ReneChoiMDPhD

Ophthalmology • Frisco, TX

Retinal Disease, Uveitis

Physician

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Office
5858 Main St
Suite 200
Frisco, TX 75033
Phone+1 800-695-6941
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Education & Training

Oregon Health & Science UniversityFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 2018 - 2020
Oregon Health & Science UniversityFellowship, Ocular Immunology/Uveitis, 2017 - 2018
University of Utah HealthResidency, Ophthalmology, 2014 - 2017
University of Utah HealthInternship, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2014
SUNY Syracuse Medical UniversityMD, PhD, 2005 - 2013
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 2013
Columbia UniversityBS, 2001 - 2005

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2020 - 2025
OR State Medical License 2017 - 2023
UT State Medical License 2014 - 2018
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

The Heed Foundation Merit Award Fellowship The Heed Foundation, 2019-2020
Fellow of the Year Casey Eye Institute - Oregon Health & Science University, 2019
Jack McGovern Coats' Disease Foundation Travel Award Jack McGovern Coats' Disease Foundation, 2019
Retina Research Foundation Joseph M. and Eula C. Lawrence Travel Grant Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2019
American Uveitis Society Fellow Travel Award American Uveitis Society, 2018
National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellowship National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 2010-2013
Days of Molecular Medicine MD-PhD Scholarship 2009
Fundamental Issues in Vision Fellowship Award National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 2008
MD-PhD Travel Award SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2008
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Clinical Trials

WF and PR OCTA in Diabetic Retinopathy Start of enrollment: 2017 Aug 30
Active, not recruiting

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Uveitis and Posterior Ophthalmic Manifestations Following the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccine.
Kishan G Patel, Taylor Hilton, Rene Y Choi, Ashkan M Abbey> ;Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2022 Jul 1
Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome Presenting in a Patient With Punctate Inner Choroidopathy.
Alexander R Walters, Rene Y Choi, Christina J Flaxel> ;Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases. 2020 Nov 3
5 citations
Filtering-Associated Endophthalmitis after Trabeculectomy or Tube-Shunt Implant
Joseph M. Simonett, Rene Y. Choi, Christina J. Flaxel> ;Ophthalmology. Retina. 2021 Mar 1
14 citations
Variability in Plus Disease Identified Using a Deep Learning-Based Retinopathy of Prematurity Severity Scale
Rene Y. Choi, James M. Brown, Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, R.V. Paul Chan, Susan Ostmo, Michael F. Chiang, J. Peter Campbell, Sang Jin Kim, Kemal Sonmez, Karyn Jonas, Ja...> ;Ophthalmology. Retina. 2020 May 4
181 citations
Introduction to Machine Learning, Neural Networks, and Deep Learning.
Rene Y. Choi, Aaron S. Coyner, Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, Michael F. Chiang, J. Peter Campbell> ;Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2020 Jan 28
8 citations
Gordonia bronchialis-Associated Endophthalmitis, Oregon, USA.
Rene Choi, Luke Strnad, Christina J. Flaxel, Andreas K. Lauer, Eric B. Suhler> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2019 May 1
16 citations
Reclassifying Idiopathic Uveitis: Lessons From a Tertiary Uveitis Center.
Rene Y. Choi, Erick Rivera-Grana, James T. Rosenbaum> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019 Feb 1
1 citations
Molecular diagnosis and ocular imaging of varicella zoster virus associated neuroretinitis.
Rene Y. Choi, Andreas K. Lauer, James T. Rosenbaum> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 2018 Jul 18
15 citations
Fecal transplants in spondyloarthritis and uveitis: ready for a clinical trial?
Rene Y. Choi, Mark Asquith, James T. Rosenbaum> ;Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 2018 Jul 1
12 citations
Long-term follow-up of autosomal dominant Stargardt macular dystrophy (STGD3) subjects enrolled in a fish oil supplement interventional trial.
Rene Choi, Aruna Gorusupudi, Paul S. Bernstein> ;Ophthalmic Genetics. 2018 Jan 29
10 citations
Retinal Manifestations of Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Case Report of Bilateral Diffuse Chorioretinopathy with Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy and Review of the Lite...
Rene Y. Choi, Russell J Swan, Aimee O. Hersh, Albert T. Vitale> ;Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2018 Jan 1
18 citations
MACULAR PIGMENT DISTRIBUTION RESPONSES TO HIGH-DOSE ZEAXANTHIN SUPPLEMENTATION IN PATIENTS WITH MACULAR TELANGIECTASIA TYPE 2.
Rene Y. Choi, Aruna Gorusupudi, Kimberley Wegner, Mohsen Sharifzadeh, Werner Gellermann, Paul S. Bernstein> ;Retina. 2017 Dec 1
INTERMEDIATE UVEITIS ASSOCIATED WITH PERIODIC FEVER, APHTHOUS STOMATITIS, PHARYNGITIS, AND CERVICAL ADENITIS SYNDROME.
Rene Y. Choi, Akbar Shakoor, John F. Bohnsack, Albert T. Vitale> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2017 May 1
2 citations
Vellus Hair Cyst of the Orbit.
Rene Choi, Kyle D. MacLean, Hans C. Davidson, Bhupendra C. Patel> ;Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017 May 1
2 citations
MULTIMODALITY OCULAR IMAGING IN A CASE REPORT OF HYPERVISCOSITY SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH LYMPHOPLASMACYTIC LEUKEMIA: THE IMAGES TELL THE STORY.
Rene Y. Choi, Rachel Jacoby, Akbar Shakoor> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2017 Mar 1
20 citations
Crystalline Maculopathy Associated With High-Dose Lutein Supplementation.
Rene Y. Choi, Susan C. Chortkoff, Aruna Gorusupudi, Paul S. Bernstein> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2016 Dec 1
26 citations
Cone degeneration following rod ablation in a reversible model of retinal degeneration.
Rene Y. Choi, Gustav A. Engbretson, Eduardo Solessio, Georgette A. Jones, Adam Coughlin, Ilija Aleksic, Michael E. Zuber> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2011 Jan 21
91 citations
Role of osteoblast-fibroblast interactions in the formation of the ligament-to-bone interface.
I-Ning E. Wang, Jing Shan, Rene Choi, Seongcheol Oh, Christopher K. Kepler, Faye H. Chen, Helen H. Lu> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2007 Dec 1
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology - AAO
Member
American Society of Retina Specialists - ASRS
Member
American Uveitis Society
Member
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Member

Other Languages

Korean

Hospital Affiliations

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas, Texas