Kristin S. Biggerstaff, M.D.

• Undergraduate Education: Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI
  B.S. in Chemistry (American Chemical Society Approved); 8/2000 – 5/2004
  Honors Thesis: Phthalocyanine Synthesis
• Medical Education: Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, CA;
  8/2004 – 5/2008
• Internship: California Pacific Medical Center, Dept of Internal Medicine
  San Francisco, CA; 7/2008 – 6/2009
• Residency: Henry Ford Hospital, Dept of Ophthalmology
  Detroit, MI; 7/2009 – 6/2012
• Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine, Glaucoma
  Houston, TX; 7/2012 – 7/2013

Academic Appointments

• Associate Professor Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine (2019 – 2021)
• Assistant Professor Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine (2014 – 2019)
• Clinical Instructor at Baylor College of Medicine (2013 – 2014)

Other Advanced Training/Experience

• Masters in Clinical Investigation: Baylor College of Medicine, Graduate School of
  Biomedical Sciences; 5/2017

Other Information

• Honors or Awards: 2019 Michael E. DeBakey VA Teaching Award in Ophthalmology
• Board Eligibility/Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology (2014 – current)
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Professional Societies:

• American Academy of Ophthalmology (2010 – current)
• American Glaucoma Society (2012 – current)
• Association of Veterans Affairs Ophthalmologists (2019 – current)
• Houston Ophthalmological Society (2020 – 2021)
• Elected Positions: Secretary, Association of Veterans Affairs Ophthalmologists (2020 –
  2021)

Invited Lectures, Presentations, Seminars

• Glaucoma, IOP Fluctuations and Sleep Apnea, Cullen Course 2017
• What You Need to Know About Glaucoma, VA Physician Assistants Conf 2017
• The Glaucoma Suspect, Cullen Course 2016
• Glaucoma Case Presentations, Cullen Course 2015
• Dealing with a Troublesome Filter: Late Onset Bleb Leaks, Cullen Course 2014
• Narrow Angle Management: Lens Extraction, Cullen Course 2014

Publications

• Full Papers in Peer Review Journals
  • Wendt S, Gordon A, Bhatnagar A, Orengo-Nania S,Biggerstaff K, Khandelwal S. Comparison of Five-Year Graft Survival After Keratoplasty in the Veteran Population. Eye Banking and Corneal Transplantation 2(3):p e0010, September 2023.  doi: 10.1097/ebct.0000000000000010.
  • Zafar S, Walder A, Virani S, Biggerstaff K, Orengo-Nania S, Chang J, Channa R. Systemic Adverse Events Among Patients WithDiabetes Treated With Intravitreal Anti–Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injections. JAMA Ophthalmol. Published online June 01, 2023. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.2098. 
  • Biggerstaff KS, White DL, Frankfort BJ, Richardson P, Orengo-Nania S, Garcia J, Chiao EY, Kramer JR. Gout and open-angle glaucoma risk in a veteran population. GraefesArch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov;259(11):3371-3379. doi: 10.1007/s00417-021-05273-2. Epub 2021 Jul 17. PMID: 34272610 
  • Campagna G, Chamberlain P, Orengo-Nania S, Biggerstaff K, Khandelwal SS. Ophthalmic Conditions Associated with Inpatient Falls among Veterans. Optom Vis Sci. 2018 Dec;95(12):1114-1119. PMID 30451809
    
  • Biggerstaff KS, Weijie V. Penetrating Keratoplasty and Glaucoma. Medscape. Aug 2018. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1208228-overview.
    
  • Biggerstaff KS, Lin A. Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Treatment and Management. Medscape. Oct 2018. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1206147-treatment.
    
  • Biggerstaff KS, Frankfort BJ, Orengo-Nania S, Garcia J, Chiao E, Kramer J, White D. Validity of Code Based Algorithms to Identify Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in Veterans Affairs Administrative Databases. Ophthalmic Epi. 2017;25(2):162-168.
    
  • Brunin G, Biggerstaff KS, Khandelwal S. Comparison of Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery to Manual Cataract Surgery by Surgeons-in-Training. Graefe’s Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmology. 2017 Apr;255(4):805-809.
    
  • Biggerstaff KS, Vincent RD, Lin AP, Orengo-Nania S, Frankfort BJ. Trabeculectomy Outcomes by Supervised Trainees in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. J Glaucoma. 2016 Aug;25(8):669-673. PMID 26950572
  • Schmidt CM, Sundararajan M, Biggerstaff KS, Orengo-Nania S, Coffee RE, Khandelwal SS. Indications and outcomes of resident-performed cataract surgery requiring return to the operating room. J Cataract and Refract Surg. 2016 Mar 42(3):385-91.
    
  • Brunin G, Khandelwal SS, Coffee RE, Biggerstaff KS. Outcomes of anterior chamber lenses placed by surgeons in training. J of Catract and Refract Surg. 2015 Oct 41(10):2102-6.
    
  • Narvaez J, Brucks M, Zimmerman G, Bacon G, Schmid K. Intraoperative Cyclorotation and Pupil Centroid Shift During LASIK and PRK. J Refract Surg. 2012;28:353-8.
    
  • Thill M, Strunnikova N, Berna M, Gordiyenko N, Schmid K, Thompson D, Csaky K. Late Outgrowth Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2008;49:2696-2708.
    
• Full Papers Without Peer Review
  • Biggerstaff KS, Lin A. Glaucoma and Quality of Life. International Ophthalmology Clinics. Summer 2018. 58(3):11-22.
• Abstracts (posters or oral presentations)
  • Campagna GA, Chamberlain PD, Orengo-Nania S, Biggerstaff KS, Khandelwal SS. Operating times in surgeons in training. ASCRS poster, Washington DC, May 5-9, 2018.
  • Campagna GA, Chamberlain PD, Orengo-Nania S, Biggerstaff KS, Khandelwal SS. Ophthalmic conditions associated with inpatient falls among veterans. ARVO poster, Baltimore, 2017.
  • Biggerstaff KS, Kramer J, Chiao E, Richardson P, Orengo-Nania S, Frankfort B, White D. Open angle glaucoma and uric acid levels in the veteran population. American Glaucoma Society Meeting poster, March 3, 2017.
  • Parker W, Biggerstaff KS, Khandelwal SS. Comparison of toric placement with Verion compared to standard marking. ASCRS poster, New Orleans 2016.
• Book Chapters
  • Biggerstaff K, Lin A. Glaucoma. Conn’s Current Therapy, 1st Ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier, c2015-2019. Chapter 5 Diseases of the Head and Neck: Glaucoma, p.321-324.

TEACHING INFORMATION

• Educational Leadership Roles
  • Michael E. DeBakey Glaucoma Fellowship Director (8/2013 – 12/2021)
  • Michael E. DeBakey Medical Student Eye Care Line Director (8/2013 – 12/2021)
  • Michael E. DeBakey Eye Care Line Research Director (8/2013 – 12/2021)