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Roxana Ursea, MD


Ophthalmologist
Director, Cornea and Refractive Surgery
University Physicians Healthcare

Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology and Vision Science
UA College of Medicine

Dr. Roxana Ursea is Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Division in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Arizona.

Education

After graduating from Medical School Summum Cum Laude in Bucharest, Romania, Dr. Roxana Ursea completed a residency in Internal Medicine. In 1990, she pursued further postgraduate training in United States with fellowships in vascular biology and high-frequency ultrasound ophthalmology at Cornell University Medical College. She completed her residency in ophthalmology at Cornell New York Presbyterian Hospital and University of Maryland in Baltimore. Dr.Ursea expanded her clinical expertise with specialized training in uveitis and ocular immunology at the National Eye Institute of NIH in Bethesda. Her main projects involved use of immunosuppressives and immunomodulators in the management of refractory and special cases of ocular inflammation, and she participated and designed protocols for clinical trials. She completed a second fellowship in cornea, external diseases and refractive surgery at University of California in San Diego.

Professional Affiliations and Interests

Dr. Ursea is the chairman of the American Society of Ophthalmic Ultrasound and immediate past chairman of the Ophthalmic Ultrasound section of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Her clinical interests include keratoconus, laser vision correction, challenging uveitis cases. Dr. Ursea’s research interests include exploring new applications of high frequency ultrasound and custom wavefront technology in refractive surgery, and new therapeutic modalities for anterior segment disorders.