Sepideh Tara Rousta M.D. completed her fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology
at the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia (CHOP). She was awarded the
prestigious Heed Fellowship Award, given to only two ophthalmology fellows
in the country each year. Her training at CHOP was under Richard Hertle,
M.D., who established the center for research in pediatric ophthalmology at
the National Institute of Health.
Prior to her fellowship, Dr. Rousta completed her residency in ophthalmology
at the University of Pennsylvania/Scheie Eye Institute, where she was the
Chief Resident. Her medical degree is from SUNY/Stony Brook, where she was
elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical national honor society. At
Georgetown University, she received awards in creative writing while
completing her pre-medical studies. She was granted her B.A. magna cum
laude, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Rousta has co-authored articles in major ophthalmic journals. She has
presented her research on eye movement disorders at the national meeting of
the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Along with a team
of experts, she gives a course on complex pediatric orbital and strabismus
issues at the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting. She has
published an article of proper vision screening in children in the journal
Contemporary Pediatrics.
Dr, Rousta is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a full
member of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and
Strabismus. She is on staff at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and
Saint Peter’s University Hospital.
As the mother of two active boys, Dr. Rousta enjoys exchanging parenting tips with other families.