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Efren Gonzalez | 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

Efren Gonzalez | Certifications

  • American Board of Ophthalmology (General)

Efren Gonzalez | 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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Efren Gonzalez | Publications

  1. Can Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) Be a Treatment Option for Pediatric Eye Diseases? Semin Ophthalmol. 2023 Jul; 38(5):427-432. View Can Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) Be a Treatment Option for Pediatric Eye Diseases? Abstract

  2. Complications of Intra-arterial Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma. Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2014; 5-6(29):429-433.

  3. Role of optical coherence tomography in verifying the specificity of ultrasonography in detecting subtle subretinal fluid associated with small choroidal melanocytic tumors. Retina. 2014 Feb; 34(2):360-5. View Role of optical coherence tomography in verifying the specificity of ultrasonography in detecting subtle subretinal fluid associated with small choroidal melanocytic tumors. Abstract

  4. Efficacy of surgical simulator training versus traditional wet-lab training on operating room performance of ophthalmology residents during the capsulorhexis in cataract surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2013 Nov; 39(11):1734-41. View Efficacy of surgical simulator training versus traditional wet-lab training on operating room performance of ophthalmology residents during the capsulorhexis in cataract surgery. Abstract

  5. Spectral Domain-Optical Coherence Tomography Versus Ultrasound Biomicroscopy for Imaging Non-pigmented Iris Tumors. Am J Ophthalmol. 2013; 4(156):806-812.

  6. Hand-held High-resolution Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Retinoblastoma: Clinical and Morphologic Considerations. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2013; 1(97):59-65.

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.

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