James C. Folk, MD | Email Address | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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| Title | Judith (Gardner) and Donald H. Beisner, M.D., Professor of Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery |
| Service | Retina / Vitreous / Uveitis |
| Address | 11196-J PFP |
| Phone | 319-356-4338 |
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The Judith (Gardner) and Donald H. Beisner, M.D., Professor of Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery
Professor of Ophthalmology
Education
- BS (with highest distinction), Penn State University
- MD (magna cum laude), Thomas Jefferson Medical College
Post Graduate Education
- Residency (Ophthalmology), Eye & Ear Hospital, Pittsburgh
- Fellowship (Vitreoretinal), The University of Iowa
Certification
- National Board of Medical Examiners I-II-III
- American Board of Ophthalmology
Professional Affiliations
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology (Secretary-Treasurer 1985, President 1990)
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Medical Association
- Johnson County Medical Society
- Retina Society
- Vitreous Society
- Macula Society
- American Society of Retinal Specialists
Research Interest
- Vitreoretinal Surgery
- Retinal Macular Disease
- Principal Investigator, Age-related Eye Disease Study II (AREDS II) and Comparisons of AMD Treatments Trials (CATT)
- Genetics of AMD, Lattice Degeneration of the retina, Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy and Inflammatory Disease
Current Projects
- AREDS II
- CATT
- DENALI Study
- Retinal-choroidal inflammatory disease- pathogenesis, treatment, genetics, and serum markers
- Genetics of AMD
- Phenotype-genotype correlation in AMD
- Fibulins and AMD
RELATED LINKS
- For patients: Protect Your Sight: How to Save Your Vision in the Epidemic of Age-Related Macular Degeneration by James C. Folk, M.D. and Mark E. Wilkinson, O.D.
- Dr. Folk's Biography on the MedRounds.org site
- Dr. Folk's AMD Blog
