Dr. Abdelaziz

Musa Abdelaziz, MD joined RCT in October 2020. Dr. Abdelaziz is a board certified, fellowship trained in both vitreoretinal surgery and ocular oncology. With his surgical expertise, he is highly skilled at performing the latest surgical techniques for the treatment of uveal melanomas, repair of retinal detachments, epiretinal membranes (macular puckers), macular holes, diabetic tractional detachments, and many other vitreoretinal diseases. Dr. Abdelaziz also specializes in the medical treatment of age related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, vascular occlusions, uveitis, and all other medical diseases of the retina.

Dr. Abdelaziz grew up in a small village in Palestine before moving to the US. After finishing high school in South Florida, he went on to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis Magna Cum Laude with a Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry major. He then completed medical school at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He then went on to complete his ophthalmology residency at Case Western University, where he was appointed as Chief Resident by his peers and his mentors. During residency, he was awarded the Exemplary Resident Award, the Top OKAP Award, Clinical Research of the Year Award and was also the EyeWiki Award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He then completed a surgical retina fellowship at Georgetown University and Retina Group of Washington. Dr. Abdelaziz then went on to complete an ocular oncology fellowship at University of California in San Francisco. After completing all his training, he decided to move closer to family in Texas and joined the Retina Center of Texas. Dr. Abdelaziz has contributed to the field by co-authoring several journal articles, contributing to book chapters and presenting at national meetings. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Texas Medical Association, Tarrant County Medical Association, and American Society of Retina Specialists.

On a personal note, Dr. Abdelaziz likes to spend his free time with family, exploring the outdoors, playing soccer, traveling and cooking.

Dr. Abdelaziz is available for appointments in our Southlake, Fort Worth, Plano and Dallas location.




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