StephenC.PflugfelderMD
Ophthalmology • Houston, TXCataract Related
Professor of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine
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Office
6550 Fannin St
Suite 1501
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-798-6100Fax+1 713-798-4231
Education & Training
Baylor College of Medicine/Cullen Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 1982 - 1985
Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1981 - 1982
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1986 - Present
TX State Medical License 2001 - 2026
FL State Medical License 1985 - 2016
PA State Medical License 1981 - 1988- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2014
- Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Clinical Trials
- Efficacy and Safety Study of Nutritional Supplements for Treatments of Dry Eye Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
- Effects of Dry Eye Treatments on the Ocular Surface Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
- The Effects of Cyclosporin A in a Low Humidity Environment, on the Ocular Surface Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsDesiccation Induced Conjunctival Monocyte Recruitment and Activation - Implications for Keratoconjunctivitis.Jehan Alam, Cintia S. de Paiva, Stephen C. Pflugfelder
Frontiers in Immunology. 2021-07-08 - 28 citationsAutophagy Activation Protects Ocular Surface from Inflammation in a Dry Eye Model In Vitro.Zhao Liu, Ding Chen, Xin Chen, Fang Bian, Ning Gao
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2020-11-26 - 52 citationsThe gut-eye-lacrimal gland-microbiome axis in Sjögren Syndrome.Claudia M. Trujillo-Vargas, Laura Schaefer, Jehan Alam, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Robert A. Britton
The Ocular Surface. 2020-04-01
Journal Articles
- Accessibility to and Quality of Human Eye Tissue for Research: A Cross-Sectional Survey of ARVO MembersAndrew M Williams, Stephen Pflugfelder, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Press Mentions
Clinical Challenges: The Role of Inflammation in Dry Eye DiseaseMay 23rd, 2023- Vision Research in the SpotlightFebruary 16th, 2022
The Detection, Causes, Consequences, and Management of Tear InstabilityMay 4th, 2019- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Pathogenesis Of Conjunctival Squamous MetaplasiaNational Eye Institute2000–2012
- Environmentally-Induced Ocular Surface Inflammation Mimicking Sjogren'S SyndromeNational Eye Institute2009–2010
- Pathogenesis Of Conjunctival SquamousNational Eye Institute2002–2005
- Pathogenesis Of Conjunctival Squamous MetaplasiaNational Eye Institute1997–1999
- EBV And Ocular Pathology In Sjogren'S SyndromeNational Eye Institute1990–1992
- Detection Of Epstein-Barr Viral DNA In Ocular SpecimensNational Eye Institute1989
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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