C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E Steven M. Friedlander Nevada Retina Associates 610 Sierra Rose Drive Reno, Nevada 89511 (775) 356-7272 (775) 356-2922 fax Education M.D., Hahnemann University School of Medicine
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Post Graduate Training Vitreoretinal Fellowship University of Illinois, Chicago Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary Chicago, Illinois July 1996-June 1998 Residency in Ophthalmology
University of California, San Diego Shiley Eye Center
July 1993-June 1996 Transitional Internship with emphasis in Internal Medicine Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland, Pennsylvania June 1992-June 1993 Continued… Certification Board-Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology 1998-2018
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Appointments • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Nevada
• Staff Physician, Renown Regional Medical Center (Washoe Medical Center), Reno, Nevada
• Staff Physician, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Reno, Nevada
• Staff Physician, Northern Nevada Medical Center, Reno, Nevada
Organizations/Offices • AAO Council State Section Nominating Committee, 2012
• Councilor for Nevada, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2010-2013
• Nevada Coordinator for Federal Advocacy, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2009-present
• Chairman, Renown Regional Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology, 2008-2010
• Section Chief, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Ophthalmology Section, 2008-2010
• Participant, AAO Leadership Development Program, 2007-2008
• Member, Physicians for Clinical Responsibility, 2006-present
• President, Nevada Academy of Ophthalmology, 2006-2008
• Alternate Councilor for Nevada, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2006-2009
• NSMA Delegate, Washoe County Medical Society, 2006-2009
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 2001- present
• Treasurer, Nevada Academy of Ophthalmology, 2000-present
• Member, American Association of Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), 1999-present
• Board of Directors, Surgical Arts Surgery Center, 2000-2002
• Member, American Society of Retina Specialists (The Vitreous Society), 1999-present
• Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 1996, 2011
• Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1994-present
• Representative, UCSD House Staff Association, 1993-1994
• Founder, Hahnemann Environmental Coalition, 1990
• Vice-President, Hahnemann University School of Medicine Class of 1992, 1989-1992
• Student Representative, School of Medicine Curriculum Committee, 1988-1989
Awards/Honors • Distinguished Service Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2011 (Presented to the AAO Council)
• Secretariat Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2010
• State Proactive Champion, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2009 (On behalf of the Nevada Academy of Ophthalmology)
• State Proactive Action Champion, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2007 (On behalf of the Nevada Ophthalmological Society)
• Distinguished Service Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2007
• Morton F. Goldberg Award, 1997, 1998
• Chief Resident, UCSD Department of Ophthalmology, 1995-1996
• Hahnemann University Medical Staff Award, May 1992 (Highest Attainment in the National Boards)
• Diagnostic Radiology Award, May 1992
• George D. Lumb Award, May 1992 (Excellence in Pathology)
• Distinguished Academic Performance in Internal Medicine, May 1992
• Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), Elected February 1991
• Read, George and Laughlin Merit Scholarships, 1989-1991
• American Society of Clinical Pathologists’ Award for Academic Excellence, May 1990
• Annette and Kermit Berman Scholarship, May 1989 (Highest Attainment in the freshman class)
• McGraw-Hill Book Prize, May 1989 Outside Interests • Member, Astronomical Society of Nevada, 2005
• Endowment Life Member, National Rifle Association, 2000
Publications Friedlander, Welch: Vanishing disc neovascularization following intravitreal bevacizumab (avastin) injection. Arch Ophthalmol 124(9): 1365, 2006 Friedlander: Moral Leverage Won’t Work! The Pharos 68 (1): 52, 2005 Goldstein, Mouritsen, Friedlander, Tessler, Edward: Acute Endogenous Endophthalmitis due to Bartonella Henselae. Clin Infect Dis 33(5): 718-21, 2001 Fiscella, Nguyen, Cwik, Philpotts, Friedlander, Alter, Shapiro, Blair, Gieser: Aqueous and Vitreous Penetration of Levofloxacin after Oral Administration. Ophthalmology 106(12): 2286-90, 1999 Blair, Kim, Friedlander: Cystoid Macular Edema After Ocular Surgery. In Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology, second edition, edited by Albert and Jakobiec. New York, W B Saunders Co.: 1999 Friedlander, Goldstein: Early reactivation of cytomegalovirus retinitis following placement of a ganciclovir implant. Arch Ophthalmol 115(6): 802-803, 1997 Friedlander, Rahhal, Ericson, Arevalo, Hughes, Levi, Wiley, Graham, Freeman: Optic neuropathy preceding acute retinal necrosis in AIDS. Arch Ophthalmol 114(12): 1481-1485, 1996 Friedlander, Raphaelian, Granet, Goldbaum: Endogenous E. coli endophthalmitis in a neonate with meningitis. Retina 16(4): 341-343, 1996 Arevalo, Munguia, Faber, Friedlander, Quiceno, Rahhal, Kirsch, Freeman: Intraocular pressure in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients with and without Cytomegalovirus retinitis: Correlation with CD4 lymphocyte count. Am J Ophthalmol 122(1): 91-96, 1996 Abstracts Calvo, Friedlander, Hilliard, Swarts, Nielsen, Dhindsa, Welch, Dix. Case Report: Reactivation Of Latent B Virus (Macacine Herpesvirus 1) Presenting As Bilateral Uveitis, Retinal Vasculitis And Necrotizing Herpetic Retinitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011;52: E-Abstract 2975, 2011 Friedlander, Alter, Shapiro: Inferior fornix incision with conjunctival retraction for scleral buckle release or removal after neonatal surgery. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 39: S1004, 1998 Gramates, Goldstein, Friedlander, Phillpotts, Jagielski, Khanna: Screening for CMV retinitis in asymptomatic HIV positive patients. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 38: S738, 1997 Wu, Williams, Phillips, Khanna, Friedlander, Goldstein: Loss of accommodative amplitude in AIDS patients. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 38: S1101, 1997 Continued…
Williams, Friedlander, Shapiro, Resnick, Gieser, Blair: The outcome of photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema in patients with poor initial visual acuity. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 38:S766, 1997 Caserta, Goldstein, Gramates, Friedlander, Khanna: Does intravitreal therapy for CMV retinitis increase the risk of retinal detachment? Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 38:S740, 1997 Friedlander, Rahhal, Fiscella, McGuire, Goldstein, Cwik: A safe and effective intravitreal dose of cidofovir can be prepared from the commercially available intravenous preparation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 38:S1100, 1997 Werner, Friedlander, Bacharach, Balazsi: Pathologic and normal test locations of similar threshold show the same degree of long-term fluctuation regardless of location in the visual field of glaucoma patients. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 33:1387, 1992 Friedlander, DeMaio, Sinclair, Werner: The acute effect of betaxolol on human macular hemodynamics in normals. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 33:810, 1992
Lewy Body Journal: Our Family's Experience with Lewy Body Disease e-mail: comments "at" LewyBodyJournal.org Journal Contents Journal Introduction .11. Who Mother Was.22. First Hints of Trouble.33. The Signs Become More Pronounced.54. Back to the Neurologist.75. Aricept and Mother's Quick Decline.86. Columbia Presbyterian Hospital .97. Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde.118. Living Arrangeme
BMJ 2011;342:d3004 doi: 10.1136/bmj.d3004 OBSERVATIONS It’s time to rebuild the evidence base With medical science so contaminated by conflicts of interest, what evidence can we trust?Ray Moynihan author, journalist, and conjoint lecturer, University of Newcastle, Australia Anyone who is in any doubt that study sponsorship is associatedwith more favourable outcomes needn’t be.