J. Edward Ysasaga, M.D.
J. Edward Ysasaga, M.D., focuses on diseases and surgery of the retina at Southwest Retina Specialists, where he is known as “Dr. Eddie.” In 1992, he graduated from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, then earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) in San Antonio in 1996.
Dr. Eddie interned at UTHSC through 1997, followed by a residency in general ophthalmology at the prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (part of the University of Miami system) from 1997 to 2000. He completed a Retina/Vitreous Fellowship at Bascom Palmer in 2001 and served as chief resident and clinical instructor there through 2002.
He returned to Texas in 2002 to open a vitreoretinal private practice in Amarillo
Antonio V. Aragon, II, M.D.
Antonio V. Aragon II, M.D., specializes in diseases and surgery of the retina with Southwest Retina Specialists. A 1991 graduate of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, he received his Doctor of Medicine from John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1995, followed by an internship at John Hopkins’ Sinai Hospital through 1996. Dr. Aragon then completed his residency in general ophthalmology at University of Virginia Health Sciences Center in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he served as Chief Resident in 1998-1999.
In 1999-2000, Dr. Aragon completed a retina/vitreous fellowship in Miami, serving as Chief Resident at the prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. After establishing a private vitreoretinal surgical practice in Albuquerque, he joined the Panhandle Eye Group team in August of 2005.
Ryan Rush, M.D.
Ryan B. Rush, M.D., (“Dr. Ryan”) is an expert in ophthalmology with an emphasis on diseases of the vitreous and retina. He earned a college degree from the University of Texas in 2000 and received a medical degree from Texas Tech University in 2004. Dr. Ryan did an internal medicine internship at Ochsner Clinic Foundation, and then went on to complete his ophthalmology residency at Tulane University in New Orleans in 2008.
After residency, Dr. Ryan undertook three additional years of subspecialization in diseases of the vitreous and retina. He completed the first fellowship year in medical retina at the prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami in 2009, followed by Surgical Retinal Fellowships at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston in 2010 and the Sydney Eye Hospital in Sydney, Australia in 2011.
Dr. Ryan is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology (2009), and is a member of Southwest Retina Specialists since 2011.
Jennifer R. Gallagher, M.D.
Jennifer R. Gallagher, M.D., specializes in diseases and surgery of the retina with Southwest Retina Specialists. In 2009, Dr. Gallagher graduated from West Texas A&M University then earned her medical degree at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2015. She followed this with a residency in ophthalmology at Louisiana State University Health Science Center where she served as chief resident from 2018-2019. In 2019-2021, Dr. Gallagher completed a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at the University of Texas Health San Antonio Department of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Gallagher joined the Southwest Retina team in September of 2021.