Dr. Assel Zhakayeva is an ophthalmologist at the Center for Children’s Emergency Medical Care in Almaty, specializing in emergency eye care for injuries, diseases of the lacrimal ducts, and eyelid pathologies in children and adults. She completed her medical degree in Pediatrics at Karaganda State Medical University, followed by retraining in anesthesiology, resuscitation, and ophthalmology. Her expertise includes post-traumatic reconstruction of the eye, strabismus correction, cataract surgery, and pediatric glaucoma surgery. She is a member of the Association of Ophthalmologists of Kazakhstan.
Mentor: Mary K. Daly, M.D., Ragnit and Walter J. Geeraets Professor, Chair of Ophthalmology, VCU School of Medicine