Skip to Content

'
Dan S. Gombos, M.D., FACS

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Ophthalmology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Clinical Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX

Office Address

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Head & Neck Surgery - Section of Ophthalmology
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Unit Number: 1445
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: FCT10.6094
Phone: (713) 794-5588
Fax: (713) 794-4662

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1994 Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, MD, Medicine
1989 Northwestern University, College of Arts & Sciences, Evanston, IL, BA, Chemistry
1986 Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne, Paris, France, Certificat de Langue Française, French

Postgraduate Training

7/2000-10/2000 Research Fellow, Ocular Oncology Service, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom, Fellowship Director: John Hungerford, FRCS
7/1999-7/2000 Clinical Fellow, Ocular Oncology Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital & St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, Fellowship Director: John Hungerford, FRCS
7/1998-6/1999 Fellow, Ocular Oncology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, Fellowship Director: Joan O'Brien, M.D.
7/1997-6/1998 Co-Chief Resident, Assistant Chief of Service, Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Residency Director: Nicholas Vople, M.D., Chairman: Stuart Fine, M.D.
7/1995-6/1998 Ophthalmology Resident, Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Residency Director: Nicholas Vople, M.D., Chairman: Stuart Fine, M.D.
6/1994-6/1995 Transitional Intern, Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, San Diego, CA, Program Director: Edwin Heffernan, M.D.
6/1993-7/1993 Visiting Extern/Medical Student, The Robert Ellsworth Ophthalmic Oncology Center, Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, Director: David Abramson, M.D.

Board Certifications

2000 American Board of Ophthalmology
1995 National Board of Medical Examiners

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Patient Care, Division of Cancer Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 6/2009-6/2010
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 3/2009-6/2009

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Clinic Operations Director, Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Section of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 7/2005-present
Local Director, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Ophthalmology Residency Program for the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Section of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 3/2005-present

Honors and Awards

2009-present Guide to America's Top Ophthalmologists
2009-present Marquis Who's Who in America 2009
2007-present Best Doctors in America
2005 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Achievement Award
2004-2007 Elected by Consumers Research Council of America: Guide to Americas Top Ophthalmologists

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology
O.N.E. - Ocular Oncology/Pathology Member Subcommittee, 1/2009-12/2009
Fellow, 2001-present
American College of Surgeons
Fellow, 2003-present
Harris County Medical Society
Member, 2003-present
Houston Ophthalmological Society
Member, 2001-present
International Society of Ocular Oncology
Member, 2006-present
Texas Medical Association
Member, 2003-present
Texas Ophthalmological Association
Member, 2001-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Rodney AJ, Gombos DS, Ruller GN, Pagliaro LC, Tannir NM. Choroidal and Conjunctival Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma. Am J Clin Oncol 32(4):448-9, 8/2009. PMID: 19657240.
2. Rodney AJ, Gombos DS, Paliaro LC, Tannir NM. Ischoemic Optic Neuorpathy Associated with Low Dose Interferon Alfa: Report of Two Cases. American Journal of Clinical Oncology 32(1):86-87, 2/2009.
3. Gombos DS, Chevez-Barrios AP. Current Treatment and Management of Retinoblastoma. Curr Oncol Rep 9(6):453-8, 11/2007. PMID: 17991352.
4. Gombos DS, Hungerford J, Abramson DH, Kingston J, Chantada G, Dunkel IJ, Antonli C, Greenwald M, Haik BG, Leal CA, Medina-Sanson A, Schefler AC, Veerakul G, Wieland R, Bornfeld N, Wilson MW, Yu CBO. Secondary Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in Patients with Retinoblastoma: Is Chemotherapy a Factor? Ophthalmology 114(7):1378-1383, 7/2007.
5. Gombos DS, Cauchi PA, Hungerford JL, Addison P, Coen PG, Kingston JE. Vitreous Relapse Following Primary Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma: Is Adjuvant Diode Laser a Risk Factor ? Br J Ophthalmol 90:1168-1172, 2006. PMID: 16707528.
6. Gombos DS, Van Quill KR, Uusitalo M, O'Brien JM. Geographic disparities in diagnostic screening for metastatic uveal melanoma. Ophthalmology 111:2254-2258, 2004. PMID: 15582082.

Grant & Contract Support

Title: The role of tumor size and location in the treatment of retinoblastoma with primary chemotherapy
Funding Source: The Retinoblastoma Society (UK)
Role: Investigator

Last updated: 9/21/2009