Cynthia L. Grosskreutz, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Glaucoma Service

Specialty Area

Glaucoma, Cataracts

Address

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

MEEI

Tel: 617-573-3670
Fax: 617-573-3707

Clinical Background

Medical School

University of Iowa, College of Medicine

Residency

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Ophthalmology

Fellowship

Glaucoma, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Surgical Research Fellowship, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Board Certification

Ophthalmology

Professional Affiliations

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, American Academy of Ophthalmology

Clinical Interests

Glaucoma, Cataracts

Research Interests

Glaucoma

Selected Publications

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Halpren DL, Grosskreutz CL. Glaucomatous optic neuropathy: mechanisms of disease. Ophthalmol Clin North Am. 2002;15(1):61-8

Hanninen VA, Pantcheva MB, Freeman EE, Poulin NR, Grosskreutz CL. Activation caspase 9 in a rat model of experimental glaucoma. Curr Eye Res. 2002;25(6):389-95

Adelman RA, Brauner SC, Afshari NA, Grosskreutz CL. Cataract formation after initial trabeculectomy in young patients. Ophthalmology. 2003;110(3):625-9

Zacks DN, Hanninen V, Pantcheva M, Ezra E, Grosskreutz C, Miller JW. Caspase activation in an experimental model of retinal detachment. Invest Ophthalmol Vis. Sci. 2003;44(3):1262-7

Fine LC, Chen TC, Grosskreutz CL, Pasquale LR. Management and prevention of thin, cystic blebs. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2004;44(1):29-42

Grosskreutz, CL, Hanninen, VA, Pantcheva, MB, Huang, W, Poulin, NR and Dobberfuhl, AP. FK506 Blocks Activation of the Intrinsic Caspase Cascade after Optic Nerve Crush. Experimental Eye Research. 2005;80:681-686

Huang W, Dobberfuhl A, Filippopoulos T, Ingelsson, Fileta JB, Poulin NR, and Grosskreutz CL. Transcriptional Up-Regulation and Activation of Initializing Caspases in Experimental Glaucoma. Amer. Journ. Path. 167(3) September 2005;(In Press)

Publications

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