Faculty
Peter A. Netland, MD, PhD
is Siegal Professor and Director of Glaucoma at the UT Department of Ophthalmology.
He received his undergraduate degree at Princeton University, his PhD
from Harvard University, and his medical degree from the University of
California, San Francisco. He completed his residency in Ophthalmology,
followed by a clinical fellowship in glaucoma, at the Massachusetts Eye
and Ear Infirmary. Dr. Netland spent a year as Consultant at the King
Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Prior to joining
the faculty at the University of Tennessee, he was Assistant Professor
of Ophthalmology and Associate Director of the Glaucoma Service at the
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School.
In addition to his recognized
expertise in the clinical management and surgical treatment of glaucoma,
Dr. Netland is an innovative and prolific investigator in the basic sciences.
His research has focused on the pathophysiology of glaucoma and potential
improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. He is the
author of over 100 original reports, reviews and monographs in the ophthalmic
literature and has recently co-authored two textbooks: A Stereo Atlas
of Glaucoma and Glaucoma Medical Therapy. Dr. Netland has delivered
more than 100 invited lectures and courses on clinical and surgical management
of glaucoma and over 100 research presentations at national and international
meetings.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology
has awarded him its Achievement Award. He is a member of the major ophthalmological
organizations and subspecialty societies, and he has served as an officer
of the Chandler-Grant Society and as an Examiner for the American Board
of Ophthalmology. In 2001, he was named the Gail S. and Richard D. Siegal
Professor of Ophthalmology, and in 2003, Director of Academic Affairs.
Audrey W. Tuberville, MD
and Alan I. Mandell, MD are University of Tennessee Department
of Ophthalmology clinical faculty who participate in the teaching program
and in clinical trials. Dr. Tuberville received both her medical
degree and her ophthalmology residency training from the University of
Tennessee School of Medicine in Memphis. She completed her fellowship
training with Dr. Miles Galin in New York, New York. Dr. Mandell
received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School
of Medicine. He completed both his opthalmology residency training and
his fellowship in glaucoma at the Department of Ophthalmology, Washington
University in St. Louis, Missouri. Both Dr. Tuberville and Dr. Mandell
are ABO certified and fellows of the AAO with busy clinical practices
in Memphis.
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