmology Grand Rounds, Department of Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - Present
Vice-chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, Sheba Medical Center, The Goldschleger Eye Institute, Ramat Gan, 2020 - 2023
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, GME Committee, 2024 - Present
Member, National Experts Committee for formulating Guidelines for the treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease, 2021 - 2022
Head of the Oral Board Examination Committee, Ophthalmology Board Examination Committee, 2021 - 2023
Member, Ophthalmology Board Examination Committee, 2019 - 2023
Member, GME Patient Safety Committee, 2016 - 2017
Honors & Awards
| 2019 | The Richard Stein Award for Excellence in Research in Ophthalmology, The Tel Aviv University, Israel |
| 2015 | Cum Laude, Israeli Medical Association Board Exam in Ophthalmology |
| 2015 | Outstanding Lecture- Retina session, Israeli Ophthalmology Society Annual Conference |
| 2012 | Doctoral Dissertations (M.D. Thesis) Cum Laude, The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine |
| 2011 | Doctor of Medicine - Cum Laude, The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine |
| 2011 | 2011 Best Poster Award (co-author), American Academy of Ophthalmology 2011 Meeting |
| 2006 | BA in Medical Sciences - Summa Cum Laude, The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Priel A, Hadida Barzilai D, Tejman-Yarden S, Vazhgovsky O, Sagiv O, Yakirevitch A, Nakache G, Nagar N, Kapelushnik N, Shivatzki S, Cohen GY, Knoller H, Zloto O. Pre-Operative Planning of a DCR Surgery Using Virtual Reality. Seminars in Ophthalmology 40(1):35-38, 2025. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39028204.
- Arnon R, Rosner M, Priel A, Sagiv O, Landau-Prat D, Rock O, Armarnik S, Shalamaev Y, Arazi M, Zloto O. Frontalis sling surgery - pediatric versus adult population: characteristics and outcomes. BMC Ophthalmology 24(1):534, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 9696136.
- Aujla J, Tong JY, Curragh D, Caplash Y, Chehade M, Tumuluri K, Au A, Low N, Avisar I, Sagiv O, Barequet I, Ben Simon G. Corneal Neurotization for Neurotrophic Keratopathy: A Multicentre Experience. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 40(6):655-660, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38624152.
- Arnon R, Goldberg H, Ben Simon GJ, Priel A, Zloto O, Landau Prat D, Cukierman-Yaffe T, Agmon-Levin N, Sagiv O. Alpha-1 antagonist treatment for eyelid retraction in patients with thyroid eye disease-a prospective pilot study. Eye (Lond) 39(1):175-178, 2024. PMID: 39428445.
- Berar OV, Abergel E, Ben Simon G, Rosner M, Priel A, Sagiv O, Landau Prat D, Arazi M, Zloto O. Reoperation for congenital ptosis: characteristics, success rates, and predicting factors. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology 60(2):e293-e296, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39106961.
- Gleber-Netto FO, Nagarajan P, Sagiv O, Pickering CR, Gross N, Ning J, Yeshi MM, Mitku Y, Tetzlaff MT, Esmaeli B. Histologic and Genomic Analysis of Conjunctival SCC in African and American Cohorts Reveal UV Light and HPV Signatures and High Tumor Mutation Burden. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1(65):24, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38597722.
- Zloto O, Rosset A, Priel A, Landau Prat D, Cukierman-Yaffe T, Shavit R, Argmon-Levin N, Ben Simon G, Sagiv O. Elevated serum thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin linked to failure of first-line intravenous methylprednisolone monotherapy in moderate-to-severe thyroid eye disease. Eye (Lond) 38(4):687-690, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37821543.
- Arzai, M, Leshno A, Sussman N, Smader L, Huna-Baron R, Sagiv O. Study in Patients With Unilateral Horner Syndrome Supports the Role of Müller's Muscle in the Eyelid-Dark Reflex. IOVS 64(14), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38010698.
- Landau Prat D, Massarwa S, Zohar A, Priel A, Sagiv O, Zloto O, Ben Simon GJ. Patient-Specific Orbital Implants Vs. Pre-Formed Implants for Internal Orbital Reconstruction. Ophthalmol 38(4):365-370, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36639878.
- Zloto O, Sagiv O, Priel A, Cukierman-Yaffe T, Tirosh A, Agmon-Levin N, Madgar S, Serlin T, Winter H, Huna-Baron R, Wygnanski-Jaffe T, Ben Simon G. A Multidisciplinary Thyroid Eye Clinic: A One-stop Shop. Isr Med Assoc J 24(10):671-676, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36309864.
- Leshno A, Sagiv O, Aloni R, Skaat A, Achiron A, Huna-Baron R. Cognitive Performance of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis and Optic Neuritis at Presentation. J Neuroophthalmol 42(1):e8-e13, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 33870943.
- Zloto O, Weissman A, Moroz I, Weidenfeld J, Ben Simon G, Sagiv O, Rosner M, Priel A. Kelly Punch Punctoplasty and Simple Punctal Dilatation Are Equally Effective for Punctal Stenosis: A Prospective Study. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 37(6):546-550, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33587416.
- Zloto O, Sagiv O, Priel A, Cukierman-Yaffe T, Tirosh A, Agmon-Levin N, Madgar S, Serlin T, Ben Simon G. Gender differences in clinical presentation and prognosis of thyroid eye disease. Eur J Ophthalmol 31(5):2717-2723, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33158379.
- Prat D, Gomel N, Zloto O, Anne M, BenSaid A, Bhattacharjee K, Yassur I, Sagiv O, Ben Simon GJ. Low-dose Bleomycin Injections for Orbital Lymphatic and Lymphatic-Venous Malformations: A Multicentric Case Series Study. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 37(4):361-365, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33156144.
- Zloto O, Sagiv O, Priel A, Cukierman-Yaffe T, Tirosh A, Agmon-Levin N, Madgar S, Serlin T, Ben Simon G. Quality of life of patients with thyroid eye disease: 3-year follow-up in a multidisciplinary clinic in Israel. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 259(7):2009-2015, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33528651.
- Armarnik S, Kinori M, Abd Elkader A, Blum Meirovitch S, Kapelushnik N, Madgar S, Goldberg H, Sagiv O, Wygnanski-Jaffe T, Priel A. COVID-19's Influence on Ocular Emergency Visits at a Tertiary Referral Center and Its Relationship to Emergency Indications by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. J Ophthalmol, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34136280.
- Leshno A, Smadar L, Kapelushnik N, Serlin T, Prat D, Priel A, Ben Simon GJ, Sagiv O. New insight into the physiologic function of Muller's muscle. Exp Eye Res 202, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33130032.
- Zloto O, Matani A, Sagiv O, Prat D, Artsi EB, Leshno A, Priel A, Ben Simon GJ. Changes in Refraction and Visual Acuity after Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty versus Posterior Approach Ptosis Procedures. Ophthalmic Res 63(6):588-592, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32135543.
- Sagiv O, Ding S, Ferrarotto R, Glisson B, Altan M, Johnson F, Elamin Y, Thakar SD, Nagarajan P, Esmaeli B. Impact of Food and Drug Administration Approval of Vismodegib on Prevalence of Orbital Exenteration as a Necessary Surgical Treatment for Locally Advanced Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 35(4):350-353, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30365473.
- Sa HS, Rubin ML, Xu S, Ning J, Tetzlaff M, Sagiv O, Kandl TJ, Esmaeli B. Prognostic factors for local recurrence, metastasis and survival for sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid: observations in 100 patients. Br J Ophthalmol 103(7):980-984, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30131380.
- Sagiv O, Nagarajan P, Ferrarotto R, Kandl TJ, Thakar SD, Glisson BS, Altan M, Esmaeli B. Ocular preservation with neoadjuvant vismodegib in patients with locally advanced periocular basal cell carcinoma. Br J Ophthalmol 103(6):775-780, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30021814.
- Xu S, Sagiv O, Laura Rubin M, Sa HS, Tetzlaff MT, Nagarajan P, Ning J, Esmaeli B. Validation Study of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition, Staging System for Eyelid and Periocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Ophthalmol 137(5):537-542, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30869769.
- Nagarajan P, El-Hadad C, Gruschkus SK, Hudgens CW, Sagiv O, Gross N, Tetzlaff MT, Esmaeli B. PD-L1/PD1 Expression, Composition of Tumor-Associated Immune Infiltrate, and HPV Status in Conjunctival Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 60(6):2388-2398, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31141610.
- Sagiv O, Thakar SD, Manning JT, Kandl TJ, Fayad LE, Fowler N, Hagemeister FB, Fanale MA, Pinnix CC, Samaniego F, Esmaeli B. Prevalence of a Histologic Change of Ocular Adnexal Lymphoma in Patients With a History of Lymphoma. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 35(3):243-246, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30124609.
- Sagiv O, Bell D, Guo Y, Su S, Wester ST, Jiang K, Yin VT, Shinder R, Hayek B, Joon Kim H, Tetzlaff MT, Esmaeli B. Pathological Features and Clinical Course in Patients With Recurrent or Malignant Orbital Solitary Fibrous Tumor/Hemangipericytoma. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 35(2):148-154, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30371551.
- Esmaeli, B, Sagiv, O. Targeted biological drugs and immune check point inhibitors for locally advanced or metastatic cancers of the conjunctiva, eyelid, and orbit. International Ophthalmology Clinics 59(2):13-26, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30908276.
- Tetzlaff MT, Curry JL, Ning J, Sagiv O, Kandl TL, Peng B, Bell D, Routbort M, Hudgens CW, Ivan D, Kim TB, Chen K, Eterovic AK, Shaw K, Prieto VG, Yemelyanova A, Esmaeli B. Distinct biological types of ocular adnexal sebaceous carcinoma: HPV-driven and virus-negative tumors arise through non-overlapping molecular-genetic alterations. Clin Cancer Res 25(4):1280-1290, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30420449.
- Sagiv O, Kandl TJ, Thakar SD, Thuro BA, Busaidy NL, Cabanillas M, Jimenez C, Dadu R, Graham PH, Debnam JM, Esmaeli B. Extraocular Muscle Enlargement and Thyroid Eye Disease-like Orbital Inflammation Associated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in Cancer Patients. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 35(1):50-52, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 29927883.
- Ding S, Sagiv O, Guo Y, Kandl TJ, Thakar SD, Esmaeli B. Change in Eyelid Carcinoma T Category With Use of the 8th Versus 7th Edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer: Cancer Staging Manual. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 35(1):38-41, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 29877957.
- Sagiv O, Rosenfeld E, Kalderon E, Brutman Barazani T, Zloto O, Martinowitz U, Ben Simon GJ, Zilinsky I. Subcutaneous tranexamic acid in upper eyelid blepharoplasty: a prospective randomized pilot study. Can J Ophthalmol 53(6):600-604, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30502984.
- Sagiv O, Thakar SD, Kandl TJ, Ford J, Sniegowski MC, Hwu WJ, Esmaeli B. Immunotherapy With Programmed Cell Death 1 Inhibitors for 5 Patients With Conjunctival Melanoma. JAMA Ophthalmol 136(11):1236-1241, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30352118.
- Kandl TJ, Sagiv O, Curry JL, Ning J, Ma J, Hudgens CW, Van Arnam J, Wargo JA, Esmaeli B, Tetzlaff MT. High expression of PD-1 and PD-L1 in ocular adnexal sebaceous carcinoma. Oncoimmunology 7(9), 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30228943.
- Thuro BA, Sagiv O, Shinder R, Debnam JM, Ozgur O, Ng JD, Rootman D, Thomas SK, Esmaeli B. Clinical Presentation and Anatomical Location of Orbital Plasmacytomas. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 34(3):258-261, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 28582371.
- Woo KI, Sagiv O, Han J, Frank SJ, Kim YD, Esmaeli B. Eye-Preserving Surgery Followed by Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Lacrimal Gland Carcinoma: Outcomes in 37 Patients. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 34(6):570-574, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29634603.
- Sagiv O, Thakar SD, Kandl TJ, Kontoyiannis DP, Debnam JM, Esmaeli B. Clinical Course of Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis in 50 Immunocompromised Patients with Cancer. Ophthalmology 125(2):318-320, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29128228.
- Andron A, Hostovsky A, Nair AG, Sagiv O, Schiby G, Simon GB. The impact of IgG-4-ROD on the diagnosis of orbital tumors: A retrospective analysis. Orbit 36(6):359-364, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28829660.
- Sagiv O, Zloto O, Moroz I, Moisseiev J. Different Clinical Courses on Long-Term Follow-Up of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients Treated with Intravitreal Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injections. Ophthalmologica 238(4):217-225, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28926846.
- Zloto O, Ben Simon G, Didi Fabian I, Sagiv O, Huna-Baron R, Ben Zion I, Wygnanski-Jaffe T. Association of orbital decompression and the characteristics of subsequent strabismus surgery in thyroid eye disease. Can J Ophthalmol 52(3):264-268, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28576206.
- Sagiv O, Satchi K, Kinori M, Fabian ID, Rosen N, Ben Simon GJ, McNab A. Comparison of lateral orbital decompression with and without rim repositioning in thyroid eye disease. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 254(4):791-6, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26686233.
- Skaat A, Sagiv O, Kinori M, Ben Simon GJ, Goldenfeld M, Melamed S. Gold Micro-Shunt Implants Versus Ahmed Glaucoma Valve: Long-term Outcomes of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. J Glaucoma 25(2):155-61, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 25318574.
- Zloto O, Alezra D, Sagiv O, Belkin M, Dai VV, Moroz I, Greenberg G, Ben-Artsi E, Fabian ID. A biological tissue adhesive and dissolvent system for intraocular tumor plaque radiotherapy: an in vivo animal model experiment. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 253(11):1923-31, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26112674.
- Sagiv O, Rosen N, Priel A, Rosner M, Ben Simon GJ. Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) under local anesthesia. Harefuah 154(2):110-113, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25856864.
- Sagiv O, Fishelson-Arev T, Buckman G, Mathalone N, Wolfson J, Segev E, Peled R, Lavi I, Greyer O. Retinal nerve fibre layer thickness measurements by optical coherence tomography in patients with sleep apnoea syndrome. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 42(2):132-8, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 23777553.
- Moisseiev, E, Sagiv, O, Lazar, M. Intense exercise causing central retinal vein occlusion in a young patient. Case Reports in Ophthalmology 5(1):116-120, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24847256.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Avisar I, Sagiv O, Hamed-Azzam S, Daskin H, Azzam I, Cukierman-Yaffe T, Agmon-Levin N. Guidelines for new treatments for Thyroid Eye Disease. Israel Medical Association, 2022.
Other Articles
- Leshno A, Sachs D, Sagiv O A Unilateral Triangular Cataract in an Adult. JAMA Ophthalmol 136(10), 2018. PMID: 30326073.
- Sagiv, O, Stewart, J, Esmaeli, B Periocular Ecchymoses in Neuroblastoma Metastatic to the Orbit. Ophthalmology 125(7):983, 2018. PMID: 29935671.
- Thakar, S, Kandl, TJ, Sagiv, O, Tripathy, D, Tetzlaff, M, Kapur, SK, Myers, JN, Hwu, W, Jaber, BM, Esmaeli, B Desmoplastic melanoma of the periorbital region. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 34(2):e48-e52, 2018. PMID: 29194286.
- Sagiv, O, Thakar, S, Morrell, G, Tetzlaff, M, Esmaeli, B Rituximab Monotherapy Is Effective in Treating Orbital Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 34(1):e24-e27, 2018. PMID: 28863117.
- Thakar, S, Sagiv, O, Tetzlaff, M, El-Naggar, AK, Debnam, JM, Kandl, TJ, Esmaeli, B A 60-year-old woman with an asymptomatic left lacrimal gland mass found incidentally. Digit J Ophthalmol 23(4):27-29, 2017. PMID: 29403339.
- Sagiv O, Sachs D Rotation stability of a toric intraocular lens with a second capsular tension ring. J Cataract Refract Surg 41(5):1098-1099, 2015. PMID: 25937341.
- Sagiv, O, Piven, I, Rosner, M Conjunctival pyogenic granuloma associated with intravitreal bevacizumab injection. Retinal Cases and Brief Reports 7(3):291-293, 2013. PMID: 25391127.
Book Chapters
- Tse, DT, Kossler, AL, Feuer, WJ, Benedetto, P, Woo, KI, Sagiv, O, Han, J, Frank, SJ, Kim, YD, Esmaeli, B, Rose, GE, Gore, SK, Plowman, NP. Lacrimal gland carcinoma. In: Foundational Papers in Oculoplastics. Springer, 401-416, 2022.
- Sagiv O, Debnam JM, Esmaeli B. Lacrimal Gland Carcinoma: Primary. In: Atlas of Orbital Imaging, 2021.
- Sagiv O, Debnam JM, Esmaeli B. Orbital Extension of Tumors from the Paranasal Sinuses: Squamous Cell Carcinoma. In: Atlas of Orbital Imaging. Springer, Cham, 2021.
- Sagiv O, Debnam JM, Esmaeli B. Metastatic Orbital Lesions: Breast Cancer. In: Atlas of Orbital Imaging. Springer, Cham, 2021.
- Sagiv O, Debnam JM, Esmaeli B. Metastatic Orbital Lesions: Melanoma. In: Atlas of Orbital Imaging, 2021.
- Sagiv O, Debnam JM, Esmaeli B. Benign (Reactive) Lymphoid Hyperplasia and Lymphoma. In: Atlas of Orbital Imaging. Springer, Cham, 2021.
- Sagiv O, Debnam JM, Esmaeli B. Carcinoma Ex-Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Lacrimal Gland. In: Atlas of Orbital Imaging. Springer, Cham, 2021.
- Sagiv O, Debnam JM, Esmaeli B. Lacrimal Gland Prolapse and Dacryops. In: Atlas of Orbital Imaging. Springer, Cham, 2021.
- Sagiv O, Debnam JM, Esmaeli B. Differential Diagnosis of Malignant Tumors of the Lacrimal Sac. In: Differential Diagnosis of Malignant Tumors of the Lacrimal Sac. Springer, Cham, 2021.
- Sagiv O, Debnam JM, Esmaeli B. Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Lacrimal Gland. In: Atlas of Orbital Imaging. Springer, Cham, 2021.
- Sagiv O, Kandl T, Thakar S, Ding S, Esmaeli B. Eyelid Neoplasms: Evaluation and Management. In: Peyman's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology, 2019.
- Thuro B, Thakar S, Sagiv O, Kontoyiannis DP, Esmaeli B. Orbital Cellulitis in Cancer Patients. In: Orbital Cellulitis and Periorbital Infections, 2018.
- Sagiv O, Ben Simon GJ. Traumatic Optic Neuropathy. In: Orbital Fractures: Principles, Concepts & Management. Imaging Science Today, 2018.
- Esmaeli B, Sagiv O. Diagnosis and Management of Benign Orbital Tumors. In: Finger’s Essential Eye Cancer: Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Oncology. Kugler.
- Sagiv O, Jaber B, Esmaeli B. Targeted and Immune Therapy for Periocular and Orbital Malignancies. In: Orbit and Oculoplastics. Springer, 83-97.
- Sagiv O, Sa HS, Esmaeli B. Special Considerations for Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma. In: Basal Cell Carcinoma, Advances in Treatment and Research. Springer, Cham.
- Sagiv O, Ben Simon GJ, Greenberg G, Landau Prat D. Metastatic Orbital Lesions: Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer, and Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). In: Atlas of Orbital Imaging. Springer, Cham.
- Esmaeli B, Verdijk RM, Narsing R, Salomao DR, Sagiv O. Merkel Cell Carcinoma. In: Eye and Orbit Tumours, 5th ed. International Agency for Research on Cancer, W.H.O.
- Esmaeli B, Sagiv O. Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Effects on the Lacrimal System. In: Lacrimal Disorders: Medical and Surgical Management. Thieme Publishers.
- Esmaeli B, Sagiv O. Diagnosis and Management of Malignant Orbital Tumors. In: Finger’s Essential Eye Cancer: Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Oncology. Kugler.
- Sagiv O, Debnam JM, Esmaeli B. Recurrent Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Lacrimal Gland (RLGPA). In: Atlas of Orbital Imaging. Springer Cham.
- Sagiv O, Esmaeli B. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Eyelid and Conjunctival Malignancies. In: Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology, 3rd Edition (Volume 2: Eyelid and Conjunctival Tumors). Springer Nature.
Letters to the Editor
- Arnon R, Sagiv O. Response to Comment on: "Alpha-1 antagonist treatment for eyelid retraction in patients with thyroid eye disease - a prospective pilot study". Eye (Lond) 39: 801, 2025.
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2024. Update of treatment guidelines and new treatments for thyroid eye disease. Invited. Hadassah Women. Houston, Texas, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2024. Multidisciplinary approach to treatment in Ophthalmology. Invited. Houston, Texas, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. Management Strategies for Skull Base Tumor and Surgery Related Orbital Impairment. Invited. North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) 2025 annual meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2025. Management of inadvertent fat transfer to the orbit. Panelist. NASAOS case conference. Virtual, US.
- 2024. Management of Orbital Tumors: immunotherapy for orbital metastasis of cutaneous melanoma. Invited. AAO Annual meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2024. Immunotherapy without radiation therapy for the treatment of locally advanced orbital cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with perineural spread. Conference. ASOPRS annual fall meeting 2024. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2024. Management of a large optic nerve sheath meningioma. Conference. North American Society of Academic Orbital Surgeons Annual Meeting 2024. Denver, Colorado, US.
- 2024. Decompression of the Medial wall of the Orbit in Patient with Thyroid Eye Disease. Invited. NASBS 33rd Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2024. ENDOSCOPIC ENDONASAL TRANS-SEPTAL APPROACH FOR REMOVAL OF AN ORBITAL APEX CAVERNOUS VENOUS MALFORMATION. Conference. NASBS 33rd Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2023. Management of Orbital Tumors course. Invited. The American Academy of Ophthalmology. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Treatment with Alpha-1 Antagonists for Eyelid Retraction in Patients with Thyroid Eye Disease – A Prospective Pilot Study. Poster. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Different approaches for removing an orbital cavernous venous malformation. Invited. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2022. Management of lacrimal gland adenoid cystic carcinoma. Invited. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2022. Eyelid-Light Reflex in Patients with Unilateral Horner’s Syndrome. Poster. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2022. Immunotherapy for Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Perineural Invasion in the Orbit. Conference. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2021. Outcomes of Triamcinolone Assisted Anterior Vitrectomy for Cataract Surgeries Complicated with Vitreous Loss. Poster. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2021. Update on the treatment of malignant eyelid tumors. Invited. Brazilian Congress of Ophthalmology, Virtual. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2020. Change in Eyelid Position between Photopic and Scotopic Conditions Suggests an Eyelid-Light Reflex. Poster. American Academy of Opthalmology. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2020. Change in Eyelid Position between Photopic and Scotopic Conditions Suggests an Eyelid-Light Reflex. Poster. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2019. Orbital Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. Invited. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2019. Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma with perineural invasion to the orbit. Invited. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2019. Ocular Preservation with Neoadjuvant Vismodegib in Patients with Locally Advanced Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma. Invited. MD Anderson Orbital Oncology an Oncologic Oculofacial Plastic Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Approach Conference. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Solitary fibrous tumors of the orbit. Invited. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Oribital Ewing Sarcoma. Invited. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Evaluation of periocular ecchymosis. Invited. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Local Control Outcomes After Surgery and Frozen Section Margin Control in 99 Patients with Eyelid Sebaceous Carcinoma. Conference. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Local Control Outcomes After Surgery and Frozen Section Margin Control in 99 Patients with Eyelid Sebaceous Carcinoma. Conference. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Improving Patient Safety by Increasing Participation in Event Reporting Among Trainees at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Poster. Association of American Medical Colleges. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Printed Custom Implant for Orbital Roof Reconstruction After Resection of Cholesterol Granuloma of Orbit. Conference. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Severe Enophthalmos and Corneal Exposure after Maxillectomy. Conference. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2017. Targeting MEK in Patients with Erdheim-Chester Disease of Orbit and Ocular Adnexa. Conference. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2017. Papillary Thyroid Eye Disease as the Harbinger of Thyroid Carcinoma. Poster. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2017. Neoadjuvant use of Vismodegib for Locally Advanced Orbital and Periorbital Basal Cell Carcinoma. Conference. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2017. Immune Check Point Inhibitors for Patients with Orbital and Ocular Adnexal Melanoma. Conference. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2017. PD-L1 Expression in Sebaceous Carcinoma of Eyelid: Potential for Immune Checkpoint Blockade as a Treatment Strategy. Conference. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2017. Pathological Features and Clinical Course in Patients with Recurrent or Malignant Orbital Solitary Fibrous Tumor/Hemangiopericytoma. Poster. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2017. Desmoplastic Melanoma of the Periocular Region. Poster. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2017. PD-L1 Expression in Sebaceous Carcinoma of the Eyelid Implicates the Utility of Immune Checkpoint Blockade. Poster. The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2017. Clinical Outcomes and Histopathologic Features of Orbital Hemangiopericytoma/ Solitary fibrous Tumors. Poster. North American Skull Base Society. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2016. Eye-Preserving Surgery Followed by Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Lacrimal Gland Carcinoma: Outcomes in 37 Patients. Conference. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2013. Ahmed Glaucoma Valve versus Gold Micro Shunt (GMS) implants - Five years Results of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. Poster. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2009. 5837/A175 Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS). Conference. American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Haifa, IL.
International Presentations
- 2025. Potpourri II session. Panelist. North American Society of Academic Orbital Surgeons (NASAOS) annual meeting 2025. Philadelphia, US.
- 2025. Lessons Learned from lacrimal sac carcinoma surgeries. Conference. North American Society of Academic Orbital Surgeons (NASAOS) annual meeting 2025. Philadelphia, US.
- 2024. Non-surgical Management of Advanced Periocular Cancers. Invited. Tel Aviv University Continuing Medical Education in Ophthalmology. Virtual, IL.
- 2022. EYESIL Podcast treatment of TED. Invited. Israeli Medical Association. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2022. The role of thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) in evaluating Thyroid Eye Disease. Poster. The Israeli society for vision and eye research (ISVER). Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2022. The tobacco consumption effect on the clinical findings, treatment and prognosis of TED patients. Conference. The Israeli society for vision and eye research (ISVER). Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2021. Change in Eyelid Position between Photopic and Scotopic Conditions Suggests an Eyelid-Light Reflex. Conference. The Israeli society for vision and eye research (ISVER). Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2020. Immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced periocular squamous cell carcinoma. Invited. The 2020 World Ophthalmology Conference, Virtual. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2019. Wide local excision vs Mohs surgery in excision of basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid. Invited. The National Symposium of Controversies in Ophthalmology. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2019. High expression of PD-1 and PD-L1 in ocular adnexal sebaceous carcinoma. Poster. The Israeli society for vision and eye research (ISVER). Houston, US.
- 2019. Update of Eyelid Tumors: Vismodegib for locally advanced BCC and Immune checkpoint inhibitors for eyelid cancers. Invited. The Israel Ophthalmology Society Annual Conference. Houston, US.
- 2019. Update on Ocular Adnexal Sebaceous Carcinoma. Invited. The Tel Aviv University Richard Stein Update in Ophthalmology Seminar. Tel Hashomer, IL.
- 2018. Is there any change in the thickness of the outer macula after multiple intravitreal injections?. Conference. The Israeli society for vision and eye research (ISVER). Houston, US.
- 2017. Subcutaneous Tranexamic Acid in Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty: A Retrospective Randomized Pilot Study. June 2017. Conference. The Israel Ophthalmoligical Society. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2017. Sonic Hedgehog Inhibitors for Treatment of Locally Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma of Periocular Region. Conference. International society of ocular oncology (ISOO). Houston, US.
- 2016. Comparison of Lateral Orbital Decompression with and without Rim Repositioning in Thyroid Eye Disease. Conference. The Israeli microsurgical meeting. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2016. Outcome of patients treated with multiple intravitreal Bevacizumab injections for age related macular degeneration. Conference. The Israeli Ophthalmological Society. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2016. Advantages of a Multi-Disciplinary Clinic for the Treatment of Patients with Thyroid Eye Disease. Conference. The Israeli Ophthalmological Society. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2015. A Biological Tissue Adhesive and Dissolvent System for Intraocular Tumor Plaque Radiotherapy: an In-vivo Animal Model Experiment. Conference. The Israeli Society for Vision & Eye Research. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2015. Retinal imaging using spectrally resolved retinal angiography. Conference. The Israeli Society for Vision & Eye Research. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2015. Long-term ocular and systemic follow up of Young Patients with retinal vein occlusion. Conference. The Israeli Ophthalmological Society. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2015. The effect of orbital decompression on the characteristics and outcome of strabismus surgery in thyroid eye disease (TED) patients. Conference. The Israeli Ophthalmological Society. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2015. Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) under local anesthesia. Conference. The Israeli Ophthalmological Society. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2014. Comparison of Lateral Orbital Decompression with and without Rim Repositioning in Thyroid Eye Disease. Conference. The Israeli microsurgical meeting. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2014. Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy with hand-carved bone under Local Anesthesia Without Intravenous Sedation in Patients Without a Previously Failed Dacryocystorhinostomy. Conference. The Israeli microsurgical meeting. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2013. Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy under Local Anesthesia and Hand-Carved Bone. Poster. European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2013. Ahmed Glaucoma Valve versus Gold Micro Shunt implants – Five years Results of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. Conference. The Ophthalmic microsurgical Conference. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2013. Atypical case in a patient with childhood-onset SLE. Conference. The Israeli Ophthalmological Society. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2013. Characterizing The Choroidal Thickness In Different Retinal Diseases Using Enhanced Depth Imaging Optical Coherence Tomography (EDI-OCT). Conference. The Israeli Ophthalmological Society. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2012. Ahmed Glaucoma Valve versus Gold Micro Shunt implants – Five years Results of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. Conference. Tel Aviv, IL.
Formal Peers
- 2024. Immunotherapy for the treatment of orbital metastasis of cutaneous melanoma. Chicago, Ilenois, US.
- 2024. Eye-sparing surgery for advanced orbital Optic nerve sheath meningioma with intracranial extension. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Non-surgical management of periocular cutaneous melanoma in situ. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Invited Instructor at the American Society of Ophthalmic Trauma Wet Lab. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Update on new treatments and treatment guidelines for thyroid eye disease. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Management of Orbital Tumors: Management of orbital small lymphocytic lymphoma. San Francisco, CA, US.
- 2023. Update on Corneal Neurotization – a Novel Treatment for Neurotrophic Keratopathy. Eilat, IL.
- 2022. Updates on the treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2022. Management of Orbital Tumors: Management of lacrimal gland adenoid cystic carcinoma, Different approaches for removing an orbital cavernous venous malformation. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2021. Update on the treatment of malignant eyelid tumors. Virtual, BR.
- 2020. Update on the treatment of malignant eyelid tumors. Virtual.
- 2019. Wide local excision vs. Mohs surgery in excision of basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2019. Management of Orbital tumors: Orbital Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma with perineural invasion to the orbit. San Francisco, CA, US.
- 2019. Update on Eyelid Tumors: Vismodegib for locally advanced BCC and Immune checkpoint inhibitors for eyelid cancers. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2019. Update on Ocular Adnexal Sebaceous Carcinoma. Tel Hashomer, IL.
- 2019. Ocular Preservation with Neoadjuvant Vismodegib in Patients with Locally Advanced Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Management of Orbital tumors: Solitary fibrous tumors of the orbit, Orbital Ewing Sarcoma, Evaluation of periocular ecchymosis. Chicago, IL, US.
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