Positions

Director, Glaucoma Fellowship

Ophthalmology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Professor

Ophthalmology-Departmental
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Jamail Specialty Care Center - Alkek Eye Center (Clinic)

1977 Butler Blvd.
3rd Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-6100

Education

Glaucoma Fellowship from Bascom Palmer Eye Institute-Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital

07/2004 - Miami, Florida United States

Ophthalmology Residency from Baylor College Of Medicine

06/2003 - Houston, Texas United States

M.D. from University Of Alabama School Of Medicine

06/1999 - Birmingham, Alabama United States

Certifications

American Board of Ophthalmology

Honors & Awards

"That's the Way" Award

An award given by BCM in recognition of exceptional patient service due to feedback from patients.

Baylor College of Medicine (02/2017)

Best Doctors in America

Best Doctors (01/2011 - 12/2023)

Texas Rising Star

Super Doctors (01/2013 - 12/2014)

Rising Star Clinician Award

Baylor College of Medicine (05/2014)

Dan B. Jones Teaching Award

Baylor College of Medicine, Dept of Ophthalmology (06/2011)

Texas Super Doctors

Super Doctors (01/2018 - 12/2023)

Castle Connolly Top Doctors

Castle Connolly (01/2022)

Distinguished Alumi

2023 Honored Distinguished Alumni for the department of ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine, Dept of Ophthalmology (06/2023)

Professional Interests

• Pediatric Glaucoma (Congenital and Juvenile glaucoma)
• Glaucoma Surgeries, including trabeculectomy, aqueous tube shunt, and microinvasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS), including iStent, Hydrus, OMNI System, and XEN Gel Stent
• Medical and Surgical Management of Glaucoma
• No-stitch Cataract Surgery, including premium IOLs
• Laser Procedures for Glaucoma

Professional Statement

Peter T. Chang, M.D., is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine. He is also the director of the glaucoma fellowship. He obtained his medical degree from University of Alabama School of Medicine, where he graduated with honors (Magna Cum Laude). His ophthalmology residency was completed at the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine. He completed his fellowship in glaucoma at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Dr. Chang’s clinical interests include surgical treatment of glaucoma in adults and children and new, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery such as iStent, Hydrus, OMNI System, and XEN Gel Stent. He is one of only few specialists in the region who treat infantile/pediatric glaucoma. He was the inaugural recipient of the Baylor College of Medicine's Rising Star Clinician Award in 2014. He has also been recognized with the Dan B. Jones Teaching Award for excellence in resident education, and has been listed in “The Best Doctors in America” on an annual basis since 2011. He was honored as the Distinguished Alumnus in 2023 for the Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Chang participates in numerous clinical research and trials, aiming to improve the medical and surgical care of glaucoma.

Websites

Memberships

American Glaucoma Society

Active Member

American Academy of Ophthalmology

(07/2000)

Houston Ophthalmological Society

(07/2004)

Texas Ophthalmological Association

(07/2004)

Languages

Korean, Spanish