Dr. Cynthia L. Beauchamp, MA, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmologist and Strabismologist
Dr. Cynthia L. Beauchamp is a board certified ophthalmologist. She joined Pediatric Ophthalmology, PA and the Center for Adult Strabismus in August 2008 after completing a Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus at the University of Texas Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas and Residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Texas Southwestern. She received her MD from Northwestern University Medical Center in Chicago, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society in her junior year. Dr. Beauchamp received both Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA.
Dr. Beauchamp has authored several articles in referenced medical literature and a chapter in a major ophthalmology reference book. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern, where she gives an annual ethics lecture. Dr. Cynthia L. Beauchamp has been honored in D Magazine’s listing of Best Pediatric Specialists several years in a row– 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
She has served on the executive council for the Texas Ophthalmology Association and on the Executive Board of the Children’s Eye Foundation and is a member of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Dallas County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics. She has worked—from inception to launch—on All Children See, a public service project of the Children’s Eye Foundation aimed at providing quality eye exams to children despite their socioeconomic status. She has served as an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology. She remains committed to providing quality medical for all patients and has a special interest in diversity in the medical community. Prime among her interests are the time spent with and the varied activities of her three sons: Kyle, Chase and Finnley.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Cynthia Beauchamp, contact either the Dallas Office or the Grapevine Office.
Curriculum Vitae
Cynthia Lais Beauchamp, M.A., M.D.
Pediatric Ophthalmologist and Strabismologist
ABC Eyes – Pediatric Ophthalmology Dallas Office
7150 Greenville Avenue, Suite 305
Dallas, Texas 75231
ABC Eyes – Pediatric Ophthalmology Grapevine Office
1643 Lancaster Drive, Suite 306
Grapevine, TX 76051
Education
Education:
Medical School:
- Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
MD, May 24, 2002
Graduate School:
- Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
MA, June 13, 1993
Organizational Behavior / Sociology
Undergraduate:
- Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
BA, June 13, 1993
Major: Political Science
Postgraduate Specialty Training
Postgraduate Specialty Training:
Fellowship:
- Pediatric Ophthalmology
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center/ Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TX. July 7 2007- July 6, 2008
Residency:
- Ophthalmology
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
July 1 2004- June 31, 2007
Internship:
- Internal Medicine
Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA
June 27, 2003- June 26 2004
Professional Experience:
- Pediatric Ophthalmologist and Strabismus Consultant
- Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, Dallas, TX, August 2008-present
Licensure and Certification
Licensure and Certification
Licensure:
- Texas, Cert No. M2557, November 30, 2005
Texas DPS Controlled Substance Certificate
Federal DEA Certificate
Board Certification:
- American Board of Ophthalmology, October 26, 2008
Leadership Positions:
- Texas Ophthalmology Association, Executive council, 2012-2015
- Children’s Eye Care Foundation-Executive Board, 2017-2019
- All Children See, Committee Member-2020-current
- Chair Volunteer Committee, All Children See-2021-current
Honors, Awards, & Community Service
Honors, Awards, & Community Service
Honors and Awards:
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Gamma Chapter, Northwestern University Medical School, November 8, 2001
- First Place, Residents Paper Competition, Texas Ophthalmology Society, April 27, 2007
Community Service:
- Project Access Dallas, Volunteer pediatric Ophthalmologist, 2008-2013
- “Little Patriots”- caring for the children of military personnel, sponsored by the Children’s Eye Foundation
Professional Activities:
- Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, Principal Investigator, POPA, 2012-2016
- Oral Examiner, American Board of Ophthalmology, 2012-current
- Leadership Development Program, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2021-2022
- Review Meeting Leader for the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Patient Management Problems-2022- present
Society Memberships
Society Memberships:
- American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2004
- Texas Academy of Ophthalmology, 2007
- Texas Medical Association
- American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2008
- Dallas County Medical Society
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Specialty Section, 2012
Bibliography
Dr. Cynthia L. Beauchamp Bibliography
Written Articles:
- Barton LL, Mets MB, Beauchamp CL. Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus: Emerging Fetal Teratogen. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 187:1715-6. December, 2002.
- Mets MB, Beauchamp CL, Haldi BA. Binocularity Following Surgical Correction of Strabismus in Adults. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society, 101: 204-207. 2003.
- Mets MB, Beauchamp CL, Haldi BA. Binocularity Following Surgical Correction of Strabismus in Adults. Journal of the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 8(5): 435-438. 2004.
- Beauchamp GR, Felius J, Stager DR Sr, Beauchamp CL. The Utility of Strabismus in Adults. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society, 103:164-172. 2005.
- Beauchamp CB, Beauchamp GR, Felius J, Stager DR Sr, Brown G Brown, M. The Cost Utility of Strabismus Surgery in Adults. Journal of the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 10: 394-399. 2006.
- Beauchamp CB, Stager DS Jr, Weakley D Jr, Wang X, Felius J. Acrysof ‘Natural’ Intraocular Lens Implantation in Children. Journal of the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 11 (2): 166-169. 2007.
- Beauchamp CL, Felius J, Beauchamp GR. The Economic Value Added (EVA) Resulting from Medical Care of Functional Amblyopia, Strabismus, (Pathologies of Binocular Vision) and Asthma. Binocul Vis Strabismus Q 2010; 25:206-216.
- Beauchamp GR, Ellapolla C, Beauchamp CL. Evidence Based Medicine: The Value of Vision Screening. Am Orthopt J 2010; 60:23-7.
- Beauchamp CL, Stager DR Sr, Stager D Jr, Birch EE. High sensitivity and specificity of the Pediatric Vision Scanner in detecting strabismus and amblyopia in preschool children. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 17: E18. 2013.
- Felius J, Beauchamp C, Stager DR. Visual Acuity Deficits in Children With Nystagmus and Down Syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol. 2014 Sept 28. piiS0002-9394 (13) 00645-4.
- Jost RM, Yanni SE, Beauchamp CL, Stager DR Sr, Stager D Jr, Dao L, Birch EE. Beyond Screening for Risk Factors: Objective Detection of Strabismus and Amblyopia. JAMA Ophthalmol, 132(7): 814-820. 2014.
- Kelly KR, Jost RM, Dao L, Beauchamp CL, Leffler JN, Birch EE. Binocular iPad Game vs Patching for Treatment of Amblyopia in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Ophthalmol, 134(12): 1402-1408. 2016.
- Kelly KR, Jost RM, Del La Cruz A, Dao L, Beauchamp CL, Stager D Jr, Birch EE. Slow reading in children with anisometropic amblyopia is associated with fixation instability and increased saccades. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 21(6): 447-451. 2017.
- Birch EE, Castañeda YS, Cheng-Patel CS, Morale SE, Kelly KR, Beauchamp CL, Webber A. Self-perception of School-aged Children With Amblyopia and Its Association With Reading Speed and Motor Skills. JAMA Ophthalmol, 137(2): 167-174. 2018.
- Kelly KR, Jost RM, Wang Y, Dao L, Beauchamp CL, Leffler JN, Birch EE. Improved Binocular Outcomes Following Binocular Treatment for Childhood Amblyopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 59(3): 1221-1228. 2018.
- Birch EE, Castañeda YS, Cheng-Patel CS, Morale SE, Kelly KR, Beauchamp CL, Webber A. Self-perception in Children Aged 3 to 7 Years with Amblyopia and Its Association With Deficits in Vision and Fine Motor Skills. JAMA Ophthalmol, 137(5): 499-506. 2019.
- Birch EE, Jost RM, De La Cruz A, Kelly KR, Beauchamp CL, Dao L, Stager D Jr, Leffler JN. Binocular amblyopia treatment with contrast-rebalanced movies. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 23(3): 160.e1-160.e5. 2019.
- Larkin GL, Tahir A, Epley KD, Beauchamp CL, Tong JT, Clark RA. Atropine 0.01% Eye Drops for Myopia Control in American Children: A Multiethnic Sample Across Three US Sites. Ophthalmol Ther, 8: 589-598. 2019.
- Kelly KR, Morale SE, Beauchamp CL, Dao LM, Luu BA, Birch EE. Factors Associated with Impaired Motor Skills in Strabismic and Anisometropic Children. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 61: 43. 2020.
- Jost RM, Kelly KR, Hunter JS, Stager DR Jr, Luu B, Leffler JN, Dao L, Beauchamp CL, Birch EE. A randomized clinical trial of contrast increment protocols for binocular amblyopia treatment. J AAPOS. 2020 Oct;24(5):282.e1-282.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.06.009. Epub 2020 Oct 9. PMID: 33045374; PMCID: PMC8328197.
- Birch EE, Jost RM, Kelly KR, Leffler JN, Dao L, Beauchamp CL. Baseline and Clinical Factors Associated with Response to Amblyopia Treatment in a Randomized Clinical Trial. Optom Vis Sci. 2020 May;97(5):316-323. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000001514. PMID: 32413002; PMCID: PMC7271687.
- Jost RM, Hudgins LA, Dao LM, Stager DR Jr, Luu B, Beauchamp CL, Hunter JS, Giridhar P, Wang YZ, Birch EE. Randomized clinical trial of streaming dichoptic movies versus patching for treatment of amblyopia in children aged 3 to
Poster Presentations:
- Beauchamp CL, Beauchamp GR, Felius J, Stager DR Sr, Brown G, Brown M. Cost Utility of Strabismus Surgery in Adults. UT Southwestern Annual Alumni Day, Dallas, TX. June 18, 2005.
- Felius J, van de Graaf ES, Beauchamp GR Stager DR Sr, Beauchamp CL, Simonsz HJ. Introducing the ASQE: The English version of the Amblyopia and Strabismus Questionnaire. American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, annual meeting, Keystone, Colorado, March 15-19, 2006.
- Felius J, Beauchamp CL, Stager DR Sr. Visual Acuity Deficits in Children With Nystagmus and Down Syndrome. American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2013.
Oral Presentations:
- Beauchamp CB, Beauchamp GR, Felius J, Stager DR Sr, Brown G, Brown M. The Cost Utility of Strabismus Surgery in Adults. American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, annual meeting, Keystone, Colorado, March 15-19, 2006.
- Beauchamp CB, Stager DS Jr, Weakley D Jr, Wang X, Felius J. Acrysof ‘Natural’ Intraocular Lens Implantation in Children. UT Southwestern Annual Alumni Day, Dallas, TX. June 10, 2006.
- Beauchamp CB, Stager DS Jr, Weakley D Jr, Wang X, Felius J. Acrysof ‘Natural’ Intraocular Lens Implantation in Children. Texas Ophthalmologic Society, Dallas, TX April 27, 2007.
- Cynthia L. Beauchamp MD, Joost Felius PhD, George R. Beauchamp MD. The Economic Value Added (EVA) Resulting from Care of Amblyopia, Strabismus and Asthma. American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, annual meeting, Seattle, Washington, April 11-15, 2007.
- Cynthia L. Beauchamp MD, Joost Felius PhD, George R. Beauchamp MD. The Economic Value Added (EVA) Resulting from Care of Amblyopia, Strabismus and Asthma. UT Southwestern Annual Alumni Day, Dallas, TX. June 16, 2007.
- Beauchamp, Cynthia. Protocol Driven Medicine. UT Southwestern Ophthalmology at the Crossroads, Dallas, TX. December, 2016.
- Beauchamp, Cynthia. Relationships. UT Southwestern Ophthalmology at the Crossroads. December, 2017.
- Beauchamp, Cynthia. Physician Burnout and Financial Pressure. UT Southwestern Ophthalmology at the Crossroads, Dallas, TX. December, 2018.
- Beauchamp, Cynthia. When Ethics Go Wrong. UT Southwestern Ophthalmology at the Crossroads, Dallas, TX. December, 2019.
- Beauchamp, Cynthia. Atropine to Prevent Myopia Progression. “Preventing Myopia Progression in the Pediatric Patient” Symposium. Academy of Ophthalmology Virtual Meeting. November 14, 2020.
- Beauchamp, Cynthia. Myopia Orange County Ophthalmology Association Virtual Meeting. December 10, 2020.
- Beauchamp, Cynthia. #Ethics. UT Southwestern Ophthalmology at the Crossroads, Dallas, TX. December 12, 2020.
- Beauchamp, Cynthia. #Ethics. University of Minnesota, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences Grand Rounds. Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology. Virtual Meeting. January 20, 2021
- Beauchamp, Cynthia. Difficult Reoperations—Stretch Scar and Slipped Muscles. American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Subspecialty Day, New Orleans, November 21, 2021.
- Beauchamp, Cynthia. The Good, The Bad, And the Ugly (Ethics). UT Southwestern Ophthalmology at the Crossroads, Dallas, TX. December 4, 2021
Book Chapters:
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