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Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine, Cullen Eye Institute

Houston, Texas · Houston, Texas programmes · United States

Oculoplastic surgeryComplex reconstruction

Programme overview

What the official source supports

A two-year programme preparing fellows for academic or consultative ophthalmic plastic, reconstructive and orbital surgery, with primary-surgeon experience at the VA and Ben Taub Hospital.

Training structure

Published areas of exposure

  • Eyelid, lacrimal and orbital surgery including blepharoplasty, ptosis repair and DCR
  • Orbital surgery and optic nerve sheath decompression
  • Thyroid eye disease and idiopathic orbital inflammation
  • Resident teaching and a monthly ophthalmic plastics conference

Eligibility

Who should verify their fit

Applicants need 36 months of residency in a US programme approved by the Residency Review Committee in Ophthalmology, a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada-approved programme, or an equivalent; a Texas medical licence is mandatory.

Application

Published application route

Applicants register with the San Francisco Match for ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive fellowships; the page states no deadline.

A programme-specific document checklist is not published in the recorded evidence. Follow the official application instructions; do not assume a generic checklist is sufficient.

Programme leadership: Michael Yen, Katherine Williams and Debra Shetlar — Directors · Leadership profile →

Contact note: Robin Caldwell, Program Contact — robinc@bcm.edu, 713-798-5143

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Baylor College of Medicine — Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship ↗

Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 20 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.

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