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Department Chair

James P. McCulley, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology
The David Bruton, Jr. Chair in Ophthalmology

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Comprehensive Ophthalmology and Cataract Surgery

Jeremy Bartley, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Preston H. Blomquist, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Dr. W. Maxwell Thomas Chair in Ophthalmology
Vice Chair, Education

Richard M. Hession, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Ziad M. Husseini, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

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

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

Niraj R. Nathan, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Deniz Oral, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

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

Lyle Thorstenson, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

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

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Cornea, External Disease, Refractive, and Cataract Surgery

Jeremy Bartley, M.D.
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.

H. Dwight Cavanagh, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Professor and Vice Chair Emeritus of Ophthalmology

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

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

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

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Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery

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

Mugen Liu, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Niraj R. Nathan, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Jess T. Whitson, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology

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Macular Degeneration

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

Zachary M. Robertson, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

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

Richard L. Winslow, M.D.
Faculty Associate

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Neuro-Ophthalmology

Deborah Friedman, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics and Ophthalmology

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

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

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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.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

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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.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

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Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus

Serena X. Wang, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

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

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Retina and Vitreous

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

Zachary M. Robertson, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

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

Richard L. Winslow, M.D.
Faculty Associate

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Ultrasound

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

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Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center 

Lyle Thorstenson, M.D. (Section Chief)
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

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

Deniz Oral, M.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Philip H. White, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

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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

John D. Hulleman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Pharmacology

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

Danielle M. Robertson, O.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

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Visual Electrophysiology

David G. Birch, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology

Faculty Associate

Ellen Heck, MBA, MT
Faculty Associate of Ophthalmology
Founding Director, Transplant Services Center at UT Southwestern

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Vision Care, Contact Lens & Low Vision Faculty Associates

Geoffrey Abraham, O.D.
Linda Jackson, O.D.
Essence N. Johnson, O.D.
Meghna Shah Lilaram, O.D.
Edward N. Mendelson, O.D.
Alanna O'Keefe, O.D.
Katrina Parker, O.D.
Jared Pels, O.D.
Hina Ilyas Robertson, O.D.
Daniel F. Shaheen, O.D.
Michael W. Smith, O.D.
Judy M. Yep, O.D.

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