| Dr. Ron P. Gallemore |
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| Dr. Ron P. Gallemore, Founder and Director of the Retina Macula Institute, is an internationally recognized clinician, scientist and surgeon. He received his M.D. degree from the University of California, San Francisco, where he graduated with top honors. As a member of the elite Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), he also completed his Ph.D. in Neuroscience focusing on the physiology and biophysics of retinal function. He then trained at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, where he completed his residency while concurrently establishing and directing an internationally recognized retinal research laboratory. For more advanced training he completed the prestigious vitreo-retinal surgery fellowship at Duke University under Dr. Robert Machemer, the founder of modern vitreo-retinal surgery. He was awarded some of the highest honors in his field including the Heed and Knapp Fellowship awards, the Dr. Charles Schepens Award and the Dr. Ron Michaels Award. He was also selected by his peers to receive the Jules Stein Eye Institute Alumni Research Award. His research has been funded by the National Eye Institute, Research to Prevent Blindness, the Foundation Fighting Blindness, Fight for Sight, the University of California, and the National Science Foundation. As a retina surgeon, Dr. Gallemore has performed over 10,000 surgical procedures and has helped develop new techniques. He has published more than 200 original articles, reviews, and book chapters, and has been an investigator in over 40 clinical trials. He understands the physical and emotional impact of retinal disease and combines compassion with state-of-the-art technology to carry out the mission of the Retina Macula Institute. |
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Degrees:
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California
B. S. School of Biology, Magna Cum Laude |
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University of California, San Francisco, CA
M. D., School of Medicine
Ph.D., Neuroscience |
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Internship:
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Transitional Internship |
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Ophthalmology Residency:
Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Ophthalmology Resident |
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Fellowships:
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship |
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Board Certification:
American Board of Ophthalmology |
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Licensure:
Medical/State of California |
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| Academic Appointments: |
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| Clinical Instructor, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA Clinical Instructor |
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| 1998-Present |
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Awards and Honors:
Jules Stein Eye Institute Alumini Research Award, 1999 |
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| Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Foundation Award, 1997 |
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| Heed/Knapp Fellowship, Heed Ophthalmic Foundation, 1997 |
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| Heed Fellowship, Heed Ophthalmic Foundation, 1996 |
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| Society of Heed Fellows Fellow, Heed Ophthalmic Foundation, 1996 |
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| Jules Stein Eye Institute Laboratory Research Award, 1996 |
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| Schepens International Society, Outstanding Research Paper Award, Mexico City, 1995 |
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| Jules Stein Eye Institute Laboratory Research Award, 1995 |
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| Dr. Henry and Lilian Nesburn Research Award Los Angeles Society of Ophthalmology, 1994 |
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| Robert J. Prentiss Original Research Award Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA, 1993 |
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| National Eye Institute Research Service Award, 1989, 1990 |
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| Dean's Summer Research Fellowship University of California, San Francisco, 1986 |
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| Fight for Sight Student Fellowship, 1985 |
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| Dr. W. F. Holcomb Research Scholar Award University of California, Irvine, 1985 |
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| Dean's Academic Achievement and Service Award - University of California, Irvine, 1985 |
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| Robert Ernst Prize for Excellence in Research in the Biological Sciences, 1984 |
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| Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society, University of California, Irvine, 1984 |
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| Swedish Club of Los Angeles Inc. Academic Scholarship Award 1984 |
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| Chancellor's Scholar, U.C. Irvine 1983, 1984 |
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| Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society (Sophomore) 1983 |
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| President's Undergraduate Research Grant, U.C. Irvine, 1983, 1984 |
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| Excellence in Research Award UC Irvine, 1983, 1984 |
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| Committee for Undergraduate Development Research Scholarship - U.C. Irvine, 1983 |
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| Excellence in Research Award Southern California Academy of Sciences, 1982 |
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| Scholarship for Academic Excellence and Community Service, RCU #324, 1982 |
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| Memberships: |
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| American Academy of Ophthalmology |
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| American Society of Retina Specialists |
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| American Academy for the Advancement of Science |
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| American Medical Association |
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| Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology |
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| Braille Institute |
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| Good Samaritan Hospital Continuing Medical Education Board |
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| Discovery Fund, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Macular Degeneration Foundation, Board of Scientific Advisors |
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| Los Angeles County Medical Association |
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| Society for Neuroscience |
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| Society of Heeds Fellows |
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| Ron Michaels Society (of Retinal Specialists) |
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| Eye Care America of the AAO |
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