{"id":308,"date":"2023-09-13T12:28:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T12:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rambunctiousfy.wpengine.com\/?post_type=our_doctors&#038;p=308"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:08:25","slug":"wassia-khaja-ahmed-md","status":"publish","type":"eye-doctors-chicago","link":"https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/es\/eye-doctors-chicago\/wassia-khaja-ahmed-md\/","title":{"rendered":"WASSIA KHAJA AHMED, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"308\" class=\"elementor elementor-308\" data-elementor-post-type=\"eye-doctors-chicago\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379b992 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"379b992\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d3231a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d3231a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a471561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a471561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ahmed-e1777486099860.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-309\" alt=\"Portrait of Dr. Ahmed.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ahmed-e1777486099860.webp 412w, https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ahmed-e1777486099860-300x254.webp 300w, https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ahmed-e1777486099860-14x12.webp 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7537ea9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7537ea9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba8ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ba8ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WASSIA KHAJA AHMED, MD<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade9d1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ade9d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Wassia Khaja Ahmed is a board certified ophthalmologist, specializing in general ophthalmology, cataract surgery, and\u00a0<strong>oculoplastic surgery<\/strong>. She completed her undergraduate training at the University of Texas- Austin in Plan II Honors program and Biology where she graduated magna cum laude.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d8331 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09d8331\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee8fb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ee8fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She subsequently pursued her medical degree at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas followed by a residency in ophthalmology at University of Florida. While at the University of Florida she was appointed Chief Resident in Ophthalmology and her clinical, surgical, and research interests in oculoplastics led her to a fellowship in oculoplastics and lacrimal\/orbital diseases under the guidance of Dr. David Kostick at Florida Eye Specialists in Jacksonville. Dr. Khaja has been in practice for over 5 years and had performed over 4000 surgeries.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Chicago Ophthalmology Society. 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