Dr. Rony R. Sayegh

Dr. Rony R. Sayegh, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Sayegh was an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital's Eye Institute of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Sayegh received his medical degree from the American University in Beirut. He completed his residency at the University of Maryland and his fellowship at Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

He is a recognized expert in dry eye and the keratoprosthesis surgery, he has trained many students and residents in the field and is the author of numerous scientific publications and book chapters in some of the most prominent ophthalmology textbooks.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 2001 - 2005: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT FACULTY OF MEDICINE, BEIRUT, LEBANON
• 2007 - 2008: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY/SINAI HOSPITAL, BALTIMORE, MD, USA. Intern
• 2008 - 2011: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, BALTIMORE, MD, USA. Resident, Ophthalmology
• 2011 - 2013: MASSACHUSETTS EYE ＆ EAR INFIRMARY, BOSTON, MA, USA. Fellow, Cornea & Refractive Surgery
• 2005 - 2007: THE SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE MASSACHUSETTS EYE ＆ EAR INFIRMARY, BOSTON, MA, USA. Research Fellow

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2014 - 2018: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, CLEVELAND, OH, US. Assistant Professor
• 2013 - 2018: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS EYE INSTITUTE, CLEVELAND, OH, USA, Staff, Ophthalmologist

Achievements & Career Highlights

• First to describe neuromodulation for the treatment of Ocular Neuropathic Pain
• Part of the Dry Eye Assessment and Management (DREAM) study group
• Extensively researched and described the optics of the Boston Keratoprosthesis
• Team Ophthalmologist, Cleveland Browns Football Team
• Associate Medical Director, Eversight Ohio
• University Hospitals Eye Institute Innovation Award, 2015
• Co-Chief Resident, University of Maryland Ophthalmology Residency, 2010
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Student Research Fellowship, Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship, 2004
• Member of American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Member with Thesis, Cornea Society
• Member of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology