Baylor College of Medicine vitreoretinal fellowship credentials (2014–2016) define Dr. Nora El Khatib's surgical retina practice at 4060 Fourth Avenue, Suite 640, inside the Scripps Mercy Physician Partners building. A 2010 Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons MD followed by a University of Maryland ophthalmology residency, she accepts vitreoretinal referrals from comprehensive ophthalmologists including Dr. Suzanne P. Handler, M.D., INC when cases move beyond routine cataract and refraction. Her clinical scope covers diabetic macular edema, wet age-related macular degeneration, retinal detachment, posterior uveitis, and ocular trauma, with intravitreal anti-VEGF injections and pars plana vitrectomy among the procedures performed through Scripps Mercy Hospital. She speaks Arabic and Spanish, expanding access for bilingual patients sent in by neighborhood optometry chairs including Invision Optometry when an OCT or fundus exam flags posterior segment disease. She is board-certified in ophthalmology and holds hospital privileges at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, Sharp Memorial, and Sharp Chula Vista for inpatient retina consultations. Complex ocular trauma reconstructions and surgical management of complicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachments anchor the highest-acuity cases scheduled through the Suite 640 clinic.