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Mark Kleinman, MD, Ophthalmology, Kingsport, TN

MarkEllsworthKleinmanMD

Ophthalmology Kingsport, TN

Retinal Disease, Uveitis

Professor of Surgery - East Tennessee State University/Partner - Southeastern Retina Assc

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Education & Training

  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine
    University of Kentucky College of MedicineFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 2011 - 2013
  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine
    University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Ophthalmology, 2008 - 2011
  • University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital
    University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Ocular Vascular Biology, 2006 - 2008
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2005 - 2006
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineClass of 2005
  • Emory University
    Emory UniversityB.S., Biology/Chemistry, 1994 - 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2018 - 2024
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2018 - 2024
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • BrightFocus Award for Macular Degeneration Research 2018
  • Ophthalmologist of the Year Award Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians, 2017
  • Young Physician-Scientist Award ASCI, 2016
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Therapeutic Approaches to Histone Reprogramming in Retinal Degeneration  
    Berner AK, Kleinman ME, Adv Exp Med Biol, 1/1/2016
  • Vision Loss in Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis  
    Ouseph M, Kleinman ME, Wang Q, Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1/1/2016
  • Iron Toxicity in the Retina Requires Alu RNA and the NLRP3 Inflammasome  
    Gelfand BD, Wright CB, Kim Y, Yasuma T, Yasuma R, Li S, Fowler BJ, Bastos-Carvalho A, Kerur N, Uittenbogaard A, Han YS, Lou D, Kleinman ME, McDonald WH, Nunez G, Georg..., Cell Reports, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Epigenetic regulation of autophagy by histone deacetylases in retinal pigment epithelium.
    Dubey S, Lou D, Jung K, Roney J, Brown J, Mohan K, Kleinman ME, Annual ARVO Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2017
  • Neutralization of IFNAR1 prevents histone deacetylase inhibitor induced retinal pigment epithelium cell death.
    Jung K, Mohan K, Prajapati SC, Dubey S, Lou D, Roney J, Brown J, Kleinman ME, Annual ARVO Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2017
  • Safety and efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in the retinal pigment epithelium.
    Kleinman ME, Dubey S, Jung K, Roney J, Lou D, Brown J, Mohan K, Annual ARVO Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2017
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Lectures

  • Current Therapies for AMD. 
    Baltimore, MD, 2013; Denver, CO, 2014 - 1/1/2014
  • Update on AMD Research. 
    1/1/2013
  • Employing Ocular Electrophysiology in Your Practice. 
    1/1/2013
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