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Our Team
Our team of board-certified pediatric physicians and surgeons is specially trained to work with the specific needs of children in a family-friendly environment.
Chief of Service
Dr. Kimberly Yen is board certified and a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. She is an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology and has received the Heed Ophthalmic Fellow Award, the Fulbright and Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching and Evaluation, a Knight Templar… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230 (Main) | 936-321-0808 (The Woodlands)
Surgeons
Dr. Bhatt's research interests are in the area of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). He is especially interested in the role of VEGF-inhibitors in the treatment of severe ROP. He serves as head of the Texas Children's Hospital and Ben Taub General Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ROP screening… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230
To provide safe and effective treatment while educating my patients and their families about their disease.
To teach the next generation of ophthalmologists how to treat their patients not just their diseases.
To participate in studies and critically evaluate new clinical methods and information… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230
Dr. Cantor completed his undergraduate degree in classical guitar performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. While studying music, he completed his requirements for application to medical school and graduated from the Indiana University School of Music. He completed his… read more
Dr. Chilakapati graduated Magna Cum Laude with honors from Brown University. She earned her medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Chilakapati completed her ophthalmology residency at Rush University… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230 (Main) | 281-494-7010 (Sugar Land)
Dr. Coats is Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at the Cullen Eye Institute and Baylor College of Medicine and Chief of Ophthalmology at Texas Children’s Hospital. His medical degree was received from Texas Tech University School of Medicine in 1987, followed by internship in South Carolina… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230 (Main) | 936-321-0808 (The Woodlands) | 281-469-4688 (CyFair)
Dan Gombos, MD, is a clinical co-director for the Retinoblastoma Center of Houston. While serving as the ocular oncologist for the Children’s Cancer Hospital at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gombos also oversees the surgical needs of all retinoblastoma patients through the… read more
Phone: 713-794-5588
Dr. Herce completed her undergraduate degree with High Honors at the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her medical degree from University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honors society. She went on to complete an internship in… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230 (Main) | 936-321-0808 (The Woodlands) | 281-469-4688 (CyFair) | 281-494-7010 (Sugar Land)
Dr. Hussein currently serves as an Associate Professor in Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. He has presented papers at many ophthalmology meetings and published numerous journal articles. A native of Radford, Va., he obtained his medical degree and… read more
Phone: 832-822-3234 (Main) | 832-227-1600 (West)
Dr. Kim is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. A native Houstonian, he graduated cum laude from Rice University with a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering. He received his medical degree, internship, and residency training at Baylor… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230 (Main) | 936-321-0808 (The Woodlands)
Dr. Paysse's research interests are in the areas of refractive surgery for certain forms of amblyopia and retinopathy of prematurity. She is Principal Investigator and/or contributing investigator on numerous NIH-funded projects, including the Amblyopia Treatment Studies, Early Treatment for… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230 (Main) | 936-321-0808 (The Woodlands) | 281-469-4688 (CyFair)
As a board-certified, fellowship-trained, Ivy League-educated ophthalmologist, Dr. Ram has dedicated her career to helping children and adults improve their quality of life by improving their vision. Her rigorous training has allowed her to offer both surgical and non-surgical treatment options for… read more
Phone: 737-220-8200
Dr. Stout specializes in retina/macular and retinal vascular diseases. His current research projects include human gene and stem cell therapy for proliferative and inherited ocular disease, retinal disease genotype-phenotype correlation and intraocular angiogenesis.
In 2008, Dr. Stout was named… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230
Irene Tung, MD, is a native Houstonian and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Rice University as a Rice Baylor Scholar. She received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. She completed an internship in pediatrics at Texas Children’s Hospital and an ophthalmology residency at The Ohio… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230 (Main) | 936-267-7400 (The Woodlands)
Dr. Kimberly Yen is board certified and a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. She is an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology and has received the Heed Ophthalmic Fellow Award, the Fulbright and Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching and Evaluation, a Knight Templar… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230 (Main) | 936-321-0808 (The Woodlands)
Optometrists
As an optometrist, Dr. Karson believes it is her job to do everything in her power to deliver the highest level of care while treating each patient as she would a friend or family member. “I always aim to approach ocular care of pediatric and special-needs patients as a compassionate provider,… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230
Mary K. Kelinske, OD, is an Optometrist in the department of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Kelinske earned her Doctor of Optometry from University of Houston College of Optometry. Her extensive training includes a residency in neuro optometric Rehabilitation at University of… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230
Dr. Kelsie Morrison is a native Houstonian and is a pediatric optometrist in the Department of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Morrison received her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University. She earned her Doctorate of Optometry from the University Of… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230 (Main) | 832-822-1600 (West) | 281-469-4688 (CyFair) | 936-267-7400 (The Woodlands)
Dr. Roach grew up in the Houston area before attending Texas A&M University. She then moved to Memphis, TN to earn her Doctorate of Optometry degree from Southern College of Optometry. Following graduation from optometry school, Dr. Roach worked in a private optometry practice where she founded… read more
Phone: 832-822-3230 (Main) | 936-267-7400 (The Woodlands)