Silvia Orengo-Nania

Silvia Orengo-Nania, M.D.

Professor, Glaucoma and Cataract Specialist

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Positions

Professor, Glaucoma and Cataract Specialist: Department of Ophthalmology
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Houston, Texas, United States

Eye Care Line Executive: Eye Care Line
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Currently employeed

Addresses

Jamail Specialty Care Center - Alkek Eye Center (Clinic): 1977 Butler Blvd.
3rd Floor
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-6100

Education

Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital: 07/1992 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Glaucoma and Cataracts

Residency at ��Ƶ of Medicine: 07/1991 - Houston, Texas, United States; Ophthalmology

MD from ��Ƶ of Medicine: 07/1987 - Houston, Texas, United States

BA from Rice University: 05/1983 - Houston, Texas, United States; Biochemistry

Certifications

Board Certified: (01/01/2013 - 12/30/2022); American Board of Ophthalmology

Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management: Rice University

Honors & Awards

Senior Achievement Award: American Academy of Ophthalmology (09/2012)

Master Clinician Award: Highest award for a clinician at ��Ƶ of Medicine; ��Ƶ of Medicine

Women in Excellence Award: ��Ƶ of Medicine

Professional Interests

Medical and Surgical Management of Glaucoma
Glaucoma Surgeries, including trabeculectomy, aqueous tube shunt surgery, iStent, no stitch cataract surgery with premium IOL for astigmatism, laser procedures for glaucoma

Professional Statement

Silvia Orengo-Nania, M.D. is a full tenured professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Cullen Eye institute at ��Ƶ of Medicine Alkek Eye Center. She is also the Eye Care Line Executive at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affair Medical Center. She graduated Magnum Cum Laude from Rice University with a degree in Biochemistry. She attended ��Ƶ of Medicine for medical school and continued there for her residency in Ophthalmology. She completed her glaucoma fellowship at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. She has been on staff at the Alkek Eye Center for 25 years. Her interests include medical, laser and surgical management of glaucoma and cataracts in adults. She has won several awards including the Dan B. Jones Teaching Award, the Senior Achievement award for the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Director’s Award for Professional Leadership at the Michael E. DeBakey VAMC. She has been on the Best Doctors in America list for many years. Dr. Orengo-Nania has participated and continues to participate in clinical trials and research to improve glaucoma care. Her mission statement, which is the foundation of everything she does, is -- Compassion, Excellence and Integrity.

Websites

Ophthalmology

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Selected Publications

Lin AP, Orengo-Nania S, Braun UK. " " Geriatrics. 2009 Jul ; 64 (7) : 20-8.
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McKinley SH, Singh R, Chang PT, Gross RL, Orengo-Nania S. " " J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Apr ; 25 (2) : 153-7.
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Barnebey HS, Orengo-Nania S, Flowers BE, Samples J, Mallick S, Landry TA, Bergamini MV. " " Am. J. Ophthalmol.. 2005 Jul ; 140 (1) : 41281.
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Bell NP, Orengo-Nania S, Pietz K, Gross RL. " " J. Glaucoma. 2004 Oct ; 13 (5) : 365-70.
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Hussein MA, Paysse EA, Bell NP, Coats DK, Brady McCreery KM, Koch DD, Orengo-Nania S, Baskin D, Wilhelmus KR. " " Am. J. Ophthalmol.. 2004 Nov ; 138 (5) : 744-8.
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Beck RW, Smith CH, Gal RL, Xing D, Bhatti MT, Brodsky MC, Buckley EG, Chrousos GA, Corbett J, Eggenberger E, Goodwin JA, Katz B, Kaufman DI, Keltner JL, Kupersmith MJ, Miller NR, Moke PS, Nazarian S, Orengo-Nania S, Savino PJ, Shults WT, Trobe JD, Wall M. " " Arch. Neurol.. 2004 Sep ; 61 (9) : 1386-9.
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Beck RW, Gal RL, Bhatti MT, Brodsky MC, Buckley EG, Chrousos GA, Corbett J, Eggenberger E, Goodwin JA, Katz B, Kaufman DI, Keltner JL, Kupersmith MJ, Miller NR, Moke PS, Nazarian S, Orengo-Nania S, Savino PJ, Shults WT, Smith CH, Trobe JD, Wall M, Xing D. " " Am. J. Ophthalmol.. 2004 Jan ; 137 (1) : 77-83.
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Beck RW, Trobe JD, Moke PS, Gal RL, Xing D, Bhatti MT, Brodsky MC, Buckley EG, Chrousos GA, Corbett J, Eggenberger E, Goodwin JA, Katz B, Kaufman DI, Keltner JL, Kupersmith MJ, Miller NR, Nazarian S, Orengo-Nania S, Savino PJ, Shults WT, Smith CH, Wall M. " " Arch. Ophthalmol.. 2003 Jul ; 121 (7) : 944-9.
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Pelton RW, Lee AG, Orengo-Nania SD, Patrinely JR. " " Am. J. Ophthalmol.. 1999 Feb ; 127 (2) : 229-30.
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Manni G, Denis P, Chew P, Sharpe ED, Orengo-Nania S, Coote MA, Laganovska G, Volksone L, Zeyen T, Filatori I, James J, Aung T. " " J. Glaucoma. ; 18 (4) : 293-300.
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