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Jose Arevalo, MD, Ophthalmology, Baltimore, MD

JoseFernandoArevaloMDPhD

Ophthalmology • Baltimore, MD

Retinal Disease, Uveitis, Ocular Oncology

Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Professor of Ophthalmology -Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center -Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute -The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine -Past-President of The Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) 2017-2019

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  • Office

    1800 Orleans Street
    Maumenee Lobby
    Baltimore, MD 21287
    Phone+1 410-955-5080
    Fax+1 410-955-0869

Summary

  • J. Fernando Arevalo, a holder of M.D., Ph.D., and FACS degrees, completed his medical and ophthalmology training in Caracas, Venezuela, his native country, before traveling to Bogota, Colombia for a two-year Retina and Vitreous fellowship at the Barraquer Institute and the Fundacion Oftalmogica Nacional (University of El Rosario) in 1992-1993. After this intensive training, he traveled to the USA for a 2-year Retina and Vitreous/Uveitis and Intraocular Inflammation fellowship at the University of California, San Diego from 1993-1995 under the mentoring of Dr. William Freeman. The following year, Dr. Arevalo went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for his Ocular Oncology fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital under the mentoring of Drs. Jerry and Carol Shields. Dr. Arevalo returned to Venezuela (1996), where he was appointed to the rank of Chairman of Ophthalmology at the Clinica Oftalmologica Centro Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela, and Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela. Dr. Arevalo has become recognized as one of the leading ophthalmologists in South America and in 2001 founded the Arevalo-Coutinho Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology. In 2011, Dr. Arevalo was invited by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore to work as a Professor of Ophthalmology and the Chief of the Retina Division of the King Khaled Eye Hospital (KKESH) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a four-year tenure (July 2011-15), followed by an appointment at the Wilmer Eye Institute as the Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Professor of Ophthalmology in the Retina Division, and an appointment as chief of ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in 2015. As a clinical scientist, Dr. Arevalo has more than 900 scientific publications (more than 370 on MEDLINE), 17 books, more than 1000 scientific paper presentations, and more than 1100 invited lecture presentations in North-America, South-America, Central-America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins Medicine Leadership Development Program (LDP)
    Johns Hopkins Medicine Leadership Development Program (LDP)None, 2016 - 2016
  • Harvard Medical School Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program (GCSRT)
    Harvard Medical School Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program (GCSRT)Masters, Clinical Trials, 2014 - 2015
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye Hospital
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalFellowship, Ocular Oncology/Ophthalmic Pathology, 1995 - 1996
  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Ocular Immunology/Uveitis, 1993 - 1995
  • Dr. Domingo Luciani Hospital (IVSS)
    Dr. Domingo Luciani Hospital (IVSS)1988 - 1991
  • Central University of Venezuela
    Central University of VenezuelaClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2012 - 2026
  • International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO)Ophthalmology
  • Saudi Commission for Health SpecialtiesOphthalmology
  • Venezuelan Society of Ophthalmology (SVO)Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Lifetime Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2017
  • Honorary Member Society of Research in Retina & Vision (SIRCOVA), 2014
  • Best of Show Video Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Conjunction with the European Society of Ophthalmology, 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Oral propranolol and intravitreal ranibizumab for refractory serous macular detachment secondary to retinal capillary hemangioblastoma  
    HernAndez-Martinez P, Gallego-Pinazo R, Dolz-Marco R, Arevalo JF, Diaz-Llopis M, Cisneros Lanuza A, Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol, 1/26/2014
  • Effect of Lens Status in The Surgical Success of 23-Gauge Primary Vitrectomy for The Management of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: The Pan American Collaborative Re...  
    Caiado RR, Magalhaes O Jr, Badaro E, Maia A, Novais EA, Stefanini FR, Navarro RM, Arevalo JF, Wu L, Moraes N, Farah ME, Maia M, Retina, 1/25/2014
  • Outcomes of Treatment of Pediatric Choroidal Neovascularization with Intravitreal Antiangiogenic Agents: The Results of the KKESH International Collaborative Retina St...  
    Kozak I, Mansour A, Diaz RI, Calzada JI, Pichi F, Cruz-Villegas V, Diaz-Llopis M, Gallego-Pinazo R, Chhablani J, Martinez-Cartier M, Meerhoff M, Mieler WF, Arevalo JF;..., Retina, 1/23/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration 
    Chapter: Normal Anatomy of the Macula. 
    Arevalo JF, Fernandez CFEditors: Alfaro III DV, Jablon EP, Kerrison JB, Sharpe KA, Rodriguez Fontal M.Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA2015
  • Cirugia Vitreoretinal Minimamente Invasiva 
    Chapter: Indicaciones para Vitrectomia Minimamente Invasiva de Calibre 25. 
    Arevalo JF, Charles S, Lasave AF, Arias JDEditors: Alezzandrini A, Arevalo JF, Berrocal MH, Rodriguez FJ, Wu L.Jaypee-Highlights Medical Publishers, Inc., Panama, Rep. de Panama2014
  • Cirugia Vitreoretinal Minimamente Invasiva 
    Chapter: Vitrectomia Transconjuntival sin Sutura 25 Gauge para Biopsia Vitrea Retiniana y Coroidea. 
    Arevalo JF, SAnchez JG, Freeman WREditors: Alezzandrini A, Arevalo JF, Berrocal MH, Rodriguez FJ, Wu L.Jaypee-Highlights Medical Publishers, Inc., Panama, Rep. de Panama2014
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Lectures

  • Behcet's disease or Not Behcet's disease? 
    Valencia, Spain - 1/27/2014
  • Guidelines for the treatment of PSII. 
    Valencia, Spain - 1/27/2014
  • White Dot Syndrome. 
    Valencia, Spain - 1/27/2014
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Other

  • "Diabetic Macular Edema: Changing Treatment Paradigms." 
    Arevalo JF, Primer Curso Superior de Retina y Vitreo "RETINAR", en modalidad presencial y a distancia (online)
    Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1/26/2014
  • Editor: "Cirugia Vitreoretinal Minimamente Invasiva. Panama, Rep. de Panama: Jaypee-Highlights Medical Publishers, Inc." 
    Alezzandrini A, Arevalo JF, Berrocal MH, Rodriguez FJ, Wu L
    1/1/2014
  • Editors: "Cirugia Vitreoretinal Minimamente Invasiva. Panama, Rep. de Panama: Jaypee-Highlights Medical Publishers, Inc." 
    Alezzandrini A, Arevalo JF, Berrocal MH, Rodriguez FJ, Wu L
    1/1/2014
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

External Links

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