Ophthalmology

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
To schedule an appointment, call 713.798.6100.
For more information, visit the Ophthalmology website at: http://www.bayloreye.org

The department of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine provides patients the highest quality eye care available through the renowned team of Baylor Eye Physicians and Surgeons. We also provide educational programs for ophthalmology residents and fellows, medical and graduate students, research scientists and practicing ophthalmologists. We support research in the structure, function and diseases of the eye and the visual system. And we sponsor public programs for the prevention of eye disease and injury.

The department of Ophthalmology offers comprehensive outpatient care through several locations, including:

We also offer inpatient care and outpatient and inpatient surgery at the Neurosensory Center of Houston, Texas Children's Hospital and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. In addition, our physicians provide teaching and assist in patient care at Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center and community health centers of the Harris County Hospital District.

The department of Ophthalmology actively participates in clinical research trials, offering our patients the opportunity to participate in the latest advances in eye care.

 

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Our Services

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Our physicians and surgeons are qualified to treat a broad range of ophthalmic conditions, with subspecialty services that include:

Our Physicians

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Dan B. Jones, M.D., is Sid W. Richardson Professor, Distinguished Service Professor and Margarett Root Brown Chair of the department of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine. A board-certified ophthalmologist, Dr. Jones specializes in cornea and external disease. He earned his medical degree from Duke University, Durham, NC, followed by residency training in ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine in Florida. He completed fellowship training in cornea and external disease at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.

Elizabeth F. Baze, M.D., assistant professor of Ophthalmology, is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in cataracts and comprehensive ophthalmology. Following undergraduate studies at Princeton University, Dr. Baze earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. She completed her internship and a residency in ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine's Cullen Eye Institute.

Milton Boniuk, M.D., is professor of Ophthalmology and the Caroline F. Elles Chair of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Boniuk is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in oculoplastics and ocular oncology. He earned his medical degree from Dalhousie University Medical Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He completed his internship at Victoria General Hospital, also in Halifax, followed by a residency in ophthalmology at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. He completed two fellowships in ophthalmic pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, D.C., one sponsored by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and the other sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Peter T. Chang, M.D., assistant professor of Ophthalmology, is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma and cataracts. Dr. Chang earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, followed by an internship at Baptist Health System, also in Birmingham. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine and fellowship training in glaucoma at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami.

Yvonne I. Chu, M.D., MBA, is assistant professor of Ophthalmology. A board-certified ophthalmologist, Dr. Chu specializes in comprehensive ophthalmology and cataract surgery. She earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, where she remained for her internship and a residency in ophthalmology. She completed graduate training at Rice University's Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, Houston.

David K. Coats, M.D., associate professor of Ophthalmology, is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. Following undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Coats earned his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at the Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, followed by fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology/adult strabismus at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.

Jane C. Edmond, M.D., assistant professor of Ophthalmology, is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in pediatric ophthalmology, adult strabismus and pediatric neuro-ophthalmology. She completed her medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine, where she remained for an internship in internal medicine and a residency in ophthalmology. She completed fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City.

Ramon L. Font, M.D., is professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Chair of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine. Board certified in anatomic pathology, Dr. Font specializes in ophthalmic pathology and dermatopathology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Havana in Cuba, where he completed his internship and residency training in pathology. He also completed a residency and fellowship in pathology at Presbyterian-University Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.

Rod Foroozan, M.D., assistant professor of Ophthalmology, is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in neuro-ophthalmology. Dr. Foroozan earned his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY. He completed his internship at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ, followed by a residency in ophthalmology and a fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia.

Ronald L. Gross, M.D., is professor of Ophthalmology and Clifton R. McMichael Chair of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine. He is board certified, with special interests in glaucoma. Following undergraduate studies at Rice University in Houston, Dr. Gross earned his medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown. He completed internship training and a residency in ophthalmology at the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in glaucoma at Wills Eye Hospital, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.

M. Bowes Hamill, M.D., associate professor of Ophthalmology, specializes in cornea and external disease, anterior segment and cataract surgery, refractive surgery and ocular trauma. Dr. Hamill earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, where he remained for his internship in internal medicine and a residency in ophthalmology. He completed fellowship training in cornea and external diseases at the Cullen Eye Institute at Baylor College of Medicine. He also completed a fellowship in cornea and anterior segment at The Wilmer Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Hamill is board certified in ophthalmology.

Eric R. Holz, M.D., assistant professor of Ophthalmology, is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in macular degeneration and vitreoretinal diseases and surgery. Dr. Holz completed his medical degree, internship and residency in ophthalmology at the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine. He completed a retina fellowship at the University of Oklahoma Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma City.

Douglas D. Koch, M.D., is professor of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine and The Allen, Mosbacher, and Law Chair of Ophthalmology. He specializes in cataract and refractive surgery and is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Koch earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, followed by an internship in internal medicine and a residency in ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in cornea and anterior segment surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and a fellowship in anterior segment and refractive surgery at Baylor College of Medicine's Cullen Eye Institute.

Richard A. Lewis, M.D., M.S., is professor of Ophthalmology, professor of Medicine, professor of Pediatrics, and professor of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine. A board-certified ophthalmologist, Dr. Lewis specializes in retinal diseases, ocular genetics, macular degeneration and comprehensive ophthalmology. Following undergraduate studies at Harvard College, Dr. Lewis completed his medical degree at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, where he remained for his internship in internal medicine, a residency in ophthalmology, and fellowship training in retinal diseases. He also completed a fellowship in ophthalmology - retinal diseases at Albert Einstein School of Medicine in Bronx, NY, and a fellowship in macular diseases at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami.

Alice Y. Matoba, M.D., associate professor of Ophthalmology, is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in cataracts and cornea and external disease. After completing her undergraduate degree at Stanford University in California, Dr. Matoba earned her medical degree from Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. She completed an internship in ophthalmology at Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco, a residency in ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and a fellowship in cornea and external disease at the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine.

Alice R. McPherson, M.D., professor of Ophthalmology, specializes in macular degeneration and diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous. She completed her medical degree at the University of Wisconsin, followed by an internship at Santa Barbara Hospital in California. Dr. McPherson completed a residency in anesthesiology at Hartford Hospital in Chicago, a residency in ophthalmology at Chicago EENT Hospital, and a residency in ophthalmology at University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI. She also completed retina fellowship training at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. She is board certified in ophthalmology.

Silvia Orengo-Nania, M.D., is professor of Ophthalmology and a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma and cataracts. Following undergraduate studies at Rice University in Houston, Dr. Orengo-Nania completed her medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine where she remained for her internship and a residency in ophthalmology at the Cullen Eye Institute. She completed a fellowship in glaucoma at Wills Eye Hospital, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.

Evelyn A. Paysse, M.D., associate professor of Ophthalmology, specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. She is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Paysse earned her medical degree from the University of California in San Francisco. She completed her internship in internal medicine at California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, followed by a residency in ophthalmology at the University of Southern California Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles. She completed fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.

Stephen C. Pflugfelder, M.D., is professor of Ophthalmology and the James and Margaret Elkins Chair at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Pflugfelder is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in cornea and external disease, cataract and refractive surgery, and dry eye disease. He earned his medical degree from SUNY-Upstate Medical College in Syracuse, NY, followed by an internship at Presbyterian University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia. Dr. Pflugfelder completed a residency in ophthalmology at the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, followed by a cornea and external disease fellowship at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine.

Paul G. Steinkuller, M.D., is associate professor of Ophthalmology and a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in pediatric ophthalmology. Following undergraduate studies at Duke University in Durham, NC, Dr. Steinkuller earned his medical degree from The George Washington School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed an internship in internal medicine at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, followed by a residency in ophthalmology at Washington Hospital Center and a pediatric ophthalmology fellowship at Children's Hospital National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Gunter K. Von Noorden, M.D., is emeritus professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, and a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. Dr. Von Noorden earned his medical degree from Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at the State University of Iowa, Iowa City, followed by fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH, and an NINDB Special Fellowship at the University of Tuebingen, Germany, under the direction of professor H.H. Harms.

Mitchell P. Weikert, M.D., M.S., assistant professor of Ophthalmology, specializes in cornea, external disease, cataract and refractive surgery. After earning his master of science in biomedical engineering from the University of Texas, Austin, Dr. Weikert completed his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. He remained there for his internship and a residency in ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine's Cullen Eye Institute. He completed fellowship training in cornea, external disease, cataract and refractive surgery at the University of Utah's John A. Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City. Dr. Weikert is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Kirk R. Wilhelmus, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Ophthalmology, is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in cornea and external disease. Dr. Wilhelmus earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN. He completed his internship and residency in ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine's Cullen Eye Institute, followed by fellowship training in cornea and external disease at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. Dr. Wilhelmus also earned a Ph.D. in epidemiology and a master of public health (MPH) degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston.

Kimberly G. Yen, M.D., is assistant professor of Ophthalmology and a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. She earned her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, where she remained for an internship at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Dr. Yen completed her residency in ophthalmology at the University of Michigan's W.K. Kellogg Eye Center. She completed a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine.

Michael T. Yen, M.D., assistant professor of Ophthalmology, specializes in oculoplastics, ocular oncology and cosmetic surgery of the eyelids and face. Dr. Yen earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, completing his internship at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center. He completed residency training in ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Center for Facial Appearances in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Yen is board certified in ophthalmology.

Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Appointments

To schedule an appointment, call 713.798.6100.

For More Information

Visit the department of Ophthalmology website at http://www.bayloreye.org.

Location

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Department of Ophthalmology
Baylor Eye Physicians & Surgeons
Smith Tower
6550 Fannin St.
15th Floor, Suite 1501
Houston, Texas 77030

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