Haumith R. Khan-Farooqi, MD

Ophthalmologist located in Austin, TX​​​​​​​

Haumith R. Khan-Farooqi, MD, is an AUPO fellowship-trained ophthalmologist with expertise in cornea and refractive surgery. He treats a broad range of ocular conditions, including cataracts, glaucoma, pterygium, corneal ulcers, ocular surface tumors, corneal trauma, and many others. He has a passion for managing complex corneal infections and reducing the need for glasses through cataract surgery and PRK/LASEK. Dr. Khan-Farooqi also frequently manages and performs corneal transplants (e.g., PKP/full-thickness, DMEK/partial thickness, and keratoprosthesis).

Dr. Khan-Farooqi grew up in Stockton, California, and attended college at UCLA, where he double-majored in neuroscience and psychobiology. After graduation, he spent two years as a research assistant in the Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Lab at UCLA, where he co-authored several papers on brain tumor immunotherapy. Dr. Khan-Farooqi went on to earn his medical degree in 2010 and completed an internship in internal medicine in 2011 at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He graduated from medical school with Distinction in Research for his work on adjuvants for use in anti-tumor immunotherapy. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Tulane University in 2014, earning the departmental research award for work on a novel source of limbal stem cells for two consecutive years. Dr. Khan-Farooqi then continued his medical training with a clinical fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at the Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology/Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

Upon graduating from Harvard in 2015, he came directly to Austin to practice at Eye Physicians, where he now maintains a full-time clinical practice. Given his academic roots, he continues to pursue his lifelong goal of academic medicine through teaching. As affiliate faculty with UT Dell Medical School, he serves as a mentor to medical students and ophthalmology residents who rotate through his clinic as part of their curriculum.

In his free time, Dr. Khan-Farooqi enjoys spending time with his wife and two young children, reading extensively about college sports (you might catch him at a UT game, but please remember he is a die-hard UCLA fan), and traveling.