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Biosketch
Dr. Read was born in Nashville, TN and raised in Montgomery, AL. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy from Auburn University in 1988. Following two years of pharmacy practice, he entered medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, graduating magna cum laude in 1994. Dr. Read served an internship at Carraway Methodist Medical Center in Birmingham, and completed a residency in ophthalmology at the University of Washington, Seattle. He then spent two years at the Doheny Eye Institute/University of Southern California, completing dual fellowships in Uveitis/Ocular Inflammatory Diseases and Ophthalmic Pathology.
Dr. Read joined the full-time faculty of the UAB Department of Ophthalmology in August 2000. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, the American Uveitis Society, where he serves as Executive Secretary, the American Medical Association, the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, and the Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology. He is actively involved in clinical and applied basic science research.
Dr. Read's clinical practice and research focuses on uveitis and ocular inflammatory disease. In his research, Dr. Read’s goal is to understand the underlying reasons for health disparities among patients with uveitis. To accomplish this goal, current areas of focus are two fold. First, clinical data from patient care clinics is used to establish patient characteristics that predict worse disease severity and outcomes. Secondly, using an animal model of uveitis, Dr. Read is exploring the effect of melanin on disease severity. Dr. Read has authored or coauthored over 120 papers, book chapters, and abstracts.
Affiliation
- Director, Uveitis/Ocular Inflammatory Disease Service
Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology
Director Ophthalmology Residency Program
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
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