RichardRTamesisMD

Ophthalmology • Fresno, CA

Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

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Office
7075 N Sharon Ave
Fresno, CA 93720
Phone+1 559-486-2000
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Education & Training

University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineResidency, Ophthalmology, 1992 - 1996
Mountain State Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institutions (MSOPTI)/Ohio Valley Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 1988 - 1991
University of the Philippines College of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
MA State Medical License 1992 - 2006
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

38 citations
Efficacy and adverse effects of medications used in the treatment of glaucoma.
C. B. Camras, C. B. Toris, Richard R. Tamesis> ;Drugs & Aging. 1999 Nov 1
44 citations
Systemic Drug Toxicity Trends in immunosuppressive Therapy of Immune and Inflammatory Ocular Disease
Richard R. Tamesis, Alejandro Rodriguez, William G. Christen, Yonca A. Akova, Elizabeth Messmer, C. Stephen Foster> ;Ophthalmology. 1996 May 1
24 citations
Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapy and the Occurrence of Malignancy in Patients with Ocular Inflammatory Disease
Leon Lane, Richard R. Tamesis, Alejandro Rodriguez, William G. Christen, Yonca A. Akova, Elisabeth M. Messmer, Miguel Pedroza-Seres, Neal Barney, C. Stephen Foster> ;Ophthalmology. 1995 Oct 1
Murine acute retinal necrosis.
Foster, C. S., Zierhut, M., Wu, H., Tamesis, R., Jabbur, N.> ;Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 1991
[Herpes simplex virus retinitis. Role of the immune system in the animal experiment].
Zierhut, M., Tamesis, R., Hemady, R., Foster, C. S.> ;Fortschr Ophthalmol. 1991
Depletion of T-lymphocyte subsets in murine herpes-simplex-virus retinitis.
Zierhut, M., Soukasian, S., Zhao, T. Z., Tamesis, R. R., Foster, C. S.> ;Ger J Ophthalmol. 1992
Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity against cells infected with herpes simplex virus type 1 in Igh-1 disparate congenic mice.
Tamesis, R. R., Rodriguez, A., Hoang-Xuan, T., Foster, C. S.> ;Ger J Ophthalmol. 1993 Aug
30 citations
The role of natural killer cells in the development of herpes simplex virus type 1 induced stromal keratitis in mice
R. R. Tamesis, Elisabeth M. Messmer, B A Rice, James E. Dutt, C S Foster> ;Eye. 1994 Jan 1
Ocular syphilis.
Tamesis, R. R., Foster, C. S.> ;Ophthalmology. 1990 Oct
Natural killer cellular cytotoxicity against herpes simplex virus-infected cells in Igh-1-disparate mice.
Tamesis, R. R., Foster, C. S.> ;Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1990 Nov
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology - AAO
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, California