Shlomit Schaal

Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, MHCM

Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Academic Institute
Full Clinical Member, Research Institute
Executive VP, Chief Physician Executive, Houston Methodist


Biography

Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, MHCM, is executive vice president, chief physician executive, Houston Methodist, and president and chief executive officer of the Houston Methodist physician organization in Houston, Texas.  Prior to joining Houston Methodist, Dr. Schaal served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at UMass Memorial Medical Health. She also served as the President of UMass Memorial Medical Group, one of the largest medical groups on the East Coast, and as senior advisor to the Dean for health strategies at UMass Chan Medical School.

Description of Research

As a world-renowned clinician-scientist who specializes in vitreo-retinal disease and surgery, Dr. Schaal has published over 200 peer-reviewed and invited papers, book chapters, and journal articles. Dr. Schaal’s clinical and scientific contributions to the field of ophthalmology have been recognized through numerous awards for academic excellence, to include the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award, the American Society of Retina Specialists Senior Honor Award, and the American Medical Association Inspirational Physician Award, to name a few.

Dr. Schaal is known nationally for her leadership in ensuring safe and high-quality clinical care, alongside with educating and developing the next generation of clinicians, scientists, and healthcare leaders. She is a faculty member at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health playing an active teaching role in executive development and healthcare management programs.

Areas Of Expertise

Ophthalmology Vitreo-retinal diseases Vitreo-retinal surgery
Publications

Computational Modeling of Ophthalmic Procedures: Computational Modeling of Ophthalmic Procedures
Foster, W, Berg, BW, Luminais, SN, Hadayer, A & Schaal, S 2022, , American Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 241, pp. 87-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2022.03.023

A novel 3D segmentation approach for extracting retinal layers from optical coherence tomography images
Sleman, AA, Soliman, A, Elsharkawy, M, Giridharan, G, Ghazal, M, Sandhu, H, Schaal, S, Keynton, R, Elmaghraby, A & El-Baz, A 2021, , Medical Physics, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 1584-1595. https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.14720

The next generation of leaders in retina: New chairs in retina talk about their journeys to leadership, including hurdles, lessons learned, and future aspirations
Bakri, SJ, Berrocal, AM, Berrocal, MH, Chan, RVP & Schaal, S 2021, , Retina Today, vol. 2021, pp. 28-32.

PENETRATING OCULAR INJURY WITH RETAINED INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY FROM DRYWALL
Syed, R, Kim, SH, Palacio, A, Nunery, WR & Schaal, S 2021, , Retinal Cases and Brief Reports, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 49-51. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0000000000000737

A Novel Multimethod Image Analysis to Quantify Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium Retinal Toxicity
Hadad, A, Helmy, O, Leeman, S & Schaal, S 2020, , Ophthalmology, vol. 127, no. 3, pp. 429-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.10.013

Retinal diseases diagnosis based on optical coherence tomography angiography
Mahmoud, H, Eladawi, N, Elmogy, M, Ghazal, M, Alhalabi, MT, Mahmoud, AH, Aboelfetouh, A, Riad, A, Schaal, S & El-Baz, A 2020, . in Diabetes and Fundus OCT. Elsevier, pp. 159-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817440-1.00006-1

Optical coherence tomography: A review
Eladawi, N, Elmogy, M, Ghazal, M, Mahmoud, AH, Mahmoud, H, Alhalabi, MT, Aboelfetouh, A, Riad, A, Keynton, R, Schaal, S & El-Baz, A 2020, . in Diabetes and Fundus OCT. Elsevier, pp. 191-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817440-1.00007-3

Segmentation of retinal layers from OCT scans
Sleman, AA, Soliman, A, Mahmoud, AH, Ghazal, M, Sandhu, H, Schaal, S, Elmaghraby, A & El-Baz, A 2020, . in Diabetes and Retinopathy: Volume 2: Computer-Assisted Diagnosis. vol. 2, Elsevier, pp. 109-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817438-8.00006-7

Retinal Layers OCT Scans 3-D Segmentation
Sleman, AA, Soliman, A, Ghazal, M, Sandhu, H, Schaal, S, Elmaghraby, A & El-Baz, A 2019, . in IST 2019 - IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques, Proceedings., 9010224, IST 2019 - IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques, Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019 IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques, IST 2019, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 12/8/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/IST48021.2019.9010224

Diabetic retinopathy early detection based on OCT and OCTA feature fusion
Eladawi, N, Eltanboly, A, Elmogy, M, Ghazal, M, Fraiwan, L, Aboelfetouh, A, Riad, A, Keynton, R, El-Azab, M, Schaal, S & El-Baz, A 2019, . in ISBI 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging., 8759269, Proceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, vol. 2019-April, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. pp. 587-591, 16th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, ISBI 2019, Venice, Italy, 4/8/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBI.2019.8759269

International multi-center study of iatrogenic retinal tears in pars plana vitrectomy
Saleh, OA, Dwairi, RAA, Mohidat, H, Jusufbegovic, D, Nesmith, B, Barak, Y, Mimouni, M & Schaal, S 2019, , International Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 996-1000. https://doi.org/10.18240/ijo.2019.06.19

An OCTA based diagnosis system based on a comprehensive local features analysis for early diabetic retinopathy detection
Eladawi, N, Elmogy, M, Fraiwan, L, Ghazal, M, Pichi, F, Aboelfetouh, A, Riad, A, Keynton, R, Schaal, S & El-Baz, A 2018, . in IST 2018 - IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques, Proceedings., 8577169, IST 2018 - IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques, Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques, IST 2018, Krakow, Poland, 10/16/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/IST.2018.8577169

Early Diagnosis of Diabetic Retinopathy in OCTA Images Based on Local Analysis of Retinal Blood Vessels and Foveal Avascular Zone
Eladawi, N, Elmogy, M, Fraiwan, L, Pichi, F, Ghazal, M, Aboelfetouh, A, Riad, A, Keynton, R, Schaal, S & El-Baz, A 2018, . in 2018 24th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, ICPR 2018., 8546250, Proceedings - International Conference on Pattern Recognition, vol. 2018-August, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. pp. 3886-3891, 24th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, ICPR 2018, Beijing, China, 8/20/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPR.2018.8546250

Automated diabetic retinopathy detection using optical coherence tomography angiography: A pilot study
Sandhu, HS, Eladawi, N, Elmogy, M, Keynton, R, Helmy, O, Schaal, S & El-Baz, A 2018, , British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 102, no. 11, pp. 1564-1569. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-311489

Early diabetic retinopathy diagnosis based on local retinal blood vessel analysis in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images
Eladawi, N, Elmogy, M, Khalifa, F, Ghazal, M, Ghazi, N, Aboelfetouh, A, Riad, A, Sandhu, H, Schaal, S & El-Baz, A 2018, , Medical Physics, vol. 45, no. 10, pp. 4582-4599. https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.13142

Retracted: Early diabetic retinopathy diagnosis based on local retinal blood vessels analysis in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images
Eladawi, N, Elmogy, M, Khalifa, F, Ghazal, M, Ghazi, N, Aboelfetouh, A, Riad, A, Sandhu, H, Schaal, S & El-Baz, A 2018, , Medical Physics, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 4324. https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.12825

An innovative 3D adaptive patient-related atlas for automatic segmentation of retina layers from oct images
Sleman, AA, Eltanboly, A, Soliman, A, Ghazal, M, Sandhu, H, Schaal, S, Keynton, R, Elmaghraby, A & El-Baz, A 2018, . in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 2018 - Proceedings., 8451724, Proceedings - International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. pp. 729-733, 25th IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 2018, Athens, Greece, 10/7/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.2018.8451724

Diabetic Retinopathy Early Detection Based on OCT and OCTA Feature Fusion
Eltanboly, A, Eladawi, N, Elmogy, M, Ghazal, M, Fraiwan, L, Aboelfetouh, A, Riad, A, Keynton, R, El-Azab, M, Schaal, S, Sandhu, H & El-Baz, A 2018, . in 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, ISSPIT 2018., 8642617, 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, ISSPIT 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. pp. 621-625, 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, ISSPIT 2018, Louisville, United States, 12/6/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSPIT.2018.8642617

Diabetic Retinopathy Early Detection Based on OCT and OCTA Feature Fusion
Eltanboly, A, Eladawi, N, Elmogy, M, Ghazal, M, Fraiwan, L, Aboelfetouh, A, Riad, A, Keynton, R, El-Azab, M, Schaal, S, Sandhu, H & El-Baz, A 2018, . in 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, ISSPIT 2018., 8642744, 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, ISSPIT 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. pp. 607-611, 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, ISSPIT 2018, Louisville, United States, 12/6/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSPIT.2018.8642744

Ex vivo model for the characterization and identification of drywall intraocular foreign bodies on computed tomography
Syed, R, Kim, SH, Palacio, A, Nunery, WR & Schaal, S 2018, , Retina, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 1432-1435. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000001731

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