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Office
2880 University Ave
Madison, WI 53705Phone+1 608-263-7171Fax+1 608-265-8060- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1998 - 2000- University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Ophthalmology, 1994 - 1998
Dalhousie University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2000 - 2026
WI State Medical License 1998 - 2025
IA State Medical License 2000 - 2000- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Clinical Trials
- Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial Start of enrollment: 2005 Sep 01
- Evaluation of the Ocular Safety of Calcium Formate in Normal, Healthy Female Subjects Start of enrollment: 2003 Jul 01
- Bevacizumab Against Recurrent Retinal Detachment Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 21
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Combined minimally invasive conjunctival surgery with lens repositioning for traumatic bleb leak with dislocated intraocular lens.Johnson Hoang, Michal Gutowski, Michael Altaweel, Yao Liu> ;Trauma Case Reports. 2023 Dec 1
- Cataract Surgery in Patients With Uveitis Treated With Systemic Therapy in the Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial and Follow-up Study: Risk Factors and...Douglas A Jabs, Elizabeth A Sugar, Alyce E Burke, Michael M Altaweel, James P Dunn, Sapna Gangaputra, John H Kempen, Kathryn L Pepple, Richard J Stawell, Janet T Holbrook> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023 Oct 1
- 2 citationsIntravitreal Therapy for Uveitic Macular Edema-Ranibizumab versus Methotrexate versus the Dexamethasone Implant: The MERIT Trial Results., Nisha R Acharya, Albert T Vitale, Elizabeth A Sugar, Janet T Holbrook, Alyce E Burke, Jennifer E Thorne, Michael M Altaweel, John H Kempen, Douglas A Jabs> ;Ophthalmology. 2023 Sep 1
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Grant Support
- MUST Competitive RenewalNational Eye Institute2012
- Reading Center: Multicenter Uveitis Steroid TrialNational Eye Institute2004–2009
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center - JanesvilleJanesville, Wisconsin
University HospitalMadison, Wisconsin
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