Positions
- Professor
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Department of Ophthalmology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Section Chief
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Ophthalmology
Texas Children’s Hospital
Addresses
- Texas Children’s Hospital - Clinical Care Center (Clinic)
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6701 Fannin Street, Suite 510
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3230
- Texas Children’s Hospital – The Woodlands (Clinic)
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17198 St. Luke’s Way
The Woodlands, TX 77384
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3230
- Texas Children’s Hospital – CyFair (Clinic)
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11777 FM 1960 West
Houston, TX 77065
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3230
Education
- MD from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- 05/1987 - Lubbock, TX
- Fellowship at Indiana University Medical Center
- 01/1993 - Indianapolis, IN United States
- Pediatric Ophthalmology/Adult Strabismus Fellowship
- Residency at Medical University Of South Carolina Hospital
- 01/1991 - Charleston, South Carolina United States
- Storm Eye Institute
- Internship at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
- 05/1988 - Spartanburg, SC
- BA from University Of Texas At Austin
- 01/1983 - Austin, TX United States
- Bachelor of Arts in Biology - with Honors
Professional Interests
- Strabismus
- Misaligned Eyes
- Double Vision
- Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Professional Statement
Dr. Coats is Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at the Cullen Eye Institute and Baylor College of Medicine and Chief of Ophthalmology at Texas Children’s Hospital. His medical degree was received from Texas Tech University School of Medicine in 1987, followed by internship in South Carolina, and residency at the Storm Eye Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed a fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Coats has also published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in various medical journals, has written numerous book chapters, and lectured nationally and internationally on the topics of strabismus and pediatric ophthalmology. He is co-author of the textbook Strabismus Surgery and its Complications. His principle research is in the areas of retinopathy of prematurity and strabismus.Websites
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