Oculoplastic Surgeon

Dr. Allen is an oculoplastic surgeon in Houston, Texas.  He is a Professor with Tenure in the Department of Ophthalmology of Baylor College of Medicine.  He sees patients at Texas Children's Hospital and Alkek Eye Center.  He is a Past President of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), Editor-in-Chief of the journal Orbit, and President-Elect of IJCAHPO (International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology).  He is also Chief of Ophthalmology at Ben Taub Hospital.

 

He graduated from Duke University with a B.S. in Chemistry, then attended Baylor College of Medicine for his MD/PhD studies.  He completed a residency in ophthalmology at the University of Iowa followed by two fellowships, one in ophthalmic genetics and a second in oculoplastic surgery, also at the University of Iowa.  He is a former Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico, and a former Associate Professor with tenure at the University of Iowa.  He also held a clinical position at St Eriks Eye Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden.  He is the former Carolyn F. Elles Professor of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine.  He is a Professor at the University of Texas' Dell Medical School in Austin, Texas.

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He is the author of Oculoplastic Surgery Videos, an education resource for beginning to advanced oculoplastic surgeons.  He filmed and narrated hundreds of oculoplastic surgery procedures that are available, free of charge, to anyone who wishes to learn from them.  Please click below to access the videos.

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