Dr. Sarwat Salim has joined the department of ophthalmology at UT Medical Group, Inc. as a specialist in glaucoma.

Salim comes to Memphis from Yale University, where she was assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology and visual science. She is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has an interest in novel medical and surgical therapies for early detection and treatment of glaucoma.

She graduated summa cum laude from the accelerated combined B.A./M.D. program of the City and State University of New York and completed her residency in ophthalmology at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, where she was selected by her peers and the faculty to be the administrative chief resident. She later completed a glaucoma fellowship at the Yale University School of Medicine. Salim has served on the faculty at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, and Yale University School of Medicine. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American College of Surgeons, and American Glaucoma Society. Currently, she serves as an assistant professor of ophthalmology on the UT Health Science Center (UTHSC) faculty.

She joins a strong glaucoma team headed by internationally-known glaucoma specialist Dr. Peter A. Netland. The team also includes Dr. Elliott M. Kanner, who joined UTMG last year after completing a fellowship under the Netland’s direction.

“The recruitment of Dr. Kanner, and more recently, Dr. Salim, to the Glaucoma Service expands and strengthens our ability to care for glaucoma patients in Memphis and the Mid-South,” says Netland. “We are also able to increase our efforts in both teaching and research, which will benefit other physicians caring for patients with glaucoma.”

Salim, Netland, and Kanner care for patients at UTMG offices at the Hamilton Eye Institute, located at 930 Madison Avenue. To make an appointment, call 901-448-6650.

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