Allison J Chen
Assistant Professor
Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Ophthalmology
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Houston, US
Addresses
- Jamail Specialty Care Center - Alkek Eye Center (Clinic)
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1977 Butler Blvd
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Certifications
- Board-Certified Ophthalmologist
- Texas Medical Board
- Physician License
- Board-Certified Ophthalmologist
- California Medical Board
- Physician and Surgeon License
Honors & Awards
- ASCRS Foundation Resident and Fellow Excellence Award
- (04/2020)
- Outstanding Resident Teaching Award
- (06/2021)
- Sigma Xi Research Award
- (05/2017)
- NIH Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Basic and Translational Research Award
- (05/2014)
- Karen T. Romer Teaching and Research Award
- (05/2012)
- Robert C. Byrd Scholarship Award
- (07/2009 - 06/2011)
- Best Paper Award in Preoperative Tests and IOL Power Calculations
- ASCRS (04/2022)
- AECOS and Cedars Aspens Young Ophthalmic Leaders Award
- (07/2023)
- Power of Professionalism Award
- Baylor Center of Professionalism (10/2024)
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor
- (03/2025)
Professional Statement
Allison Chen, MD, MPH is a graduate of Brown University's combined BA/MD program. She then completed her ophthalmology residency at UC San Diego - Shiley Eye Institute during which she also trained at the SD Navy Refractive Surgery Center and performed LASIK/PRK on Navy SEALS and pilots. She continued advanced training through a cornea, anterior segment and refractive fellowship at Baylor. After fellowship, she led Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles' cornea division and led Southern California's primary keratoconus treatment and crosslinking program prior to returning to Baylor's ophthalmology team. An author of over 100 peer reviewed publications, book chapters, and national and international presentations, Dr. Chen strives to stay on the cutting edge and forefront of advancing cataract and refractive surgery outcomes. She specializes in customizing each patient's vision to help each patient achieve their individual vision goals.
In her free time, she enjoys attending performing arts, exploring wildlife, and growing tropical houseplants.
In her free time, she enjoys attending performing arts, exploring wildlife, and growing tropical houseplants.
Skills
- Cataract, Refractive & Cornea Surgeon
- Personalized Cataract evaluation and surgery
- Astigmatism correction
- Keratoconus - Crosslinking and Corneal Transplant
- Fuchs dystrophy
- LASIK/PRK Refractive Correction
- For Myopia/Hyperopia
- Pellucid Marginal Degeneration/Corneal Ectasia
- Epithelial Basement Membrane Dystrophy (EBMD)
- Corneal Transplant Surgery: DMEK/DSEK/DALK/PKP
- Anterior Segment Surgery
- Secondary intraocular lenses for aphakia
- Intraocular lens exchange
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