Alan Palestine, MD

Professional Titles

• Chief, Uveitis and Ocular Immunology Section
• Director, Center for Ocular Inflammation at the University of Colorado Department of Ophthalmology

Recognitions

• Academic Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado (2015)
  
• Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (1989)
  
• Award, George H. Whipple Academy of Medicine (1978)
  
• Academic Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado (2017)
• Academic Teaching Award, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado (2023)

Publications

• Ozzello DJ, Palestine AG. Factors affecting therapeutic decisions in intermediate and posterior uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Feb;159(2):213-220.e3. PubMed PMID: 25449000
• Rodríguez-Colón G, Palestine AG. IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE. Polychondritis with Auricular and Ocular Involvement. N Engl J Med. 2015 Dec 24;373(26):2562. PubMed PMID: 26699171
• Smith JM, Mathias MT, Oliver SC, Mandava N, Olson JL, Quiroz-Mercado H, Palestine AG. The influence of needle gauge and infection source on vitreous aspirate cultures. Br J Ophthalmol. 2015 Aug 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26269533
• Ozzello DJ, Palestine AG. Factors affecting therapeutic decisions in intermediate and posterior uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Feb;159(2):213-20.e3. PubMed PMID: 25449000
• Cao JH, Wagner BD, McCourt EA, Cerda A, Sillau S, Palestine A, Enzenauer RW, Mets-Halgrimson RB, Paciuc-Beja M, Gralla J, Braverman RS, Lynch A. The Colorado-retinopathy of prematurity model (CO-ROP): postnatal weight gain screening algorithm. J AAPOS. 2016 Feb;20(1):19-24. PubMed PMID: 26917066
• Cao JH, Wagner BD, Cerda A, McCourt EA, Palestine A, Enzenauer RW, Braverman RS, Wong RK, Tsui I, Gore C, Robbins SL, Puente MA Jr, Kauffman L, Kong L, Morrison DG, Lynch AM. Colorado retinopathy of prematurity model: a multi-institutional validation study. J AAPOS. 2016 Jun;20(3):220-5. PubMed PMID: 27166790
• Larochelle MB, Phan R, Craddock J, Abzug MJ, Curtis D, Robinson CC, Giller RH, Cosgrove S, Siringo F, McCourt E, Palestine AG. Cytomegalovirus retinitis in pediatric stem cell transplants: report of a recent cluster and the development of a screening protocol. Am J Ophthalmol. 2016 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27746296
• Ozzello DJ, Kolfenbach JR, Palestine AG. Uveitis Specialists and Rheumatologists Select Different Therapies for Idiopathic Non-necrotizing Anterior Scleritis. Ophthalmol Ther. 2016 Dec;5(2):245-252. PubMed PMID: 27744531
• Lynch AM, Wagner BD, Mandava N, Palestine AG, Mourani PM, McCourt EA, Oliver SC, Abman SH. The Relationship of Novel Plasma Proteins in the Early Neonatal Period With Retinopathy of Prematurity. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Sep 1;57(11):5076-5082. PubMed PMID: 27679852
• Palestine AG, Kolfenbach JR, Ozzello DJ. Rheumatologists and Ophthalmologists Differ in Treatment Decisions for Ocular Behçet Disease. J Clin Rheumatol. 2016 Sep;22(6):316-9. PubMed PMID: 27556239
• Smith JM, Mathias MT, Oliver SC, Mandava N, Olson JL, Quiroz-Mercado H, Palestine AG. The influence of needle gauge and infection source on vitreous aspirate cultures. Br J Ophthalmol. 2016 Apr;100(4):453-5. PubMed PMID: 26269533
• Jabs DA, Dick A, Doucette JT, Gupta A, Lightman S, McCluskey P, Okada AA, Palestine AG, Rosenbaum JT, Saleem SM, Thorne J, Trusko B. Inter-observer agreement among uveitis experts on uveitic diagnoses: the Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) experience. Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 Nov 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29122577
• Palestine AG, Singh JK, Kolfenbach JR, Ozzello DJ. Specialty Practice and Cost Considerations in the Management of Uveitis Associated With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2016 May 16;:1-6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27182746
• Conrady CD, Larochelle M, Pecen P, Palestine A, Shakoor A, Singh A. Checkpoint inhibitor-induced uveitis: a case series. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2017 Oct 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29080102
• Lynch AM, Wagner BD, Hodges JK, Thevarajah TS, McCourt EA, Cerda AM, Mandava N, Gibbs RS, Palestine AG. The relationship of the subtypes of preterm birth with retinopathy of prematurity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Sep;217(3):354.e1-354.e8. PubMed PMID: 28545834
• Ahmad M, Hermanson ME, Enzenauer R, Palestine A, Lin C, Meeks N, McCourt E. Lipogranulomatous subconjunctival nodules: a novel presentation in Blau syndrome. J AAPOS. 2017 Jun;21(3):249-251. PubMed PMID: 28532706
• Jung JL, Wagner BD, McCourt EA, Palestine AG, Cerda A, Cao JH, Enzenauer RW, Singh JK, Braverman RS, Wymore E, Lynch AM. Validation of WINROP for detecting retinopathy of prematurity in a North American cohort of preterm infants. J AAPOS. 2017 Jun;21(3):229-233. PubMed PMID: 28506724
• Ahmad MS, Frank GS, Hink EM, Palestine AG, Gregory DG, McCourt EA. Amniotic membrane transplants in the pediatric population. J AAPOS. 2017 Jun;21(3):215-218. PubMed PMID: 28450179
• Larochelle MB, Phan R, Craddock J, Abzug MJ, Curtis D, Robinson CC, Giller RH, Cosgrove S, Siringo F, McCourt E, Palestine AG. Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplants: Report of a Recent Cluster and the Development of a Screening Protocol. Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 Mar;175:8-15. PubMed PMID: 27746296
• Manoharan, N, Pecen PE, Cherof AM, Oliver SCN, Palestine AG. Comparison of Oral Versus Intravenous Fluorescein Widefield Angiography in Ambulatory Pediatric Patients J Vitreoretinal Dis 2017 Apr:1:3:191–196
• Lynch AM, Patnaik JL, Cathcart JN, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Echalier LL, Wagner BD, Oliver SCN, Pecen PE, Olson JL, Fine SL, Palestine AG, Mandava N. COLORADO AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION REGISTRY: Design and Clinical Risk Factors of the Cohort. Retina. 2017 Dec 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29283981
• Conrady CD, Larochelle M, Pecen P, Palestine A, Shakoor A, Singh A. Checkpoint inhibitor-induced uveitis: a case series. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2018 Jan;256(1):187-191. PubMed PMID: 29080102
• Jabs DA, Dick A, Doucette JT, Gupta A, Lightman S, McCluskey P, Okada AA, Palestine AG, Rosenbaum JT, Saleem SM, Thorne J, Trusko B. Interobserver Agreement Among Uveitis Experts on Uveitic Diagnoses: The Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature Experience. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018 Feb;186:19-24. PubMed PMID: 29122577
• Lynch AM, Patnaik JL, Cathcart JN, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Lacey Echalier E, Wagner BD, Oliver SCN, Pecen PE, Olson JL, Fine SL, Palestine AG, Mandava N. COLORADO AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION REGISTRY: Design and Clinical Risk Factors of the Cohort. Retina. 2018 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29283981
• Edmiston AM, SooHoo JR, Seibold LK, Kahook MY, Palestine AG, Pantcheva MB. Postoperative Inflammation After Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation: Racial Distribution and Effect on Outcomes. J Glaucoma. 2018 Mar;27(3):266-268. PubMed PMID: 29356715
• Fliney GD, Pecen PE, Cathcart JN, Palestine AG. Trends in treatment strategies for suspected bacterial endophthalmitis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2018 Apr;256(4):833-838. PubMed PMID: 29417214
• McCourt EA, Ying GS, Lynch AM, Palestine AG, Wagner BD, Wymore E, Tomlinson LA, Binenbaum G. Validation of the Colorado Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening Model. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 Apr 1;136(4):409-416. PubMed PMID: 29543944
• Henao-Martínez AF, Franco-Paredes C, Palestine AG, Montoya JG. Symptomatic Acute Toxoplasmosis in Returning Travelers. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 Apr;5(4):ofy058. PubMed PMID: 29644250
• Lynch AM, Berning AA, Thevarajah TS, Wagner BD, Post MD, McCourt EA, Cathcart JN, Hodges JK, Mandava N, Gibbs RS, Palestine AG. The role of the maternal and fetal inflammatory response in retinopathy of prematurity. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2018 Sep;80(3):e12986. PubMed PMID: 29797537
• Fredrickson JS, Holmes J, Cathcart JN, Lynch AM, Kolfenbach JR, Palestine AG. Specialty management differences of syphilis and toxoplasmosis surrounding pregnancy: a prospective cross-sectional study. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2018 Jul 3;8(1):10. PubMed PMID: 29971681
• Palestine AG, Merrill PT, Saleem SM, Jabs DA, Thorne JE. Assessing the Precision of ICD-10 Codes for Uveitis in 2 Electronic Health Record Systems. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 Oct 1;136(10):1186-1190. PubMed PMID: 30054618
• Lynch AM, Wagner BD, Weiss SJ, Wall KM, Palestine AG, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Cathcart JN, Patnaik JL, Drolet DW, Janjic N, Mandava N. Proteomic Profiles in Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using an Aptamer-Based Proteomic Technology. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2019 Jan;8(1):14. PubMed PMID: 30697465
• Reddy AK, Patnaik JL, Miller DC, Lynch AM, Palestine AG, Pantcheva MB. Risk factors associated with persistent anterior uveitis after cataract surgery. Am J Ophthalmol. 2019 Feb 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30794788
• Mackin AG, Pecen PE, Dinsmore AL, Patnaik JL, Gonzalez R, Robinson WA, Palestine AG. Inflammatory side effects of BRAF and MEK inhibitors. Melanoma Res. 2019 Oct;29(5):522-526. PubMed PMID: 30870269
• Schofield JR, Palestine AG, Pelak V, Mathias MT. Deep capillary retinal ischemia and high-titer prothrombin-associated antiphospholipid antibodies: A case series of three patients. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2019 Jun;14:105-109. PubMed PMID: 31011663
• Singh JK, Wymore EM, Wagner BD, Thevarajah TS, Jung JL, Kinsella JP, Palestine AG, Lynch AM. Relationship between severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe retinopathy of prematurity in premature newborns. J AAPOS. 2019 Aug;23(4):209.e1-209.e4. PubMed PMID: 31132481
• Miller VJ, Young CEC, SooHoo JR, Seibold LK, Kahook MY, Pecen PE, Palestine AG, Pantcheva MB. Efficacy of Goniotomy With Kahook Dual Blade in Patients With Uveitis-associated Ocular Hypertension. J Glaucoma. 2019 Aug;28(8):744-748. PubMed PMID: 31188228
• Lynch AM, Mandava N, Patnaik JL, Frazer-Abel AA, Wagner BD, Palestine AG, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Cathcart JN, Holers VM. Systemic activation of the complement system in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2019 Jun 17;:1120672119857896. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31203676
• Scott AT, Pecen PE, Palestine AG. Ophthalmic medication price variation across the United States: Anti-inflammatory medications. Ther Adv Ophthalmol. 2019 Jan-Dec;11:2515841419863638. PubMed PMID: 31360908
• Sadowsky AJ, Pecen PE, Feinstein E, Palestine AG. Indicators of Post-Operative Intraocular Pressure Elevation after Naïve Fluocinolone Acetonide Surgical Implantation. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2019 Aug 13;:1-5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31408390
• Oliver GF, Stathis RM, Furtado JM, Arantes TE, McCluskey PJ, Matthews JM; International Ocular Syphilis Study Group, Smith JR. Current ophthalmology practice patterns for syphilitic uveitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2019 Nov;103(11):1645-1649. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-313207. Epub 2019 Jan 30
• Thorne JE, Sugar EA, Holbrook JT, Burke AE, Altaweel MM, Vitale AT, Acharya NR, Kempen JH, Jabs DA; Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial Research Group. Periocular Triamcinolone vs. Intravitreal Triamcinolone vs. Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for the Treatment of Uveitic Macular Edema: The PeriOcular vs. INTravitreal corticosteroids for uveitic macular edema (POINT) Trial. Ophthalmology. 2019 Feb;126(2):283-295. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.08.021.
• Lynch AM, Wagner BD, Palestine AG, Janjic N, Patnaik JL, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Mandava N. Plasma Biomarkers of Reticular Pseudodrusen and the Risk of Progression to Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2020 Sep;9(10):12. PubMed PMID: 32974084
• Puente MA, Patnaik JL, Lynch AM, Snyder BM, Caplan CM, Pham B, Neves da Silva HV, Chen C, Taravella MJ, Palestine AG. Association of Federal Regulations in the United States and Canada With Potential Corneal Donation by Men Who Have Sex With Men. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2020 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32970105
• Mandava N, Tirado-Gonzalez V, Geiger MD, Patnaik JL, Frazer-Abel A, Lynch AM, Mandava N, Palestine AG, Holers VM, Wagner BD, Sanchez-Santos I, Meizner D, Quiroz-Mercado H, Smith JM. Complement Activation in the Vitreous of Patients With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020 Sep 1;61(11):39. PubMed PMID: 32965482
• Mehner LC, Wagner BD, Bol KA, Singh JK, Oliver SC, Patnaik JL, Palestine AG, McCourt EA, Mandava N, Wymore EM, Lynch AM. Trends in Retinopathy of Prematurity over 12 Years in a Colorado Cohort. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2020 Sep 7;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32893714
• Yemm RW, Pecen PE, Fliney GD, Palestine AG. Chest X-ray and Uveitis Evaluation in a Population with Low Incidence of Sarcoidosis. Ophthalmol Ther. 2020 Sep;9(3):577-584. PubMed PMID: 32613593
• Lynch AM, Palestine AG, Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Frazier-Abel AA, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Holers VM, Mandava N. Complement factors and reticular pseudodrusen in intermediate age-related macular degeneration staged by multimodal imaging. BMJ Open Ophthalmol. 2020;5(1):e000361. PubMed PMID: 32509962
• Palestine AG, Pecen PE. Infectious Endophthalmitis in the Current Era. Ophthalmol Retina. 2020 Jun;4(6):553-554. PubMed PMID: 32507272
• Edwards RG, Vanderhoof S, Palestine A, Seibold LK. Bilateral Secondary Angle Closure During Daratumumab Infusion: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Glaucoma. 2020 Aug;29(8):e83-e86. PubMed PMID: 32487951
• Hupy ML, Pecen PE, Kolfenbach JR, Lau M, Palestine AG. PURTSCHER'S[FIGURE DASH]LIKE RETINOPATHY SECONDARY TO GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS FOLLOWING AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2020 Apr 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32332428
• Reddy AK, Lau MK, Sieck EG, Kolfenbach JR, Palestine AG. Retinal artery occlusion followed by contralateral amaurosis fugax in association with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome). Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2020 Jun;18:100683. PubMed PMID: 32309675
• Slingsby TJ, Pecen PE, Palestine AG. Outcomes and Complications Associated with Noninfectious Uveitis in Patients Presenting with Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment. Ophthalmol Retina. 2020 Aug;4(8):823-828. PubMed PMID: 32307330
• Gelinas N, Palestine AG, Pecen, PE. First an Nd:YAG Capsulotomy, then an Inflamed Eye. EyeNet, 37-39, November 2020. https://www.aao.org/eyenet/article/first-an-nd-yag-capsulotomy-then-an-inflamed-eye?november-2020
• Geiger M, Smith JM, Lynch A, Patnaik JL, Oliver SCN, Dixon JA, Mandava N, Palestine AG. Predictors for recovery of macular function after surgery for primary macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Int Ophthalmol. 2019 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31768813
• Kolfenbach JR, Palestine AG. Rheumatology Secrets, 4th ed. West SG, Kolfenbach JR editors, Elsevier 2020,Philadelphia, PA, Autoimmune Eye and Ear Diseases p.589-600.
• Patnaik JL, Lynch AM, Pecen PE, Jasso M, Hanson K, Mathias MT, Palestine AG, Mandava N. The impact of advanced age-related macular degeneration on the National Eye Institute's Visual Function Questionnaire-25. Acta Ophthalmol. 2020 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33377625
• Miller DC, Patnaik JL, Palestine AG, Lynch AM, Christopher KL. Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positive Patients at a Tertiary Care Academic Medical Center in the United States. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2020 Dec 28;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33369513
• Agrawal R, Agarwal A, Jabs DA, Kee A, Testi I, Mahajan S, McCluskey PJ, Gupta A, Palestine A, Denniston A, Banker A, Invernizzi A, Fonollosa A, Sharma A, Kumar A, Curi A, Okada A, Schlaen A, Heiligenhaus A, Kumar A, Gurbaxani A, Bodaghi B, Islam Shah B, Lowder C, Tappeiner C, Muccioli C, Vasconcelos-Santos DV, Goldstein D, Behra D, Das D, Makhoul D, Baglivo E, Denisova E, Miserocchi E, Carreno E, Asyari F, Pichi F, Sen HN, Uy H, Nascimento H, Tugal-Tutkun I, Arevalo JF, Davis J, Thorne J, Hisae Yamamoto J, Smith J, Garweg JG, Biswas J, Babu K, Aggarwal K, Cimino L, Kuffova L, Agarwal M, Zierhut M, Agarwal M, De Smet M, Tognon MS, Errera MH, Munk M, Westcott M, Soheilian M, Accorinti M, Khairallah M, Nguyen M, Kon OM, Mahendradas P, Yang P, Neri P, Ozdal P, Amer R, Lee R, Distia Nora R, Chhabra R, Belfort R, Mehta S, Shoughy S, Luthra S, Mohamed SO, Chee SP, Basu S, Teoh S, Ganesh S, Barisani-Asenbauer T, Guex-Crosier Y, Ozyazgan Y, Akova Y, Habot-Wilner Z, Kempen J, Nguyen QD, Pavesio C, Gupta V. Standardization of Nomenclature for Ocular Tuberculosis - Results of Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS) Workshop. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2019 Dec 10;:1-11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31821096
• Kesav N, Palestine AG, Kahook MY, Pantcheva MB. Current Management of Uveitis-associated Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma. Surv Ophthalmol. 2019 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31816329
• Patnaik JL, Lynch AM, Wagner BD, Echalier EL, Kohrt WM, Mathias MT, Siringo FS, Palestine AG, Mandava N. Hormone Therapy as a Protective Factor for Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2019 Dec 8;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31813321
• Okada AA, Palestine AG, Kramer M, Jabs DA. Reply to comment on: "Classification Criteria for Behcet Disease Uveitis". Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Oct 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34715075
• Sedhom JA, Patnaik JL, McCourt EA, Liao S, Subramanian PS, Davidson RS, Palestine AG, Kahook MY, Seibold LK. Physician Burnout in Ophthalmology: A National Survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2021 Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34596630
• Patnaik JL, Christopher KL, Pedler MG, Shieh B, Petrash CC, Wagner BD, Mandava N, Lynch AM, Palestine AG, Petrash JM. The Protective Effect of Metformin Use on Early Nd:YAG Laser Capsulotomy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2021 Aug 2;62(10):24. PubMed PMID: 34415985
• Mudie LI, Zick JD, Dacey MS, Palestine AG. Panuveitis following Vaccination for COVID-19. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2021 May 19;29(4):741-742. PubMed PMID: 34213988
• Rohl A, Patnaik JL, Claire Miller D, Lynch AM, Palestine AG. Timing of Quiescence and Uveitis Recurrences After Cataract Surgery in Patients with a History of Uveitis. Ophthalmol Ther. 2021 Sep;10(3):619-628. PubMed PMID: 34164783
• Petrash CC, Palestine AG, Canto-Soler MV. Immunologic Rejection of Transplanted Retinal Pigmented Epithelium: Mechanisms and Strategies for Prevention. Front Immunol. 2021;12:621007. PubMed PMID: 34054796
• Huvard MJ, Pecen PE, Palestine AG. The Clinical Characteristics of Noninfectious Occlusive Retinal Vasculitis. Ophthalmol Retina. 2021 Apr 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33901715
• Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Palestine AG, Frazer-Abel AA, Baldermann R, Holers VM, Mathias MT, Mandava N, Lynch AM. Association of Systemic Inflammatory Factors with Progression to Advanced Age-related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2021 Apr 8;:1-10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33827374
• Sobolewska B, Baglivo E, Edwards AO, Kramer M, Miserocchi E, Palestine AG, Schwab IR, Zamir E, Doycheva D, Zierhut M. Drug-induced Sarcoid Uveitis with Biologics. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2021 Feb 17;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33596386
• Koduri VA, Reddy AK, Patnaik JL, Palestine AG, Lynch AM, Pantcheva MB. Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation Combined with Phacoemulsification Increases Risk of Persistent Anterior Uveitis Compared to Phacoemulsification Surgery Alone. Clin Ophthalmol. 2021;15:437-443. PubMed PMID: 33574652
• Palestine AG, Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Baldermann R, Mathias MT, Mandava N, Lynch AM. Plasma C-C Chemokine Concentrations in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021;8:710595. PubMed PMID: 34869411
• Chen RC, Palestine AG, Lynch AM, Patnaik JL, Wagner BD, Mathias MT, Mandava N. Increased Systemic C-Reactive Protein Is Associated With Choroidal Thinning in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2021 Oct 4;10(12):7. PubMed PMID: 34609476
• Weldy EW, Patnaik JL, Pecen PE, Palestine AG. Quantitative effect of subretinal fluid and intraretinal edema on visual acuity in uveitic cystoid macular edema. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2021 Oct 11;11(1):38. PubMed PMID: 34635967
• . Classification Criteria for Sarcoidosis-Associated Uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:220-230. PubMed PMID: 33845001
• . Classification Criteria for Tubercular Uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:142-151. PubMed PMID: 33845014
• . Classification Criteria for Syphilitic Uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:182-191. PubMed PMID: 33845020
• . Classification Criteria for Behçet Disease Uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:80-88. PubMed PMID: 33845008
• . Classification Criteria for Cytomegalovirus Anterior Uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:89-95. PubMed PMID: 33845019
• . Classification Criteria for Fuchs Uveitis Syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:262-267. PubMed PMID: 33845007
• . Classification Criteria for Spondyloarthritis/HLA-B27-Associated Anterior Uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:117-125. PubMed PMID: 33845004
• . Classification Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis-Associated Intermediate Uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:72-79. PubMed PMID: 33845022
• . Classification Criteria for Toxoplasmic Retinitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:134-141. PubMed PMID: 33845002
• . Classification Criteria for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:245-254. PubMed PMID: 33845015
• . Classification Criteria for Serpiginous Choroiditis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:126-133. PubMed PMID: 33845013
• . Classification Criteria for Varicella Zoster Virus Anterior Uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:165-173. PubMed PMID: 33845010
• . Classification Criteria for Herpes Simplex Virus Anterior Uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:231-236. PubMed PMID: 33845009
• . Classification Criteria for Sympathetic Ophthalmia. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:212-219. PubMed PMID: 33845005
• . Classification Criteria for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:205-211. PubMed PMID: 33845018
• . Classification Criteria For Pars Planitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:268-274. PubMed PMID: 33845006
• . Classification Criteria for Punctate Inner Choroiditis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:275-280. PubMed PMID: 33845011
• . Development of Classification Criteria for the Uveitides. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:96-105. PubMed PMID: 33848532
• . Classification Criteria for Multifocal Choroiditis With Panuveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:152-158. PubMed PMID: 33845016
• . Classification Criteria for Acute Retinal Necrosis Syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:237-244. PubMed PMID: 33845012
• . Classification Criteria for Intermediate Uveitis, Non-Pars Planitis Type. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:159-164. PubMed PMID: 33839089
• . Classification Criteria for Tubulointerstitial Nephritis With Uveitis Syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:255-261. PubMed PMID: 33845023
• . Classification Criteria for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Chronic Anterior Uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:192-197. PubMed PMID: 33845021
• . Classification Criteria For Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:198-204. PubMed PMID: 33845025
• . Classification Criteria for Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:174-181. PubMed PMID: 33845024
• . Classification Criteria for Birdshot Chorioretinitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;228:65-71. PubMed PMID: 33845003
• Fredrickson JS, Kolfenbach JR, Holmes JL, Cathcart JN, Lynch AM, Palestine AG. Therapeutic challenges in the treatment of systemic inflammatory disease in pregnancy. Obstet Med. 2019 Dec;12(4):180-185. PubMed PMID: 31853258
• Edwards Mayhew RG, Li T, McCann P, Leslie L, Strong Caldwell A, Palestine AG. Non-biologic, steroid-sparing therapies for non-infectious intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Oct 31;10(10):CD014831. PubMed PMID: 36315029
• Renton WD, Jung J, Palestine AG. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors for juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Oct 14;10(10):CD013818. PubMed PMID: 36239193
• Reddy AK, Kolfenbach JR, Palestine AG. Ocular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2022 Nov 1;33(6):551-556. PubMed PMID: 36165413
• Jabs DA, McCluskey P, Palestine AG, Thorne JE. The standardisation of uveitis nomenclature (SUN) project. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2022 Sep 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36164924
• Deitz GA, McCourt EA, Palestine A, Miller ER, Bozzella MJ. Ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus retinitis in a 4-month-old infant. J AAPOS. 2022 Dec;26(6):336-338. PubMed PMID: 36152756
• Miller VJ, Patnaik JL, Young CEC, SooHoo JR, Seibold LK, Kahook MY, Ertel MK, Palestine AG, Pantcheva MB. Outcomes of Kahook Dual Blade Goniotomy for Uveitis Associated Open Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension. J Glaucoma. 2022 Nov 1;31(11):903-908. PubMed PMID: 35980845
• Reddy AK, Pecen PE, Patnaik JL, Palestine AG. Single Institution Experience of Intravitreal 0.18-mg Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant for Noninfectious Uveitis. Ophthalmol Retina. 2022 Jul 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35820567
• Marin AI, Poppelaars F, Wagner BD, Palestine AG, Patnaik JL, Holers VM, Frazer-Abel AA, Mathias MT, Manoharan N, Fonteh CN, Mandava N, Lynch AM. Sex and Age-Related Differences in Complement Factors Among Patients With Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2022 May 2;11(5):22. PubMed PMID: 35594041
• Smith JM, Mandava N, Tirado-Gonzalez V, Garcia-Santisteban R, Geiger MD, Patnaik JL, Frazer-Abel A, Lynch AM, Mandava N, Holers VM, Wagner BD, Sanchez-Santos I, Meizner D, Quiroz-Mercado H, Palestine AG. Correlation of Complement Activation in Aqueous and Vitreous in Patients With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2022 Apr 1;11(4):13. PubMed PMID: 35420644
• Mudie LI, Reddy AK, Patnaik JL, Pecen P, Kim E, Cole K, Palestine AG. Evaluation of the SUN Classification Criteria for Uveitides in an Academic Uveitis Practice. Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 Sep;241:57-63. PubMed PMID: 35469789
• Gelinas N, Lynch AM, Mathias MT, Palestine AG, Mandava N, Christopher KL, Patnaik JL. Gender as an effect modifier in the relationship between hypertension and reticular pseudodrusen in patients with early or intermediate age-related macular degeneration. Int J Ophthalmol. 2022;15(3):461-465. PubMed PMID: 35310058
• Jung JL, Harasawa M, Patnaik JL, Palestine AG. Subtenon Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection with Topical Anesthesia in Pediatric Non-Infectious Uveitis. Ophthalmol Ther. 2022 Apr;11(2):811-820. PubMed PMID: 35179713
• Fonteh CN, Palestine AG, Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Mathias MT, Mandava N, Baldermann R, Lynch AM. Sex Differences in RANTES (CCL5) in Patients With Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Controls With no AMD. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2022 Feb 1;11(2):12. PubMed PMID: 35133404
• Reddy AK, Hauswirth SG, Gregory DG, Liao SD, Palestine AG. Dupilumab-associated cicatrizing ocular disease. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Jun;26:101528. PubMed PMID: 35479518
• Petrash CC, Palestine AG, Smith J, Davidson R, Pantcheva MB. Iris Retraction Without Hypotony. Ophthalmol Ther. 2022 Jun;11(3):1273-1279. PubMed PMID: 35318608
• Reddy AK, Pantcheva MB, Palestine AG. Re: Iftikhar et al.: Cystoid macular edema after cataract surgery in the United States: IRIS® registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) analysis (Ophthalmology 2023;130:1005-1014). Ophthalmology. 2023 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37747376
• Reddy A, Liu SH, Brady CJ, Sieving PC, Palestine AG. Corticosteroid implants for chronic non-infectious uveitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Aug 29;8(8):CD010469. PubMed PMID: 37642198
• Scott RA, Nau SA, Patnaik JL, Le CB, Kolfenbach JR, Palestine AG, Reddy AK. Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Patients with Non-ocular Autoimmune Disease. Ophthalmol Ther. 2023 Dec;12(6):3383-3393. PubMed PMID: 37603160
• Rajeswaren V, Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Mandava N, Mathias MT, Manoharan N, De Carlo Forest TE, Gnanaraj R, Lynch AM, Palestine AG. Interleukin-4 Plasma Levels Stratified by Sex in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Geographic Atrophy. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 Aug 1;12(8):1. PubMed PMID: 37526620
• Gnanaraj R, Shah AA, Palestine AG, Reddy AK. Uveitis in the Setting of Co-Existing Systemic Sarcoidosis and Multiple Sclerosis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2023 Jul 19;:1-3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37467487
• Reddy AK, Patnaik JL, Pecen PE, Palestine AG. Short-acting Corticosteroid Injections Predict the Response to Fluocinolone Implant. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 Aug;7(8):739-741. PubMed PMID: 37088244
• Reddy A, Liu SH, Brady CJ, Sieving PC, Palestine AG. Corticosteroid implants for chronic non-infectious uveitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Jan 16;1(1):CD010469. PubMed PMID: 36645716
• Itzam Marin A, Deitz GA, Mudie LI, Reddy AK, Palestine AG. Bilateral choroidal effusions and angle closure in the setting of systemic capillary leak syndrome from HLA-directed vaccine and pembrolizumab therapy for squamous cell carcinoma. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2023 Mar;29:101777. PubMed PMID: 36578801
• Edwards Mayhew RG, Li T, McCann P, Leslie L, Strong Caldwell A, Palestine AG. Non-biologic, steroid-sparing therapies for non-infectious intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Oct 31;10(10):CD014831. PubMed PMID: 36315029
• Fonteh CN, Palestine AG, Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Mathias MT, Manoharan N, Mandava N, Baldermann R, De Carlo T, Lynch AM. RANTES (CCL5) in Patients With Geographic Atrophy Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 Jan 3;12(1):19. PubMed PMID: 36633873
• Smith JR, Farrall A, Radford MHB. Presentation, Diagnostic Testing and Initial Treatment of Vitreoretinal Lymphoma. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 Aug 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37648063
• Abbott KS, Palestine AG, Hauswirth SG, Gregory DG, Patnaik JL, Reddy AK. Treatment of Ocular Surface Disease in Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2024 Oct 9;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39383489
• Xia J, Kantipudi S, Striebich CC, Henao-Martinez AF, Manoharan N, Palestine AG, Reddy AK. Cytomegalovirus chronic retinal necrosis with ganciclovir resistance: a case report. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2024 Oct 8;14(1):50. PubMed PMID: 39377839
• Wangyu S, Jung JL, Pecen PE, Palestine AG, Reddy AK. INTRAVITREAL 0.18-mg FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE IMPLANT FOR PEDIATRIC UVEITIS. Retina. 2024 Oct 1;44(10):1823-1827. PubMed PMID: 39287546
• Lisker-Cervantes A, Gill Z, Patnaik JL, Gnanaraj R, Lynch AM, Palestine AG, Mathias M, Manoharan N, Mandava N, de Carlo Forest TE. Association Between Systemic Levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Optical Coherence Tomography Biomarkers in a Non-Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Cohort. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2024 Sep 1;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39254497
• Scherger SJ, Molina KC, Palestine AG, Pecen PE, Bajrovic V. Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in the Modern Era of Solid Organ Transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2024 Sep;56(7):1696-1701. PubMed PMID: 39147617
• Rajeswaren V, Wagner BD, Patnaik JL, Mandava N, Mathias MT, Manoharan N, de Carlo Forest TE, Gnanaraj R, Lynch AM, Palestine AG. Elevated tumor necrosis factor alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor in intermediate age-related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy. Front Ophthalmol (Lausanne). 2024;4:1356957. PubMed PMID: 38984140
• Xia JL, Ertel MK, Reddy AK, Palestine AG, Stanley AJ, Capitena Young CE, Pantcheva MB. Outcomes of Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation in Uveitic Glaucoma. Ophthalmol Ther. 2024 Sep;13(9):2495-2503. PubMed PMID: 38972936
• Lisker-Cervantes A, Gill Z, Gnanaraj R, Rajeswaren V, Mehta N, Gange B, Patnaik JL, Lynch AM, Palestine AG, Mathias M, Manoharan N, Mandava N, de Carlo Forest TE. Differences in imaging biomarkers between patients with intermediate and advanced non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the University of Colorado AMD registry. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2024 May 9;:11206721241255156. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38725183
• de Carlo Forest TE, Gill Z, Lisker-Cervantes A, Gnanaraj R, Grove N, Patnaik JL, Lynch AM, Palestine AG, Mathias M, Manoharan N, Mandava N. Association Between Quantitative and Qualitative Imaging Biomarkers and Geographic Atrophy Growth Rate. Am J Ophthalmol. 2024 Aug;264:168-177. PubMed PMID: 38552931
• Xia J, Palestine AG, Reddy AK. Diagnostic Utility of QuantiFERON-Gold Testing in Patients with Ocular Inflammation in a Low-Endemic Tuberculosis Region. Am J Ophthalmol. 2024 Aug;264:1-7. PubMed PMID: 38518991
• Reddy AK, Patnaik JL, Palestine AG. Risk factors for failing sub-Tenon's triamcinolone acetonide for uveitic macular edema. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2024 Feb 1;14(1):7. PubMed PMID: 38296910
• Sabapathypillai S, Miller VJ, Shakoor A, Palestine AG, Thorne JE, Goldstein DA, Gaudio PA, Goldberg N, Vitale A, Schlaen A, Thomas A, Merrill PT, Raiji V, Lin P, Oliver AL, Moorthy RS, Chandra G, Carreno E, Smith WM, Van Stavern G, Hassman LM. Optic Disc Edema Is an Under-Recognized Feature of Birdshot Chorioretinitis. J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Jan 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38271082
• Geiger MD, Lynch AM, Palestine AG, Grove NC, Christopher KL, Davidson RS, Taravella MJ, Mandava N, Patnaik JL. Are there sex-based disparities in cataract surgery?. Int J Ophthalmol. 2024;17(1):137-143. PubMed PMID: 38239954
• Reddy AK, Pantcheva MB, Palestine AG. Re: Iftikhar et al.: Cystoid macular edema after cataract surgery in the United States: IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) analysis (Ophthalmology. 2023;130:1005-1014). Ophthalmology. 2024 Jan;131(1):e5-e6. PubMed PMID: 37747376
• Gnanaraj R, Shah AA, Palestine AG, Reddy AK. Uveitis in the Setting of Co-Existing Systemic Sarcoidosis and Multiple Sclerosis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2024 Feb;32(2):181-183. PubMed PMID: 37467487

Professional Memberships

• American Uveitis Society (AUS), Member
• Retina Society, Member
• Macula Society, Member
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), Fellow
• Washington Academy of Ophthalmology, Charter Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Ophthalmology, Board Certification (1983)
• Ocular Immunology, Specialized Training (1986)

• Eyes and Vision - Uveitis and Ocular Immunology
• Eyes and Vision - Eye Disease
• Eyes and Vision
• Immune System - AIDS / HIV Disease
• Immune System
• Infections - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Infections
• Infections - Viral Infections
• Infections - Fungal Infections
• Infections - Bacterial Infections
• Immune System - Immunodeficiency