RichardCAllenMDPhD, FACS
Ophthalmology • Austin, TXOculo-Plastic & Orbital Reconstructive Surgery
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Office
The University of Texas Dell Medical School
3705 Medical Parkway, Suite 120
Austin, TX 78705Phone+1 512-458-2141Fax+1 512-458-4824- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Richard C. Allen MD PhD FACS attended Duke University and graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BS in Chemistry where he received the Departmental Award in Chemistry. He was accepted into the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Allen completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico and residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa. Under the mentorship of Edwin M. Stone and Thomas A. Oetting, he completed a fellowship in Molecular Ophthalmology and Comprehensive Ophthalmology.
In 2000, Dr. Allen joined the faculty in the Dept. of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine where he was Chief of the Ophthalmology Service at Ben Taub General Hospital. In 2002, he joined the faculty in the Division of Ophthalmology, Dept. of Surgery at the University of New Mexico. From 2004 to 2006, he completed additional fellowship training in oculoplastic surgery at the University of Iowa.
In 2006, Dr. Allen returned to New Mexico where he rejoined the faculty at UNM and also practiced oculoplastic surgery at Eye Associates of New Mexico. Upon the departure of Dr. Jeffrey Nerad from the University of Iowa in 2009, Dr. Allen returned to Iowa City as an Associate Professor. In 2013-14 he spent six months as a visiting physician at St. Eriks Eye Hospital in Stockholm. Dr. Allen joined the Section of Ophthalmology, Dept. of Head and Neck Surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston as a Professor in 2015.
Dr. Allen is a member of ASOPRS, the American Eye Study Club, and the Orbital Society, is Section Editor of Oculoplastics and Orbit for Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, and is a member of committees in ASOPRS, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), and the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO). His research interests include genetic diseases of the eyelids, orbit, and lacrimal system. He lives in Houston with his wife Missy, son Gus, and daughter Astrid Sophia.
Education & Training
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2004 - 2006- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Molecular Ophthalmology, 2000 - 2000
- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Ophthalmology, 1997 - 2000
University of New Mexico School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1995, MD PhD, Sigma Xi Thesis Excellence Award
Duke UniversityBS, Chemistry, Departmental Award in Chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa, 1983 - 1987
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2023 - Present
TX State Medical License 2000 - 2026
OK State Medical License 2020 - 2021
IA State Medical License 1997 - 2017
NM State Medical License 1995 - 2014- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of transcutaneous versus transconjunctival excision of Wolfring gland ductal cysts.Mostafa Mohamed Diab, Khaled Kotb Mohammed, Ahmed T S Saif, Richard C Allen> ;BMC Ophthalmology. 2024 Apr 16
- The Eye Has It!Adriana Sarmiento Clemente, Katherine J Williams, Richard C Allen, Morven S Edwards> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023 Nov 17
- Targeted therapy and immunotherapy for orbital and periorbital tumors: a major review.Emmanuel Lee Boniao, Richard C Allen, Gangadhara Sundar> ;Orbit. 2023 Sep 20
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Authored Content
- AAO 2023 Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Day: Is Frontalis Sling Surgery Dead?November 2023
- The Case for Cookie-Cutter Hospital DesignMay 2023
- Ultrasound Is a Possible Diagnostic Test for Giant Cell ArteritisFebruary 2023
- Doxycycline Shows Efficacy in Improving Symptoms of Thyroid-Associated OrbitopathyDecember 2022
- New and Worsening Otologic Symptoms Are a Side Effect of TeprotumumabAugust 2022
- Shifting to Very Early Endoscopic DCR in Acute Suppurative DacryocystitisOctober 2020
- A Mass in the Greater Wing of the Sphenoid in a Pediatric PatientMarch 2020
- A Mass in the Greater Wing of the Sphenoid in a Pediatric PatientMarch 2020
- Minimally Invasive Corneal Neurotization Procedure Benefits Patients with NKJanuary 2020
- Who Is Actually Determining Our Patients' Care?August 2019
- Who Is Actually Determining Our Patients' Care?August 2019
- Xeroderma Pigmentosum Linked to High Incidence of Eyelid and Ocular Surface MalignanciesFebruary 2019
- Xeroderma Pigmentosum Linked to High Incidence of Eyelid and Ocular Surface MalignanciesFebruary 2019
- Tocilizumab Shows Promise in Refractory Graves OrbitopathyDecember 2018
- Tocilizumab Shows Promise in Refractory Graves OrbitopathyDecember 2018
- TNF Inhibition Improves Neuron Survival in Mice with Optic Nerve TraumaAugust 2018
- TNF Inhibition Improves Neuron Survival in Mice with Optic Nerve TraumaAugust 2018
- Study Reveals Risk Factors for Severe Vision Loss After Orbital SurgeryJuly 2018
- Managing Double Vision After Functional Endoscopic Sinus SurgeryJune 2018
- Managing Double Vision After Functional Endoscopic Sinus SurgeryJune 2018
- Surgical Correction of Blepharoptosis: Which Technique Is Best?March 2018
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Press Mentions
Thyroid Eye Disease Requires Joint Management with OphthalmologistsSeptember 20th, 2021- How MD Anderson Saved My Eyesight with Squamous Cell Carcinoma TreatmentDecember 9th, 2020
Editorial IntroductionsSeptember 8th, 2019- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryMember
- Orbit SocietyMember
- American Eye Study ClubMember
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, Texas
Texas Children's HospitalHouston, Texas
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