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Bruce Prum Jr, MD, Ophthalmology, Charlottesville, VA, University of Virginia Medical Center

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Ophthalmology • Charlottesville, VA

Cataract Related, Glaucoma Related

Professor, Ophthalmology, University of Virginia School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Bruce E. Prum, Jr., MD is an ophthalmologist in Charlottesville, VA and is Professor at the University of Virginia Health System. He completed his medical degree at Dartmouth Medical School, residency at Duke University, and glaucoma fellowship at Yale University, and has been in practice 30 years. He specializes in advanced glaucoma and cataract management. He has more than 30 publications and over 6000 citations. He has been a principal investigator in the Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (1995-2000), the Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study (2000-2012) and the Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study (2008-2022), and in many clinical drug trials. He was member and Chairman of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Glaucoma Preferred Practice Pattern Committee for 15 years until 2018. He has received the AAO Achievemant Award and the Secretarial Award in 2018. He has been an Associate Examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmalogy for over 20 years.

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 1989 - 1992
  • University of Connecticut
    University of ConnecticutResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 1995 - 2024
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1988 - 1993
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1989 - 1992
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Secretariat Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2018
  • Acheivement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2015
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
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Publications & Presentations

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Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Bruce Prum, Dr. Bruce Prum, MD, Dr. B Prum, Dr. Bruce Edward Prum