office hours
Monday To Thursday
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday
7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Saturday To Sunday
Closed
meet our leading surgeon
Dr. Rachel Gelman
Born and raised in McAllen, Texas, Dr. Rachel Gelman is a dedicated ophthalmologist who also happens to be the only surgeon performing cornea transplants in the Rio Grande Valley! After graduation from the University of Texas-Pan American, Dr. Gelman earned a Doctor of Medicine in Houston at the Baylor College of Medicine. After graduating, she continued her education so she could provide her patients with high-quality customized care as a refractive surgeon, cornea surgeon, and corneal transplantation expert.
- Ophthalmology residency at the University of Arizona, served as chief resident in her senior year
- Fellowship at Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at the University of California, Irvine for cornea, anterior segment, and refractive surgery
- Wrote several ophthalmology publications
- Board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
- Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Cornea Society, and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
office hours
Monday To Thursday
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday
7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Saturday To Sunday
Closed