Dr. Edward W Gerner MD
Ophthalmologist
4101 Tyson Ave Philadelphia PA, 19135Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Edward Gerner is an ophthalmologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Gerner specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Gerner can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Gerner can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations and prescribe eye glasses and contacts. Ophthalmologists can also specialize even further in a specific area of eye care.
Education and Training
New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1965
New York University School of Medicine 1965
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Development of difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) as a chemoprevention agent.
- Characterization of a novel spermidine/spermine acetyltransferase, BltD, from Bacillus subtilis.
- APC-dependent changes in expression of genes influencing polyamine metabolism, and consequences for gastrointestinal carcinogenesis, in the Min mouse.
- Heat-inducible vectors for use in gene therapy.
- The effects of ionizing radiation on the kinetics of DNA replication in synchronized Chinese hamster ovary cells.
- Increased susceptibility of cells to inducible apoptosis during growth from early to late log phase: an important caveat for in vitro apoptosis research.
- Amifostine: a tonic or toxin to myeloid progenitors.
- Influence of K-ras activation on the survival responses of Caco-2 cells to the chemopreventive agents sulindac and difluoromethylornithine.
- Sulindac sulfone inhibits K-ras-dependent cyclooxygenase-2 expression in human colon cancer cells.
- Alpha-difluoromethylornithine and polyamine levels in the human prostate: results of a phase IIa trial.
- Reactive nitrogen species in colon carcinogenesis.
- Chemoprevention by difluoromethylornithine: correlation of an in vitro human cell assay with human clinical data for biomarker modulation.
- Induced thermal resistance in HeLa cells.
- Ross' syndrome (tonic pupil plus).
- Non-histone protein synthesis during G1 phase and its relation to DNA replication.
Treatments
- Cataract Surgery, Biopsy, Cataract Surgery With Lens Replacement
- Cataracts
- Glaucoma
Professional Memberships
- Member Maryland State Dental Association
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- Temple University, Comprehensive Ophth 1974
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