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Our Doctors:
Oday Alsheikh, MD
Janice Contreras, MD
Bernard F. Godley, MD, PhD, FACS
Praveena Gupta, OD, PhD
Manuj Kapur, MD
Gibran Khurshid, MD
Andrew G. Lee, MD
Emma Loucks, MD
Misha Syed, MD
Erik van Kuijk, MD, PhD
Gianmarco Vizzeri, MD
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 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 Residency: The Eye and Ear Institute of the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Specialty: Comprehensive Ophthalmology
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	Bernard F. Godley, MD, PhD, FACS Medical Degree: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 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 Optometric 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 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 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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	Andrew G. Lee, MD Medical Degree: University of Virginia Residency: Cullen Eye Institute and Baylor College of Medicine Fellowship: Neuro-ophthalmology - Wilmer Eye Institute. Post-doctoral "Fight for Sight" fellow - Johns Hopkins Hospital Specialty: Neuro-ophthalmology
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	Emma Loucks, MD Medical Degree: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Residency: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Specialty: Comprehensive Ophthalmology
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	Misha Syed, MD Medical Degree: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Residency: Wayne State University, Kresge Eye Institute, Detroit, Michigan 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 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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	Gianmarco Vizzeri, MD Medical Degree: Medicine and Surgery, University of Turin, Italy Residency: Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Italy Fellowship: Clinical and research fellowship, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California Specialty: Glaucoma
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	Brian Wong, MD Medical Degree: The University of Texas Medical Branch - School of Medicine Galveston, Texas 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 and Comprehensive
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