Fatemeh Rajaii, MD, PhD

Fatemeh Rajaii is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive eyelid, orbital, and facial surgery. This includes the surgical treatment of eyelid malpositions, facial skin cancers, tear drainage issues, orbital tumors, and Graves’ disease. Dr. Rajaii received her MD and PhD (neuroscience) degrees from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Mercy Medical Center before completing her ophthalmology residency at the Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Rajaii completed a fellowship in ophthalmic plastic, orbital, and facial cosmetic surgery at the University of Michigan before joining the Wilmer faculty.

Dr. Fatemeh Rajaii’s research interests include the effects of eyelid surgery on ocular surface disease and visual function, oculoplastic surgical techniques, and mechanisms underlying orbital disease.

Representative Publications:

Current Understanding of the Progression and Management of Thyroid Associated Orbitopathy: A Systematic Review

Cytokines Are Both Villains and Potential Therapeutic Targets in Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy: From Bench to Bedside

Practice Patterns in Orbital Decompression Surgery Among American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Members

Bicanalicular Intubation With the Kaneka Lacriflow for Proximal Lacrimal Drainage System Stenosis