Peter John Kappel MD

Physician

1908 Santa Monica BlvdSuite 3Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone+1 310-829-5475
Fax+1 310-828-1359

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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/UCLA Stein and Doheny Eye InstitutesResidency, Ophthalmology, 2004 - 2007
University of California (Irvine)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 2003

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2004 - 2028
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Fusion, Practice Fusion, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Fusion EHR, Practice Fusion, Inc., 2012
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

14 citations
Dissociations of the Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial and Follow-up Study
Janet T. Holbrook, Elizabeth A. Sugar, Alyce E. Burke, Albert T. Vitale, Jennifer E. Thorne
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2016-04-01
30 citations
Factors Predicting Visual Acuity Outcome in Intermediate, Posterior, and Panuveitis: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial
John H. Kempen, Mark L. Van Natta, Michael M. Altaweel, James P. Dunn, Douglas A. Jabs
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2015-12-01
23 citations
Association between abnormal contrast sensitivity and mortality among people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Gary N. Holland, Peter J. Kappel, Mark L. Van Natta, Frank J. Palella, Alice T. Lyon
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2010-05-01