Dr. Kristin Biggerstaff
Location
About Me
Kristin Biggerstaff is a fellowship-trained ophthalmologist specializing in cataract and glaucoma treatment and surgery. She is a board certified ophthalmologist and a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Glaucoma Society.
Dr. Biggerstaff completed her glaucoma fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and worked there for 9 years, finishing her last few years as an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology. Her research focuses on glaucoma and cataract outcomes, and she has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on these topics.
Training

Masters in Clinical Investigation
2017Baylor College of Medicine
Masters / PhD
Glaucoma
2013Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship
Ophthalmology
2012Henry Ford Hospital
ResidencyInternal Medicine
2009California Pacific Medical Center
Residency
Medical Education
2008Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Medical School
B.S. in Chemistry
2004Andrews University
Undergraduate
Awards & Honors
Michael E. DeBakey VA Teaching Award in Ophthalmology
2019Veterans Affairs
Publications & Press
Comparison of Five-Year Graft Survival After Keratoplasty in the Veteran Population
Eye Banking and Corneal Transplantation•2023Systemic Adverse Events Among Patients With Diabetes Treated With Intravitreal Anti–Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injections
JAMA Ophthalmology•2023Gout and open-angle glaucoma risk in a veteran population
Graefes Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology•2021Validity of Code Based Algorithms to Identify Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in Veterans Affairs Administrative Databases
Ophthalmic Epidemiology•2017Trabeculectomy Outcomes by Supervised Trainees in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Journal of Glaucoma•2016
Certifications & Licensure
- Licensed In
- KS
- License Numbers
- 04-45289


