Ophthalmology Faculty

Select a name below from the Department of Ophthalmology's full-time faculty, or use the Faculty Directory.

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Department Chair

J. William Harbour, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
The David Bruton, Jr. Chair in Ophthalmology

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Vice Chairs

Clinical Faculty Practice
George C. Thorne, Jr., M.D., MBA
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Education 
Judy E. Kim, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Jean and Tom Walter Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology, in Honor of James P. McCulley, M.D.

Research
W. Matthew Petroll, Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Dr. W. Maxwell Thomas Chair in Ophthalmology
Chair, Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering

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Medical Director, Clinical Research

Judy E. Kim, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Jean and Tom Walter Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology, in Honor of James P. McCulley, M.D.

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Associate Vice Chair of Education

Preston H. Blomquist, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Distinguished Teaching Professor

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Comprehensive Ophthalmology

Richard M. Hession, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, Residency Program

Ziad M. Husseini, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
(100% VA)

Deniz Oral, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Philip H. White, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
(100% VA)

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Cornea/External Disease/Dry Eyes

Jeremy Bartley, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

R. Wayne Bowman, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Irene Wadel and Robert I. Atha, Jr. Professorship in Ophthalmology, in Honor of R. Wayne Bowman, M.D.

S. Serdar Dogan, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Ziad M. Husseini, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
(100% VA)

V. Vinod Mootha, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology; Eugene McDermott Center for Growth & Human Development
Paul T. Stoffel/Centex Professorship in Clinical Care

Danielle M. Robertson, O.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Holder of the Shirley G. and Norman Alweis Endowment Fund for Vision

George C. Thorne, Jr., M.D., MBA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair, Clinical Faculty Practice

Steven M. Verity, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology

William H. Waldrop, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Margaret Wang French, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

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Glaucoma 

Zahra Ali, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
(100% VA)

Stephen M. Goode, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Shivani Kamat, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Karanjit S. Kooner, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Mugen Liu, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

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Neuro-Ophthalmology

R. Nick Hogan, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology, Pathology, Neurological Surgery, and Neurology

Freddie Ray Jones, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology

Yuming (Yumes) Li, O.D.
Faculty Associate

Michael W. Smith, O.D.
Faculty Associate

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Ocular Oncology

J. William Harbour, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology
The David Bruton, Jr. Chair in Ophthalmology

R. Nick Hogan, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology, Pathology, Neurological Surgery, and Neurology

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Ocular Pathology

Bret M. Evers, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology

R. Nick Hogan, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology, Pathology, Neurological Surgery, and Neurology

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Oculoplastics

Kamel M. Itani, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology

Ronald Mancini, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology

Phillip A. Tenzel, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

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Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Jessica N. Thayer, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Serena X. Wang, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics

David R. Weakley, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics

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Retina/Macula/Vitreous

Noy Ashkenazy, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Yu-Guang He, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Zora Meagher Macular Degeneration Research Professorship
Josephine Long Biddle Chair in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research

Judy E. Kim, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Jean and Tom Walter Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology, in Honor of James P. McCulley, M.D.
Vice Chair, Education
Medical Director, Clinical Research

Mary Kansora, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
(100% VA)

Ilyse Kornblau, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
(100% VA)

Kishan G. Patel, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Director, Residency Program

Zachary M. Robertson, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Rafael L. Ufret-Vincenty, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Angeline L. Wang, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, Medical Student Education

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Uveitis 

Noy Ashkenazy, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Jennifer H. Cao, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

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Optometry

Geoffrey Abraham, O.D.  (Parkland System)
Yuming (Yumes) Li, O.D.
Meghna Shah Lilaram, O.D. (Parkland System)
Anthony D. Nguyen, O.D.
Alanna O'Keefe, O.D. (Parkland System)
Katrina Parker, O.D.
Daniel F. Shaheen, O.D.
Judy M. Yep, O.D. (Parkland System)

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Basic Science Ophthalmic Researchers

Igor A. Butovich, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Kevin K. Park, Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience

W. Matthew Petroll, Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Dr. W. Maxwell Thomas Chair in Ophthalmology
Vice Chair, Research 
Chair, Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering

Danielle M. Robertson, O.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Holder of the Shirley G. and Norman Alweis Endowment Fund for Vision

Supraja Varadarajan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Ophthalmology

Katherine J. Wert, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Molecular Biology

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Faculty Associate

Donna Drury, MBA, CEBT, CBTS
Faculty Associate of Ophthalmology
Director, Transplant Services Center at UT Southwestern

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Professors Emeriti

H. Dwight Cavanagh, M.D., Ph.D.
James P. McCulley, M.D.
Jerry Y. Niederkorn, Ph.D.

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