Education & Training

Medical School

Al-Arab Medical University

Residency

Ophthalmology

  • Temple University Hospital

Internal Medicine

  • Temple University Hospital

Fellowship

Vitreo - Retinal Disease

  • University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston

Boards

American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Ophthalmology

Insurances

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Academic Information

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Research Interests

  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Age related macular degeneration
  • Retinal detachment
  • Epiretinal membranes and macular holes

Areas of Expertise

  • Vitreoretinal ophthalmology

Publications

Articles in peer-reviewed journals

  • Amram A, Makkouk F, Elkeeb A. Venous Omega Loops in Diabetic Retinopathy. Ophthalmology Retina. Feb 2018 
  • Amram, A, Kellogg C, Elkeeb A. Nonhereditary Idiopathic Foveal retinoschisis associated with New-Onset Proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Retina cases and brief reports. November 2017
  • Coca M, Makkouk F, Picciani R, Godley B, Elkeeb A. Chronic Traumatic Giant Macular Hole Repair with Autologous Platelets. Muacevic A, Adler JR, eds. Cureus. 2017;9(1):e955. doi:10.7759/cureus.955.
  • Coca M, Morgan M, Gupta P, Elkeeb A, Lee A: Bilateral posterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with the use of Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, June 2016
  • Davis, A; Elkeeb,A, Vizzeri, G, Godley, BF: Utilization of Portable Radios to Improve Ophthalmology Clinic Efficiency in an Academic Setting- J Med Syst. 2016 Mar;40(3):64. doi: 10.1007/s10916-015-0417-x. Epub 2015 Dec 2
  • Tofigh, S; Shortridge, E; Elkeeb, A; Godley: BF, Effectiveness of a Smartphone Application for Testing New Visual acuity; online publication 24 July 2015; doi: 10.1038/eye.2015.138
  • Nordgren, R; Elkeeb,A; Godley, BF, Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatment in the Age of Molecular Medicine, World. Jour. Ophthal., 2014
  • Coca M, Tofigh S, Elkeeb A, Godley BF: Optic Pit Maculopathy Recurring in the Absence of Vitreous Gel. JAMA Ophthalmology 2014

Abstracts

  • Elkeeb A; Godley BF, Kraft E, Zhao Z; Bio-engineered model eye for in-vitro drug permeation using photokinetic delivery.  ARVO 2014
  • Makkouk F, Elkeeb A; Relationship of Retinal Tear Location and Incidence of Epiretinal Membrane Formation. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2017;58(8):3702