DAVID REX HAMILTON, M.D., M.S.
BIRTHPLACE Baltimore, Maryland
BUSINESS ADDRESS UCLA Laser Refractive Center
The Jules Stein Eye Institute
Box 957003
Los Angeles, California 90095-7003
BUSINESS PHONE 310-***-****
BUSINESS FAX 310-***-****
E-MAIL ********@****.****.***
BOARD CERTIFICATION Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology
MEDICAL California A69988
LICENSURE Minnesota 44708
Drug Enforcement Agency BH6590550
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
9/03 to present
Medical Director, UCLA Laser Refractive Center
The Jules Stein Eye Institute, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Technical Manager, Division of Magnetic Resonance
6/90 to 8/92
Siemens Medical Systems
Iselin, New Jersey
EDUCATION
Doctor of Medicine
9/94 to 6/98
University of California, Irvine College of Medicine
Awards: Margaret Hamilton Erdt Scholarship for academic distinction
Alpha Omega Alpha (A A) - junior year induction
Basic Science Certificate of Excellence (top 10% of class)
McGraw-Hill Award (1 of the 2 top first year students)
Donald E. Pinder Memorial Award (top student in Anatomy)
Dr. Grace Bell Award (top student in Biochemistry)
Master of Science in Engineering Physics
9/88 to 6/90
University of Virginia
Specialization: Biomedical Engineering
Thesis: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Bachelor of Arts in Physics and Mathematics (Double Major)
9/84 to 6/88
Dartmouth College
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude
POSTGRADUATE
TRAINING Cornea/Anterior Segment/Refractive/Glaucoma Fellowship
7/02 to 7/03 Program Director: Richard Lindstrom, M.D.
Minnesota Eye Consultants, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Awards: Elected to Marquis Who s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 4th Edition
Elected to Marquis Who s Who in Science and Engineering, 7th Edition
Ophthalmology Residency
7/99 to 6/02
The Jules Stein Eye Institute
University of California, Los Angeles
Awards: Clinical Research Award, 6/02
Internal Medicine Internship
7/98 to 6/99
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Pasadena, California
CONSULTANCIES
Independent Consultant for Siemens Medical Systems
8/92 to 9/94
MRI system marketing and product planning
PEER REVIEW Reviewer, Ophthalmology Journal
ACTIVITIES
PROFESSIONAL American Academy of Ophthalmology
SOCIETIES American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
International Society of Refractive Surgery
PEER REVIEWED DR Hamilton, J Davidorf, RK Maloney. Anterior Ciliary Sclerotomy for Treatment of
JOURNAL ARTICLES Presbyopia: A Prospective Controlled Study. Ophthalmology 2002; 109(11): 1970-77.
DR Hamilton, EE Manche, LF Rich, RK Maloney. Steroid induced glaucoma after LASIK
Associated with Interface Fluid. Ophthalmology 2002; 109(4): 659-65.
AC Arnold, RS Hepler, DR Hamilton, RB Lufkin. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain
in nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy. J Neuro-Ophth, 1995; 15(3):158-60.
D Gozal, O Omidvar, KA Kirlew, GM Hathout, DR Hamilton, RB Lufkin, RM Harper.
Identification of human brain regions underlying responses to resistive inspiratory
loading with functional magnetic resonance imaging. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 1995;
92(14): 6607-11.
Y Anzai, R Lufkin, A DeSalles, DR Hamilton, K Farahani, KL Black. Preliminary
Experience with MR-Guided Thermal Ablation of Brain Tumors. AJNR, 1995; 16:39-48.
G Hathout, K Kirlew, G So, DR Hamilton, JX Zhang, U Sinha, S Sinha, J Sayre, D Gozal,
R Harper, R Lufkin. MRI Signal Responses to Chronic Stimulation in the Human Visual
Cortex. J Mag Res Img, 1994; 4:537-543.
JR Galt, DR Hamilton, EV Garcia. Attenuation Correction Equations for SPECT. J Nucl
Med, 1987; 28(12):1925-6.
SCIENTIFIC DR Hamilton and DR Hardten. Clinical Applications of the Tracey Wavefront Aberrometer
PRESENTATIONS (paper). Tracey Clinical Applications Symposium. Orlando 10/02.
DR Hamilton, EE Manche, LF Rich, RK Maloney. Steroid induced glaucoma after LASIK
misdiagnosed due to interface fluid (paper). AAO Annual Meeting, New Orleans 11/01.
RK Maloney, DR Hamilton, J Davidorf. Anterior Ciliary Sclerotomy is an Ineffective
Treatment for Presbyopia (paper). AAO Annual Meeting, New Orleans 11/01.
RK Maloney, DR Hamilton, J Davidorf. Anterior Ciliary Sclerotomy is an Ineffective
Treatment for Presbyopia (paper). World Refractive Surgery Meeting, Orlando 7/01.
J Davidorf, DR Hamilton, RK Maloney. Anterior Ciliary Sclerotomy for the Treatment of
Presbyopia (paper). Pan American Association of Ophthalmology, Buenos Aires, 7/01.
J Davidorf, RK Maloney, DR Hamilton. Steroid-induced glaucoma masking as hypotony
after LASIK (poster). ASCRS Annual Meeting, San Diego 4/01.
DR Hamilton, K Narain, BD Kuppermann. Intravitreal Ganciclovir Concentration in CMV
Retinitis Fellow Eye Disease During Oral Ganciclovir Prophylaxis (poster). ARVO Annual
Meeting, Fort Lauderdale 5/98.
Y Anzai, KL Black, A DeSalles, DR Hamilton, K Farahani, R Lufkin. A Novel Technique of
MR Guided Stereotactic Radiofrequency Brain Tumor Ablation - The Initial Clinical
Experience (paper). ASNR Annual Meeting, Nashville 5/94.
G Hathout, K Kirlew, G So, DR Hamilton, JX Zhang, U Sinha, S Sinha, J Sayre, D Gozal, R
Harper, R Lufkin. MRI Signal Responses to Chronic Stimulation in the Human Visual
Cortex (poster). ARRS Annual Meeting, New Orleans 4/94.
DR Hamilton, Y Anzai, A DeSalles, K Black, K Farahani, S Sinha, R Lufkin. Interventional
MRI: Comparison of 0.2T Interventional MR System with Standard 1.5T Diagnostic MR
Instruments (poster). ARRS Annual Meeting, New Orleans 4/94.
Y Anzai, K Black, DR Hamilton, A Huang, K Farahani, U Sinha, S Sinha, A DeSalles, D
Castro, R Lufkin. Virtual Reality Meets Interventional MRI: Battle of the Oxymorons
(paper). Medicine Meets Virtual Reality II: Interactive Technology & Healthcare, San
Diego 1/94.
Y Anzai, S El-Saden, C Hoh, U Sinha, DR Hamilton, S Rege, A Huda, M Menderkarn, R
Hawkins, R Lufkin. MRI & PET Correlation of Head and Neck Cancer Using 2-[18F]-
Fluoro-2Deoxy-D-Glucose (poster). RSNA 79th Annual Meeting, Chicago 12/93.
Y Anzai, K Black, DR Hamilton, A Huang, K Farahani, U Sinha, S Sinha, A DeSalles, D
Castro, R Lufkin. Interventional MRI: Update (poster). RSNA 79th Annual Meeting,
Chicago 12/93.
DR Hamilton, FH Epstein, SS Berr, JR Brookeman. Wireless Retrospective Cardiac
Imaging Using Aortic Blood Flow to Produce a Computer Derived Cardiogram (paper).
SMRI Annual Meeting, Washington DC 2/90.
JR Galt, DR Hamilton, EV Garcia. SPECT Quantitation: Attenuation Correction in
Inhomogeneous Media Utilizing a Transmission Scan and Assigned Attenuation Coefficients
(paper). Society of Nuclear Med Annual Meeting, San Francisco 6/88.
BOOK DR Hamilton, EA Davis. Phlyctenular Keratoconjunctivitis. In Smolin G, Thoft RA (eds.): The
CHAPTERS Cornea, 3rd ed. Boston MA: Little Brown and Company, 2003, in press.
DR Hamilton, EA Davis. Other Types of Phakic Intraocular Lenses. In Hardten DR, Davis EA,
Lindstrom RL (eds.): Phakic Intraocular Lenses . Thorofare NJ: SLACK Inc., 2003.
DR Hamilton, RL Lindstrom, EA Davis, DR Hardten. Future of Phakic Intraocular Lenses. In
Hardten DR, Davis EA, Lindstrom RL (eds.): Phakic Intraocular Lenses . Thorofare NJ:
SLACK Inc., 2003.
DR Hamilton, RL Lindstrom. Demographics of Refractive Surgery: The Role of Phakic
Intraocular Lenses. In Hardten DR, Davis EA, Lindstrom RL (eds.): Phakic Intraocular
Lenses . Thorofare NJ: SLACK Inc., 2003.
DR Hamilton, DR Hardten, RL Lindstrom. Thermal Keratoplasty. In Krachmer JH, Mannis MJ,
Holland EJ (eds.): Cornea, 2nd Ed. St. Louis: Mosby/Elsevier Science, 2003, in press.
DR Hamilton, Y Anzai, KL Black, K Farahani, RB Lufkin. Application of MRI to the Monitoring of
Therapy. In Grant DM, Harris RK (eds.): Encyclopedia of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. New
York: John Wiley & Sons. 1996.
REVIEW DR Hamilton, DR Hardten. Cataract Surgery in Patients with Prior Refractive Surgery. Current
ARTICLES Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2003; 14(1):44-53.
M Hansen, Y Anzai, DR Hamilton, F Kangarloo, E Abemayor, D Castro, R Lufkin. Interventional
CT and MR Imaging in the Head & Neck. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1995; 28
(3):1-15.
A Huang, R Lufkin, Y Anzai, DR Hamilton, A DeSalles, S Sinha, K Farahani, E Behnke, KL
Black. Interventional MRI for Neurosurgery. Perspectives in Neurological Surgery, 1995;
6(1):44-59.
Y Anzai, DR Hamilton, S Sinha, A DeSalles, K Black, R Lufkin. Interventional MRI for Head and
Neck Cancer and Other Applications. Advances in Oncology, 1995; 11(2):15-21.
NEWS MEDIA DR Hamilton, RK Maloney. Wavefront technology impacts IOL design. Ophthalmology Times,
ARTICLES 09/15/01.
DR Hamilton, RK Maloney. Wavefront analysis measures higher-order eye aberrations.
Ophthalmology Times, 05/01/01.
DR Hamilton, RK Maloney. Technology ushers era of wavefront analysis. Ophthalmology
Times, 04/15/01.