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Office
1009 Montgomery Hwy
Alabama Eye Services Building, Unit 103
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216Phone+1 205-918-0047
Education & Training
U Southern California2000
University of WashingtonResidency, Ophthalmology, 1998
Physicians Medical Center CarrawayInternship, Transitional Year, 1994 - 1995
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
AL State Medical License 1990 - 2025
TN State Medical License 1988 - 2016- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
- Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 841 citationsRevised diagnostic criteria for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease: report of an international committee on nomenclature.Russell W. Read, Gary N. Holland, Narsing A. Rao, Khalid F. Tabbara, Shigeaki Ohno
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2001-05-01 - 126 citationsHistologic basis of variations in retinal pigment epithelium autofluorescence in eyes with geographic atrophy.Martin Rudolf, S. D. Vogt, Christine A. Curcio, Carrie Huisingh, Gerald McGwin
Ophthalmology. 2013-04-01 - 36 citationsRifabutin-associated hypopyon uveitis in human immunodeficiency virus-negative immunocompetent individualsNeelakshi Bhagat, Russell W. Read, Narsing A. Rao, Ronald E. Smith, Lawrence P. Chong
Ophthalmology. 2001-04-01
Grant Support
- Complement Inhibition In Experimental Autoimmune UveitisNational Eye Institute2002–2006
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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