Faculty
Select a name below from the Department of Ophthamology's full-time faculty, or use the Faculty Directory.
James P. McCulley, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology
The David Bruton, Jr. Chair in Ophthalmology
Comprehensive Ophthalmology, and Cataract Surgery
Preston H. Blomquist, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Dr. W. Maxwell Thomas Chair in Ophthalmology
Vice Chair, Education
Ziad M. Husseini, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Sandhya Iyer, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Freddie Ray Jones, Jr., M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Patrick Kelley, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
V. Vinod Mootha, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Brian R. Sullivan, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Cornea, External Disease, Refractive, and Cataract Surgery
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.
H. Dwight Cavanagh, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chair Emeritus of Ophthalmology
Ziad M. Husseini, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Sandhya Iyer, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Patrick Kelley, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
James P. McCulley, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology
The David Bruton, Jr. Chair in Ophthalmology
V. Vinod Mootha, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Steven M. Verity, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery
Karanjit S. Kooner, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Martin B. Wax, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Jess T. Whitson, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Macular Degeneration
Yu-Guang He, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Zora Meagher Macular Degeneration Research Professorship
Josephine Long Biddle Chair in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research
Gary A. Pesicka, M.D., MBA
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair, Faculty Practice
Rafael L. Ufret-Vincenty, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Richard L. Winslow, M.D.
Faculty Associate
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Deborah Friedman, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics and Ophthalmology
Elliot M. Frohman, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics and Ophthalmology
Kenney Marie Dixon-Pickens Distinguished Professorship in Multiple Sclerosis Research
Irene Wadel and Robert I. Atha, Jr. Distinguished Chair in Neurology in Honor of Elliot Frohman, M.D., Ph.D.
R. Nick Hogan, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology, Pathology, Neurological Surgery and Neurology and Neurotherapeutics
Freddie Ray Jones, Jr., M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Ocular Pathology
R. Nick Hogan, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology, Pathology, Neurological Surgery and Neurology and Neurotherapeutics
Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery
Kamel M. Itani, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Ronald Mancini, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmic Oncology
R. Nick Hogan, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology, Pathology, Neurological Surgery and Neurology and Neurotherapeutics
Kamel M. Itani, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Ronald Mancini, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
Serena X. Wang, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
David R. Weakley, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics
Retina and Vitreous
Yu-Guang He, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Zora Meagher Macular Degeneration Research Professorship
Josephine Long Biddle Chair in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research
Gary A. Pesicka, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair, Faculty Practice
Rafael L. Ufret-Vincenty, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Richard L. Winslow, M.D.
Faculty Associate
Ultrasound
Kamel M. Itani, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Ziad M. Husseini, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Kamel M. Itani, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Karanjit S. Kooner, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Brian R. Sullivan, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Research Faculty
Jerry Y. Niederkorn, Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology and Microbiology
Vice Chair, Research
George A. and Nancy P. Shutt Professorship in Medical Sciences
Royal C. Miller Chair in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research
Igor A. Butovich, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, NEI Vision Research Core Facility
W. Matthew Petroll, Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Chair, Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
Danielle M. Robertson, O.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
David G. Birch, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology
Director of Electrophysiology
Ellen Heck, M.T., M.A.
Founding Director
Transplant Services Center at UT Southwestern
Vision Care, Contact Lens, & Low Vision Faculty Associates
Linda Jackson, O.D.
Meghna Shah Lilaram, O.D.
Cheryl Lopez, O.D.
Edward N. Mendelson, O.D.
Hina Ilyas Robertson, O.D.
Daniel F. Shaheen, O.D.
Judy M. Yep, O.D.