15655 Cypress Woods Medical Drive,
Houston,
TX
77014
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About the Provider
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Education & Board Certification
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Professional Associations
Alexis Renée Pascoe, MD, earned her medical degree at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) in 2019. She then went to the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine at Galveston, where she completed her internship and her Ophthalmology residency in 2020 and 2023, respectively. Dr. Pascoe also completed a Glaucoma fellowship at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill in 2024 before joining Kelsey-Seybold’s Ophthalmology department in September 2024.
Moved to practice medicine to help address health inequality, Dr. Pascoe specializes in diagnosing and treating eye conditions such as glaucoma and cataracts. Her favorite part of practicing medicine is being the conduit between scientific advancement and the betterment of people's lives.
Awards & Publications
Awards
- Winner of Top Resident Poster Presentation at Rabb-Venable Excellence in Ophthalmology Research Program, 2020
- ARVO/Vision Research Minority Fellowship Award, 2021
- Texas Ophthalmological Association Advocacy Ambassador Program Scholarship, 2021 and 2022
Publications
Pascoe A, Raviskanathan S, Mortensen, PW, Lee AG. Three-Dimensional Printed Brain Model of a Patient with Alexia without Agraphia Syndrome. Published in Journal of Neuro ophthalmology in March 2022.
Pascoe, A., Chaudhry, A., Whyte, A., Al-Zubidi, N. Relapsing MOG Optic Neuritis with Concomitant T-Cel Lymphoma, Submitted to Journal of Neuro-ophthalmology.
Pascoe A, Baig I, Lee AG. Use of Teprotumumab in Thyroid Eye Disease. Accepted to Ophthalmology Times August 2018.
Baig I, Pascoe A, Kini A, Lee AG. Giant Cel Arteritis: Early Diagnosis is Key. Accepted to Eye and Brain Journal August 2018.
Pascoe A, Baig I. Lee AG. Giant Cel Arteritis: What Every Ophthalmic Technician Needs to Know. Accepted to Association of Technical Personnel Viewpoints in Ophthalmology in July 2018.
Baig I, Pascoe A, Lee AG. Use of Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Giant Cel Arteritis. Accepted to Ophthalmology Times in July 2018.
Research
Researcher, MD Anderson, Department of Ophthalmology, Nagham Al-Zubidi, MD 2022-2023
- Devised a study on the ocular hypertension and steroid induced glaucoma in MD Anderson patient population
- Researcher, University of Texas Medical Branch, Michelle Latting, MD 2020
- Constructed a survey assessing telemedicine utilization in ophthalmology during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
Research Assistant, MD Anderson, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Patrick Lin, MD 2019
- Collected data on enchondromas to assess the likelihood of malignant transformation into chondrosarcoma
- Performed a literature review
Research Assistant, MD Anderson, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Valerae Lewis, MD 2016-2019
- Conducted clinical research on the characterization of osteosarcomas into chondroblastic, osteoblastic, and/or fibroblastic types and prognostics factors associated with each type
Project Team Member, Design in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering, 2015 University of Oklahoma
- Designed a breathalyzer test to diagnosis Diabetes Mellitus with the volatile biomarker acetone
- Modeled and characterized the device as well as economic implementation
Research Assistant, REU Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky 2014
- Independently implemented full-time summer research to find a procedure to crosslink polymer-decorated micelles
- Gained exposure in fluorescent microscopy, PEG-PLA diblock copolymerization, and nanoparticle synthesis
Research Assistant, Department of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma 2012-2013
- Designed and implemented protocol and device to seed cels on the amniotic membrane scaffold
Investigated use of amniotic membrane as a scaffold for artificial tendon development
- Designed and implemented protocol and device to seed cels on the amniotic membrane scaffold
- Investigated use of amniotic membrane as a scaffold for artificial tendon development
Hobbies & Interests
In her free time, Dr. Pascoe enjoys running, traveling, and baking.Education
- McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) - Houston, TX, 2019
Internship/Residency
- Ophthalmology residency: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine – Galveston, TX, 2023; Glaucoma fellowship: University of North Carolina School of Medicine – Chapel Hill, NC, 2024
Locations
North Houston Campus
15655 Cypress Woods Medical Drive,
Houston,
TX
77014