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Our Doctors:
Oday Alsheikh, MD
Janice Contreras, MD
Garvin Davis, MD, MPH
John Davis, MD
Bernard F. Godley, MD, PhD, FACS
Praveena Gupta, OD, PhD
Manuj Kapur, MD
Gibran Khurshid, MD
Helen Li, MD
Emma K. Loucks, MD
Misha Syed, MD
Erik van Kuijk, MD, PhD
Brian Wong, MD

Our Doctors UTMB University Eye Center is staffed by a team of the most highly qualified ophthalmologists using the most advanced treatments and leading technology.
	Oday Alsheikh, MD Medical Degree: Texas Tech School of Medicine; Lubbock, Texas Ophthalmology Residency: Casey Eye Institute; Portland, Oregon Fellowship: Cornea, Cataract and Refractive surgery. Shiley Eye Center (Univ. of California San Diego); San Diego, California. Specialty: Cornea and External Diseases
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	Janice Contreras, MD Medical Degree: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston - School of Medicine, Galveston, Texas Ophthalmology Residency: The Eye and Ear Institute of the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Specialty: Comprehensive Ophthalmology
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	Garvin Davis, MD, MPH Medical Degree: John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Ophthalmology Residency: Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Fellowship: Retina, Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD Specialty: Retinal Diseases and Uveitis
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	John Davis, MD Medical Degree: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC Ophthalmology Residency: Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Fellowship: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, Texas Children's Hospital/ Cullen Eye Institute, Houston, Texas Specialty: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
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	Bernard F. Godley, MD, PhD, FACS Medical Degree: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Ophthalmology Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa Fellowship: Medical Retina - Moorfields Eye Hospital and Institute of Ophthalmology, University of London, London, England Vitreoretinal - Retina Institute of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland Endowment: Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology Specialty: Retinal Diseases
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	Praveena Gupta, OD, PhD Medical Degree: Doctor of Optometry, New England College of Optometry Specialty: Contact Lens and Primary Eye Care
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	Manuj Kapur, MD Medical Degree: Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, College Station, Texas Ophthalmology Residency: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Fellowship: Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery, Dean McGee Eye Institute at University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Specialty: Cornea and External Diseases/Uveitis
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	Gibran Khurshid, MD Medical Degree: King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan Ophthalmology Residency: National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland Fellowship: Vitreoretinal, Royal Liverpool Hospital in the United Kingdom/ Ocular Oncology, Royal Liverpool Hospital in the United Kingdom Specialty: Vitreoretinal Surgery and Ocular Oncology
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	Helen Li, MD Medical Degree: University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas Ophthalmology Residency: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Fellowship: Vitreoretinal Fellowship - Houston Eye Associates in affiliation with the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas Vitreoretinal Fellowship - University of Tennessee Specialty: Retinal Diseases
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	Emma K. Loucks, MD Medical Degree: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX Ophthalmology Residency: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX Fellowship: Comprehensive Ophthalmology
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	Misha Syed, MD Medical Degree: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Ophthalmology Residency: University / Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State, Detroit, MI Fellowship: Glaucoma, University of Texas - Houston Medical School, Houston, TX Specialty: Glaucoma
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	Erik van Kuijk, MD, PhD Medical Degree: University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands Ophthalmology Residency: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Fellowship: Medical Retina - The Univeristy of Texas Medical Branch Medical Retina - Moorfields Eye Hospital and Institute of Ophthalmology, University of London, London, England Specialty: Macular Degeneration & Inherited Retinal Diseases
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	Brian Wong, MD Medical Degree: The University of Texas Medical Branch - School of Medicine Galveston, Texas Ophthalmology Residency: Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana Fellowship: American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Houston Eye Associates and University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas Specialty: Oculoplastics
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