Roles
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
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Biography
Elena Bitrian, M.D., M.S., is a board certified adult and pediatric glaucoma specialist that has joined the faculty of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute as an associate professor of clinical ophthalmology, where she is an integral member of Bascom Palmer’s The Samuel & Ethel Balkan International Pediatric Glaucoma Center.
A scientific researcher with a focus on epidemiology of adult and pediatric glaucoma, as well as glaucoma surgical techniques, Dr. Bitrian also serves as the director of education at Bascom Palmer’s The Balkan Center and research co-director for the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network (CGRN).
Dr. Bitrian received her medical degree and two masters (hospital management and statistics in health sciences) from the University of Barcelona, Spain, and completed an ophthalmology residency at the Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, followed by three years of glaucoma fellowship at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Bitrian went on to complete a second ophthalmology residency at the University of Minnesota where she intensively trained in pediatric glaucoma under Dr. Alana Grajewski. In 2015 she joined the faculty at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota where she provided medical and surgical care for adult and pediatric patients with glaucoma.
Dr. Bitrian has received numerous awards including the Fundacion Caja Madrid Award, bestowed by the royal family of Spain for her research in medicine; the Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, the Teacher of the Year Award at Mayo Clinic, the Outstanding Course Director at Mayo Clinic, Mentoring for the Advancement of Physician Scientists and Education Scholar Career Development Award, among others.
She has delivered numerous national and international invited speeches in conferences, published peer review papers and book chapters. Dr. Bitrian is one of the editors of the books “Surgical Management of Childhood Glaucoma: Clinical Considerations and Techniques” and “Childhood Glaucoma; a Compendium”.
Dr. Bitrian is available for consultation on adult and pediatric glaucoma at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami. -
Education & Training
Education
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Research Interests
Epidemiology of adult and pediatric glaucoma, as well as glaucoma surgical techniques -
Publications
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