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Venkateswara Mootha, MD, Ophthalmology, Dallas, TX

Venkateswara Vinod Mootha MD

Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease


Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Medical School

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  • 5323 Harry Hines BoulevardDallas, TX 75390

  • Phone+1 214-645-2020

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Education & Training

  • University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Ophthalmology, 1994 - 1997
  • St. Joseph Medical Center
    St. Joseph Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1993 - 1994
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1993
  • Baylor University
    Baylor UniversityB.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1998 - 2025
  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 1996 - 2006
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1994 - 1999
  • Ophthalmology
    American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Ten Year Service Award Ophthalmology Department, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, 2015
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
  • Five Year Service Award Ophthalmology Department, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, 2010
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Instability of TCF4 Triplet Repeat Expansion with Parent–Child Transmission in Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy  
    Joanna S Saade, V Vinod Mootha, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
  • Oligonucleotides Targeting TCF4 Triplet Repeat Expansion Inhibit RNA Foci and Mis-splicing in Fuchs' Dystrophy  
    Hu J, Rong Z, Gong X, Zhou Z, Sharma VK, Xing C, Watts JK, Corey DR,�Mootha VV, Hum Mol Genet, 1/8/2018
  • Instability of TCF4 Triplet Repeat Expansion With Parent-Child Transmission in Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy  
    Saade JS, Xing C, Gong X, Zhou Z, Mootha VV, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Triplet repeat primed PCR assay to genotype the CTG18.1 trinucleotide repeat polymorphism in TCF4.
    Imran Hussain, Xin Gong�and Vinod V. Mootha, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/4/2014
  • CTG18.1 Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion of TCF4 Gene in Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy.
    Ahmed Z. Soliman, Xin Gong, Imran Hussain, Chao Xing�and Vinod V. Mootha, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/4/2014
  • Novel CHRLD1 Mutation and Secondary Glaucoma in Patient with X-Linked Megalocornea.
    X, Whitson, J, Mootha VV, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/8/2013
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Lectures

  • Window on Molecular Pathogenesis of Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy 
    1/11/2018
  • Future of Fuchs' Dystrophy 
    1/5/2018
  • TCF4 Triplet repeat Expansion in Fuch's Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy: An Ideal Oligonucleotide Therapeutic Target for a Common Human Disease 
    Cold Spring Harbor, NY - 1/30/2017
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Other

  • "No Femto Fix for PK Trauma" 
    Mootha VV, News is Review (by Linda Roach), EyeNet, pp. 15-16
    1/1/2012
  • "Microkeratomes Yield Smoother Stromal Bed Than Femtosecond Laser in DSAEK Prep" 
    Mootha VV, Ocular Surgery News (by Matt Hasson), pp. 25-26
    1/10/2011
  • The Ogawa Technique for Trans-Scleral Sutured PCIOL Placement 
    M.A. Di Pascuale, V.V. Mootha, G.S.H. Ogawa, ASCRA/ASOA (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery/American Society of Ophthalmic Admin
    1/28/2007
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Grant Support

  • Laying a Foundation for Precision Medicine for Fuchs' DystrophyUT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER2012–2025

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