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Beeran B. Meghpara, MD

Co-Director, Refractive Surgery Department

Subspecialty: Cornea, Refractive Surgery

Areas of Interest

  • Cataract surgery
  • Corneal transplantation (PKP, DSEK, DMEK DALK)
  • Dry eye
  • Fuch’s dystrophy and other corneal dystrophies
  • Keratoconus
  • Ocular surface disease
  • Refractive surgery (LASIK, PRK)

Biography

Beeran B. Meghpara, MD is a fellowship-trained ophthalmologist who specializes in cornea, cataract, and laser refractive surgery. He has extensive experience with advanced technology intraocular lens implants that correct astigmatism and presbyopia. He performs all forms of corneal transplantation, including partial thickness DSAEK and DALK. He also specializes in bladeless customized LASIK and phakic intraocular lens surgery. As an anterior segment specialist, Dr. Meghpara also treats corneal infections, ocular surface diseases such as dry eye, and glaucoma.

After earning his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Meghpara went on to graduate from the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine, where he was selected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He then completed his ophthalmology residency at the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. After residency, Dr. Meghpara completed a fellowship in cornea, refractive surgery, and external disease at the University of Colorado.

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Credentials

Board Certification
American Board of Ophthalmology – 2014

Academic Affiliation
Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Education

  • Fellowship:  University of Colorado – 2014
  • Residency:  Baylor College of Medicine – 2013
  • Medical School:  University of Illinois College of Medicine – 2009
  • Undergraduate:  University of Illinois at Chicago – 2005

 

Honors and Awards

“Top Doctors” Philadelphia magazine, 2021-2024

Language Spoken

English

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