Dr. Shahzad Mian

Biography

Shahzad Mian serves as the Chair Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. He has held the position of vice chair for clinical sciences and learning since 2019 and is the ambulatory care clinical chief of the University of Michigan Medical Group. Dr. Mian earned his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in 1996 and completed his residency at Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University in 2000. He then completed a fellowship in cornea refractive surgery at Harvard Medical School's Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in 2002. He joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 2002 and has been promoted to associate professor in 2010. His research focuses on the role of lasers in corneal transplantation and keratoplasty techniques, as well as clinical studies in refractive surgery. Dr. Mian has received several awards including the Bergstrom Teaching Award and the Anthony Adamis Award for Outstanding Research. He is actively involved in the American Academy of Ophthalmology and currently serves as the cornea editor for Ophthalmic News Education Network.

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