Whitsett Vision Group, Cataract, Refractive, and Cornea; Cornea Surgeon, Director of Research, Clinical Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
What industry trends are catching your attention right now?
The use of AI for screening, diagnosing, and helping with treatments, and the future of diagnostic devices that will increase with earlier diagnosis and treatments becoming available.
What is a little-known fact about you?
I am a Palestinian-American, Muslim immigrant woman. My parents immigrated to the United States when I was nine years old. I witnessed my parents restart their careers, struggle and make many sacrifices to ensure I had a good education. Those experiences are the driving force of why I strive to do the best I can in my work, and to treat everyone with compassion.
If you weren’t an ophthalmologist, what would you be doing instead?
At this point, I can’t imagine doing anything else because I truly love the field and impact we have on patients – as well as all the technological advances. If I had to pick, however, I would probably be a teacher.
