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1009 Montgomery HwyAlabama Eye Services Building, Unit 103Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
Phone+1 205-918-0047
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Education & Training
U Southern California2000
University of WashingtonResidency, Ophthalmology, 1998
Physicians Medical Center CarrawayInternship, Transitional Year, 1994 - 1995
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
AL State Medical License 1990 - 2025
TN State Medical License 1988 - 2016
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Effectiveness of Frequently Used TNF Inhibitors vs. Conventional Immunosuppressive Therapies for Noninfectious Uveitis.Sapna S Gangaputra, Craig W Newcomb, Gui-Shuang Ying, Kurt A Dreger, Tonetta Fitzgerald
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2025-04-15 - Purtscher-Like Retinopathy and Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy in a Child with Acute Influenza A.Malcolm M Kates, Timothy P Sipos, Russell W Read, Matthew H Oltmanns
Retina. 2024-10-01 - 6 citationsUse of Immunosuppression and the Risk of Subsequent Overall or Cancer Mortality.John H Kempen, Craig W Newcomb, Terri L Washington, C Stephen Foster, Lucia Sobrin
Ophthalmology. 2023-12-01
Grant Support
- Complement Inhibition In Experimental Autoimmune UveitisNational Eye Institute2002–2006
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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