Stephen R. Russell, MD

Specialty: Retina / Vitreous

Professor of Ophthalmology
Service Director, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery

 

Campus Address

11196-J PFP
(319) 356-4588

Education

• BS (Electrical Engineering and Biology), Stanford University
• MD, UCLA School of Medicine

Post-Graduate Education

• Internship, UCLA School of Medicine
• Residency (Ophthalmology), Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
• Fellowship (Vitreoretinal), University of Iowa

Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners
• American Board of Ophthalmology

Professional Affiliations

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Medical Association
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
• Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Alumni Association
• F.I.R.S.T. Fluorescein Study Group (Co-Founder and Charter Member)
• International Society for Eye Research
• Iowa Eye Alumni Association
• The Macula Society
• The Retina Society
• Stanford Alumni Association
• Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society)
• The Vitreous Society
• Iowa Medical Society
• Johnson County Medical Society

Research Interests

• Enzymatic disinsertion of the vitreous body
• Age-related macular degeneration

Current Projects

• Age-related macular degeneration
• Enzymatic disinsertion of the vitreous
• Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for injection in age-related macular degeneration
• Anecortave acetate suspension for the inhibition of neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration
• Gene therapy for retinal diseases