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David Hinkle, MD, Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA, Tulane Medical Center

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Ophthalmology • New Orleans, LA

Retinal Disease, Uveitis

Oliver and Carroll Dabezies Endowed Chair and Professor Department of Ophthalmology Tulane University School of Medicine

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Summary

  • David M. Hinkle is the inaugural Oliver and Carroll Dabezies Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology at Tulane University School of Medicine. He received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering with honors from Case Western Reserve University where he was a Provost Scholar. He attended medical school and completed an internship in Internal Medicine at West Virginia University. He completed an Ophthalmology residency and served as chief resident at Tulane University, an Ocular Immunology and Uveitis fellowship at Harvard Medical School and a Vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at Albany Medical College. He also was chosen to complete the Physician Leadership Development Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute while serving as Director of the Retina Service and Ambulatory Physician Leader for the UMass Memorial Eye Center. He has authored or co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts and book chapters and participated in over 30 clinical trials. He is an Associate Editor of BMC Ophthalmology and the Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapuetics. He has been an invited speaker at regional, national and international ophthalmology meetings. He was chosen as the Tulane Eye Alumni of the year in 2011, received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award in 2016 and the WVU Eye Institute Teacher of the Year award in 2019. His clinical and research interests include complex vitreoretinal surgery, drug and vaccine induced ocular inflammatory disease, infectious uveitis and big data analytics including NIH grant support for machine learning.

Education & Training

  • Albany Medical Center
    Albany Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 2012 - 2014
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Ocular Immunology/Uveitis, 2006 - 2007
  • Tulane University
    Tulane UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 2001 - 2004
  • West Virginia University
    West Virginia UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001
  • West Virginia University School of Medicine
    West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • WV State Medical License
    WV State Medical License 2018 - 2024
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2002 - 2024
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2007 - 2018
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2006 - 2018
  • VT State Medical License
    VT State Medical License 2012 - 2014
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2005 - 2008
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2004 - 2007
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctor Castle Connelly, 2021-2024
  • Top Doctor New Orleans Magazine, 2022-2023
  • Teacher of the Year WVU Eye Institute, 2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Doctors encourage baby boomers to get shingles vaccine
    Doctors encourage baby boomers to get shingles vaccineFebruary 21st, 2020
  • Red eyes? Their owner could use dirty needles
    Red eyes? Their owner could use dirty needlesMarch 16th, 2022
  • Seeing Intraocular Inflammation? Consider Syphilitic Uveitis
    Seeing Intraocular Inflammation? Consider Syphilitic UveitisMarch 16th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Machine Learning Algorithm to Analyze Histopathologic Sections of Temporal Artery Biopsy SpecimensNIH2020–2022

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Hospital Affiliations

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