Abigail Kalish, M.D.
Ophthalmologist
SPECIALTIES
Laser Cataract Surgery
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
LOCATIONS
About Abigail Kalish, M.D.
Abigail E. Kalish, M.D. is a Cornea, Cataract, and Comprehensive Ophthalmologist at Marietta Eye Clinic.
Dr. Kalish completed a fellowship in Cornea, Anterior Segment, and Refractive Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and a residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Virginia, where she served as Chief Resident and received the Tuck Award to attend the American Academy of Ophthalmology Mid-Year Forum presented by the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. She completed an internship at North Florida Regional Medical Center, HCA-UCF Consortium, Transitional Year.
She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and the Dean’s Clinical Honor Society. She also received the Alumni Association Descendent Scholarship and the Medical Scholars Program Research Scholarship, graduating in the first quintile with a 4.0 GPA.
Dr. Kalish received her Bachelor of Science in Literature, Media, and Communication with a minor in Biology and a concentration in Biomedicine and Culture from the Georgia Institute of Technology, graduating with highest honors from the Honors Program. She was recognized with the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Most Outstanding Student Award, the Cowan-Turner Servant Leadership Seeker Award, and named both a Stamps Leadership Scholar and a President’s Scholar.
Her research experience includes work on breast cancer screening outcomes in African American women, characterization of corneal higher-order aberrations in children with suspected anisometropic refractive amblyopia, and corneal stromal roughness after femtosecond LASIK flaps. She is a published author in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Kalish has a strong commitment to service, volunteering with the CerviCusco Program in Peru, Hope for Augusta and Spark Academy, the Girls and Boys Club of Augusta, and the Pediatric Vision Screening Fair. She has also held leadership roles in numerous academic and community organizations, reflecting her dedication to both patient care and community engagement.
Abigail Kalish, M.D.
Cornea
Cataract Surgery
Laser Cataract Surgery
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
University of Virginia
- Chief Resident
- Tuck Award
Medical College of Georgia
- Ranked 1st quintile with 4.0/4.0 GPA
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, inducted
- Dean’s Clinical Honor Society
- Alumni Association Descendent Scholarship
- Medical Scholars Program Research Scholarship
Georgia Institute of Technology
- Graduated with Highest Honors from Honors Program
- Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Most Outstanding Student Award
- Cowan-Turner Servant Leadership Seeker Award
- Stamps Leadership Scholar
- President’s Scholar
Baylor College of Medicine – Department of Ophthalmology – Fellowship in Cornea, Anterior Segment, and Refractive Surgery
University of Virginia – Department of Ophthalmology – Residency
North Florida Regional Medical Center – HCA-UCF Consortium – Internship, Transistional Year
Medical College of Georgia – Augusta University – M.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology – Honors Program – B.S. Literature, Media, and Communication, Minor in Biology – Concentration in Biomedicine and Culture
Research
Medical Scholars Summer Research Program – Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Emerging Infections Research Intern – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Presentations and Publications
Corneal Stromal Roughness after Femtosecond LASIK Flaps: An Atomic Force Microscopy Evaluation of 5 Lasers Abigail E Harrover, MD (Presenting Author); Li Wang, MD, PhD; Mitchell P. Weikert, MD, MS, ABO; Douglas D. Koch, MD, ABO; Allison J Chen, MD, MPH, ABO Submitted for presentation at the annual ASCRS meeting in 2025
Characterization of corneal higher order aberrations in children with suspected anisometropic refractive amblyopia Abigail Harrover MD, Taylor Gemperline MD, Brett Goerl BS, Marc Odrich MD, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Virginia
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Humphrey Visual Field in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Arash Davanian DO, Lindsay Williamson MS, Caitlen Taylor MS, Abigail Harrover MD, Kathryn Bollinger MD, Bashir Chaudhary MD, Varsha Taskar MD, Tae Jin Lee PhD, Yuhan Liu MS, Qingxia Chen PhD, Dennis Marcus MD, Published in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.10054
Delayed Presentation of Decompression Retinopathy following Emergent Vitrectomy and Intra-Ocular Lens RepositioningAbigail Harrover MD, Joseph Bogaard MD PhD, Yevgeniy Shildkrot MD, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Poster presentation at the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Annual Meeting
Healthcare Disparities in Breast Cancer Abigail Harrover, James Rawson MD, Department of Radiology, Augusta University Medical Center, CME Presentation given at Pool Society Annual Conference 2017 at Medical College of Georgia.
Breast Cancer Screening Outcomes in African American Women following Implementation of Digital Breast TomosynthesisAbigail Harrover, Karen Panzitta, Department of Radiology, Augusta University Medical Center, Abstract and poster presentation at Medical Scholars Research Day at Medical College of Georgia.
Measuring the effects of alpha-synuclein and mutant A53T on dopamine uptake by VMAT2, Abigail Harrover, Kristen Stout, Gary Miller PhD, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Abstract and poster presented at the SURE Research Symposium 2014 at Emory University
CerviCusco Program Participant – CerviCusco Women’s Clinic based Cusco, Peru
After School Enrichment Program Instructor – Hope for Augusta and Spark Academy
Girls Empowerment Mentoring – Girls and Boys Club of Augusta
SAT/ACT Preparatory Course Instructor – MAES Education Center
Pediatric Vision Screening Fair Volunteer – Annual health fair for CSRA families