Charles Wykoff, MD
Enriched profileDirector of Research, Retina Consultants of Texas; Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Houston Methodist Academic Institute · Retina Consultants of Texas
Charles Wykoff is Director of Research, Retina Consultants of Texas; Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Houston Methodist Academic Institute at Retina Consultants of Texas. OpenAlex indexes 507 publications with 23,504 citations (h-index 67); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 12 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Ophthalmology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Charles Wykoff, MD, PHD, is Director of Research, Retina Consultants of Texas. The public record shows 507 publications with 23,504 citations (h-index 67), centered on Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Retinal and Optic Conditions. It also documents an investigator role on 12 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 45 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Eye (London, England)
- Top research focus: Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- 12 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 45 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 39 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 240.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 12 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Phase 4 Study: Long-term Safety and Efficacy of NT-501 in MacTel Type 2, Including Sham Procedure Participants
Sponsor: Neurotech Pharmaceuticals
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration Benchmark Imaging Dataset (ABID)
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
45 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHProgram year202513 payments$81,463openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- TOPCON HEALTHCARE, INC.Program year20257 payments$70,000openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year202529 payments$36,540openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cancer & immunology
56.1%Complement Inhibitor44%Pegcetacoplan100%Part B, office-administered≥126 patientsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibitor12.2%Aflibercept100%Part B, office-administered≥333 patientsSensory organs
43.4%Antineovascularisation agents36.3%Faricimab-svoa100%Part B, office-administered≥35 patientsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibitor6.2%Ranibizumab100%Part B, office-administered≥69 patients+ 6 more classes in this area
Musculoskeletal
0.3%Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor0.3%Ketorolac Tromethamine100%Part D≥47 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Congress activity
Updated 14 Oct 2026
1 congress contribution (2018) across AMCP per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Optimizing Anti-VEGF Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
AMCP Meeting
AMCP2018Presenting author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- OphthoEvidence: a model for rapid and trustworthy ophthalmology guidelines.
Eye (London, England)
Article2026 - Intravitreal photoswitch therapy in advanced retinitis pigmentosa: a phase 1 open-label trial.
Nature medicine
Clinical Trial2026 - Large Language Models Triage of Retina Patient Emergency Telephone Calls: A Pilot Study.
Journal of vitreoretinal diseases
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 14 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/charles-wykoff-7912702
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retinaconsultantstexas.com
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asrs.org/find-a-specialist/profile/5346/Charles-C-Wykoff
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researchgate.net/profile/Charles-Wykoff
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doximity.com/pub/charles-wykoff-md
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- YouTube
youtube.com/watch
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youtube.com/watch
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.houstonmethodist.org ↗
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- PhD
University of Oxford (Marshall Scholarship)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Phi Beta Kappa)
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American Board of Ophthalmology
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →retinaconsultantstexas.com ↗
- Director of Research
Retina Consultants of Texas
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Greater Houston Retina Research Foundation (GHRRF)
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Research and Clinical Trials Subcommittee, Retina Consultants of America
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Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital
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Practice Management Committee, ASRS Board of Directors
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Retina Society
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Macula Society
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Ophthalmology Retina Editorial Board
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Retina Specialist (publication)
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.houstonmethodist.org ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.houstonmethodist.org ↗
- Member
Research Institute, Houston Methodist Academic Institute
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Houston Methodist Hospital
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →europe.ophthalmologytimes.com ↗
- Host
"The Nuts and Bolts of GA Therapy" series on New Retina Radio (Eyetube podcast)
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BroadEye: An Ophthalmology Podcast, discussing diabetic retinopathy
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