 An internationally renowned expert in retinoblastoma, Dr. A. Linn Murphree is director of the Retinoblastoma Program in The Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He also lead the development of a world-class Ocular Oncology Service at the Doheny Eye Institute of the University of Southern California (USC), the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, USC+LAC Medical Center and USC University Hospital. Dr. Murphree co-chairs the Retinoblastoma Committee of the Children's Oncolgoy Group (COG), an international multicenter clinical trial. With his colleagues, he has developed new protocols for treatment of this complex eye cancer.
Dr. Murphree earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. He completed three fellowships: a Fulbright at the University of Copenhagen, a fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and another at Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 1978, he joined the faculty of the USC Keck School of Medicine, where he is a professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics.
Dr. Murphree is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, as well as of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, which presented him with its prestigious Heed Award in 1995. He is the recipient of the Sheen Award and has been invited to keynote lectures at major international meetings.
Honors and Awards
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2007 Invited Lectures
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Pan American Association of Ophthalmology, Cancun, Mexico Argentinean Congress of Ophthalmology, Buenos Aires, Argentina University of Bogota, Columbia
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1996-2007
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Member, Scientific Advisory Board, National Knights Templar Eye Foundation
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2006
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Ellsworth Lecture on Retinoblastoma, New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center
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2005
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Keynote Lecturer on Retinoblastoma: The Robot M. Ellsworth Memorial Lecture at the Combined Meeting of the International Congress of Ocular Oncology and the International Retinoblastoma Symposium (B.C.)
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1993-2006
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Listed in various compilations of best doctors "U.S. News & World Report Best Doctor's List," "Best Doctors in America," "America's Top Doctors."
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2001
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Proctor/Lecturer: University of California at San Francisco
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2001
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Keynote Lecturer on Retinoblastoma, European Ophthalmic Congress, Istanbul, Turkey
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1997
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Recipient of the Sheen Award, American College of Surgeons and Fleet Bank
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1997
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Senior Honor Award Recipient, American Academy of Ophthalmology
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1997
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Keynote Lecturer, International Symposium on Ocular Tumors, Jerusalem, Israel
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1995
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Heed Award, Society of Heed Fellows
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1994
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The Morris & Mary Press Humanism Award, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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1993
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Invited Lecturer on Retinoblastoma, Russian Federation of Head and Neck Cancer, Moscow
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1993
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Research to Prevent Blindness Senior Scientific Investigators Award
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1993
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The American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Honor Award
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1992
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Franceschetti Gold Medal recipient, Sienna, Italy, VI International Symposium on Retinoblastoma
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1992
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Chairman of Subcommittee on Cancer and author of the report; National Eye Institute Retinal Disease Panel, 1990; Vision Research: A National Plan 1991-1996
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1991
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Outstanding Teaching Award, White Memorial Medical Center Ophthalmology Residents
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1990
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Invited Faculty, Gordon Conference on Cancer
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1990
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Distinguished Service Award, Medical Staff, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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1989-1994
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Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
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1989-1990
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Chairman, Search Committee for Head, Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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Publications
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- Approaches to Treatment for Extraocular Retinoblastoma
- Discovery of a Regulatory Motif that Controls
- Research from Episcleral Exoplants
- Subfoveal nodule in Coats disease
- Tumour Angiogenesis as a Prognostic Factor for Disease
- Vitreoretinal Complications of Retinoblastoma Treatment
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