Texas Children’s Hospital is pleased to announce that Dr. Honey Herce and Dr. Veeral Shah recently joined the Division of Ophthalmology.
Herce completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and went on to complete her residency at Ohio State University Medical Center. She then did a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology at Texas Children’s Hospital.
Herce’s research interests include the effect of intravitreal anti-VEGF agents on peripheral wound healing, uveal melanoma and nevi, and detection of lutein-carotenoid derived aldeyhyde modification of proteins in human retina.
Shah completed his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He earned his medical degree and his doctorate degree in neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh Eye and Ear Institute, a fellowship at The Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania and a fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at the Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute in Miami.
Shah’s clinical interests include complex strabismus, ptosis, pediatric neuro-ophthalmic issues, demyelinating disease, pediatric glaucoma, pediatric electrophysiology testing, pediatric intraocular/intracranial tumor, craniofacial disorders and pediatric ocular genetics.