Surendra Basti, MD
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Specialist in refractive, corneal and cataract surgery
Professor of ophthalmology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Dr. Basti graduated from medical school in Mangalore, India, in 1988 and practiced for five years on the faculty of the L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, India, as a fellowship-trained cornea and refractive surgeon. In 1998, he immigrated to the United States and completed internship training followed by ophthalmology residency in the Department of Ophthalmology at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, where he graduated in July 2003. He completed a one-year fellowship in refractive, corneal and cataract surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. In 2004, Dr. Basti joined the full time faculty in the Department of Ophthalmology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Dr. Basti has been performing laser refractive surgery since 1996 and has authored 85 articles in peer-reviewed ophthalmology journals. He has researched extensively and has considerable experience in treating patients with recent state-of-the-art refractive technology such as IntraLase® femtosecond laser and Wavefront-guided custom laser. At annual meetings of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, his work in the field of LASIK has received best paper awards, and he has taught practicing surgeons from all over the world how to perform LASIK with femtosecond laser as well as how to manage complex situations related to LASIK surgery. Every year since 2007, Dr. Basti has been named to the list of the “Best Doctors in America.” In 2008, he received the Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and in 2015, he was selected to receive the Senior Achievement Award. Dr. Basti’s academic profile is cited in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, a publication of prominent and accomplished medical professionals from Marquis Who’s Who, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc., New Providence, New Jersey. |