Stephen C. Pflugfelder, MD, is professor and holder of the James and Margaret Elkins Chair and director of the Ocular Surface Center in the department of ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine. He specializes in cornea, ocular surface and tear disorders. Dr. Pflugfelder’s research interests include pathogenesis of desiccation-induced inflammation and autoimmunity on the ocular surface. He served as co-editor of the textbook Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disorders, and has published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles. He is past president of the International Ocular Surface Society and serves on the editorial boards of The Ocular Surface, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (Associate editor) and Scientific Reports. Dr. Pflugfelder received his medical degree at the State University of New York Upstate College of Medicine and completed his ophthalmology residency at the Baylor College of Medicine and cornea fellowship at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami.