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Kamel Itani, M.D.

Kamel Itani, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Ophthalmology

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  • Education
    Medical School
    American University - Beirut (1982)
    Internship
    American University Medical Center (1983), Internal Medicine
    Residency
    American University Medical Center (1986), Ophthalmology
    Fellowship
    University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (1987), Standardized Ophthalmic Echography
    Fellowship
    University of Michigan Medical School (1989), Eye Plastic, Orbital, & Reconstructive Surgery
    Residency
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (1993), Ophthalmology
  • Publications
    Periocular Reconstruction Utilizing the Integra Dermal Regeneration Template
    Dallalzadeh LO, Bennett AL, Kislevitz M, Tenzel PA, Mancini R, Itani K, Thornton JF Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery 2025
    Facial Asymmetry in Children With Unilateral Congenital Ptosis
    Tenzel PA, Brown K, Zhou B, Itani KM, Mancini R Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery 2022 Sep 38 483-489
    Review of Eyelid Reconstruction Techniques after Mohs Surgery
    Patel SY, Itani K Seminars in Plastic Surgery 2018 May 32 95-102
    Dissecting lipid metabolism in meibomian glands of humans and mice: An integrative study reveals a network of metabolic reactions not duplicated in other tissues
    Butovich IA, McMahon A, Wojtowicz JC, Lin F, Mancini R, Itani K Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids 2016 Jun 1861 538-553
    Floppy eyelid syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea
    Sobti D, Itani K, Merritt J, Mancini R 2015 Jul 17-28
    Time-dependent degenerative transformations in the lipidome of chalazia
    Wojtowicz JC, Butovich IA, McMahon A, Hogan RN, Itani KM, Mancini R, Molai M, Linsenbardt E Experimental Eye Research 2014 Oct 127 261-269
    A novel de novo KIF21A mutation in a patient with congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles and möbius syndrome
    Ali Z, Xing C, Anwar D, Itani KM, Weakley DR, Gong X, Pascual JM, Mootha V Molecular Vision 2014 Mar 20 368-375
    Mohs micrographic surgery of the eyelid: An overview of anatomy, pathophysiology, and reconstruction options
    Harvey DT, Taylor RS, Itani KM, Loewinger RJ Dermatologic Surgery 2013 May 39 673-697
    A systematic review of comparison of upper eyelid involutional ptosis repair techniques: Efficacy and complication rates
    Chang S, Lehrman C, Itani K, Rohrich RJ Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2012 Jan 129 149-157
    Blepharoptosis and external ophthalmoplegia associated with long-term antiretroviral therapy
    Dinges WL, Witherspoon SR, Itani KM, Garg A, Peterson DM Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008 Sep 47 845-852
  • Honors & Awards
    • Texas Monthly Magazine
      Super Doctors (2014)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Academy of Ophthalmology
    • American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    • Dallas County Medical Society
    • Texas Medical Association