Dr. Brian K. Armstrong

Dr. Brian K. Armstrong, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Armstrong was an Assistant Chief of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Washington, DC and Maryland, US.

Dr. Armstrong received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, US. He completed his residency in Ophthalmology in the Vanderbilt Eye Institute at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, US. He completed his fellowship in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery in Cole Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, US.

He is a member of many professional organizations. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, as well as a member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the International Society of Refractive Surgery. He was honored by the International Society of Refractive Surgery for his contributions as a young investigator to academic ophthalmology and refractive surgery.

He specializes in cataract surgery, corneal transplantations, ocular surface disease and refractive surgery, including LASIK, PRK and intraocular lens based solutions. Dr. Armstrong has performed thousands of eye surgeries, including corneal transplantations, cataract surgeries and refractive eye surgeries.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 2002 - 2006: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, NASHVILLE, TN, US. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 2010 - 2011: CLEVELAND CLINIC, CLEVELAND, OHIO, US. Fellow, Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery, Cole Eye Institute
• 2007 - 2010: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, NASHVILLE, TN, US. Resident, Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt Eye Institute
• 2006 - 2007: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, NASHVILLE, TN, US. Intern, Internal Medicine

WORK EXPERIENCES

2011 - 2014: MID-ATLANTIC KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, WASHINGTON DC AND MARYLAND, US. Assistant Chief, Department of Ophthalmology

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Awarded the Richard C. Troutman Award & Lecture, International Society of Refractive Surgery, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2014
• Awarded Super Doctors Rising Stars, Washington DC, Baltimore & Northern Virginia, 2013
• Chief Resident, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, 2009 to 2010
• Received Veterans Administration Resident Award of Excellence in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 2009 to 2010
• Award for Rabb Venable Research Competition/Talk, Scientific Assembly of the National Medical Association, Ophthalmology Section, July 2009
• The J. Donald M. Gass Award in Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, May 2006
• Retina Research Foundation Travel Grant & Joseph M. & Eula C. Lawrence Award, The ARVO Foundation for Eye Research, May 2006
• Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Member of American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• Member of European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
• Member of International Society of Refractive Surgery