Peter R. Egbert

Background

Egbert, Peter R. was born on December 6, 1941 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, 1963; Doctor of Medicine, Yale University, 1967.

Career

Intern, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, 1967-1968; resident in ophthalmology, Yale University, New Haven, 1968-1969, 71-73; acting assistant professor surgery (ophthalmology, Stanford (California) U., 1973-1974; director Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory, Stanford (California) U., since 1973; assistant professor surgery, Stanford (California) U., 1974-1981; acting head division ophthalmology, Stanford University Medical Center, 1980-1982; associate professor surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 1981-1988; professor ophthalmology, Stanford University Medical Center, since 1988; department chairman ophthalmology, Stanford University Medical Center, since 1992. Visiting professor ophthalmology Government Hospital, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, 1974,Noor Eye Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1975, U. West Indies Medical School, Kingston, Jamaica, 1976, Princess Marina Hospital - The Control Government Hospital, Gadorone, Botswana, 1978, Grenfell Regional Health Superior vena cava syndrome, St. Anthony, Newfoundland, 1981, Government Hospital, Western Samoa, 1982, Project Orbis, Ismir, Turkey, 1985, Bamako, Mali, 1983, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1986, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1987, King Khaled Eye Hospital, Rihayd, Saudi Arabia, 1985, Korle-bu Teaching Hospital, U. Ghana, Accra, 1987, Leicester Royal Infirmary, England, 1987, Esperanca Hospital, Santarem, Brazil, 1987, Chinese Medical School, Hong Kong, Institute Ophthalmology, Canton, Peking Med.Coll., Beijing, 1988, Nepal-Trilovan Teaching Hospital, 1990.

Achievements

• Peter R. Egbert has been listed as a noteworthy Ophthalmologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Academy Ophthalmology, American Association Ophthalmic Pathologists, American Intra-Ocular Implant Society, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Michael Hogan Eye Pathology Society, Northern California Society to Prevent Blindness, Peninsula Eye Society, Verhoeff Ophthalmic Pathology Society, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa.