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Ahmad Al-Moujahed, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology (Research/Clinical Trials)
BioDr. Ahmad Al-Moujahed is a board-certified, fellowship-trained ophthalmologist with Stanford Health Care. He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Al-Moujahed specializes in caring for retinal and macular diseases, as well as inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs), a group of genetic diseases that cause vision loss. He also specializes in vitreoretinal surgery to treat a range of diseases that affect vision. He is one of the only ophthalmologists in the nation with dedicated vitreoretinal surgery and IRD training and expertise. He is committed to providing compassionate care that improves eye health, vision, and quality of life.
As a physician-scientist, Dr. Al-Moujahed’s research focuses on investigating the origins of IRDs and developing novel treatments for these conditions. He is also involved in clinical trials exploring innovative experimental treatments for IRDs.
He is also deeply interested in the intersection of ophthalmology, public health, and global health. He has contributed to the development of educational programs for medical students and vision care initiatives in Syria and Lebanon, with the goal of expanding access to eye care in underserved communities.
Dr. Al-Moujahed has published his research in peer-reviewed journals, including Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Experimental Eye Research, Stem Cell Research, Scientific Reports, and American Journal of Ophthalmology. He has also published in Ophthalmology Retina; British Journal of Ophthalmology; European Journal of Ophthalmology; Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina; and the International Journal of Retina and Vitreous.
He has also presented at several national conferences, including meetings of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, American Society of Retina Specialists, American Academy of Ophthalmology, and Retina Society.
Dr. Al-Moujahed is a member of the American Society of Retina Specialists, American Academy of Ophthalmology, and Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. He is also a member of the Syrian American Medical Society and serves on its Education and Ophthalmology Committee. -
Deborah Alcorn, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emerita
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsGene linkage - tuberous sclerosis; stabismus and, molteno implants; congenital stationary night blindness
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Tayyeba K. Ali, MD
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
BioTayyeba K. Ali, MD, a Board Certified ophthalmologist, specializes in complex corneal disease and uveitis. She sees patients at Palo Alto Medical Foundation / Sutter Health in Sunnyvale, CA. Dr. Ali also works as a medical specialist on contract for Google.
Prior to completing two fellowships in cornea, external disease, refractive surgery and uveitis at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, ranked #1 eye hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, Dr. Ali finished her ophthalmology residency at the Jones Eye Institute / UAMS. She earned her medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine and completed her undergraduate training in English literature and creative writing from Agnes Scott College.
Dr. Ali has received many academic and teaching awards including the Bascom Palmer Fellow of the Year Award and the Jone’s Eye Dean’s Faculty Award. She has delivered dozens of lectures on the national and international level and published numerous meeting abstracts and peer-reviewed journal articles.
As a second generation American, Tayyeba finds herself dwelling on migrant and refugee stories, their need for ethnic and religious identity, and the repercussions of these journeys. She is keenly interested in international medicine, resident education, health technology and taking a closer look at the moral crossroads we face in healthcare. She is the Associated Director for Pegasus Physician Writers at Stanford as well as the Senior Fiction Editor for the medical literary magazine, The Pegasus Review; she has a particular affinity for colons (grammatically, not anatomically, speaking) and semicolons.