Paul Sternberg Jr. MD

Ophthalmology•Nashville, TN

Retinal Disease

Professor of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University

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1215 21st Ave S# 8032Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-1453
Fax+1 615-936-3497

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 1983 - 1984
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1980 - 1983
University of ChicagoInternship, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1980
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1979
Harvard UniversityBA, Magna Cum Laude, 1971 - 1975

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2003 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
GA State Medical License 1985 - 2017
KY State Medical License 2006 - 2017
NC State Medical License 1983 - 1986
MD State Medical License 1981 - 1985
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Distinguished Alumnus Award Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, 2013
Distinguished Service Award Association for Vision in Research and Ophthalmology, 2011
Lifetime Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2009
ARVO Gold Fellow 2009
Paul Henkind Memorial Lecture Macula Society, 2007
Secretariat Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2007
Sommer Prize The Eye Care Foundation, 2007
Top Scoring Physician PRC, 2006, 2010, 2012-2013
Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Award 2004
L.E. Brown Humanitarian Award Georgia Society of Ophthalmology, 2002
Honor Award Vitreous Society, 2001
Senior Honor Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2000
Lew R. Wasserman Award of Merit Research to Prevent Blindness, 1998
Best Doctors in the Southeast 1995
Best Doctors in America 1994
Honor Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1990
Clinical Teaching Award 1989
Fellowship Heed Ophthalmic Foundation, 1983
Alpha Omega Alpha University of Chicago, 1979
Catharine Dobson Research Award University of Chicago, 1979
Mosby Book Award The C. V. Mosby Publishing Company, 1979
Fight for Sight Student Fellowship 1978
American Cancer Society Student Fellowship 1978
President American Academy of Ophthalmology
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Clinical Trials

Antioxidant Systems and Age-Related Macular Degeneration Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Retina Procedure Volume Changes during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Shriji Patel, Avni Finn, Stephen Kim, Paul Sternberg Jr
Ophthalmology. Retina. 2023-06-01
4 citations
Effectiveness of bevacizumab step therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Jonathan Siktberg, Stephen Jae Kim, Paul Sternberg Jr, Shriji Patel
Eye. 2023-06-01
1 citations
Considerations When Offering Minimally Proven Investigational Treatments.
Shriji Patel, Stephen Kim, Paul Sternberg Jr
Ophthalmology. 2023-04-01

Journal Articles

Faricimab Combination Therapy for Sustained Efficacy in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Stephen J Kim, Paul Sternberg, JAMA Ophthalmology
Reducing the risk of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection
Kim SJ, Chomsky AS, Sternberg P, JAMA Ophthalmol, 1/1/2013
Plasma Biomarkers of oxidative stress and genetic variants in age-related macular degeneration
Brantley MA, Osborn MP, Sanders BJ, Reszei KA, Lu P, Milne GL, Cai J, Sternberg P, Am J Ophthal, 1/1/2012
Letter from the DSMC Regarding a Clinical Trial of Lutein in Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa
Wittes J, Gorin M B, Mayne S T, McCarthy C S, Sternberg P, Wall M, Arch Ophthalmol, 5/1/2011
Long-term potency, sterility, and stability of vancomycin, cetazidime,and moxifloxacin for treatment of bacterial endophthalmitis
Mehta S, Armstrong BK, Kim SJ, Toma H, West JN, Yin H, Lu P, Wayman LL, Recchia, FM, Sternberg P, Retina, 1/1/2011
“Reduced Choroidal Neovascular Membrane Formation in Cyclooxygenase-2 Null Mice”
Rezaei K, Toma H, Cai J, Penn J, Sternberg P, Kim, S, Invest Ophthal Vis Sci, 1/1/2011
How the Comparison of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatment Trial will impact clinical care
Davis J, Olsen TW, Stewart M, Sternberg P, Am J Ophthalmol, 1/1/2011
Long-term trends in intraocular pressure after pars plana vitrectomy
Lalezary M, Kim SJ, Jiramongkolchai K, Recchia FM, Agarwal A, Sternberg P, Retina, 1/1/2011
Age-related retinopathy in NRF2-deficient mice
Zhao Z, Chen Y, Wang J, Sternberg P, Freeman ML, Grossniklau HE, Cai, J, PLoS One, 1/1/2011
“Retinectomies and Retinotomies” Retinal and Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery – English Edition
Law J, Sternberg P, Jaypee Highlights Medical Publishers, 1/1/2010
Altered mTOR signaling in senescent pigment epithelium
Chen Y, Wang J, Cai J, Sternberg P, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1/1/2010
Multiplex cytokine analysis reveals elevated concentration of interleukin-8 in glaucomatous aqeuous humor
Kuchtey J, Rezaei KA, Jaru-Ampornpan P, Sternberg P, Kuchtey RW, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1/1/2010
Concentrated Intravitreal Amphotericin B in Fungal Endophthalmitis
Payne J, Keenum D G, Sternberg P, Thliveris A, Kala A, Olsen TW, Arch Ophthalmol, 1/1/2010
Proceed with Caution: When to Adopt New Ideas and Techniques
Sternberg P, Recchia F, Carlson B, Retinal Physician, 7/1/2009
SCORE Study Report 1: Baseline Associations between Central Retinal Thickness and Visual Acuity in Patients with Retinal Vein Occlusion
Scott I, VanVeldhuisen P, Oden N, Ip M, Blodi B, Jumper J, Figueroa M; SCORE Study Group, Ophthalmology, 3/1/2009
SCORE Study Report 2: Interobserver Agreement Between Investigator and Reading Center Classification of Retinal Vein Occlusion Type
Scott I, Blodi B, Ip M, Van Veldhuisen P, Oden N, Chan C, Gonzalez V, SCORE Study Investigator Group, Ophthalmology, 1/1/2009
SCORE Study Report 7: Incidence of Intravitreal Silicone Oil Droplets Associated with Staked-on vs Luer Cone Syringe Design
Scott I, Oden N, VanVeldhuisen P, Ip M, Blodi B, Antoszyk A, SCORE Study Investigator Group, Am J Ophthalmol, 1/1/2009
Implantable Telescope for End-Stage Age-related Macular Degeneration: Long-term Visual Acuity and Safety Outcomes
Hudson H, Stulting R, Heier J, Lane S, Chang D, Singerman L, Bradford C, Leonard R, Am J Ophthalmol, 11/1/2008
Photodynamic Therapy as Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Tarantola R, Law J, Recchia F, Sternberg P Jr, Agarwal A, Lasers Surg Med, 10/1/2008
Phophatidylinositol 3 kinase Pathway Controls 4-Hydrocy-2-nonenal-Induced Oxidative Injury in the RPE
Chen J, Wang L, Chen Y, Sternberg P Jr, Cai J, Invest Opthalmol Vis Sci, 9/20/2008
Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphism 4917G and AMD
Canter JA, Olson LM, Schnetz-Boutaud N, Hauser MA, Schmidt S, Postel EA, Pericak-Vance MA, Agarwal A, Sternberg P Jr, Haines JL, PLoS ONE, 5/1/2008
Modulation of Nrf2-dependent antioxidant functions in the RPE by Zip2, a zinc transporter protein
Rezaei KA, Chen Y, Cai J, Sternberg P, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 4/1/2008
Essential roles of the P13 kinase/Akt pathway in regulating Nrf2-dependent antioxidant functions in the RPE
Wang L, Chen Y, Sternberg P Jr, Cai J, Invest Opthalmol Vis Sci, 4/1/2008
Characterization of a Bcl-XL-interacting protein FKBP8 and its splice variant in human RPE cells
Chen Y, Sternberg P, Cai J, Invest Opthalmol Vis Sci, 4/1/2008
Plasma Soluble Fas Ligand and Age-related Macular Degeneration
Jiang S, Cai J, Jones D, Sternberg P Jr, US Opthal Rev, 1/1/2008
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Authored Content

AAO 2020: Celebrating One Another from AfarNovember 2020
Faricimab Combination Therapy for Sustained Efficacy in Neovascular Age-Related Macular DegenerationJuly 2020