Biography

Education

Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1993)
Internship
St. Joseph's Hospital (1994), Transitional Year
Residency
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (1997), Ophthalmology
Fellowship
UT Southwestern Medical School (1999), Cornea & External Diseases

Research Interest

  • Cataract surgery
  • Endothelial keratoplasty
  • Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
  • Genetics of corneal disorders
  • Repeat RNA in Age-Related Degenerative Disease

Publications

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Honors & Awards

  • Achievement Award
    American Academy of Ophthalmology (2020)
  • Top Award, $50,000 grant in the UT Southwestern Biotech Track of the Big Idea Competition
    UT Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Texas Startups Roadshow (2020)
  • Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award
    Harrington Discovery Institute (2018)
  • Cornea Society
    Member with thesis (2010)
  • North & Central Texas Clinical and Translational Science Initiative
    Pilot Grant Award Recipient (2010)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology