About Denise W. Metry, MD
Dr. Metry has a special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of children with vascular birthmarks, particularly infantile hemangiomas and PHACE syndrome. She is a founding member of the Hemangioma Investigator Group, an international physician working group established in 2000 to promote hemangioma research and education. She is the author of over 100 manuscripts and book chapters dedicated to furthering our understanding of vascular birthmarks. She has also lectured extensively both nationally and internationally. She hosted the first PHACE research and family meeting at Texas Children's in 2008, from which diagnostic criteria for the syndrome were established. Recently she has extended her passion to international mission work, having traveled to underserved parts of Asia and Africa to provide hemangioma education. Dr. Metry has longstanding expertise in both medical and laser care for vascular birthmarks, including propranolol for hemangiomas, and is dedicated to providing compassionate care for her patients and their families.
