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Venkateswara Vinod Mootha, MD $$

Pediatric Ophthalmologist

Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Languages Spoken:
English
UT Southwestern Pediatric Group

Education and Training

Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1993)
Internship
Christus St Joseph Hospital (1994), Transitional Year
Residency
University Wisconsin Hospital Clinics (1997), Ophthalmology
Fellowship
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Ctr GME (1999), Cornea
Board Certification
American Board of Ophthalmology
  • Research Interests

    • Cataract surgery
    • Endothelial keratoplasty
    • Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy
    • Genetics of corneal disorders
    • Repeat RNA in age-related degenerative disease
  • Publications

    • Analyzing pre-symptomatic tissue to gain insights into the molecular and mechanistic origins of late-onset degenerative trinucleotide repeat disease. Chu Y, Hu J, Liang H, Kanchwala M, Xing C, Beebe W, Bowman CB, Gong X, Corey DR, Mootha VV, Nucleic acids research 2020 May
    • Delivery of Antisense Oligonucleotides to the Cornea. Chau VQ, Hu J, Gong X, Hulleman JD, Ufret-Vincenty RL, Rigo F, Prakash TP, Corey DR, Mootha VV, Nucleic acid therapeutics 2020 Mar
    • Oligonucleotides Targeting TCF4 Triplet Repeat Expansion Inhibit RNA Foci and Mis-splicing in Fuchs' Dystrophy. Hu J, Rong Z, Gong X, Zhou Z, Sharma VK, Xing C, Watts JK, Corey DR, Mootha VV Human molecular genetics 2018 Jan
    • Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy and RNA Foci in Patients With Myotonic Dystrophy. Mootha VV, Hansen B, Rong Z, Mammen PP, Zhou Z, Xing C, Gong X Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2017 Sep 58 11 4579-4585
    • Genome-wide association study identifies three novel loci in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy. Afshari NA, Igo RP, Morris NJ, Stambolian D, Sharma S, Pulagam VL, Dunn S, Stamler JF, Truitt BJ, Rimmler J, Kuot A, Croasdale CR, Qin X, Burdon KP, Riazuddin SA, Mills R, Klebe S, Minear MA, Zhao J, Balajonda E, Rosenwasser GO, Baratz KH, Mootha VV, Patel SV, Gregory SG, Bailey-Wilson JE, Price MO, Price FW, Craig JE, Fingert JH, Gottsch JD, Aldave AJ, Klintworth GK, Lass JH, Li YJ, Iyengar SK Nature communications 2017 Mar 8 14898
  • Professional Activities

    • American Academy of Ophthalmology
    • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  • Awards and Honors

    • Achievement Award - American Academy of Ophthalmology (2020)
    • Top Award, $50,000 grant in the UT Southwestern Biotech Track of the Big Idea Competition - UT Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Texas Startups Roadshow (2020)
    • Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award - Harrington Discovery Institute (2018)
    • Cornea Society - Member with thesis (2010)
    • North & Central Texas Clinical and Translational Science Initiative - Pilot Grant Award Recipient (2010)

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