Javaneh Abbasian, MD
Areas of expertise: Pediatric glaucoma, Pediatric cataracts, Strabismus, Pediatric ophthalmology
Locations: Main Building, Middleman Family Pavilion, Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, Specialty Care, King of Prussia, Specialty Care & Surgery Center, Bucks County
About Javaneh Abbasian, MD
Dr. Javaneh Abbasian is an adult and pediatric ophthalmologist whose areas of expertise include glaucoma and cataracts in both children and adults.
Dr. Abbasian received her Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology from Northwestern University and her MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary at UIC, where she also served as Chief Medical Resident in 2011. She further specialized with a fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in 2012 and a fellowship in Glaucoma at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary at UIC from 2020 to 2022.
Dr. Abbasian most recently held academic positions at the University of Illinois Chicago as Clinical Associate Professor and at Northwestern Medicine as a lecturer in the Department of Ophthalmology. Since 2019, she has served as the Chief of Ophthalmology at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, where she focused on resident cataract teaching and adult glaucoma care while trying to improve the operations of the eye service.
Dr. Abbasian's diverse publications have spanned topics in pediatric ophthalmology; most recently she focused on the novel use of topical netarsudil in pediatric glaucomas. She has an interest in holistic care for families of children with pediatric glaucoma and started a 501c(3) non-profit called the Midwest Center for Childhood Glaucoma and Cataracts in 2018 to meet some of the non-medical needs of her patients. She hopes to bring her experiences and expertise to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and to Scheie Eye institute to equip pediatric glaucoma patients and their families with the supports that are unique to their needs. Dr. Abbasian loves the outdoors and is excited to be reuinted with Wissahickon State park, where she spent many weekends years ago and now can't wait to bring her husband and three children.
Titles
Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania
Awards and Honors
2024 Golden Apple Award for Teacher of the Year
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Illinois at Chicago
2024 Surgical Teacher of the Year for 2023-2024 Academic Year
Department of Ophthalmology
Northwestern University, Chicago IL
2014 Golden Apple Award for Teacher of the Year
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2006 AMA-Medical Student Immunology Categorical Award, AMA-MSS Interim Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
2006 The McLaughlin Award from the Institute of Human Infections and Immunity Best Oral Presentation in Immunology and Infectious Disease, National Student Research Forum, Galveston, TX
2006 1st place winner: Medical Student Research Forum, University of Illinois College of Medicine, MD Category
2004, James Scholar, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Leadership and Memberships
Chief of Ophthalmology 2018-2024; Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BA in Molecular and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Graduate Degree
MD - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Residency
Ophthalmology - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fellowship
Pediatric Ophthalmology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia