Tessnim R. Ahmad, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
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Locations and Contact
Ernest E. Tschannen Eye Institute
UC Davis Health Eye Center, Ernest E. Tschannen Eye Institute
4860 Y St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
UC Davis Medical Group - Roseville
UC Davis Medical Group - Roseville
1620 East Roseville Parkway
Roseville, CA 95661
Phone: 916-783-7109
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Philosophy of Care
Dr. Ahmad’s philosophy of care is to combine professionalism and efficiency with genuine compassion for each patient. She believes excellent care means not only offering the highest standard of surgical and clinical expertise, but also taking time to listen, educate, and support patients in making informed decisions about their eye health. She is committed to patient safety, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice, and strives to deliver care that is both thorough and thoughtful. Above all, patients and their families should feel confident in the care they receive.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Ahmad is a glaucoma specialist with expertise in managing both early and advanced disease, as well as the full spectrum of cataract and glaucoma surgery. She is particularly interested in optimizing clinical workflows to improve access and reduce wait times for patients, while also eliminating unnecessary screening and testing. She is committed to adopting the latest surgical techniques to ease recovery after surgery.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Ahmad received her medical degree with honors, her general surgery internship, and her residency training in ophthalmology from the University of California, San Francisco. During this time, she served on multiple hospital committees focused on patient safety and quality improvement. Dr. Ahmad is widely published, with more than 40 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, focusing particularly on socioeconomic issues in health. She has extensive experience in teaching and peer review, serving as a reviewer for nationally-recognized journals.
Undergraduate School
B.S., Psychology, Weber State University, Ogden UT 2011
Medical School
M.D., Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2020
Internship
General Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2020-2021
Residency
Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2021-2024
Fellowship
Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Division, University of California, Davis, Sacramento CA 2024-2025
Top Fellow Research Presentation, University of California, Davis 2025,
Top 10 Paper Presentation, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2023,
Best Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, 2023,
Knights Templar Eye Foundation Travel Grant, 2022,
Ahmad TR, Lindquist KJ, Oatts JT, de Alba Campomanes AG, Kersten RC, Chan DK, Indaram M. Probing versus Primary Nasal Endoscopy for the Treatment of Congenital Dacryocystoceles. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2024.
Mahmud H, Ahmad TR, Pasricha ND, Parikh N, Ramanathan S. Integrating Internship into Ophthalmology Residency: Assessment of a National Survey and Structured Microsurgical Curriculum. J Acad Ophthal, 2024.
Ahmad TR, Situ WA, Chan NT, Keenan J, Stewart JM. Ultra-widefield Imaging as a Teleophthalmology Screening Tool for Ocular Pathology. Clinical Ophthalmology, 2023.
Carvajal N, Lopez JA, Ahmad TR, Padmanabhan S, Seitzman G, Ramanathan S. Health Disparity Curricula for Ophthalmology Residents: Current Landscape, Barriers, and Needs. J Acad Ophthal, 2023.
Ahmad TR, de Alba Campomanes A. Pediatric Cataract: Disparately Blinding Globally and in the United States. J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil, 2023.
Ahmad TR, Pekmezci M, Bloomer MM, Grenert JP, Afshar AR.- Next-generation Sequencing of a Large Uveal Melanoma with Whole Genome Doubling and a PBRM1 Mutation. Am J Ophthal Case Rep, 2023 May 27;31:101861. PMID: 37293395.
Ahmad TR, Ashraf DC, Kellman PJ, Krasne S, Ramanathan S. Training Visual Pattern Recognition in Ophthalmology using a Perceptual and Adaptive Learning Module. Can J Ophthalmol, 2023 Mar 15:S0008-4182(23)00035-2. PMID: 36933567.
Ahmad TR, Kong AW, Turner ML, Barnett J, Kaur G, O'Brien KS, Pasricha ND, Indaram M. Socioeconomic Correlates of Keratoconus Severity and Progression. Cornea. 2023 Jan 1;42(1):60-65. PMID: 35184126.
Ahmad TR, Ahmad M, Kersten R. Orbital Rhabdomyosarcoma with Unusual Histopathology in a Young Adult. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2022 Jun 01; 140(6):e221844. PMID: 35708615.
Ahmad TR, Martinez MC, Tahir S, Nyong'o OL. Patching for Amblyopia: A Novel Occlusion Dose Monitor for Glasses Wearers to Track Adherence. J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil. 2022 Apr-Jun; 72(2):69-76. PMID: 35104201.