Project Description
Partner, Retina Specialists of Southern Arizona
Clinical Professor, University of Arizona Medical Center
Degrees
| June 1985 | B.A., The Ohio State University, Pre-Medicine and International Studies |
| Dec 1991 | M.D., The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Medicine |
Fellowship, Internship or Residency
| 07/92 – 06/93 | Internship, Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Carmel Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 10/93 – 06/96 | Research Fellowship, Ophthalmic Genetics and Clinical Services Branch, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States. |
| 07/96 – 06/99 | Residency, Ophthalmology, Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore, MD, United States. |
| 11/99 – 12/00 | Observer, Departments of Ophthalmology and Radiation Oncology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. |
| 01/01 – 06/03 | Research Fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Retina Department: Dr. Donald J D’Amico, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. |
| 07/03 – 06/05 | Clinical Fellowship at Massachussetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Retina Department, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. |
Faculty Positions
| 2005 – 2006 | Lecturer, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery. Boston, MA, United States. |
| 2006 – 2012 | Assistant Professor-Tenure Track, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Division. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 2013 – 2018 | Associate Professor-Tenure Track, Division Director-Medical and Surgical Retina, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Division. Tucson, AZ, United States. |
| 2017 – present | Partner, Retina Specialists of Southern Arizona; Clinical Professor University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Tucson, AZ, United States. |
Book Chapters
Christoforidis, JB and Chang SC. 2014. Quinine. In Encyclopedia of Toxicology. 3rd ed. Edited by Philip Wexler. New York, NY, USA: Elsevier.
Romano Mario R MD PhD, Christoforidis John B MD, Vallejo-Garcia Jose L MD. 2013. Exposure and infection of scleral buckle. In Complications of Vitreo-Retinal Surgery. Edited by Noemi Lois, MD and David SH Wong, MD. New York, NY, USA: Springer.
Werner S, Christoforidis, JB. Diabetic Retinopathy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Eye Diseases Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Edited by Mingwu Wang, MD. Nova Science Publishers pp. 81-93
Pollard K, Christoforidis, JB. Central Serous Chorioretinopathy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Eye Diseases Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Edited by Mingwu Wang, MD. Nova Science Publishers pp. 69-79
Imbornoni L, Christoforidis, JB Retinal Venular Occlusions and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Eye Diseases Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Edited by Mingwu Wang, MD. Nova Science Publishers pp. 55-67
Inventions and Patents
Pharmacokinetic determination of intravitreal agents US 9,833,523 B2. John Christoforidis and Michael Knopp, Application number US 13/868,453, Publication date: Dec 5, 2017
Methods for Determining Biodistribution of Intravitreal Administered Medicaments. John Christoforidis and Michael Knopp, Application number US 62/750,481, Oct 25, 2018