Russell Van Gelder, MD, PhD

 
Russell Van Gelder

Boyd K Bucey Professor and ChairUveitis & Ocular Inflammation

Practice Locations

Special Interests

  • Ocular inflammatory disease / Uveitis / Scleritis
  • Non-visual ocular photoreception
  • Patholgen detection and discovery
  • Animal models of human ophthalmologic disease
Education
Degree School
BS Stanford University, Stanford, CA
PhD Stanford University, Stanford, CA (Neuroscience)
MD Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Training
Degree School
Internship: Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, CA
Ophthalmology
Residency:
Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University St. Louis, MO
Uveitis/Medical Retina
Fellowship:
Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Certification: Board Certified in Ophthalmology

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  • American Uveitis Society
  • Macula Society

Honors and Awards

  • Burroughs-Welcome Translational Scientist Award
  • Becker / AUPO / RPB Physician Scientist Award
  • Culpepper Physician Scientist Award
  • President, American Uveitis Society
  • Editorial Board, American Journal of Ophthalmology