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About Our Opthalmologists (Eye MD’s) at Austin Eye

John William Branch, MD - Curriculum Vitae

Education

University of South Florida
Department of Ophthalmology
Tampa, FL
2006-2009

University of Texas Medical Branch
Transitional Internship
Austin, TX
2005-2006

University of South Florida
College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
2001-2005

Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Magna cum laude in Microbiology
1997-2001

University of Newcastle
Newcastle, Australia
June-December 1999
Study Abroad program

Licensure

South Carolina
North Carolina
Florida
Texas

Professional

Austin Eye
May 2010-Present

Greenville Hospital System – Division of Ophthalmology,
Staff Surgeon July 2009-April 2010

Membership

American Academy of Ophthalmology
ASCRS
AMA

Awards

University of South Florida: Most cataract surgeries performed in history of residency program 2009

Poster Presentation Award
Glaucoma Meeting Basel, Basel Switzerland 2008

Inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society/ Arnold T. Gold Foundation 2005

USF College of Medicine Honor Council 2004-5

USF College of Medicine Class of 2005 Liason for Pharmacology

Superior Presentation Award, University of South Florida Research Day, March, 2003.

Graduated Magna Cum Laude Clemson University, BS in Microbiology 2001

Deans List Clemson University

Research/Presentations

Branch JW, Groden L. “The effects of Restasis on visual outsomes in myopic post-LASIK patients”. Research presentation ASCRS San Francisco April 2009.

Branch JW, Callahan CE. “Sequence of Pachymetry and Topography in the Ophthalmic Examination”. Poster Presentation ARVO Spring 2007. Resident Research Day January 2008. University of South Florida Regional Meeting May 2008. Presentation Glaucoma Meeting Basel, Switzerland 2008. Poster Presentation Award.

Branch JW, Berger C. “Post Cataract Exacerbation of Ocular Herpes Simplex Virus”. Unversity of South Florida Department of Ophthalmology Regional Meeting. April 2008.

Branch JW, Drucker MD. “Treatment Options in a Patient with Orbital Sarcoidosis”. Unversity of South Florida Department of Ophthalmology Regional Meeting.  January 2008.

Branch JW, Pavan PR. “Complications in Retinal Vasculitis and Uveitis”.  All Childrens’ Hospital Retina Grand Rounds. January 2008.

Branch JW, Richards DW. “Alternatives in Treatments of COAG”. Unversity of South Florida Department of Ophthalmology Monthly Regional Meeting. March 2007.

Groden LR, Garruto D, Branch JW, Hunter JD. “Post-op outcomes of LASIK patients with corneal thicknesses less than 500 micrometers”, 2004

Pavan PR, Carmack B, Branch JW. “Effect of varying thicknesses of blood on the transmittance and scatter of the infrared laser used in Verteporforin treatment for neogenesis”. 2004

“The histological effects of topical antioxidants after partial thickness burns.” Coauthor; Winner, Resident Research Award, Florida Society of Otolaryngology, November, 2002.  Winner, Resident Travel Award, Southern Section of the Triologic Society, January, 2003. Superior Presentation Award, University of South Florida Research Day, March, 2003.

INTERESTS/HOBBIES/EXTRACURRICULAR

Running (completed the Nashville marathon and several other races),

Hiking (much of the southern Appalachian trails, throughout the southeast, southwest and western national parks).

Travelling: throughout US, France, Netherlands, Czech, Germany, Italy, Monte Carlo,  Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Bahamas

Music: piano (14 years), guitar (15 years)

Theatre: lead role of Charley in “Charley’s Aunt” Pendleton Theater, Clemson, SC 1997

Reading, weight training, biking, swimming, spelunking, fishing, skiing

Co-owner/CFO of Captain O Designs, a T-shirt company used to raise money for Haitian ministry