{"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":"2026-11-11T18:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T00:42:40","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=\"2022\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26np215_171-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7815\" alt=\"26np215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26np215_171-scaled.jpg 2022w, https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26np215_171-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26np215_171-809x1024.jpg 809w, https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26np215_171-768x972.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26np215_171-1213x1536.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26np215_171-1618x2048.jpg 1618w, https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26np215_171-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26np215_171-1920x2430.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/familyeyephysicians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26np215_171-1024x1296.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2022px) 100vw, 2022px\" \/>\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><strong>Board-Certified Ophthalmologist &amp; Oculoplastic Surgeon<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cd387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82cd387\" 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 highly-skilled, board-certified ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon whose comprehensive training and clinical expertise span general eye care, cataract surgery, and advanced oculoplastic and lacrimal\/orbital surgery. She combines a deep commitment to patient-centered care with a refined surgical precision that delivers both functional and aesthetic outcomes.<\/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>After graduating magna cum laude in Biology from the Plan II Honors Program at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Ahmed earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.She completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Florida, where she served as Chief Resident.Building on her leadership and clinical acumen, she pursued a fellowship in oculoplastics and lacrimal\/orbital diseases, mentored by Dr. David Kostick at Florida Eye Specialists in Jacksonville.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Throughout her practice, Dr. Ahmed has developed extensive surgical experience\u2014performing thousands of procedures that address everything from routine cataract removal to complex reconstructive eyelid and orbital cases.\u00a0 Outside the operating room, Dr. Ahmed is committed to staying on the leading edge of her field\u2014regularly updating her skills and incorporating state-of-the-art technologies into her practice. 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