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UCHealth Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center
1675 Aurora Ct Aurora, CO 80045

720-848-2020

Alan Palestine, MD

Ophthalmology

Board Certified

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  • Position Name

    Professor, Professor

  • Title(s)

    Director, Center for Ocular Inflammation at the University of Colorado Department of Ophthalmology, Chief, Uveitis and Ocular Immunology Section

  • Gender

    Male

  • Languages

    English

  • Department

    Professor, Ophthalmology

  • Specialty

    Ophthalmology

  • Primary Clinic Phone

    (720) 848-2020

  • Hospital Affiliations

    University of Colorado Hospital
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UCHealth Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center
1675 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045

720-848-2020

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Provider Expertise

Clinical Interest for Patients

Ocular inflammations including uveitis, scleritis, pars planitis, retinitis, AIDS, systemic inflammatory disease, retinal vasculitis, Behcet's Disease, VKH, birdshot retinochoroidopathy, choroiditis, local and systemic immune-suppression, macular edema, intra-ocular infections, CMV and herpetic retinitis, opportunistic ocular infections, and ocular toxoplasmosis


Specialties

  • Ophthalmology ( 1983 )

Conditions & Treatments

  • Infections

    Bacterial, Fungal, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral

  • Immune System

    AIDS / HIV Disease, Immunodeficiency

  • Eyes and Vision

    Eye Disease, Uveitis and Ocular Immunology

Education & Training

Medical Schools

MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (1978)


Undergraduate Schools

AB, Cornell University (NY) (1974)


Internships

College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic (Rochester) Program (1979)


Residency Program

College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic (Rochester) Program (1982)


Fellowships

National Institutes of Health (NIH) (1986)

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), Fellow


American Uveitis Society (AUS), Member


Macula Society, Member


Retina Society, Member


Washington Academy of Ophthalmology, Charter Member


Research & Grants

Grants

Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) at the University of Colorado (2013)

A Phase III, Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Study Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Intravitreal Injections of DE-109 (three doses) for the Treatment of Active, Non-Infectious Uveitis of the Posterior Segment of the Eye (2014)


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Referral Contact Phone

(720) 848-2020

Referral Contact Fax

720-848-5079

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers

Ocular inflammations including uveitis, scleritis, pars planitis, retinitis, AIDS, systemic inflammatory disease, retinal vasculitis, Behcet's Disease, VKH, birdshot retinochoroidopathy, choroiditis, local and systemic immune-suppression, macular edema, intra-ocular infections, CMV and herpetic retinitis, opportunistic ocular infections, and ocular toxoplasmosis