Name: Grace I. Abou Chacra
Titles: MD
Specialist in: Ophthalmic Surgery
Medical Education: Doctor of Medicine, American University of Beirut 1991-1995

Professional training:
• Internship in Internal Medicine: American University of Beirut Medical Center (July 95- June 96)
• Residency in Ophthalmology: American University of Beirut Medical Center (July 96- June 99)
• Fellowship in Corneal Diseases and Refractive Surgery: Houston Eye Associates (August 99- June 00)
• Fellowship in Glaucoma: University of Texas-Houston (Dec 00- Dec 01)

Professional title:
Clinical Associate, Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, October 2002- to date.

Certifications and Licensure:
• 1997 Certified Ophthalmologist, Lebanese Order of Physicians (file A 746/A).
• 1998 Certification Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).

Degrees and Honors
• 1987 French Baccalaureate
• 1990 Bachelor of Science in Biology (Dean's Honor List for Spring 1990)
• 1995 Medical Doctor Degree
• 1999 Ophthalmology Degree

Publications and Presentations:
• Hoffman K, Feldman R, Abou Chacra G, et al. Combined Cataract Extraction and Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Implant: Indications and Outcomes. Ophthalmology 109(10):1916-20, 2002.

• Nasr AM, Abou Chacra G. The use of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of orbital tumors. In Karcioglu ZA (ed): Orbital Tumors: diagnosis and treatment. New York: Springer, Inc; 2005

• Abou Chacra G, Nasr AM. Blepharoptosis: Classification and Management. Eye News, 2003.

• Younis M, Abou Chacra G, Dakroub R. Incidence of Ocular Infection Post Muscle Surgery (presented at the Pan Arab Congress of Ophthalmology, Egypt 1999).

• Abou Chacra G. The prostaglandin pool: which one to chose. Presented at the Ophthalmology and Visual Science 34th Annual Meeting, UT-Houston 2001.

• Abd-el-Baki Y, Abou Chacra G, Kibbi A. Keratosis Pilaris Mutilans: A Variant of Keratosis Pilaris Atrophicans (presented as a poster at the American Academy of Dermatology, 2003).