Shweta Chaudhary, MD

 

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Tamil

Specialty:

Ophthalmology
 

Location(s):

Provident Hospital Of Cook County, Blue Island Health Center, Professional Building
 

Department/Division:

Surgery
 

Faculty Rank:

Attending Physician and Director of Medical Student Education
 

Board Certification:

American Board of Ophthalmology
 

Medical Education:

Grant Medical College
 

Residency:

Cook County Health
 

Fellowship:

Corneal Neurobiology Research Fellowship
 

Clinical Expertise:

Anterior segment and cataract surgery
 

Publications:

1. Chaudhary S, Patrianakos T, Knepper P, Samples J, Giovingo M. The Effect of Various Mediums and Probe Angles on the Power Output of the Cyclo-G6 Glaucoma Laser System. Journal of Glaucoma, June 2019. 2. Chaudhary S, Haddadin R, Patrianakos T. Comparison of recurrence rate and treatment outcomes of primary pterygium excision with amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT), conjunctival autograft transplantation (CAT) and bare sclera techniques with/without use of intra-op MMC or pre-op 5-FU. (under submission) March 2019. 3. Co-authored a book chapter on cyclodestructive procedures in New Concepts in Glaucoma Surgery Series, by Ahmed Ike, Samples John R, Springer publications, Jan 2019 (under review). 4. Chaudhary S, Patrianakos T, Knepper P, Samples J, Giovingo M. The Effect of Various Mediums and Probe Angles on the Power Output of the Cyclo-G6 Glaucoma Laser System. Journal of Glaucoma, June 2018 (under revision). 5. Tibrewal S, Sarkar J, Gandhi S, Sonawane S, Chaudhary S, Ivanir Y, Hallak J, Newcomb M, Jain S. Tear Fluid Extracellular DNA: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications in Dry Eye Disease. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Dec 11. 6. Sarkar J, Chaudhary S, Ganesh B, Jassim H. S, Tibrewal S, Gandhi S, Ozturk O, Jain S. CD11b+GR1+ Myeloid Cells Promote Trigeminal Ganglion Neurite Growth: Implications for Corneal Nerve Regeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci., 2013 Aug 13. 7. Sonawane S, Khanolkar V, Chaudhary S, Gandhi S, Tibrewal S, Shaheen B, Hallak J, Horner J, Newcomb M, Sarkar J, Jain S. Ocular Surface Extracellular DNA and Nuclease Activity Imbalance: A New Paradigm for Inflammation in Dry Eye Disease. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci., 2012 Nov 20. 8. Namavari A, Chaudhary S, Ozturk O, Chang JH, Yco L, Sonawane S, Katam N, Khanolkar V, Hallak J, Sarkar J, Jain S. Semaphorin 7a links nerve regeneration and inflammation in the cornea. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Jul 9. 9. Chaudhary S, Namavari A, Yco L, Chang JH, Sonawane S, Khanolkar V, Sarkar J, Jain S. Neurotrophins and Nerve Regeneration-Associated Genes are expressed in the Cornea after Lamellar Flap Surgery. Cornea. 2012 Jun 5. 10. Sarkar J, Chaudhary S, Namavari A, Ozturk O, Chang JH, Yco L, Jain S. Corneal neurotoxicity due to topical benzalkonium chloride. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Apr 6. 11. Chaudhary S, Chang JH, Yco L, Sonawane S, Khanolkar V, Yue BY, Sarkar J, Jain S. Cyclosporine immunomodulation retards regeneration of surgically transected corneal nerves. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Feb 13. 12. Namavari A, Chaudhary S, Sarkar J, Yco L, Patel K, Han KY, Yue BY, Chang JH, Jain S. In vivo serial imaging of regenerating corneal nerves after surgical transection in transgenic thy1-YFP mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Oct 11. SUBMITTED ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS 1. Chaudhary S, Presentation on Ocular Trauma and its management at Chicago Medical Society Occupational medicine seminar, December, 2022 1. Chaudhary S, Presentation on Management of Complex cataracts at Chicago Ophthalmic Society meeting, April 2019. 1. Chaudhary S, Application of In-Vitro Compartmental Culture model to study Corneal Nerve regeneration, Ophthalmology Grand rounds, University of Illinois at Chicago, Jan 2013. 2. Namavari A, Sarkar J, Chaudhary S, Ozturk O, Yco L, Sonawane S, Khanolkar V, Katam N, Hallak J, Jain S. Corneal Reinnervation Following Surgical Transection. ARVO, May 2012. 3. Sarkar J, Chaudhary S, Namavari A, Ozturk O, Yco L, Sonawane S, Khanolkar V, Batta P, Hallak J, Jain S. Topical Benzalkonium Chloride Treatment Causes Corneal Neurotoxicity. ARVO, May 2012. 4. Namavari A, Chaudhary S, Sarkar J, Yco L, Ke Ma, Jain S. Nerve Regeneration in Murine Cornea. ARVO, May 2011. 5. Chaudhary S, Namavari A, Sarkar J, Yco L, Bakir M, Jain S. Topical Cyclosporine Effect On Corneal Nerve Regeneration. ARVO, May 2011 (Hot Topic). 6. Sarkar J, Namavari A, Chaudhary S, Yco L, Jain S. Corneal Axonopathy Is Associated With Benzalkonium Chloride (BAK)-Induced Dry Eye Disease (DED). ARVO, May 2011. 7. Yco L, Chaudhary S, Sarkar J, Jain S. Proteomic Analysis Of Murine Corneas During Nerve Regeneration. ARVO, May 2011. 8. Chaudhary S, Namavari A, Sarkar J, Yco L, Jain S Nerve Regeneration Associated Gene Sprr1a is Expressed in the Cornea and Trigeminal Ganglion after Lamellar Flap Surgery. ARVO, May 2010. 9. Kim D, Chang JH, Chaudhary S, Kyu Han, Azar DT, Alkali Burn Model of Diminished Corneal Neovascularization and Lymphangiogenesis in bFGF Knockout Mice. ARVO,May 2010.
 

Research Interests:

Corneal neurobiology and corneal neuroregeneration: Anterior segment, cataract and dry eye