Chawan Rasheed
Chawan Rasheed
Adjunct Faculty
Degrees
- Doctor of Optometry, Southern College of Optometry
- Bachelor of Science in Biology, Christian Brothers University
Biography
Dr. Chawan Rasheed serves as adjunct faculty at University of Detroit Mercy Eye Institute. She is a native Memphian and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biology degree from Christian Brothers University. She went on to earn her Doctor of Optometry degree in at Southern College of Optometry (SCO) with cum laude honors again. She completed a one-year postgraduate residency in Cornea and Specialty Contact Lens/Refractive Surgery at SCO and Eye Specialty Group between 2020-21.
Her excitement for academia encouraged Dr. Rasheed to remain at SCO after residency to join faculty supervising student clinicians in the adult primary care, cornea and contact lens and nursing home/assisted living departments. Dr. Rasheed has been a part of multiple national and international mission trips, both as a student and as an attending doctor, to Mexico, Ecuador and Belize. She has also presented multiple continued education courses on the topics of anterior segment and specialty contact lenses.
She moved to Michigan in January 2024 after getting married and soon joined University of Detroit Mercy Eye Institute. Aside from the joy she feels when fitting a variety of corneal pathologies with specialty lenses, she is also passionate about educating her patients on overall health and its impacts on ocular health.
Dr. Rasheed is a member of the American Optometric Association and the Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians. Outside of optometry, she enjoys outdoor walks and hikes, visiting gardens, caring for her various plants and trying new restaurants!