Amy Schefler, MD

  • Houston Methodist ocular oncologist
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine
Media Contact: Gale Smith , 832.667.5843

Amy Schefler, MD

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Media Contact: Gale Smith , 832.667.5843

Areas of Expertise

  • Choroidal melanoma
  • Ocular melanoma
  • Ocular oncology
  • Uveal melanoma

Credentials

RESIDENCY
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - Miami, FL | 2007
FELLOWSHIP
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - Miami, FL | 2010
INTERNSHIP
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center - Sylmar, CA | 2004
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Weill Cornell Medicine - NY, NY | 2003
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Ophthalmology - General

Publications


Retrospective Analysis of Radiation-Induced Complications of Uveal Melanoma Patients Treated With Brachytherapy in the Era of Anti-VEGF
Hasegawa, N, Teh, BS, Tran, K, Ivey, F, Olek, D, Pino, R, Chuang, AZ, Bretana, ME, Butler, EB & Schefler, AC 2024, , American Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 260, pp. 49-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2023.12.005

Prostaglandin-Induced Macular Hole: A Brief Report
Alsoudi, AF, Anderson, JT, Wong, TP & Schefler, AC 2024, , Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 112-115. https://doi.org/10.3928/23258160-20231205-01

Reply
Naguib, MM & Schefler, AC 2024, , Retina, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. E5-E6. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000003900

Re-treatment of locally recurrent uveal melanoma with repeat eye plaque I-125 brachytherapy: A single institution experience
Tran, K, Schefler, AC, Chevli, N, Hasegawa, N, Ivey, F, Olek, D, Bretana, ME, Pino, R, Butler, EB & Teh, BS 2024, , Brachytherapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brachy.2024.04.004


PRIMARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND VITREORETINAL LYMPHOMA MIMICKING VIRAL RETINITIS IN A YOUNG PATIENT
Mehta, N, Scholle, T, Chevez-Barrios, P, Schefler, AC & Weng, CY 2023, , Retinal Cases and Brief Reports, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 567-571. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0000000000001255

Overview of late complications of radiation therapy in uveal melanoma
Wong, AJ, Schefler, AC & Teh, BS 2023, , Chinese Clinical Oncology, vol. 12, no. 3, 29, pp. 29. https://doi.org/10.21037/cco-22-88

Randomized Trial of Treat-and-Extend Intravitreal Aflibercept for Radiation Retinopathy: 1-Year Outcomes
ARRT Study Group 2023, , Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, vol. 64, no. 7, 35, pp. 35. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.64.7.35

Hydroxychloroquine toxicity unmasking an occult retinitis pigmentosa carrier
Ahuja, P, Sharifi, A, Pakravan, M, Schefler, AC & Lee, AG 2023, , Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. e179-e181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2023.01.014

Novel Therapies for Choroidal Melanoma
Yu, HJ & Schefler, AC 2023, . in Global Perspectives in Ocular Oncology. Springer International Publishing, pp. 283-290. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08250-4_29

Incidence and Risk Factors for Neutropenia after Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma
Lee, DH, Donkor, R, Parvus, MN, Dannenbaum, MJ & Schefler, AC 2023, , JAMA Ophthalmology, vol. 141, no. 12, pp. 1133-1138. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.4825

Angiographic characteristics and treatment approach in patients undergoing intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma
Rusakevich, AM, Nahhas, MI, Zhou, B, Dannenbaum, MJ, Bretana, ME & Schefler, AC 2024, , Graefes Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, vol. 262, no. 4, pp. 1321-1328. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-023-06279-8

Comparison of Tumor Size and Gene Expression at Presentation in Uveal Melanoma Patients before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hasegawa, N, Rusakevich, A, Bernicker, E, Teh, BS & Schefler, A 2022, , Ocular Oncology and Pathology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 156-160. https://doi.org/10.1159/000524918

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges
Pece, A, Fossataro, F, Rossiello, M, Schefler, AC & McDonald, HR 2022, , Retina, vol. 42, no. 7, pp. 1411-1415. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000003237

Association of Ultrasound Features in Uveal Melanoma With Metastatic Risk as Defined by Preferentially Expressed Antigen in Melanoma Status
Rusakevich, AM, Schefler, AC, Zhou, B, Brown, A, Robe, C & Bretana, ME 2022, , Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina, vol. 53, no. 7, pp. 374-378. https://doi.org/10.3928/23258160-20220616-01


Retinoblastoma: Recent Trends in Diagnosis and Management
Rusakevich, AM & Schefler, AC 2022, , Current Surgery Reports, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 51-56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40137-022-00312-1

Contemporary trends in management of uveal melanoma
Chevli, N, Zuhour, RJ, Messer, JA, Haque, W, Schefler, AC, Bernicker, EH, Chevez-Barrios, P, Farach, AM, Butler, EB & Teh, BS 2022, , Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 123-129. https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2022.115210

Three-year outcomes of uveal melanoma treated with intra-operative ultrasound-guided iodine-125 brachytherapy using custom-built eye plaques
Wong, AJ, Teh, BS, Nguyen, BT, Pino, R, Bretana, ME, Bernicker, EH, Chevez-Barrios, P, Butler, EB & Schefler, AC 2022, , Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 130-139. https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2022.115379

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish