
Phillip Alan Tenzel, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmologist
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English

Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Miami Medical School (2014)
- Internship
- University of Miami School of Medicine (2015), Internal Medicine
- Residency
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary - GME (2018), Ophthalmology
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (2021), Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery
New York Eye Ear Infirmary Inc (2019), Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus - Board Certification
- American Board of Ophthalmology
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Research Interests
- Congenital facial anomalies
- Cosmetic (aesthetic) surgery
- Cosmetic facial surgery
- Cosmetic surgery of the face
- Facial nerve disorders
- Facial paralysis correction surgery
- Facial plastic surgery
- Facial trauma
- Head and neck cancers
- Head and neck reconstruction
- Laser and skin care
- Medical treatment of head and neck cancer
- Non-surgical facial rejuvenation
- Non-surgical treatment options
- Melanoma
- Oculoplastic and orbital surgery
- Ophthalmic oncology
- Radiation therapy for ocular melanoma
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Publications
- Facial Asymmetry in Children With Unilateral Congenital Ptosis. Tenzel PA, Brown K, Zhou B, Itani KM, Mancini R, Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery 2022 Mar
- A Pilot Study of Subclinical Non-Capillary Peripapillary Perfusion Changes in Thyroid-Related Orbitopathy Detected Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. Pinhas A, Andrade Romo JS, Lynch G, Zhou DB, Castanos Toral MV, Tenzel PA, Otero-Marquez O, Yakubova S, Barash A, Della Rocca D, Della Rocca R, Chui TYP, Rosen RB, Reddy HS, Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) 2022 16 867-875
- Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy as an option for symptomatic epiphora in isolated monocanalicular obstruction. Mueller AJ, Scofield-Kaplan SM, Tenzel PA, Winward B, Clair BC, Mancini R, Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2021 Oct 40 5 419-422
- Minimally Invasive Approach for Managing Upper Eyelid Retraction. Tenzel P, Mancini R, International ophthalmology clinics 2021 04 61 2 137-144
- Orbital Glial Heterotopia: A Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature. Mehta NS, Tenzel PA, Sharfi D, Colley P, Iacob C, Reddy HS, Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery 2020 Jan/Feb 36 1 2-6
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Awards and Honors
- Fellow Teacher of the Year Award (2020-2021), UT Southwestern
- Resident Award for Outstanding Teaching and Dedicated Service (2019), New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Department of Ophthalmology Research Award (2018-2019), New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Edward W. D. Norton, M.D. Memorial Award for Excellence in Research and Clinical Ophthalmology (2014), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine