ScottCousinsMD

Ophthalmology • Durham, NC

Retinal Disease

Professor, Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine

Join to view full profile

Dr. Cousins is on Doximity

As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.

Connect with other colleagues in the same hospital or clinic
Search all U.S. specialist profiles and refer a patient
Read the latest clinical news and earn CME/CEU credits

See Dr. Cousins' full profile

Already have an account?

Office
2351 Erwin Rd
Durham, NC 27705
Phone+1 919-681-3937
Is this information wrong?

Education & Training

University of Miami/Jackson Health System/Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 1986 - 1987
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Ophthalmology, 1983 - 1986
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1983
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2005 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2005 - 2022
FL State Medical License 1989 - 2021
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

Clinical Trials

A Phase 1, Open-Label Study of Teprotumumab in Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 1
Photodynamic Therapy for PDA in NV AMD Start of enrollment: 2015 May 11
Completed
SD-OCT Angiography Start of enrollment: 2015 Jul 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
An Open-Label, Phase 1 Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Subcutaneous Elamipretide in Subjects With Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 28
Completed
Phase 1
Join now to see all

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Accelerated Brain Atrophy, Microstructural Decline and Connectopathy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Stout, J., Mahzarnia, A., Anderson, R., Zhuang, J., Lad, E., Whitaker, D., Madden, D., Whitson, H., Badea, A., Dai, R., Cousins, S., Potter, G.> ;Biomedicines. 2024 Jan 10
Fluorescein CorneoGraphy (FCG): Use of a repurposed fluorescein imaging technique to objectively standardize corneal staining.
Matias Soifer, Nadim S Azar, Ricardo Blanco, Seyyedehfatemeh Ghalibafan, Arianna Tovar, Priyatham S Mettu, Michael J Allingham, Scott W Cousins, Alfonso L Sabater, Vic...> ;The Ocular Surface. 2023 Jan 1
5 citations
Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Elamipretide in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Noncentral Geographic Atrophy: ReCLAIM NCGA Study.
Priyatham S Mettu, Michael J Allingham, Scott W Cousins> ;Ophthalmology Science. 2022 Mar 1
8 citations
Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Elamipretide in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration and High-Risk Drusen: ReCLAIM High-Risk Drusen Study.
Michael J Allingham, Priyatham S Mettu, Scott W Cousins> ;Ophthalmology Science. 2022 Mar 1
1 citations
Incidence of Referable Retinal Disease in Diabetic Patients at a Primary Care Practice.
Terry Lee, Joshua Amason, Amanda Del Risco, Joon-Bom Kim, Scott W Cousins, Majda Hadziahmetovic> ;Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases. 2021 Oct 4
4 citations
Automated Identification of Referable Retinal Pathology in Teleophthalmology Setting.
Qitong Gao, Joshua Amason, Scott W. Cousins, Miroslav Pajic, Majda Hadziahmetovic> ;Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2021 May 1
15 citations
Multifocal serous retinopathy with pemigatinib therapy for metastatic colon adenocarcinoma.
Oleg Alekseev, Effy Ojuok, Scott W. Cousins> ;International Journal of Retina and Vitreous. 2021 Apr 23
6 citations
Cerebral white matter connectivity, cognition, and age-related macular degeneration.
Jie Zhuang, David J. Madden, Priscila Cunha, Alexandra Badea, Simon W. Davis, Guy G. Potter, Eleonora M. Lad, Scott W. Cousins, Nan-kuei Chen, Kala Allen, Abigail J. M...> ;Neuroimage. Clinical. 2021 Feb 23
6 citations
Immunological Aspects of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Michael J. Allingham, Anna Loksztejn, Scott W. Cousins, Priyatham S Mettu> ;Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2021 Jan 1
124 citations
Incomplete response to Anti-VEGF therapy in neovascular AMD: Exploring disease mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities.
Priyatham S Mettu, Michael J. Allingham, Scott W. Cousins> ;Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 2021 May 1
3 citations
Relationship between neural functional connectivity and memory performance in age-related macular degeneration.
Xintong Zuo, Jie Zhuang, Nan-kuei Chen, Scott W. Cousins, Priscila Cunha, Eleonora M. Lad, David J. Madden, Guy G. Potter, Heather E. Whitson> ;Neurobiology of Aging. 2020 Nov 1
Automated Recognition of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells on Limited Training Samples Using Neural Networks
Qitong Gao, Ying Xu, Joshua Amason, Anna Loksztejn, Scott W. Cousins, Miroslav Pajic, Majda Hadziahmetovic> ;Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2020 Jun 16
1 citations
The Project Baseline Health Study: a step towards a broader mission to map human health.
Kristine Arges, Themistocles Assimes, Vikram Bajaj, Suresh Balu, Mustafa R Bashir, Laura Beskow, Rosalia Blanco, Robert Califf, Paul Campbell, Larry Carin, Victoria Ch...> ;NPJ Digital Medicine. 2020 Jan 1
37 citations
Deep learning-based single-shot prediction of differential effects of anti-VEGF treatment in patients with diabetic macular edema
Reza Rasti, Michael J. Allingham, Priyatham S Mettu, Sam Kavusi, Kishan Govind, Scott W. Cousins, Sina Farsiu> ;Biomedical Optics Express. 2020 Feb 1
13 citations
Aldosterone as a mediator of severity in retinal vascular disease: Evidence and potential mechanisms.
Michael J. Allingham, Priyatham S Mettu, Scott W. Cousins> ;Experimental Eye Research. 2019 Nov 1
24 citations
Longitudinal Study of Visual Function in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration at 12 Months.
S. Tammy Hsu, Atalie C. Thompson, Sandra S. Stinnett, Ulrich F O Luhmann, Lejla Vajzovic, Anupama Horne, Stefanie G. Schuman, Cynthia A. Toth, Scott W. Cousins, Eleono...> ;Ophthalmology. Retina. 2019 Aug 1
14 citations
Evaluation of a Remote Diagnosis Imaging Model vs Dilated Eye Examination in Referable Macular Degeneration.
Majda Hadziahmetovic, Peter Nicholas, Sumeet Jindal, Priyatham S Mettu, Scott W. Cousins> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2019 Jul 1
2 citations
Relating Sensory, Cognitive, and Neural Factors to Older Persons' Perceptions about Happiness: An Exploratory Study.
Alexandra J. Horne, Kimberly S. Chiew, Jie Zhuang, Linda K. George, R. Alison Adcock, Guy G. Potter, Eleonora M. Lad, Scott W. Cousins, Frank R. Lin, Sara K. Mamo, Nan...> ;Journal of Aging Research. 2018 Dec 16
23 citations
Aldosterone Exposure Causes Increased Retinal Edema and Severe Retinopathy Following Laser-Induced Retinal Vein Occlusion in Mice
Michael J. Allingham, Nomingerel Tserentsoodol, Peter Saloupis, Priyatham S Mettu, Scott W. Cousins> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2018 Jul 2
75 citations
Visual Function Metrics in Early and Intermediate Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration for Use as Clinical Trial Endpoints
Kimberly J. Cocce, Sandra S. Stinnett, Ulrich F O Luhmann, Lejla Vajzovic, Anupama Horne, Stefanie G. Schuman, Cynthia A. Toth, Scott W. Cousins, Eleonora M. Lad> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018 May 1
8 citations
Language processing in age-related macular degeneration associated with unique functional connectivity signatures in the right hemisphere.
Jie Zhuang, David J. Madden, Xuan Duong-Fernandez, Nan-kuei Chen, Scott W. Cousins, Guy G. Potter, Michele T. Diaz, Heather E. Whitson> ;Neurobiology of Aging. 2018 Mar 1
71 citations
Evaluation of inner retinal layers as biomarkers in mild cognitive impairment to moderate Alzheimer's disease.
Eleonora M. Lad, Dibyendu Mukherjee, Sandra S. Stinnett, Scott W. Cousins, Guy G. Potter, James R. Burke, Sina Farsiu, Heather E. Whitson> ;Plos One. 2018 Feb 8
21 citations
Association of Low Luminance Questionnaire With Objective Functional Measures in Early and Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Atalie C. Thompson, Ulrich F O Luhmann, Sandra S. Stinnett, Lejla Vajzovic, Anupama Horne, Cynthia A. Toth, Scott W. Cousins, Eleonora M. Lad> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2018 Jan 1
37 citations
Intravitreal anti-VEGF injections reduce aqueous outflow facility in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Joanne C Wen, Ester Reina-Torres, Joseph M. Sherwood, Pratap Challa, Katy C. Liu, Guorong Li, Jason Y. Chang, Scott W. Cousins, Stefanie G. Schuman, Priyatham S Mettu,...> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2017 Mar 1
25 citations
A Quantitative Approach to Predict Differential Effects of Anti-VEGF Treatment on Diffuse and Focal Leakage in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema: A Pilot Study.
Michael J. Allingham, Dibyendu Mukherjee, Erin B Lally, Hossein Rabbani, Priyatham S Mettu, Scott W. Cousins, Sina Farsiu> ;Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2017 Mar 21
Join now to see all