Get to know Ophthalmologist Dr. Baseer Ahmad, who serves patients in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Recognized as a top ophthalmologist, Dr. Ahmad sees adolescents and adults at the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is subspecialized in retinal diseases and surgery including treatments for conditions such as: retinal detachments and tears, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular disorders, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, ocular injuries involving the retina and vitreous, vitreoretinal complications of cataract surgery, and secondary intraocular lens implantation. The Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute features leading research and advanced patient care, making it the focus of vision care in southeastern Wisconsin. As an academic medical center, it is also a center of educational leadership in the region. Dr. Ahmad’s educational background is non-traditional, having graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, summa cum laude, with a degree in electrical engineering. He then worked for several years as an engineer, but eventually pursued a career in medicine. He completed medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, followed by a residency in ophthalmology at the prestigious Cole Eye Institute of the Cleveland Clinic. Given an interest in providing care for complex pathologies, he then completed a fellowship in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery at The Retina Institute of St. Louis. Following fellowship. Dr. Ahmad returned to his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio and led the busy retina service as its primary surgeon in the Department of Ophthalmology at University Hospitals / Case Western Reserve University. O