Lawrence Yannuzzi

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Lawrence Yannuzzi is an American physician, ophthalmologist, and vitreo-retinal surgeon who is noted as an internationally recognized retinal specialist. [1]

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Biography

Yannuzzi graduated from Harvard College. He graduated from the Boston University School of Medicine where he received an M.D. degree in 1964. He did a residency in ophthalmology at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital from 1965 to 1968. He was board certified in ophthalmology in 1971. [2]

He is married and has two sons and a daughter, who is a psychiatrist. [3]

Career

He is a professor of clinical ophthalmology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, vice–chairman and director of The Retinal Research Center of the Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, and founder and president of The Macula Foundation. [4]

Yannuzzi has published more than 550 scientific papers and 12 textbooks, with particular concentration in diseases of the macula such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. [5]

He is on the board of directors for Lighthouse International, a non-profit organization that does work in Vision Rehabilitation services, education, research, prevention and advocacy. [1]

Yannuzzi is a pioneer in angiography. [6] He and his colleagues are credited as describing and coining the term "idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy", a particular type of hemorrhagic maculopathy. [7]

Academic appointments

Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, NYU Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lighthouse International - Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD, is Elected as a Member of the Board at Lighthouse International". Archived from the original on 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
  2. Find an Eye M.D Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. K. B. Freund Wed To Nina Yannuzzi - New York Times
  4. Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD — Founder and Chairman of VRMNY Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. OphthalmoPharma Archived 2007-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "{1} Names World-Leading Experts in Retinal Diseases And RNA Therapies To Scientific Advisory Board - News, Search Jobs, Events". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
  7. "Publications" (PDF).