Fatemeh Rajaii
Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

Dr. Fatemeh Rajaii

General Surgery
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Howard County Medical Pavilion
Columbia, MD 

Experienced in Benign Essential Blepharospasm
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Howard County Medical Pavilion
Columbia, MD 
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Fatemeh Rajaii, M.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Rajaii specializes in reconstructive and cosmetic eyelid, orbital and facial surgery. This includes the surgical treatment of eyelid malpositions, facial skin cancers, tear drainage issues, orbital tumors and Thyroid Eye Disease. She treats children and adults. Dr. Rajaii's research interests include the effects of eyelid surgery on ocular surface disease and visual function, oculoplastic surgical techniques and mechanisms underlying orbital disease. Dr. Rajaii received her M.D. and Ph.D. (neuroscience) degrees from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Mercy Medical Center prior to completing her ophthalmology residency at the Wilmer Eye Institute. She completed a fellowship in ophthalmic plastic, orbital and facial cosmetic surgery at the University of Michigan prior to joining the Wilmer faculty.

Dr. Rajaii is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. Her top areas of expertise are Orbital Cellulitis, Eyelid Drooping, Ptosis, and Periorbital Cellulitis.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 29 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ophthalmology, 2013
Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MI
Board Certifications
American Board Of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
University of Michigan Medical School, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2015
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Farsi
French
Gender
Female

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Locations

Howard County Medical Pavilion
Suite 310, Columbia, MD 21044
Call: 410-910-2330

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

An Open Label Trial of Celecoxib in the Treatment of Mild Thyroid Eye Disease
An Open Label Trial of Celecoxib in the Treatment of Mild Thyroid Eye Disease
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: July 31, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2

29 Total Publications

Comparison of management and characteristics of orbital and preseptal cellulitis in adult patients with and without diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study.
Comparison of management and characteristics of orbital and preseptal cellulitis in adult patients with and without diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study.
Journal: Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Published: July 30, 2025
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1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Maumenee Lobby, 
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Emily Li, M.D., is an oculoplastic and reconstructive surgeon at the Wilmer Eye Institute’s locations in Water’s Edge, White Marsh and Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Li specializes in functional and cosmetic surgeries of the eyelids, forehead and face. She also performs surgeries of the tear drainage system, surgeries in the eye socket and endoscopic procedures. She has experience treating patients of all ages, ranging from children to adult patients having oculoplastic surgery. After earning undergraduate and medical degrees from the eight-year combined baccalaureate-medical Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) at Brown University, Dr. Li completed ophthalmology residency training at Yale University. She subsequently underwent subspecialty training by completing the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) fellowship at the University of Washington. Dr. Li is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. Her top areas of expertise are Ptosis, Eyelid Drooping, Entropion, and Ectropion.

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