Dr. Alan L Murphree M.D.
Ophthalmologist
4650 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles CA, 90027About
Dr. Alan Murphree is an ophthalmologist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Murphree specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Murphree 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. Murphree 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
Baylor College of Medicine 1972
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Discovery of a regulatory motif that controls the exposure of specific upstream cyclin-dependent kinase sites that determine both conformation and growth suppressing activity of pRb.
- Trisomy 8p and Rieger malformation.
- Dominant cone-rod dystrophy.
- Tumour angiogenesis as a prognostic factor for disease dissemination in retinoblastoma.
- Episcleral plaque 125I radiotherapy with episcleral LCF hyperthermia: a prospective randomized trial.
- Retinoblastoma presenting as Coats' disease.
- Ophthalmology: recessive human cancer genes.
- Preferential retention of paternal alleles in human retinoblastoma: evidence for genomic imprinting.
- Pupil dilation at the first well baby examination for documenting choroidal light reflex.
- Use of high dose chloral hydrate for ophthalmic exams in children: a retrospective review of 302 cases.
- Cell cycle-dependent regulation of phosphorylation of the human retinoblastoma gene product.
- Complete or partial homozygosity of chromosome 13 in primary retinoblastoma.
- Examination of potentially lethal damage in cells treated with hematoporphyrin derivative and red light.
- The effect of localized porphyrin photodynamic therapy on the induction of tumour metastasis.
- Transformation and mutagenic potential of porphyrin photodynamic therapy in mammalian cells.
Awards
- 2010-2012 Southern California Super Doctors
- 2009 Southern California Super Doctors 2008
- 2007 Los Angeles Super Doctors
Treatments
- Eye Cancer, Retinoblastoma, Eye Problems And More
Professional Memberships
- Member Los Angeles Pediatric Society
- Fellow Louisiana-Mississippi Ophthalmological and Otolaryngological Society (Honorary ship)
- Member Ophthalmology Research Study Club of Los Angeles
- Member Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmological Society
- Member Salerni Collegium
- Member American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics (Ophthalmology Specialty ship)
- Member American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
- Member American Medical Association
- Member American Orthoptic Council
- Member American Telemedicine Association
- Member Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Member Baylor Ophthalmology Residents Alumni Association
- Member Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association
- Member Ophthalmic Genetics Study Club
- Fellow Society of Heed s
- Member Wilmer Residents Association
- Member International Society for Eye Research
- Member International Society of Genetic Eye Disease
- Member Pan American Association of Ophthalmology
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- Baylor Coll of Med/Cullen Eye Inst, Genetics 1972
- Wilmer Eye Inst At Johns Hopkins Hosp, Genetics 1976
- University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Fulbright Scholar - Human Genetics 1967
- Baylor College Affiliated Hospitals - Medical Genetics 1972
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