Biography

Richard Hession, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in comprehensive ophthalmology and cataract surgery. 

Dr. Hession earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern Medical School and completed a residency in ophthalmology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.

He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2018.

  • Residency - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2015-2018), Ophthalmology
  • Medical Education - UT Southwestern Medical School (2010-2014)
  • Internship - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2014-2015), Internal Medicine

Clinical Focus

  • Comprehensive Ophthalmology
  • Cataracts

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