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Alexis Renée Pascoe, MD

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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.

Joined Kelsey-Seybold: September 2024

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
Dr. Pascoe is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Glaucoma Society.

Locations

North Houston Campus

15655 Cypress Woods Medical Drive,
Houston, TX 77014

Get Directions 713-442-1700

Springwoods Village Campus

22407 Holzwarth Road,
Spring, TX 77389

Get Directions 346-674-4000

Hospital Affiliations

  • Baylor St Lukes Medical Center - McNair Campus

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