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Office
900 Hammond street
Bangor, ME 04401Phone+1 207-947-6743Fax+1 207-945-4397
Summary
- Dr. Garth Wilbanks is an ophthalmologist in Bangor, ME and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital. He received his medical degree from McGill University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. He specializes in cornea & external disease, glaucoma related, and retinal disease and is experienced in glaucoma and related disorders, cataract surgery, corneal transplant surgery, cornea / external disease, and general / comprehensive ophthalmology.
Education & Training
- University of TorontoFellowship, 1994 - 1995
- Medical College of GeorgiaResidency, Ophthalmology, 1991 - 1994
- University of Miami/Jackson Health System/Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 1988 - 1991
- McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1987
- University of GeorgiaB.S., Chemistry, Summa cum Laude, 1979 - 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- ME State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 1988 - 1996
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology/National Eye Institute Travel Fellowship, 1992
- Best resident paper presentation at the annual meeting Medical College of Georgia Ophthalmology Alumni Association, 1992
- Symposium Scholarship 1990
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 75 citationsLocalized opacification of hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lenses after procedures using intracameral injection of air or gas.Liliana Werner, Garth Wilbanks, Carla P. Nieuwendaal, Anish Dhital, Aaron Waite
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2015-01-01 - 132 citationsImmunoregulatory mechanisms of the eye.J. Wayne Streilein, G A Wilbanks, Scott W. Cousins
Journal of Neuroimmunology. 1992-08-01 - 165 citationsFluids from immune privileged sites endow macrophages with the capacity to induce antigen-specific immune deviation via a mechanism involving transforming growth facto...G A Wilbanks, J W Streilein
European Journal of Immunology. 1992-04-01
Journal Articles
- Corneal Thickness as a Predictor of Corneal Transplant OutcomeDavid D. Verdier, MD, Alan Sugar, MD, Keith Baratz, MD,‡ Roy Beck, MD, PhD, Mariya Dontchev, MPH, Steven Dunn, MD, Robin L. Gal, MSPH, Edward J. Holland, MD, Craig Kol..., Cornea, 1/1/2013
- Endothelial Morphometric Measures to Predict Endothelial Graft Failure After Penetrating KeratoplastyBeth Ann Benetz, MA; Jonathan H. Lass, MD; Robin L. Gal, MSPH; Alan Sugar, MD; Harry Menegay, PhD; Mariya Dontchev, MPH; Craig Kollman, PhD; Roy W. Beck, MD, PhD; Mar..., JAMA Ophthalmol, 1/1/2013
- Endothelial Morphometric Measures to Predict Endothelial Graft FailureBeth Ann Benetz, MA; Jonathan H. Lass, MD; Robin L. Gal, MSPH; Alan Sugar, MD; Harry Menegay, PhD; Mariya Dontchev, MPH; Craig Kollman, PhD; Roy W. Beck, MD, PhD; Mar..., JAMA Ophthalmol, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Clinical outcome following penetrating keratoplasty using the Barron-Hessburg and Hanna corneal trephination systemsWilbanks, G.A., S. Cohen, M. Chipman, and D.S. Rootman, Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 1/1/1995
- Comparative study of intra-operative and early post-operative complication rates with phacoemulsification and phacoemulsification combined with trabeculectomyYoung, T.A., G.A. Wilbanks, and D.S. Rootman, Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 1/1/1995
- An unusual (new?) corneal dystrophyYoung, T., D. Rootman, G. Wilbanks, Can J Ophthalmol., 1/1/1995
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Lectures
- Cornea Surgery with Frances Price, MDBoston, MA - 9/1/2009
- Ocular Anesthesia, Surgery, and TraumaOrland, ME - 1/1/2009
- Electronic Medical Records for Dummies1/1/2007
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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