Professor and Chair: Ophthalmology
J. Timothy Stout, MD, PhD, MBA
- Chair, Sid W. Richardson Professor, and Margarett Root Brown Chair
- jtstout@bcm.edu
Pediatric Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery; Genetics and Stem Cell Therapy
Professors: Ophthalmology
Richard Cutler Allen, MD, PhD, FACS
- Professor
- richard.allen2@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-6100
Milton Boniuk, M.D.
- Professor
- mboniuk@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-5955
Challenging diagnostic and therapeutic problems; Ocular oncology; Reconstruction of the eyelid, orbital tumors, and intraocular melanomas
Ching-Kang Jason Chen, Ph.D.
- Professor and Alice R. McPherson Retina Research Foundation Endowed Chair
- ching-kang.chen@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-5459
Heterotrimeric G-proteins in Vision; Mechanisms and Consequences of Photoreceptor Degeneration; Retinal Cell Biology and Circuitry; Phototransduction
David K Coats, M.D.
- Professor
- dcoats@bcm.edu
Phone
- (832) 822-3230
Strabismus; Misaligned Eyes; Double Vision; Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Marshall Bowes Hamill, M.D.
- Professor
- mhamill@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-4299
Corneal and Cataract surgery and External Diseases; Cataract and intraocular lens Surgery; Management of complex anterior segment surgery…
Douglas Donald Koch, M.D.
- Professor and Allen, Mosbacher, and Law Chair in Ophthalmology
Cataract and intraocular lens surgery; Managing complications of cataract and intraocular lens surgery…
Richard Alan Lewis, M.D., M.S.
- Professor
Phone
- (713) 798-6100
Studies of hereditary eye disorders, especially those afflicting infants and children, and the ocular manifestations of genetic systemic disorders.
Alice R McPherson, M.D.
- Professor
- alicem@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-3276
Diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous macular degeneration
Silvia Orengo-Nania, M.D.
- Professor, Glaucoma and Cataract Specialist
Medical and Surgical Management of Glaucoma…
Evelyn A Paysse, M.D.
- Professor
- epaysse@bcm.edu
Phone
- (832) 822-3230
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus; Pediatric Refractive Surgery, for severe refractive errors associated with amblyopia
Stephen Pflugfelder, M.D.
- Professor and James and Margaret Elkins Chair in Ophthalmology
- stevenp@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-4732
Corneal transplant (penetrating and endothelial); Corneal epithelial stem cell transplantation; Ocular surface reconstruction; Keratoprosthesis…
Samuel Miao-Sin Wu, Ph.D.
- Professor and Camille and Raymond Hankamer Chair in Ophthalmology
- swu@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-5966
Kimberly Guo Yen, M.D.
- Professor
Phone
- (832) 822-3230
Pediatric ophthalmology; pediatric cataracts and pediatric cataract surgery; amblyopia; pediatric strabismus; nasolacrimal duct obstruction
Michael T. Yen, M.D.
- Professor
Phone
- (713) 798-6100
Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; Cosmetic Surgery of the Eyelids and Face; Surgery of the Eyelids, Lacrimal System, and Orbit…
Associate Professors: Ophthalmology
Peter T. Chang, M.D.
- Associate Professor
Phone
- (713) 798-6100
Medical and Surgical Management of Glaucoma…
Yvonne I-Fang Chu, M.D., M.B.A.
- Associate Professor
Phone
- (713) 798-6100
Medical and Surgical Management of Glaucoma; Cataract surgery…
Cintia S De Paiva, M.D., Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- cintiadp@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-2124
Dry Eye, Ocular Surface Diseases, Animal Models of Sjogren Syndrome, Microbiome, Aging
Rod Foroozan, M.D.
- Associate Professor
- foroozan@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-7243
Optic nerve disorders
Benjamin J. Frankfort, M.D., Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
Phone
- (713) 798-6100
Translational research; Basic research; Medical and surgical management of adult glaucoma
Yingbin Fu, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor - Sarah Campbell Blaffer Endowed Chair
- yingbin.fu@bcm.edu
Protein trafficking; Retinal degeneration including retinitis pigmentosa & age-related macular degeneration; Gene editing based therapy
De-Quan Li, M.D., Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- dequanl@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-1123
Alice Y Matoba, M.D.
- Associate Professor
- amatoba@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-3245
Cornea and external eye disease; Cataract
Debra J Shetlar, M.D.
- Associate Professor
- dshetlar@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-6878
Oculoplastics and Reconstructive Surgery; Periocular and Ocular Tumors; Ophthalmic Pathology
Li Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- liw@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-7946
Mitchell Patrick Weikert, M.D.
- Associate Professor
Phone
- (713) 798-8273
Keratoconus; Fuchs Dystrophy; Comprehensive Ophthalmology; Refractive Errors - Myopia; Hyperopia; Dry Eye; Blepharitis; Red Eye…
Christina Weng, MD, MBA
- Associate Professor
Phone
- (713) 798-6100
Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery; Macular Degeneration; Diabetic Retinopathy; Retinal Detachment; Retinal Vein Occlusion; Epiretinal Membrane…
Assistant Professors: Ophthalmology
Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
Phone
- (713) 798-8273
Corneal Transplantation; Cataracts; Refractive Surgery; External Disease; Keratoconus; Fuchs Dystrophy; Secondary Intraocular Lenses; Lasik; PRK
Amit Bhatt, M.D., F.A.A.P.
- Assistant Professor
- arbhatt@texaschildrens.org
Phone
- (832) 822-3230
Pediatric Ophthalmology; Retinopathy of Prematurity; Adult Strabismus; Medical Student Education
Madhuri Chilakapati, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
- chilakap@bcm.edu
All aspects of pediatric ophthalmology including visual development in children, amblyopia, tear duct obstructions, and medical and surgical management of strabismus
Honey Herce, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
- honey.herce@bcm.edu
Phone
- (832) 822-3230
Pediatric Ophthalmology; Adult strabismus; Retinopathy of prematurity; Ptosis; Uveitis; Amblyopia
Mohamed A Hussein, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
- mahussei@bcm.edu
Phone
- (832) 822-3230
Amblyopia; Retinopathy of prematurity; Strabismus; Double vision; Misaligned eyes
Roy Jacoby, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- rjacoby@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-3078
Retinal Anatomy and Physiology
Sumitra Khandelwal, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
Phone
- (713) 798-6100
Cornea Transplantation; Cataract surgery; Refractive Surgery
Ella Leung, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
- ehleung@bcm.edu
Vitreoretinal Surgery; Retinal Detachments; Macular Holes; Epiretinal Membranes; Retinal Vascular Occlusions; Macular Degeneration; Retinal Diseases
Bac Nguyen, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
Medical and Surgical Management of Glaucoma…
Jijie Pang, M.D., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- jpang@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-4349
Complete identification of all retinal neurons with light-evoked activities and morphological features…
Tahira Scholle, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
Retinal Detachment; Diabetic Retinopathy; Age-Related Macular Degeneration; Macular Hole; Epiretinal Membrane; Retinal Vein Occlusion; Retinal Disease
Veeral Shah, M.D., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- veeral.shah@bcm.edu
Phone
- (832) 822-3230
Strabismus (Pediatric and Adults) - Nystagmus – congenital or acquired; Optic nerve hypoplasia; Optic nerve disorders; Myasthenia gravis…
Irene Tintin Tung, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
- ittung@bcm.edu
Phone
- (832) 822-3230
Amblyopia; Strabismus; Uveitis