Richard C. Allen, MD, PhD

Specialty: Oculoplastic Surgery

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Campus Address

11196E PFP
(319) 356-2590
richard-allen@uiowa.edu

Education

• BS (Chemistry), Duke University, Durham, NC
• PhD (Human and Molecular Genetics), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
• MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Post Graduate Education

• Medicine Preliminary Year, The University of New Mexico Hospitals and Clinics, Albuquerque, NM
• Resident (Ophthalmology), The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
• Fellow (Molecular Ophthalmology), The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
• Fellow (Oculoplastic Surgery), The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Certification

• American Board of Ophthalmology
• American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Professional Affiliations

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• New Mexico Academy of Ophthalmology
• Iowa Eye Association

Current Projects and Research Interest

• Molecular characterization and mechanism of ocular disease
• Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
• Lacrimal and orbital diseases
• Ocular hyperplasias