Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD
Department / Division
Ophthalmology /
Retinal Ophthalmology
Address
DUMC 3802
Durham, NC 27710
Appointment Telephone
919-681-3937
Fax Telephone
919-681-6474
- MD, Albany Medical College (New York), 1996
- Internal Medicine/Primary Care, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital (New York), 1996-1997
- Ophthalmology, Duke Eye Center, 1997-2000
- Vitreoretinal Surgery Clinical and Research, Duke Eye Center, 2001-2004
- Ocular Oncology (Clinical and Research), Moorfields Eye Hospital and St. Bartholomew's Trust Hospital, London (United Kingdom), 2004-2005
Clinical Interests
Evaluation, diagnosis and management of patients with ocular cancers, including anterior segment and vascular tumors, uveal melanoma, retinoblastoma, and ocular metastases; ophthalmic ultrasound; ocular biopsy; multimodality treatments including tumor resection, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy; diagnosis and surgical treatment of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular disease, and complex retinal detachments
Research Interests
My research interests are in translational therapies in ocular oncology in particular use of targeted drug therapy in ocular melanomas and retinoblastomas. I am interested in the use of predictive modelling to define survival characteristics in ocular cancers. I have clinical interests in novel diagnostic methods for ocular tumors such as melanoma, lymphoma, and retinoblastoma.
Our group has focused on identifying novel patterns in health care delivery and in new techniques for vitreoretinal surgery. Furthermore, my laboratory interest also includes drug delivery to the retina and choroid with both nanomolecules and sustained drug delivery devices.
This physician has no reported relationships with industry.
Representative Publications
Day S, Acquah K, Lee PP, Mruthyunjaya P, Sloan FA. Medicare Costs for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration, 1994-2007. Am J Ophthalmol. 2011 Aug 13.
(2011)
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Day S, Acquah K, Mruthyunjaya P, Grossman DS, Lee PP, Sloan FA. Ocular complications after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy in Medicare patients with age-related macular degeneration. Am J Ophthalmol. 2011 Aug;152(2):266-72.
(2011)
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Handler MZ, Mruthyunjaya P, Nelson K. Melanoma-associated retinopathy: a presenting sign of metastatic disease. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Jul;65(1):e9-11.
(2011)
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Pepple K, Mruthyunjaya P. Retinal pigment epithelial detachments in age-related macular degeneration: classification and therapeutic options. Semin Ophthalmol. 2011 May;26(3):198-208.
(2011)
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Stewart JM, Srivastava SK, Fung AE, Mahmoud TH, Telander DG, Hariprasad SM, Ober MD, Mruthyunjaya P. Bacterial contamination of needles used for intravitreal injections: a prospective, multicenter study. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2011 Feb;19(1):32-8.
(2011)
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Day S, Grossman DS, Mruthyunjaya P, Sloan FA, Lee PP. One-year outcomes after retinal detachment surgery among medicare beneficiaries. Am J Ophthalmol. 2010 Sep;150(3):338-45.
(2010)
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Ehlers JP, Gupta PK, Farsiu S, Maldonado R, Kim T, Toth CA, Mruthyunjaya P. Evaluation of contrast agents for enhanced visualization in optical coherence tomography. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010 Dec;51(12):6614-9.
(2010)
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Scott AW, Cummings TJ, Kirkpatrick JP, Mruthyunjaya P. Choroidal metastasis of follicular thyroid adenocarcinoma diagnosed by 25-gauge transretinal biopsy. Ann Ophthalmol (Skokie). 2008;40(2):110-2.
(2008)
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Scott AW, Fekrat S, Mruthyunjaya P, Cummings TJ, Cooney M. Unusual case of diffuse choroidal melanoma masquerading as atypical central serous retinopathy. Retinal Cases and Brief Reports. 2008: 2(4); 280-285.
(2008)
Sagoo MS, Mruthyunjaya P, Cree I, Luthert PJ, Hungerford JL. Malignant transformation of iris melanocytoma to iris ring melanoma. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 Nov;91(11):1571-2.
(2007)
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Mruthyunjaya P, Khalatbari D, Yang P, Stinnett S, Tano R, Ashton P, Guo H, Nazzaro M, Jaffe GJ. Efficacy of low-release-rate fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implants to treat experimental uveitis. Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 Jul;124(7):1012-8.
(2006)
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Mruthyunjaya P, Wirostko WJ, Chandrashekhar R, Stinnett S, Lai JC, Deramo V, Tang J, Dev S, Postel EA, Connor TB, Fekrat S. Central retinal vein occlusion in patients treated with long-term warfarin sodium (Coumadin) for anticoagulation. Retina. 2006 Mar;26(3):285-91.
(2006)
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Mruthyunjaya P, Stinnett SS, Toth CA. Change in visual function after macular translocation with 360 degrees retinectomy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Ophthalmology. 2004 Sep;111(9):1715-24.
(2004)
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Mruthyunjaya P, Jumper JM, McCallum R, Patel DJ, Cox TA, Jaffe GJ. Diagnostic yield of vitrectomy in eyes with suspected posterior segment infection or malignancy. Ophthalmology. 2002 Jun;109(6):1123-9.
(2002)
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