Alexandra Van Brummen, MD

Dr. Van Brummen was raised in Jakarta, Indonesia until she was six years old, and spent the remainder of her childhood in Houston, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Honors Biology and Anthropology and a minor in French. Afterwards, she attended medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. It was there where she first became interested in ophthalmology after seeing 30-minute cataract surgeries drastically improve patient lives. She finished her intern year at the University of Texas at Austin’s Dell Seton Internal Medicine program and is excited to move to Seattle and join her husband who is currently working for Amazon. Alexa enjoys hiking with her dog and husband, trying new restaurants, going to museums, and watching the Houston Rockets basketball team in her free time.

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Education: 
Undergraduate Education: University of Texas at Austin, BS 2014
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, MD 2018
Internship: University of Texas at Austin’s Dell Seton Internal Medicine, 2019
Residency: University of Washington, Ophthalmology, 2022

Personal Interests: Hiking with dog, dining out, art museums, and watching the Houston Rockets

Research Interests: Ocular Trauma, Optic nerve preservation and regeneration

Clinical Interests: Oculoplastics, Ocular Trauma and Repair

Publications:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30713019
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26854933
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26586775

Baily, LA; van Brummen, AJ; Ghergherehchi, LM; Chuang, AZ; Richani, K; Phillips, ME. Visual outcomes of patients with retrobulbar hemorrhage undergoing lateral canthotomy and cantholysis. Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery- Accepted April 2019

https://millennialeye.com/articles/2017-jul-aug/post-lasik-fungal-flap-infection/