Efren Gonzalez | Medical Services
Specialties
Programs & Services
- Adult Strabismus Service
- Comprehensive Pediatric Ophthalmology Service
- Ocular Oncology Center
- Ophthalmology
- Pediatric Cataract Service
- Pediatric Medical Retina Service
- Pediatric Strabismus Service
- Precision Medicine Service
Languages
- English
- Spanish
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
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
Complications of Intra-arterial Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma. Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2014; 5-6(29):429-433.
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
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
Spectral Domain-Optical Coherence Tomography Versus Ultrasound Biomicroscopy for Imaging Non-pigmented Iris Tumors. Am J Ophthalmol. 2013; 4(156):806-812.
Hand-held High-resolution Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Retinoblastoma: Clinical and Morphologic Considerations. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2013; 1(97):59-65.