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Sara Tullis Wester, MD, FACS

Healthcare Professional
Associate Professor
Division of Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
900 Northwest 17th Street, Floor 4
Miami, Florida, United States

Sara Tullis Wester is an Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology in the Division of Ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. She is specialized in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery and her areas of expertise include oculofacial plastic surgery, thyroid eye disease, reconstructive surgery, orbital surgery, ophthalmic oncology, orbital oncology, aesthetic and cosmetic treatments (surgical and non-surgical facial rejuvenation).

Dr. Wester received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School followed by an internship in internal medicine, residency in ophthalmology from the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital. She also received a fellowship in oculoplastics from Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and is board certified in Ophthalmology from the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Representative Publications:

The Effect of Prostaglandin Analogue Bimatoprost on Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy

Optic Neuropathy Associated With the Use of Over-The-Counter Sexual Enhancement Supplements

RNA-Sequencing Gene Expression Profiling of Orbital Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Population Implicate HOX Genes and WNT Signaling Dysregulation in the Pathogenesis of Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy

Thyroid Eye Disease With Choroidal Folds

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