Dr. Dalia Girgis is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and specializes in comprehensive ophthalmology. Dr. Girgis focuses on the management and treatment of dry eyes and blepharitis, cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal diseases. She has a passion to help patients obtain their best vision possible with cataract surgery using premium technology, including advanced intraocular lenses. Her goal is to provide each patient with personalized care and a customized treatment plan specific to their needs.
Dr. Girgis attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she earned a Bachelors of Science degree. She received her doctoral degree in microbiology from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans in 2004. She continued her education and received her Doctorate of Medicine in 2008 from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where she was elected to the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha. After completing an internship in internal medicine at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida, Dr. Girgis completed her ophthalmology residency at University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was elected chief resident. She served as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Wisconsin-Madison for two years, during which time she trained medical students and ophthalmology residents. Prior to founding Insight Eye Institute, Dr. Girgis has practiced comprehensive ophthalmology in Fort Lauderdale since relocating to South Florida in 2014. She has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. In addition, Dr. Girgis maintains active local memberships in the Broward County Medical Association, Caducean Society, and Broward County Ophthalmological Society.
Education
Awards
Memberships
Publications
Louisiana State University, Bachelor of Science (Major: Microbiology, Minor: Psychology, Cum Laude)
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Master of Science (Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology)
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Doctor of Philosophy (Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology)
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Internship, Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ophthalmology Residency and Chief Resident, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Dean's Honors List (LSU)
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
Tri-Beta National Biological Honor Society
Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society
Sophomore Honors Distinction (LSU Honors College)
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Louisiana State University Board of Regents Award for Academic Excellence
Louisiana State University Honors College Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Louisiana Board of Regents Fellowship Award for Graduate Students
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges (Outstanding Merit)
University of Miami Medical School Trustee Scholarship
Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students
Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
Co-Intern of the Year, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Preliminary Intern of the Year, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Caducean Society of Greater Fort Lauderdale
Broward County Medical Association
Broward County Ophthalmological Society
UW Ophthalmology Alumni Association
Articles
Azari AA, Kanavi MR, Girgis D, Saipe N, Potter HD, Albert DM. Amyloid Deposits in Temporal Artery
Mimicking Temporal Arteritis in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131:1488.
Girgis DO, Karp CL, Miller D. Ocular Infections due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Update on Epidemiology
and Management. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2012; 40:467-7.
Girgis D, Burkat C. Breast carcinoma metastatic to the orbit. EyeWiki, the Eye Encyclopedia written by Eye
Physicians & Surgeons. May 14, 2011. Available at:
http://eyewiki.aao.org/Breast_Carcinoma_Metastatic_to_the_Orbit
Ohnsman C, Ritterband D, O’Brien T, Girgis D, Kabat A. Comparison of Azithromycin and Moxifloxacin against
Bacterial Isolates Causing Conjunctivitis. Curr Med Res Opin. 2007; 23:2241-2249.
Girgis DO, Sloop GD, Reed JM, O’Callaghan RJ. Effects of Toxin Production in a Murine Model of
Staphylococcus aureus Keratitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005; 46:2064-2070.
Girgis DO, Reed JM, Monds KS, Dajcs JJ, Marquart ME, Thibodeaux BA, O’Callaghan RJ. Pathogenesis of
Staphylococcus in the Rabbit Anterior Chamber. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005; 46:1371-1378.
Reed JM, O’Callaghan RJ, Girgis DO, McCormick CC, Caballero AR, Marquart ME. Ocular Virulence of Capsule-
Deficient Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Rabbit Keratitis Model. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005; 46:604-608.
Girgis DO, Sloop GD, Reed JM, O’Callaghan RJ. A New Topical Model of Staphylococcus Corneal Infection in the
Mouse. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2003; 44:1591-1597.
Girgis DO, Dajcs JJ, O’Callaghan RJ. Phospholipase A2 Activity in Normal and Staphylococcus aureus-Infected
Rabbit Eyes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2003; 44:197-202.
Dajcs JJ, Thibodeaux BA, Girgis DO, Shaffer MD, Delvisco SM, O’Callaghan RJ. Immunity to Lysostaphin and its
Therapeutic Value for Ocular MRSA Infections in the Rabbit. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2002; 43:3712-3716.
Moreau JM, Conerly LL, Hume EB, Dajcs JJ, Girgis DO, Cannon BM, Thibodeaux BA, Stroman DW, O’Callaghan
RJ. Effectiveness of Mupirocin and Polymyxin B on Experimental Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, and Serratia marcescens Keratitis. Cornea 2002; 21:807-811.
Dajcs JJ, Thibodeaux BA, Girgis DO, O’Callaghan RJ. Corneal Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus in an
Experimental Model of Keratitis. DNA Cell Biol. 2002; 21:375-382.
Dajcs JJ, Moreau JM, Stroman DW, Schlech BA, Ke TL, Thibodeaux BA, Girgis DO, Caballero AR, O'Callaghan
RJ. The Effectiveness of Tobramycin and Ocuflox in a Prophylaxis Model of Staphylococcus Keratitis. Curr Eye
Res. 2001; 23:60-63.
Moreau JM, Girgis DO, Hume EB, Dajcs JJ, Austin MS, O'Callaghan RJ. Phospholipase A2 in Rabbit Tears: A Host
Defense against Staphylococcus aureus. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2001; 42:2347-2354.
Chapters in Books
Miller D, Girgis D, Karp C, Alfonso E. “New aspects in diagnosis and therapy of mycobacterial keratitis” in:
Corneal Disease: Recent Developments in Diagnosis and Therapy. T. Reinhard and F. Larkin, Eds. Berlin: Springer
Publishing, 2013, pp 1-18.
Abstracts
Girgis DO, Karp CL, Miller D. Update on Clinical Outcomes of Ocular Infections due to Nontuberculous
Mycobacteria. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 2009.
Girgis DO, Valdes A, Miller D, Alfonso E. Secretory Phospholipase A2 Content of Tears in Patients with Keratitis.
ARVO. Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 2008.
Marquart ME, Reed JM, O’Callaghan RJ, Girgis DO, McCormick CC, Caballero AR. Corneal virulence of non-
capsular Streptococcus pneumoniae. Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group. New Orleans, LA, October
2004.
Girgis DO, Sloop GD, Reed JM, O’Callaghan RJ. Staphylococcus aureus Keratitis: Effects of Bacterial Toxin
Production in Young and Aged Mice. ARVO. Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 2004.
Marquart ME, Caballero AR, Dajcs JJ, Girgis DO, Thibodeaux BA, O’Callaghan RJ. Enhancement of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa Protease IV and Pyoverdine Production. Pseudomonas 2003. Quebec City, Quebec, September 2003.
Girgis DO, Sloop GD, Reed JM, O’Callaghan RJ. Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus Keratitis in the Mouse.
VII International Symposium of Ocular Inflammation. Padova, Italy, May 2003.
Dajcs JJ, Thibodeaux BA, Girgis DO, Caballero AR, Marquart ME, Sloop GD, O’Callaghan RJ. Corneal
Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus Gamma-toxin. VII International Symposium of Ocular Inflammation.
Padova, Italy, May 2003.
Girgis DO, Sloop GD, Reed JM, O’Callaghan RJ. Susceptibility of Aged Mice to Staphylococcus aureus Keratitis.
ARVO. Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 2003.
Dajcs JJ, Girgis DO, Thibodeaux BA, Sloop GD, Marquart ME, Caballero AR, O’Callaghan RJ. Corneal
Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus Gamma-toxin. ARVO. Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 2003.
Thibodeaux BA, Dajcs JJ, Caballero AR, Marquart ME, Girgis DO, O’Callaghan RJ. The Effectiveness of
Moxifloxacin for Gram-Negative Bacterial Keratitis. ARVO. Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 2003.
O’Callaghan RJ, Girgis DO, Dajcs JJ. Defense Against Bacterial Keratitis. XV ICER Meeting. Geneva, Switzerland,
October 2002.
Girgis DO, Dajcs JJ, O’Callaghan RJ. Phospholipase A2 Activity in Normal and Staphylococcus aureus-Infected
Rabbit Eyes. ARVO. Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 2002.
O’Callaghan RJ, Dajcs JJ, Austin MS, Thibodeaux BA, Girgis DO, Traidej M, Stroman D. Effectiveness of
Moxifloxacin and Quixin in a Rabbit Model of Staphylococcus Keratitis. Ocular Microbiology and Immunology
Group. New Orleans, LA, November 2001.
Dajcs JJ, Austin MS, Girgis DO, Thibodeaux BA, O’Callaghan RJ. The Corneal Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus
aureus Strain Newman: A Prototype Alpha-Toxin-Deficient Strain. Molecular Pathogenesis of Infectious and
Inflammatory Eye Research Conference. Oklahoma City, OK, October 2001.
O'Callaghan RJ, Dajcs JJ, Moreau JM, Austin MS, Girgis DO, Thibodeaux BA. Lysostaphin: an enzymatic therapy
of Staphylococcus aureus ocular infection. Annual Meeting of the South Central Branch of the American Society of
Microbiology. Baton Rouge, LA, October 2001.
Girgis DO, Moreau JM, Dajcs JJ, Austin MS, Marquart ME, O’Callaghan RJ. Phospholipase A2 in Rabbit Tears is a
Host Defense against Staphylococcus aureus. ARVO. Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 2001.
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