- Dr. Richard L Gillett, MD
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Dr. Richard L Gillett, MD
Ophthalmology
- Texas, McAllen
Overview
Dr. Richard L Gillett, MD works in McAllen, Texas is a specialist in Ophthalmology and graduated David Geffen School Of Medicine At UCLA, University Of California, Los Angeles in 1979. Dr. Gillett is affiliated with Cornerstone Regional Hospital, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Mission Regional Medical Center, South Texas Health - McAllen Medical Center/Heart Hospital and practicing for 44 years
Specialties
- Ophthalmology
Conditions
• Abscess• Astigmatism
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Bile Duct Cancer
• Blepharitis
• Botulinum Toxin Injection
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 1
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
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• Diverticulitis
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy
• Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor
• Glaucoma 1, Open Angle, J
• Hallucinogen Dependence
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Influenza (Flu)
• Inner Ear Repair
• Kidney Cryosurgery
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Nail and Nail Bed Infection
• Negative Rheumatoid Factor Polyarthritis
• Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Surgery
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Pancreas Disorders
• Radial Keratotomy
• Radical Hysterectomies for Cervical Cancer
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Robotic Heller Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia
• Salpingo-Oophorectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Stripping of Varicose Veins
• Thinning of Skin
• Tilia Tree Pollen Allergy
• Tonsillectomy
• Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
• Vaginal Candidiasis
• White Coat Hypertension
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Procedures
• Age-Related Macular Degeneration• Anterior Vitrectomy
• Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
• Astigmatism
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Benign Neoplasm of Eye
• Blepharitis
• Blepharoplasty
• Cataract
• Cataract Removal Surgery
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• Chalazion
• Chorioretinal Scars
• Conjunctival Hemorrhage
• Corneal Abrasion or Laceration
• Destruction of Lesion of Retina and Choroid
• Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Diplopia
• Drooping Eyelids (Ptosis)
• Dry Eyes
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Entropion
• Excision of Chalazion
• Exotropia
• Extraocular Muscle Surgery
• Eyelid Reconstruction Surgery
• Eyelid Surgery
• Farsightedness
• Floaters
• Glaucoma
• Headache
• Herpetic Keratitis
• Hyphema
• Keratitis
• Keratoconus
• Macular Edema
• Macular Hole
• Migraine
• Ocular Hypertension
• Optic Neuritis
• Paracentesis of Anterior Eye
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Presbyopia
• Pterygium
• Pterygium Excision
• Removal of Foreign Body from External Eye
• Repair of Brow Ptosis and Blepharoptosis
• Repair of Entropion or Ectropion
• Repair of Retinal Detachment or Retinal Tear
• Retinal Detachment and Retinal Tear
• Retinal Neovascularization
• Scleral Reinforcement Surgery
• Senile Cataracts
• Trichiasis
• Uveitis and Iridocyclitis
• Vitrectomy (incl. Macular Hole Repair)
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
Years Since Graduation
- 44
State License
- Texas
Spoken Languages
- Spanish
Education & Training
Medical School
David Geffen School Of Medicine At UCLA, University Of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Graduated: 1979
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Graduated: 1979
Internship Hospital
White Meml Hospital
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Year completed: 1980
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Year completed: 1980
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Office Locations
Primary location
Buena Vista Optical
521 South 10th Street
Texas (TX)
McAllen
78501
Phone:(956) 631-1951
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 60 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Ambetter
- Blue Advantage HMO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Choice
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Humana
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Preferred PPO
- Superior Health Plan
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Mission Regional Medical Center
900 South Bryan Road
Texas TX,
Mission,
78572
(956) 323-9000
Consistently ranked in the top 10 percent of hospitals in the nation and a recipient of HealthGrades Service Excellence Awards™ (granted to hospitals in the top 5% or 10% in the nation for objective patient outcomes, i.e. mortality and complication rates) for the past four years in Maternity Care,...
(956) 323-9000
South Texas Health - McAllen Medical Center/Heart Hospital
301 West Expressway 83
Texas TX,
McAllen,
78503
South Texas Health - McAllen Medical Center/Heart Hospital is a hospital located in Mcallen, TX. This hospital reports jointly with South Texas Health - Edinburg Regional Medical Center. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated...
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