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Thomas V.P. Alpren, M.D.

PROFESSIONAL

Dr. Alpren has been in private practice since 1978

EDUCATION

  • College:Amherst College, Amherst, MA 1963-1967, B.A.

  • Medical School:Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA 1967-1971, M.D.

  • Service:United States Indian Health Service,1972-1974

  • Internship:San Francisco General Hospital,1971-1972, Surgical

  • Residency:Medical College of Wisconsin,The Eye Institute, 1974-1977

  • Fellowship:Cornea - External Disease, Medical College of Wisconsin -
    The Eye Institute, 1977- June, 1978

BOARD CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

  • Diplomate American Board of Ophthalmology -
    1978 OKAP - 99th Percentile, 1978
    State of WI Medicine & Surgery, 1981-Present

TEACHING POSITIONS

  • Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, The Eye Institute

  • Veterans Administration Medical Center, Consultant in Ophthalmology, Attending Surgeon 1982-1989 

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

  • Framingham Eye Associates, Framingham, MA, 1978-1981

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology Research Interest Group for Refractive Surgery

  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

  • Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmology

  • Milwaukee Ophthalmologic Society

  • International Society of Refractive Keratoplasty

PUBLICATIONS

  • Cryotherapy for Experimental Pseudomonas Keratitis - Archives of Ophthalmology, April 1979
    - Trifluridine in Resistant Human Herpetic Keratitis - Archives of Ophthalmology, October 1978

  • Pathogenesis of Experimental Pseudomonas Keratitis in the Guinea Pig: Bacteriologic, Clinical and Microscopic Observations
    - Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, November 1978

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Dr. Alpren was recognized as one of the top physicians in his specialty of Ophthalmology by fellow physicians and the Milwaukee Magazine - Milwaukee Magazine       

  • Dr. Alpren is 1 of only 20 physicians who have had the
    honor of receiving The Golden Sneaker Award through St. Luke's Medical Center in recognition of Personalized Care and Service for his patients - May, 1996.

  • Graduated cum laude Amherst College

  • Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, St. Luke's Medical Center