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James C. Folk, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
The University of Iowa, Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Dr. Folk is a fifty-one-year-old professor of Ophthalmology in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at The University of Iowa. Iowa is one of the top ophthalmology departments in the world, and Dr. Folk is recognized as a leader in the field of retinal disease. He was certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1982 and serves as an examiner for the oral boards of the American Board of Ophthalmology. He continues a busy clinical practice that he has had for the last twenty-five years. This practice attracts patients from around the world.
Dr. Folk has authored or co-authored 125 peer-reviewed articles in medical journals. He won the George Weinstein Award for Best Article in Ophthalmic Surgery for 1987. He has participated in numerous clinical trials which have resulted in new treatments for age-related macular degeneration and which generated an additional seventy-five peer-reviewed papers. He has also written twenty-two chapters in various books on retinal disease. He was the main author of a book designed for family physicians which included a chapter on care of patients with AMD. He wrote the official book of the American Academy of Ophthalmology on laser treatment of retinal disease, Laser Photocoagulation of the Retina and Choroid, published by The American Academy of Ophthalmology. This book was named to the “Best List of New Medical Publications for 1997.” He also collaborated with an artist on a book titled, The Hole in My Vision (Penfold Publishers), which describes the artist’s experience with age-related macular degeneration.
Dr. Folk was honored as one of the “Best Doctors in America” by Woodward White, Inc. He was the one of the youngest members ever to be elected to two prestigious groups of retinal specialists from around the world, The Macula Society and The Retina Society, and he served as head of the Research Committee in the Macula Society. He chaired the Program Planning Committee of the Retinal Section of ARVO (Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology), which is the largest eye research organization in the world. He received a Senior Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology for his contributions to research and teaching. He is a scientific reviewer for all of the major ophthalmology journals, including Archives of Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, and the British Journal of Ophthalmology. He is a reviewer and member of the editorial board for the journal Retina.
As a world-wide expert in this field, Dr. Folk is in great demand as a lecturer and guest professor at many international meetings and academic institutions. At these meetings, he learns of new developments in AMD research and treatment, often a year before the study results are published, and has a chance to talk to the researchers and get the real dope behind their work. Dr. Folk is known as a very clear writer who can make difficult concepts easily understood.
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James C. Folk, MD
Last modified 11/21/2005
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