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Dr. Gibran Khurshid, MD
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Surgeons from the USA, Europe, and Asia have all traveled to UF to have me train them on this challenging surgical procedure. Furthermore, I have delivered many hands-on surgical courses and given multiple invited lectures in Poland, Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom to share and teach my expertise.
Ivanhoe
As depicted to the right, my accomplishments in the field of artificial vision were covered in Delta airlines inflight magazine. This magazine is available on Delta airlines’ domestic and international flights. For my achievements in artificial vision and my other accomplishments, I was awarded “Best Doctors in America Award” in 2019.
University of Florida, College of Medicine
For patients with eye cancer, University of Florida Health ophthalmology specialist Gibran S. Khurshid, M.D., is sowing seeds of hope.
In Khurshid’s case, those seeds are tiny particles of radioactive iodine. Attached to a gold implant about the size of a contact lens, the “seeds” deliver tightly focused radiation to eye cancer, oruveal melanoma. Khurshid, an associate professor in the UF College of Medicine’s department of ophthalmology, began doing the procedures earlier this year.
Vision Monday
For patients with eye cancer, University of Florida Health ophthalmology specialist Gibran S. Khurshid, MD, is sowing seeds of hope. In Khurshid’s case, those seeds are tiny particles of radioactive iodine. Attached to a gold implant about the size of a contact lens, the “seeds” deliver tightly focused radiation to eye cancer, oruveal melanoma, according to an announcement issued by the University. Khurshid, an associate professor in the UF College of Medicine’s department of ophthalmology, began doing the procedures earlier this year. The implant, known as a radioactive iodine plaque, is sewn onto the surface of the eye. It stays there for four days, delivering precise doses of radiation to the cancer.
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