Education:
Fellowship
1998 – 2000
Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Residency
1995 – 1998
Residency in Ophthalmology
Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Internship
1994 – 1995
Transitional Internship
Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, MI
Medical School
1989 – 1994
Doctor of Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Undergraduate
1987 – 1989
Bachelor of Science Cell & Molecular Biology
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Science Cell & Molecular Biology
Professional Experience:
2000 – Present
Private Practice, EyeHealth Northwest (formerly Oregon Medical Eye Clinic)
July 1984 – September 1985
Private Practice, North Suburban Eye Associates (Melrose, MA)
Professional Organizations:
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland
Alpha Omega Alpha
Phi Beta Kapp
Licensure and Certifcation:
Oregon Board of Medical Examiners MD22584
American Board of Ophthalmology, 2000
Hospital Affiliations:
Legacy Emanuel Hospital, Portland, OR Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR,
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, OR
Grant Support:
1989
Hazen Summer Fellowship University of Michigan Student Biomedical Research Program
1990
NIH Training Grant, Summer Fellowship University of Michigan Student Biomedical Research Program
1991 – 1992
HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Teaching Experience:
1999
Course Instructor for: Endoscopic Brow-lift. American Academy of Ophthalmology
1999
Lecturer: UCSF ENT Resident Lecture Series: Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty
1999
Lecturer: UCSF Medical Student Lecture Series: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
1999
Lecturer: UCSF Medical Student Lecture Series: Orbital Trauma
1999
Lecturer: Surgical Frontiers for Y2K: Advances in Skull Base Surgery
2000
Lecturer: UCSF and California Pacific Ophthalmology Resident Lecture Series: Classification of Ptosis
2000
Lecturer: UCSF Ophthalmology Resident Basic Science review: Eyelids and Lacrimal System
Research:
1987
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Student research in Chemistry
Supervisor: John Sullivan, Ph.D.
1988 – 1989
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Honors Thesis in Cell Biology
Supervisor: Faye S. Silverstein, MD
1989
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Summer Research Fellowship
Supervisor: Faye S. Silverstein, MD
1990
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Summer Research Fellowship
Supervisor: Faye S. Silverstein, MD
1991 – 1992
National Institute of Health-National Institute of Neurologic Diseases and Stroke,
Bethesda, MD
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Scholars Program
Supervisor: Edward M. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Publications:
1990
P. Vallabhanath, R.L. Albin, F.S. Silverstein.
Distribution of Glial Intermediate Filament Proteins after Perinatal Hypoxia-Ischemia in Rat Brain. Child Neurology Neurology Society
1992
D.K. O’Rourke, M.J. Bak, F.T. Hambrecht, C.V. Kufta, E.M. Schmidt, P. Vallabhanath. Feasibility of an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis for the Blind: I Description of an Experiment. Society of Neuroscience
1992
P. Vallabhanath, M.J. Bak, F.T. Hambrecht, C.V. Kufta, D.K. O’Rourke, E.M. Schmidt. Feasibility of an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis for the Blind: II Visual Sensations Produced by Cortical Stimulation. Society for Neuroscience
1992
E.M. Schmidt, M.J. Bak, F.T. Hambrecht, C.V. Kufta, D.K. O’Rourke, P. Vallabhanath. Feasibility of an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis for the Blind: III Mapping of Phosphene Location. Society for Neuroscience
1992
F.T. Hambrecht, M.J. Bak, C.V. Kufta, D.K. O’Rourke, E.M. Schmidt, P. Vallabhanath. Feasibility of an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis for the Bline: IV Summary and Future. Society of Neuroscience
1996
E.M. Schmidt, M.J. Bak, F.T. Hambrecht, C.V. Kufta, D.K. O’Rourke, P. Vallabhanath. Feasibility of a Visual Prosthesis for the Blind based on Intracortical Microstimulation of Visual Cortex. Brain. 119 (pt 2). pp. 507-522
1999
S.R. SEIFF, MD and P. Vallabhanath, MD. Orbital Lesions and Techniques, in R.E. Spetzler, MD and M. Lawton, MD (eds): Operative Techniques in Neurosurery, Midline Transfacial Techniques to Skull Base Lesions. Philadelphia, PA, W.B. Saunders company
1999
H. Yabe, MD, P. Vallabhanath MD, and S.R. Seiff, MD. Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy (C-DCR) Using A Tubal Conjunctival Pedical Flap: A Review of 14 Cases. American Academy of Ophthalmology
