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Derek Lauritzen, MD, Ophthalmology, San Luis Obispo, CA

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Ophthalmology San Luis Obispo, CA

Retinal Disease, Uveitis

Derek B Lauritzen, MD - Retina Specialists of the Central Coast

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  • Office

    941 California Blvd
    San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
    Phone+1 805-544-0006
    Fax+1 877-843-9745

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 2000 - 2002
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University
    SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1997 - 2000
  • University of California Davis Health
    University of California Davis HealthInternship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
    Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1992
  • University of Utah
    University of UtahB.S., Neurobiology, Chemistry, Magna cum Laude, 1985 - 1988
  • Casper College
    Casper CollegeA.S., Pre-Medicine, Scholastic Honor Society, 1983 - 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2004 - Present
  • UT State Medical License
    UT State Medical License 2002 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1993 - 2025
  • ID State Medical License
    ID State Medical License 2002 - 2005
  • MT State Medical License
    MT State Medical License 2002 - 2005
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2002 - 2005
  • WY State Medical License
    WY State Medical License 2002 - 2005
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Charles Schepens Award for Retinal Research Schepens International Society, 2002-2003
  • Air Force Commendation Medal United States Air Force, 1997
  • Pre-Medical Honor Society, Scholastic Honor Society, elected to the Student Senate as College of Science representative University of Utah, 1988
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Autologous Serum as an Adjuvant to Standard Pars Plana Vitrectomy – A Randomized Controlled  
    Lauritzen DB, Hampton GR, Spalding III SC, Torrisi PF, Rutledge BK, and Delaney WV., in; Ann of Ophthalmol. 2003;35(2):123-129., 2/1/2003
  • Lumbrical Innervation in the Hand.  
    Lauritzen RS, Szabo RR, and Lauritzen DB, Journal of Hand Surgery, 2/1/1996
  • New matrix material for potential use in "reversible" vasectomy. Preliminary animal biocompatibility studies.  
    Carroll JC, Schwaitzberg SD, Ucci AA Jr, Schlesinger RM, Lauritzen D, Sant GR, Urology. 1993, 1/1/1993
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Autologous Serum as an Adjuvant to Standard Pars Plana Vitrectomy – A Randomized Controlled Study [ARVO abstract]. Abstract nr 951
    Lauritzen DB, Hampton GR, Spalding III SC, Torrisi PF, Rutledge BK, and Delaney WV, Ann of Ophthalmol., 1/1/2003
  • Transplanation of Neural Progenitor Cells to the Retina of Mutant Rhodopsin Transgenic Rats
    Lauritzen DB, Schepens International Society Meeting., Las Vegas, NV, 6/1/2001
  • Transplanation of Neural Progenitor Cells to the Retina of Mutant Rhodopsin Transgenic Rats
    Lauritzen DB, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual meeting, 5/1/2001
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Lectures

  • Management of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment 
    Talk delivered at University of Utah’s Department of Ophthalmology / Moran Eye Center Clinical Facul - 9/1/2003
  • Neural Progenitor Cell (‘Stem cell”) Transplantation in Rats Transgenic for Mutant Rhodopsin 
    Paper presentation at the joint 5th Vitreoretinal Symposium of Marburg-Frankfurt, 2002 and the 15th - 7/1/2002
  • Interventions in Pseudophakic Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment. 
    Talk given at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Fellows Course on Subspecialty Management of C - 5/1/2002
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