Richard A. Lewis MD Professor
Professor, Ophthalmololgy, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Molecular and Human Genetics
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6550 Fannin StSuite 1501Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-798-6100
Fax+1 713-798-4231
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Summary
- Dr. Richard Lewis is an ophthalmologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital, Ben Taub General Hospital, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Woman's Hospital of Texas. He received his medical degree from University of Michigan Medical School and has been in practice 52 years. He is experienced in uveitis, genetics, vitreoretinal disease, medical retina, and ocular manifestations of systemic disease.
Education & Training
University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Ophthalmology, 1970 - 1974- University of MichiganInternship, Internal Medicine, 1969 - 1970
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1969
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1979 - 2026
MI State Medical License 1970 - 2025
MA State Medical License 1972 - 2023
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
- Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Novel hemizygous single-nucleotide duplication in RPGR in a patient with retinal dystrophy and sensorineural hearing loss.Ryan J German, Blake Vuocolo, Liesbeth Vossaert, Nichole Owen, Richard A Lewis
Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine. 2024-02-01 - 4 citationsA syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder caused by rare variants in PPFIA3.Maimuna S Paul, Sydney L Michener, Hongling Pan, Hiuling Chan, Jessica M Pfliger
American Journal of Human Genetics. 2024-01-04 - The impact of the Turkish population variome on the genomic architecture of rare disease traits.Zeynep Coban-Akdemir, Xiaofei Song, Francisco C Ceballos, Davut Pehlivan, Ender Karaca
Genetics in Medicine Open. 2024-01-01
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