MilamABrantleyMDPhD

Ophthalmology • Lebanon, TN

Retinal Disease

Associate Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Office
1670 W Main St
Ste 100
Lebanon, TN 37087
Phone+1 615-936-2020

Fax+1 615-936-1540
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Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Ophthalmology, 1999 - 2002
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2010 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
IL State Medical License 2003 - 2011
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Plasma Metabolomics of Intermediate and Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients
Sabrina L. Mitchell, Chunyu Ma, William K. Scott, Anita Agarwal, Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Jonathan L. Haines, Dean P. Jones, Karan Uppal, Milam A. Brantley> ;Cells. 2021 Nov 12
16 citations
Plasma Arginine and Citrulline are Elevated in Diabetic Retinopathy
Katherine S. Peters, Emilio S. Rivera, Cassandra Warden, Paula A. Harlow, Sabrina L. Mitchell, M. Wade Calcutt, David C. Samuels, Milam A. Brantley> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021 Sep 26
9 citations
Glycine-Conjugated Bile Acids Protect RPE Tight Junctions against Oxidative Stress and Inhibit Choroidal Endothelial Cell Angiogenesis In Vitro
Cassandra Warden, Milam A. Brantley> ;Biomolecules. 2021 Apr 23
15 citations
Taurocholic acid inhibits features of age-related macular degeneration in vitro
Cassandra Warden, Joshua M. Barnett, Milam A. Brantley> ;Experimental Eye Research. 2020 Apr 1
54 citations
Arginine and Carnitine Metabolites Are Altered in Diabetic Retinopathy.
Katherine Sumarriva, Karan Uppal, Chunyu Ma, David J. Herren, Yating Wang, Isaac M. Chocron, Cassandra Warden, Sabrina L. Mitchell, L. Goodwin Burgess, Megan P. Goodal...> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2019 Jul 1
34 citations
The carnitine shuttle pathway is altered in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Sabrina L. Mitchell, Karan Uppal, Samantha M. Williamson, Ken Liu, L. Goodwin Burgess, ViLinh Tran, Allison C. Umfress, Kelli L. Jarrell, Jessica N. Cooke Bailey, Anit...> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2018 Oct 1
2 citations
Foreword: Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Milam A. Brantley, James T. Handa> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2018 Mar 20
6 citations
Mitochondrial Haplogroups Modify the Effect of Diabetes Duration and HbA1c on Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.
Sabrina L. Mitchell, Abigail C. Neininger, Carleigh N. Bruce, Isaac M. Chocron, Jana Bregman, Christopher B. Estopinal, Ayesha Muhammad, Allison C. Umfress, Kelli L. J...> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2017 Dec 1
10 citations
Mitochondrial Haplogroups Affect Severity But Not Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy.
Jana Bregman, David J. Herren, Christopher B. Estopinal, Isaac M. Chocron, Paula A. Harlow, Cassandra Warden, Milam A. Brantley, David C. Samuels> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2017 Feb 1
4 citations
Hot Topics in Pharmacogenetics of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Stephen G. Schwartz, Milam A. Brantley, Jaclyn L. Kovach, Andrzej Grzybowski> ;Current Pharmaceutical Design. 2017 Jan 31
18 citations
Progression Rate From Intermediate to Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration Is Correlated With the Number of Risk Alleles at the CFH Locus.
Rebecca J. Sardell, Patrice J. Persad, Samuel S. Pan, Patrice L. Whitehead, Larry D. Adams, Renee Laux, Jorge A. Fortun, Milam A. Brantley, Jaclyn L. Kovach, Stephen G...> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2016 Nov 1
12 citations
Whole exome sequencing of extreme age-related macular degeneration phenotypes.
Rebecca J. Sardell, Jessica N. Cooke Bailey, Monique D. Courtenay, Patrice L. Whitehead, Renee Laux, Larry D. Adams, Jorge A. Fortun, Milam A. Brantley, Jaclyn L. Kova...> ;Molecular Vision. 2016 Aug 29
12 citations
Genetics and age-related macular degeneration: a practical review for the clinician.
Stephen G. Schwartz, Blake M Hampton, Jaclyn L. Kovach, Milam A. Brantley> ;Clinical Ophthalmology. 2016 Jul 4
17 citations
Eye Care Disparities and Health-Related Consequences in Elderly Patients with Age-Related Eye Disease
Allison C. Umfress, Milam A. Brantley> ;Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2016 Apr 26
15 citations
The Relationship Between Reticular Pseudodrusen and Severity of AMD.
Jaclyn L. Kovach, Stephen G. Schwartz, Anita Agarwal, Milam A. Brantley, Samuel S. Pan, Jonathan L. Haines, William K. Scott, Margaret A. Pericak-Vance> ;Ophthalmology. 2016 Apr 1
13 citations
Genetic Association Analysis of Drusen Progression.
Joshua D. Hoffman, Mark J. J. P. van Grinsven, Chun Li, Milam A. Brantley, Anita Agarwal, William K. Scott, Stephen G. Schwartz, Jaclyn L. Kovach, Margaret A. Pericak-...> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2016 Apr 1
965 citations
A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants
Lars G. Fritsche, Wilmar Igl, Jessica N. Cooke Bailey, Felix Grassmann, Sebanti Sengupta, Jennifer L. Bragg-Gresham, Kathryn P. Burdon, Scott J. Hebbring, Cindy Wen, M...> ;Nature Genetics. 2016 Feb 1
32 citations
Update on genetics and diabetic retinopathy.
Blake M Hampton, Stephen G. Schwartz, Milam A. Brantley, Harry W. Flynn> ;Clinical Ophthalmology. 2015 Nov 23
7 citations
Estimating cumulative pathway effects on risk for age-related macular degeneration using mixed linear models.
Jacob B. Hall, Jessica N. Cooke Bailey, Joshua D. Hoffman, Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, William K. Scott, Jaclyn L. Kovach, Stephen G. Schwartz, Anita Agarwal, Milam A. ...> ;BMC Bioinformatics. 2015 Oct 14
55 citations
Metabolome-Wide Association Study of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
L. Goodwin Burgess, Karan Uppal, Douglas I. Walker, Rachel M. Roberson, ViLinh Tran, Megan B. Parks, Emily A. Wade, Alexandra T. May, Allison C. Umfress, Kelli L. Jarr...> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2015 Jul 1
14 citations
Mitochondrial haplogroups are associated with severity of diabetic retinopathy.
Christopher B. Estopinal, Isaac M. Chocron, Megan B. Parks, Emily A. Wade, Rachel M. Roberson, L. Goodwin Burgess, Milam A. Brantley, David C. Samuels> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2014 Aug 12
21 citations
Elevated transforming growth factor β1 in plasma of primary open-angle glaucoma patients.
John Kuchtey, Jessica Kunkel, L. Goodwin Burgess, Megan B. Parks, Milam A. Brantley, Rachel W. Kuchtey> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2014 Jul 24
88 citations
Metabolome-wide association study of neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Melissa P. Osborn, Youngja Park, Megan B. Parks, L. Goodwin Burgess, Karan Uppal, Kichun Lee, Dean P. Jones, Milam A. Brantley> ;Plos One. 2013 Aug 27
15 citations
Genetics and diabetic retinopathy.
Stephen G. Schwartz, Milam A. Brantley, Harry W. Flynn> ;Current Diabetes Reviews. 2012 Dec 31
68 citations
Heritability and Genome-Wide Association Study to Assess Genetic Differences between Advanced Age-related Macular Degeneration Subtypes
Lucia Sobrin, Stephan Ripke, Yi Yu, Jesen Fagerness, Tushar Bhangale, Perciliz L. Tan, Eric H Souied, Gabriëlle H.S. Buitendijk, Joanna E. Merriam, Andrea J. Richardso...> ;Ophthalmology. 2012 Sep 1
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Grant Support

Role Of GDNF Family Ligands In Photoreceptor RescueNational Eye Institute2005–2009

Hospital Affiliations

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee