Dr. Kamran Riaz

Dr. Kamran Riaz is a Clinical Professor, the Thelma Gaylord Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology, and Vice-Chair for Clinical Research at the Dean McGee Eye Institute. His clinical and surgical practices focus on cornea, external disease, anterior segment, cataract, and refractive surgery. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Northwestern University, where he served as chief resident, and a fellowship in Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Since arriving at Dean McGee in 2019, he manages a spectrum of conditions with a focus on complications from cataract surgery, secondary IOL surgery, and complex corneal surgery. Dr. Riaz is passionate about resident and fellow education, especially in optics and refractive surgery. He has authored over 90 peer-reviewed publications and serves in several leadership roles, including on the ASCRS Young Eye Surgeon Clinical Committee and as Chair of the BCSC Optics textbook.

He has received numerous awards for his teaching and clinical work, including the Aesculapian Teaching Award and recognition as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. Dr. Riaz is fluent in Spanish, Urdu, Hindi, and Arabic.