Berkeley Eye Center - Houston LASIK and Eye Care

Berkeley Eye Center - Houston LASIK and Eye Care

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Gioconda Mojica, M.D.
Dr. Brent R. McQueen, MD

Gioconda Mojica, M.D.

Board-Certified Ophthalmologist | Cornea specialist | Clinician-Educator

Gioconda Mojica, MD, is a recipient of the Schwartz Center’s 2025 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year®, a national honor recognizing excellence in compassionate healthcare. She was selected by a national review committee through a process that considered her nomination, essays, patient letters, and student evaluations. A board-certified ophthalmologist and clinician-educator, Dr. Mojica focuses on providing compassionate, personalized eye care and building meaningful connections with her patients. She is fluent in Spanish.

Dr. Mojica graduated magna cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin and earned her medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Chicago and fellowship training in cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery at the University of Minnesota. Her clinical experience includes comprehensive ophthalmology, cataract surgery, and the medical and surgical treatment of corneal and ocular surface disease. She previously held faculty appointments at Vanderbilt University and McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, where she taught ophthalmic surgery and mentored medical students and residents.

Dr. Mojica’s commitment to compassionate care also shapes her work in medical education. With support from a Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation President’s Grant, she developed and evaluated an interprofessional elective helping health professions learners navigate shame, self-criticism, and failure through self-compassion. Participants demonstrated significant gains in self-compassion, and the work resulted in a peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. A recipient of McGovern Medical School’s Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, she continues to promote compassionate care, resilience, and humanism through teaching and mentorship.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Mojica enjoys time with her family, playing the cello, and finding connection and opportunities to serve through her church.

Dr. Mojica Honored as 2025 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year®

Gioconda Mojica, MD, is a recipient of the Schwartz Center's 2025 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year®
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Specialties & Services

Dr. Mojica provides comprehensive medical and surgical eye care, drawing on her fellowship training in cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery and a commitment to personalized, compassionate care. She specializes in:

  • Comprehensive Ophthalmology – Eye exams and ongoing management of a broad range of eye conditions.
  • Cataract Surgery – Surgical care for cataracts, including premium intraocular lens options such as TORIC IOLS.
  • Corneal Disease Treatment – Medical and surgical treatment of conditions affecting the cornea, including corneal transplants such as PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY AND DSAEK.
  • Ocular Surface and External Disease – Evaluation and treatment of conditions affecting the surface of the eye, including dry eye, PTERYGIUM, BAND KERATOPATHY, SCLERITIS.

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Memorial

Address: 21502 Merchants Way, Katy, TX 77449
Phone: (713) 827-8311 
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Accepted Insurance Plans:
Dr. Mojica accepts most major medical insurance plans, including Medicare, Medicaid, and most commercial carriers. View our full list of accepted plans →

Credentials & Professional Experience

Experience

  • Faculty appointment, Vanderbilt University – taught ophthalmic surgery and mentored medical students and residents
  • Faculty appointment, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston – taught ophthalmic surgery and mentored medical students and residents
  • Kaiser Permanente, Ophthalmologist | 2012 – 2013

Education & Training

  • Fellowship: University of Minnesota, Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery
  • Residency: University of Chicago, Ophthalmology, 2011
  • Internship: Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital, Transitional Year, 2008
  • Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, M.D., 2007
  • Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin, magna cum laude

Licensure & Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO)

Awards & Recognition

National Recognition:

  • Schwartz Center National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year® – 2025

Academic Honors & Grants:

  • Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award – McGovern Medical School
  • Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation President’s Grant – Supported her interprofessional self-compassion elective for health professions learners
  • Magna cum laude – University of Texas at Austin

Languages Spoken

Spanish

Professional Affiliations & Academic Contributions

Medical Education & Teaching

With support from a Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation President’s Grant, Dr. Mojica developed and evaluated an interprofessional elective that helps health professions learners navigate shame, self-criticism, and failure through self-compassion. Participants demonstrated significant gains in self-compassion. She has taught ophthalmic surgery and mentored medical students and residents at Vanderbilt University and McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, and received McGovern Medical School’s Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award.

Publications & Research

Last Updated: Oct 2026

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