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Medical Services

Specialties

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

Medical School

Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

2002, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Residency

Hospital Universitario

2008, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Residency

Boston Medical Center

2017, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Valley Retina Institute

2010, McAllen, TX

Fellowship

Princess Margaret Hospital / Hospital for Sick Kids / University of Toronto

2011, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2014, Boston, MA

Certifications

  • American Board of Ophthalmology (General)

Professional History

Dr. Efren Gonzalez is a pediatric and adult vitreoretinal surgeon, pediatric and adult ocular oncologist, and pediatric ophthalmologist and strabismus surgeon. He is the Director of the Ocular Oncology Service at Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Gonzalez treats various oncological and retinal conditions, including intraocular tumors such as retinoblastoma, choroidal melanoma, ocular lymphoma, and tumors of the lids, eye surface, iris, ciliary body, retina, and orbit. As a retinal specialist, he treats retinopathy of prematurity, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, Norrie disease, Coats' disease, Von Hippel Lindau syndrome, persistent fetal vasculature, congenital retinoschisis, traumatic macular hole, open globe injuries, and all forms of retinal detachment.

Dr. Gonzalez serves as an expert for the Department of Ophthalmology for Boston Children's Hospital Precision Medicine Service. For more information about the Precision Medicine Service please visit bostonchildrens.org/precisionmed.

Dr. Gonzalez received his MD with honors from the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He completed two ophthalmology residency programs, three clinical fellowships (in Vitreoretinal Surgery, Ocular Oncology, and Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus), and two research fellowships.

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As one of the few ophthalmologists in the world with ocular oncology, vitreoretinal surgery and pediatric ophthalmology training, I can provide comprehensive care for patients with retinal and eye cancer-related issues.