Bita Esmaeli, MD
About Dr. Bita Esmaeli
Bita Esmaeli, MD, FACS, is a leading ophthalmic plastic and orbital surgeon who is internationally renowned for her clinical and academic expertise in oncology. Over a career spanning 3 decades, her practice has focused on the surgical treatment of orbital tumors, lacrimal gland carcinomas, eyelid cancers, melanomas of the eyelid and conjunctiva, and reconstructive surgery in the periocular region.
Dr. Esmaeli served as a tenured Professor of Ophthalmology at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston from 1998 to 2024, where she was also Chief of the Section of Ophthalmology from 1998 to 2004 and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Fellowship Program Director from 2001 to 2024. She now has a private practice in Houston open to new and existing patients.
Clinical Interests
- Eyelid Cancers
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- Basal cell carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Sebaceous cell carcinoma
- Melanoma
- Orbital Tumors
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- Lymphoma
- Lacrimal gland adenoid cystic carcinoma
- Pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland
- Other orbital tumors
- Conjunctival Cancers
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- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Melanoma
- Nevus
- Lymphoma
Accepted Insurance Plans
- BCBS Blue Choice-Hlth Select
- Blue Advantage HMO
- Blue Advantage HMO Plus
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage HMO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage PPO
- Blue Essentials
- Medicare
Credentials
- Chicago Medical School @ Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine
- University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center
- University of Toronto
- Houston Methodist Hospital
- Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Academic Institute
- Houston Methodist
Languages
- English