BrianChristopherSamuelsMDPhD(He/Him)

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Glaucoma Related

Associate Professor and Dennis Endowed Professor in Glaucoma Research, Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

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Dr. Brian Samuels is an ophthalmologist in Birmingham, AL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Callahan Eye Hospital, and University of Alabama Hospital. He received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, completed his residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and both a clinical and research glaucoma fellowship at Duke University. He has been in practice 11 years. He specializes in the clinical and surgical care of glaucoma as well as anterior segment and cataract surgery.

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Ophthalmology, 2008 - 2010
University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 2005 - 2008
Indiana University School of Medicine/Methodist HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2004 - 2005
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2004

PubMed

231 citations
The dorsomedial hypothalamus and the response to stress: part renaissance, part revolution.
Joseph A. DiMicco, Brian C Samuels, Maria V. Zaretskaia, Dmitry V. Zaretsky
Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 2002-03-01
28 citations
Genetic Architecture of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in Individuals of African Descent: The African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study III.
Kent D. Taylor, Xiuqing Guo, Linda M. Zangwill, Jeffrey M. Liebmann, Christopher A. Girkin
Ophthalmology. 2019-01-01
15 citations
The African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study (ADAGES) III: Contribution of Genotype to Glaucoma Phenotype in African Americans: Study Design and Baseline Data.
Linda M. Zangwill, Radha Ayyagari, Jeffrey M. Liebmann, Christopher A. Girkin, Robert M. Feldman
Ophthalmology. 2018-01-18

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