Russell Van Gelder , MD, PhD
  Boyd K. Bucey Professor and Chairman

  Office phone: (206) 543-7250
  FAX: (206) 543-4414

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  (206) 744-3225

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  (206) 598-4011

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EDUCATION
1994 PhD (Neurosciences), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
1994 M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
1994-1995 Internship in Internal Medicina, Stanford University Hospital and Veterans Administration Hospital, Palo Alto, California
1995-1998 Residency in Ophthalmology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital / Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
1998-1999 Fellowship in Uveitis and Medical Retina, Instructo, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO

FACULTY POSITIONS HELD
2008 - date Boyd K. Bucey Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, WA
2006 - 2007 Bernard Becker Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
2004 - 2007 Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
2000 - 2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacolgy, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
1999 - 2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University Medical School, St, Louis, MO

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2004 - 2007 Director of Education, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
1999 - 2004 Director of Residency Education / Program Director, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University Medical School / Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
2000 - 2007 Director, Uveitis Service, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Barnes Retina Institute, Washington University Medical School,
St. Louis, MO

STAFF PRIVILEGES
2008 - date University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
2008 - date Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
1998 - 2007 Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
1998 - 2007 Barnes-Jewish West Hospital, Creve Coeur, MO
1998 - 2007 St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, MO
1998 - 2007 St. Mary's Hospital, Clayton, MO
1998 - 2007 St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Louis, MO

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, and appointments
2008 - Basic and Clinical Sciences Curriculum Committee, Uveitis subsection, American Academy of Ophthalmology
2007 - 2008 President - elect, American Uveitis Society
2007 - Editorial Board Member, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (IOVS)
2007 - 2012 Burroughs-Wellcome Translational Scientist Award
2007 - Council member, American Academy of Ophthalmology
2006 Election to Macula Society
2006 - 2007 Medical Treatment Quality Assurance Committee, Multi-Center Uveitis Steroid Trial (MUST)
2006 - Editorial Board, American Journal of Ophthalmology
2006 Chairman, nominating committee, Society for Research in Biological Rhythms
2006 Ad Hoc Member, Biological rhythms and sleep study system, NIH
2006 Teacher of the Year, Research Faculty, Department of Ophthalmology amd Visual Sciences, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
2005 - Scientific Advisory Board, Drug Discovery Division, Alcon Research Laboratories
2005 - Maintenance of Certification Committee, American Academy of Ophthalmology
2005 - Best Doctors in America

GRANT FUNDING

Current

“Non-visual function of cryptochromes” National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute R01-EY14988. 2003-2008; total direct funding $1.0 million (currently in competitive renewal)

“Mechanisms of ocular inflammatory disease”, Burroughs-Wellcome Translational Scientist Award. 2007-2012; total direct funding $750,000

“Pathogen detection in glaucoma”, Alcon Research Laboratories Inc. unrestricted gift, $137,000

“Light dependent protein degradation”, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Studies EUREKA program (submitted)


Past

“A transgenic mouse model of ocular inflammation”, National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute R03-EY16216 . 2004-2007; total direct funding $300,000

“Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Trial”, National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute U10EY14660 2005-2009; Wash U site PI; total direct funding $336,000

Charles Culpepper Medical Scientist Award, Rockefeller Brothers Foundation. 2003-2006; total direct funding $300,000

“Characterization of non-visual ocular photoresponses”, McDonnell Center for Higher Brain Function. 2004-2006; total funding $80,000

“Foreign DNA in sarcoidosis tissue specimens identified by digital karyotyping” Danforth Center for Genome Sciences. 2004-5; total funding $50,000

Becker/AUPO/RPB Physician Scientist Award. 2001-2004; total direct funding $300,000

Research to Prevent Blindness Career Development Award. 2000-2004; total direct funding $200,000

NARSAD Career Development Award. 2002-2004; total direct funding $60,000

Physician-Scientist Award, Horncrest Foundation. 1999-2001 (relinquished in second year after being awarded the Becker/AUPO/RPB award). Total direct funding $240,000.

“Non-visual photoreception” National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute K08-00403-5. 1999-2004; total direct funding $620,000


BOARD CERTIFICATION
2000 Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology

CURRENT LICENSURE
Washington (2007-date)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2000 Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology
1997 - 2008 Medical licensure, Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
2008 Medical licensure, Washington State
1996 National Board of Medical Examiners Diplomate
2000 Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
2008 - Member, Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
1999 -2004 Associate member, Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
  Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
  American Uveitis Society
  American Association for the Advancement of Sciece
  Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
  Macula Society

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

I.  Peer review: Basic research

Mawad K, Van Gelder RN. Absence of long wavelength potentiation of murine circadian photoreceptor cell firing in vitro. Submitted.

Kozlov SV, Bogenpohl JW, Howell MP, Wevrick R, Panda S, Hogenesch JB, Muglia LJ, Van Gelder RN, Herzog ED, Stewart CL. The imprinted gene Magel2 regulates normal circadian output. Nature Genet. 39 : 1266-72, 2007.

Van Vickle-Chavez SJ, Van Gelder RN. Action spectrum of Drosophila cryptochrome. J Biol Chem. 282 :10561-6, 2007.

Zhu Y, Tu DC, Denner D, Shane T, Fitzgerald CM, Van Gelder RN. Melanopsin-dependent persistence and photopotentiation of murine pupillary light responses . Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 48: 1268-75, 2007.

 Tu DC, Owens LA, Anderson L, Doyle SE, McCall MM, Menaker M, Golcak M, Palczewski K, Van Gelder RN. Inner retinal photoreception independent of the visual retinoid cycle. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA . 103: 10426-10431, 2006.

II. Peer review: Clinical research

Kim E, Chidambaram JD, Srinivasan M, Lalitha P, Wee D, Lietman TM, Whitcher JP, Van Gelder RN. Prospective comparison of culture and polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of microbial keratitis. Am J Ophthalmol. In press.

Milman T, Mirani N, Gibler T, Van Gelder RN, Langer P. Actinomyces israelii endogenous endophthalmitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 92: 427-8, 2008.

Vemulakonda GA, Hariprasad SM, Mieler WF, Prince RA, Shah GK, Van Gelder RN. Aqueous and vitreous concentration following topical administration of 1% voriconazole in humans. Arch Ophthalmol. 126 :18-22, 2008.

Telander DG, Holland GN, Wax MB , Van Gelder RN. Rubeosis attributable to ischemia caused by cryoglobulinemia. Am J Ophthalmol. 142 :689-90, 2006.

Stone DU, Char DH, Crawford JB, Margolis TP, Van Gelder RN, Strauss EC. Metaplastic squamous epithelial downgrowth after clear corneal cataract surgery. Am J Ophthalmol . 142 :695-7, 2006.

III.
  Peer Review: Journal articles/reviews

Van Gelder RN. Idiopathic no more: clues to the pathogenesis of Fuchs heterochromic cyclitis and glaucomatocyclitic crisis. Am J Ophthalmol. In press.

Van Gelder, RN. Non-visual photoreception: Sensing light without sight. Curr Biol. 18:R38-9, 2008.

Van Gelder RN. Timeless genes and jetlag. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA . 103: 17583-4, 2006

Prasad A, Van Gelder RN. Ocular histoplasmosis. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 16: 364-8, 2005

Van Gelder, RN. Non-visual photoreception in the mammal. Meth Enz. 393 :746-55, 2005.

IV. Letters

 Kao J, Van Gelder RN. Impact of being “On Call”. Ophthalmology. 113: 889, 2006.

Wee R, Van Gelder RN. Sleep disturbances. Authors' Reply. Ophthalmology. 112: 1848-1849, 2005.

Van Gelder RN. Blue light and the circadian clock. Br J Ophthalmol. 88 :1353, 2004.

 V. Books

 Van Gelder RN, Prasad AG. Review of Uveitis. SLACK Publications, 2008, 192 pp.

VI. Book chapters

 Van Gelder RN. Ocular sarcoidosis. In: Levin LA, Albert DM, eds. Ocular Disease: Mechanisms and Management. Elsevier, in preparation.

Van Gelder RN. Posterior segment uveitis. In: Yorio T, Clark AF, Wax MB , eds. Ocular Therapeutics: an Eye to New Discoveries. Academic Press, in press.

Prasad A, Wee D, Van Gelder RN. Posterior segment manifestations of sarcoidosis. In: Albert and Jakobiec, Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, In press.

 Kim E, Van Gelder RN. Polymerase chain reaction diagnostics. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA (eds): Duane's Ophthalmology . Baltimore : Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2005.

Pepose JS, Van Gelder RN. Acute retinal necrosis. In Ryan SJ (ed): Retina, 4 ed . St. Louis : Mosby, 2005, pp. 1673-1681.


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