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ALAN W. BROWN, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Curriculum Vitae
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Medical
Director
Surgical Eye Care
Research
Director
Horizon Vision Research |
EDUCATION
| 1988-1991 |
Resident,
Ophthalmology
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland |
| 1983-1985 |
Resident,
Family Practice
Medical College of Virginia Affiliate
Residency at Virginia Beach General Hospital
Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| 1982-1983 |
Intern,
Rotating Internship in Family Practice
Riverside Hospital
Newport News, Virginia |
| 1978-1982
|
M.D.
Medical College of Virginia -
Richmond, Virginia |
| 1975-1978 |
B.S.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia |
EMPLOYMENT
| 1997-Present |
Surgical
Eye Care, P.A.
Private Practice
Refractive/Cataract Surgery
Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 1991-1997 |
Carolina
Eye Associates
Medical Director
Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 1985-1988 |
Public
Health Service, Solo Practice
Practice in Family Medicine
Montross, Virginia |
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
Diplomat,
American Board of Family Practice
Fellow American College of Surgeons
Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
International Society of Refractive Surgery
PATENTS
Registration
Numbers |
D373,634 |
5026390 |
4863411 |
5147368 |
4987899 |
5582608 |
5007921 |
5695492 |
HONORS
AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Entered
medical school after three years of university
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society
Certificate
of Excellence from Refractec
Named Laser Vision Gold Surgeon
REFRACTIVE
TRAINING
- ReSTOR IOL Certification, 2005.
- Allegretto Wave-Light Laser Certification & Training,
2005.
- Crystalens Certification Course, 2004.
- Conductive Keratoplsty Certification by Refractec
2003
- Bausch & Lomb Laser Certification, 2003.
- Conductive Keratoplasty Certfication, Refractec, 2003.
- Non-Penetrating
Deep Sclerectectomy with Collagen Implant Course,
Staar Surgical, 1999.
-
Certified Astigmatically Neutral Surgeon, Vector
Plus Program, Staar Surgical, 1999.
-
Summit Visionary Program, Summit International Laser
User Group, Summit Technology, 1999.
-
Keravision’s INTACS Surgeon Training Course,
Keravision Inc., 1999.
-
Training Course for the Staar Intraocular Contact
Lens, Staar Surgical, Dominican Republic, 1999.
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International Society of Refractive Surgery, 1996.
-
Summit Technology’s Clinical Education Course
in Phototherapeutic Keratectomy, Summit Technology,
1994.
-
ALK Complications, A Practical Course on Avoidance
and Management, Neumann Eye Institute, 1994.
-
Advanced Keratotomy and Astigmatic Keratotomy Course,
Seattle WA, 1993.
- Course
in Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty, The Automatic
Corneal Shaper, 1993.
-
Mini Fellowship in Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty
with Dr. Casebeer, 1993.
-
Advanced Course in Surgical Correction of the Spherical
and Aspherical Cornea, Storz Ophthalmics, 1993.
- Refractive
Keratoplasty, Storz Ophthalmics, 1992.
-
Advanced Course in Surgical Correction and Aspherical
Cornea, Storz Ophthalmics, St. Louis, Missouri,
1992.
PRESENTATIONS
| 2005 |
“Conductive Keratoplasty
- Light Touch Wet Lab” Orlando, Chicago & Phoenix. |
| 2004 |
"New Marker for Conductive
Keratoplasty" American Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery, San Diego , California |
| 2003 |
"New Developments in Eye Illumination" American
Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,
San Francisco , California |
| 2002 |
"New
Instruments For Astigmatism"
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2002 |
"Removing
Silicone Oil From Silicone IOL's" American Society
of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania |
| 2002 |
"New
LASEK Instruments" American Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2002 |
"New
Instruments to Simplify INTACS Surgery" International
Society of Refractive Surgery, Orlando, Florida |
| 2001 |
Brown, A: Tricks and
Pearls with Different Microkeratomes. "New Instruments
for Refractive Surgery." Boston: Physical Education,
Inc.; 2001. (CD-ROM) |
| 2001 |
"Lamellar
Lighting Update" American Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, California |
| 2001 |
"New
Instruments for Refractive Surgery" American
Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,
San Diego, California |
| 2001 |
"Simplifying
INTACS Surgery" American Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery, San Diego, California |
| 2000 |
Brown,
A: Additive Refractive
Surgery: Products and Techniques. "Intrastromal
Cornea Rings." American
Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,
Boston, Massachusetts (CD-ROM) |
| 2000 |
"Modular Speculum" Best Paper of the Session
Award, American Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2000 |
"New Instruments for INTACS" American Society
of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Boston,
Massachusetts |
| 2000 |
"Lamellar Lighting in Anterior Segment Surgery"
European Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery, Algrave, Portugal |
| 1999 |
"New Instruments for Intacs" World Refractive
Surgery Symposium, Orlando, Florida |
| 1999 |
"Speculum Designs for Eye Surgery" American
Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,
Seattle, Washington |
| 1999 |
"New
Instruments for Astigmatism" American Society
of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Seattle,
Washington |
| 1999 |
"New Methods of Illumination During
Eye Surgery" American Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery |
| 1998 |
"Lamellar
Lighting Versus Microscope Lighting: Illuminance
and Photostress Recovery Times" San Diego American
Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery |
| 1997 |
"Lamellar Lighting Update" San Francisco International
Society of Refractive Surgery |
| 1996 |
"Lamellar
Lighting Update" Atlanta, Georgia
International Society of Refractive Surgery |
| 1996 |
"New Instruments in RK" and "Lamellar
Lighting Update" San Francisco American Society
of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Pre-Academy
Meeting |
| 1995 |
"Update on the slit lamp applanation marker"
"New Applanation Tonometer" American Society
of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, San Diego,
California |
| 1994 |
"A New Method for Illuminating the Eye in Cataract
and Refractive Surgery"
Best Paper of the Session Award American Society
of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Boston,
Massachusetts |
PUBLICATIONS
| 2003 |
"Oily
IOLs" Review of Refractive Surgery, April 2003
Issue. |
| 2003 |
"Fine-Tuning
LASEK" Review of Refractive Surgery, February
2002 Issue. |
| 1994 |
"Alternative Lighting Improves
Patient Comfort, Surgeon View" Ophthalmology
Times, May 15, 1994. |
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