Macular Degeneration Network:Dr. Finger's CV

CURRICULUM VITAE

Work Address:

5th Floor, 115 East 61st Street

New York City, New York, 10021

212-832-8170

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Education:

College : Tulane University - Arts and Sciences: Sept. 1974 - May 1978
Graduate : Tulane University School of Medicine: Sept. 1978 - May 1982
Internship : St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center: 7-82 through 7-83
Residency :Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital: 7-83 through 7-86
Fellowship : Ocular Tumor and Orbital Disease with Samuel Packer, M.D. 7-86 through 7-87

Academic Appointments

New York University School of Medicine:
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology; 9/1/97 - 8/31/2002.
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology; 9/1/2002 - Present.

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary:
Director, Ophthalmic Oncology Service : July 1989 -Present

St. Vincent’s Medical Center:
Assistant Attending, Ophthalmology : July 1996 - Present
Associate Attending, Radiation Oncology : July 1996 - Present

Bellevue Hospital Center:
Associate Attending, Ophthalmology: Sept. 1997 - Present

National Institute of Health/ADAMHA:
Peer Review Consultant : January 1993 - Present

Performed Reviews For the Journals:
The Archives of Ophthalmology
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Ophthalmology
Graefes Archives of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
Melanoma Research
American Journal of Ophthalmology
The British Journal of Ophthalmology
Eye
Retina

Professional Societies:
International Society for Eye Research Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
The Retina Society
American Society For Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology -
North American Hyperthermia Group/Radiation Research Society
The American College of Surgeons
Pan American Ophthalmologic Society
Long Island Ophthalmologic Society
The New York County Ophthalmologic Society
The Nassau County Ophthalmologic Society
The New York Academy of Sciences

Grants:
AMDRT Pilot Study
Principal Investigator -NYC Center
NEI Grant #IR21EY12341-01

Selected Publications

1. Radiation Therapy for Subretinal Neovascularization
Finger PT, Berson A, Sherr DA, Riley R, Balkin RA, Bosworth JL. Ophthalmology, 1996;103:878-889.

2. Radiation Therapy For Age-Related Macular Degeneration:
Preliminary Results of a Potentially New Treatment.
Berson AM, Finger PT, Sherr DL, Emery R, Alfieri AA, Bosworth JL. Int. J. Radiation Oncol. Biol. Phys., 1996;36(4):861-865.

3. Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Finger PT, Chakravarthy U, Skolnic AA.
Journal of The American Medical Association
J.A.M.A., 1997;278(4):288-289.

4. Radiotherapy and the Treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration. External Beam Radiation is Effective in the Treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration.
Finger PT, Chakravarthy U.
Archives of Ophthalmology, 1998;116:1507-9.

5. External Beam Radiation for Choroidal Neovascularization.
Chakravarthy U, Hart P, Finger P.
Ophthalmology, 1998;105:1790-2.

6. Ophthalmic Plaque Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Associated with Subretinal Neovascularization.
Finger PT, Berson A, Ng T, Szechter A.
American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1999;127:170-177.

7. Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Berson A, Finger PT, Chakravarthy U.
Seminars in Radiation Oncology, 1999;9:155-162.

8. Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Sherr DL, Finger PT. Seminars in Ophthalmology, Vol 12, no. 1 (March) 1997; pp. 26-33.

9. 103Pd Plaque Radiotherapy For Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Finger, PT
In: New Developments in the Treatment of Age-Related Macular
Degeneration
Capone A, de Juan E, Del Priore L, Panozzo G, Zarbin MA,(eds.)
Progei Edtori S.R.L., Verona, (May) 1998, pp. 85-90.

10. Radiation Therapy For Subretinal Neovascularization:
External Beam Versus Plaque Radiotherapy
Finger PT.
Investigative ophthalmology and Visual Science May 1995,
1995:36(4):S224.

11. Radiation Therapy For Subretinal Neovascularization.
Berson AM, Finger PT, Pisch J, Sherr DL, Bosworth JL.
Int. J. Radiation Oncol. Biol. Phys. 1995;32(1): 164.

12. Low Dose Radiotherapy For Subretinal Neovascularization.
Finger PT, Balkin RA.
The Retina Society, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Sept 8th 1995, pp. 52.

13. Radiation Therapy for Subretinal Neovascularization.
Finger PT, Balkin R, Berson Am, Sherr DL, Bosworth JL.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Atlanta Ga.
Ophthalmology Oct. 31st, 1995, pp. 94.

14. Treatment of Choroidal Hemangiomas: Radiation Therapy Versus Laser Photocoagulation.
Finger PT.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting, Atlanta Ga.
Ophthalmology, Nov. 1st, 1995, pp. 110.

15. External Beam Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Subretinal Neovascularization Experience with 140 Patients.
Sherr DL, Finger PT, Berson AM, Bosworth JL..
Int. J. Radiation Oncol. Biol. Phys. 1996;36(1): 231.

16. Ophthalmic Plaque Radiotherapy for Exudative Macular Degeneration
Finger PT, Berson A, Ng T, Szchecter A
The International Symposium on Radiation for Macular Degeneration
New York City, March 21st, 1997.

17. Brachytherapy For Macular Degeneration Associated with Subretinal Neovascularization.
Finger PT, Immonen I, Freire J, Brown G.
In: Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Current Treatment and Concepts.
Alberti WE, Richard G, Sagerman RH (eds.)
Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2000. pp.167-174.

18. Implant Radiotherapy For Exudative Macular Degeneration Associated with Subretinal Neovascularization.
Finger, PT, Immonen, I, Freire, J, Brown, G.
In: Vitreoretinal Surgical Techniques
Peyman G, Meffert S, Chou F, Conway MD (eds)
Martin Dunitz Ltd., London, UK, 2001 pp. 555-560.

19. Implant Radiotherapy For Exudative Macular Degeneration Associated with Subretinal Neovascularization.
Finger, PT
In: The Radiation Therapy of Benign Diseases. Current Indications and Techniques. Meyer JL (ed). Front. Radiation Oncol. Basel, Karger, 2001 vol. 35, pp 86-93.

Dr. Finger's Internet Publications

4-4-1998: Published Internet site: http://www.eyecancer.com

2-2-1999: Internet site: http://www.macular-degneration.org

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