David Kevin Coats, MD
Department or Service
Location
- Texas Medical Center
- The Woodlands
Specialty
Phone: 832-822-3230 (Main) | 936-321-0808 (The Woodlands) | 281-469-4688 (CyFair)
Contact Information
Chief of Service/Section Chief – Ophthalmology
Texas Children's Hospital
Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics– Baylor College of Medicine
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University School of Medicine | fellowship | Pediatric Ophthalmology | 1994 |
| Medical University of South Carolina | residency | Ophthalmology | 1991 |
| Spartanburg Regional Medical Center | internship | Transitional | 1988 |
| Texas Tech University | medical school | Doctor of Medicine | 1987 |
About
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, and residency at the Storm Eye Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Coats has also published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in various medical journals, has written numerous book chapters, and lectured nationally and internationally on the topics of strabismus and pediatric ophthalmology. He is co-author of the textbook Strabismus Surgery and its Complications. His principle research is in the areas of retinopathy of prematurity and strabismus.
Clinical and Research Interests:
Pediatric Ophthalmology, Adult Strabismus Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Adult Strabismus
Organization
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Ophthalmology | Specialty Fellow (FAAO) |
| American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus | Member |
| American Association of Pediatrics | Specialty Fellow (FAAP) |
| American Ophthalmology Society (AOS) | Member |
| Texas Ophthalmological Association (TOA) | Member |
Selected Publications
Complications of Strabismus Surgery.
Olitsky SE, Coats DK.
Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2015 Jul-Sep;22(3):271-8. doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.159692. Review.
PMID: 26180463
Management of a case of recognized perforation of the globe during strabismus surgery.
Coats DK, Madigan WP, Weiss AH.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2015 Mar-Apr;52(2):70-2. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20150216-03. No abstract available.
PMID: 25798703
Kong L, Bhatt AR, Demny AB, Coats DK, Li A, Rahman EZ, Smith OE, Steinkuller PG.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015 Jan 22;56(2):956-61. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-15842.
PMID: 25613938
Hussein MA, Coats DK, Khan H, Paysse EA, Steinkuller PG, Kong L, O'Brian SE.
J AAPOS. 2014 Aug;18(4):332-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.02.012.
PMID: 25173894
Medically Historical Obituary. David H. Hubel. Nobel Prize winner in Medicine 1981.
Coats DK, Romano PE.
Binocul Vis Strabolog Q Simms Romano. 2013;28(4):198-202. No abstract available.
PMID: 24372412
Time course and predictors of amblyopia improvement with 2 hours of daily patching.
Wallace DK, Lazar EL, Crouch ER 3rd, Hoover DL, Kraker RT, Tamkins SM; Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group.
JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015 May;133(5):606-9. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.6. No abstract available.
PMID: 25695355
Evaluation of the Intermittent Exotropia Questionnaire using Rasch analysis.
Leske DA, Holmes JM, Melia BM; Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group.
JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015 Apr;133(4):461-5. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.5622.
PMID: 25634146
Repka MX, Kraker RT, Holmes JM, Summers AI, Glaser SR, Barnhardt CN, Tien DR; Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group.
JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Jul;132(7):799-805. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.392.
PMID: 24789375
Office probing for treatment of nasolacrimal duct obstruction in infants.
Miller AM, Chandler DL, Repka MX, Hoover DL, Lee KA, Melia M, Rychwalski PJ, Silbert DI; Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, Beck RW, Crouch ER 3rd, Donahue S, Holmes JM, Quinn GE, Sala NA, Schloff S, Wallace DK, Foster NC, Frick KD, Golden RP, Lambert SR, Tien DR, Weakley DR Jr.
J AAPOS. 2014 Feb;18(1):26-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.10.016.
PMID: 24568978