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Navdeep Nijhawan

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Assistant Clinical ProfessorSurgeryMcMaster University

52 publications.

01

THRIVE A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Study of Veligrotug for Active Thyroid Eye Disease

Yen MT, Cockerham K, Saeed P, Leibowitz S, Mudumbai RC, Schittkowski MP, Lee V, Abrams J, Turbin RE, Pío-Rendón JB

Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.)20264 citations
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2026.04.022
02

Periocular Aging Across Populations and Esthetic Considerations: A Narrative Review

Tao BK, Butt FR, Dhivagaran T, Balas M, Nijhawan N, Nassrallah G, Hussain A, Ing EB

Journal of Clinical Medicine202515 citations
DOI: 10.3390/jcm14020535
03

Ectropion Repair Techniques and the Role of Adjunctive Superotemporal Skin Transposition for Tarsal Ectropion

Tao BK, Dhivagaran T, Butt FR, Balas M, Hussain A, Nijhawan N, Nassrallah G, Ing E

Journal of Clinical Medicine20257 citations
DOI: 10.3390/jcm14030827
04

OR31-04 Efficacy and Safety of Veligrotug (VRDN-001), a Full Antagonist Monoclonal Antibody to IGF-1 Receptor, in Active Thyroid Eye Disease (TED): THRIVE Phase 3 Topline Results

Mudumbai R, Leibowitz S, T. YM, Cockerham K, Abrams J, Turbin RE, Nijhawan N, Zhang-Nunes S, Kossler A, Michalsky C

Journal of the Endocrine Society20251 citations
DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvaf149.2237
05

Prevalence of phantom eye syndrome following eye removal: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tao BK, Naveed F, Al-Burak SA, Lim K, Vosoughi AR, Chang K, El-Hadad C, Nassrallah G, Hussain A, Arthurs B

Orbit20251 citations
DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2025.2546549
06

Geospatial analysis of accessibility to oculofacial plastic surgery in the United States: Driving distance and sociodemographic disparities

Nguyen AX, Chow DR, Hébert M, Ing E, Nassrallah G, Nijhawan N

AJO International2025Senior author
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoint.2025.100192
07

Small lymphocytic lymphoma presenting as bilateral medial lower eyelid ectropion

Anchouche S, Chang K, Yao CM, Hojilla C, Nijhawan N, Nassrallah G

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports2025
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2025.102352
08

Veligrotug (VRDN-001), a Full Antagonist Monoclonal Antibody to IGF-1 Receptor, in Active Thyroid Eye Disease (TED): THRIVE Phase 3 Efficacy and Safety Topline Results

Turbin R, Leibowitz S, Yen MT, Mudumbai RC, Cockerham K, Abrams J, Nijhawan N, Zhang-Nunes S, Kossler A, Michalsky C

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science2025
09

The Recognizability of Cropped Unilateral Upper Face Photographs

Ing EB, Tao BK, Balas M, Liu D, Chang K, Nassrallah G, Hussain A, Nijhawan N

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery2025Senior author
DOI: 10.1097/iop.0000000000003074
10

Evaluating ChatGPT on Orbital and Oculofacial Disorders: Accuracy and Readability Insights

Balas M, Janic A, Daigle P, Nijhawan N, Hussain A, Gill H, Lahaie GL, Belliveau MJ, Crawford SA, Arjmand P

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery202417 citations
DOI: 10.1097/iop.0000000000002552

Frequent collaborators

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Navdeep NijhawanJohnt HarveyBarbara HellerChristopher MarriottDavid WongGregory KnightKatherine ChorneykoRenee Hanrahan
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Johnt Harvey

Surgery

3 shared papers, latest 2010

David Wong

Biomedical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Gregory Knight

Oncology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Renee Hanrahan

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Katherine Chorneyko

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2005

Barbara Heller

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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