J. Franklin Murchison, Jr., M.D.
| Education – Secondary | Jackson Central Merry High School Jackson TN Graduated June 1979; second in class of 399 |
| Undergraduate | University of Tennessee 1979-1982 Knoxville, TN B.A. in Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude |
| Medical School | University of Tennessee Memphis 1982-1986 Memphis, TN |
| Internship | University of Tennessee 1986-1987 Memorial Hospital, Knoxville, TN |
| Residency (ophthalmology) |
Duke University Medical Center 1987-1990 Durham, N.C. |
| Fellowship (cornea external disease) |
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute 1990-1991 Miami, FL |
| Board Certification | American Board of Ophthalmology |
| Additional Training and Certifications | PRK with VISX system (VISX, 1999)PTK – Phototherapeutic Keratectomy (VISX, 1999)PRK with Astigmatistm & High Myopia Training (VISX, 1999)
Star S3 ActiveTrak System Training (VISX, 2002) CustomVue (VISX,2003) DSAEK Advanced Cornea Course Iris Registration (VISX,2006) Intralase (Intralase, 2008) IEK Intraepithelial Keratoplasty |
| Professional Memberships | American Academy of OphthalmologyAmerican Medical AssociationAlpha Omega Alpha
Knoxville Academy of Medicine Phi Beta Kappa Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology |
| Areas of Expertise | Cornea/External Disease Cataract Surgery Laser Refractive Surgery for Myopia, Hyperopia, and Astigmatism |
| Hobbies | Skiing (water/snow), Tennis, Biking, Fishing |
| Honors and ActivitiesMedical School | Alpha Omega AlphaDean’s ListNational Alumni Scholarship Recipient
National Alumni Upper Classman Scholarship Recipient C.M. Gooch Memorial Scholarship Recipient Fellowship of Christian Athletes Phi Chi Medical Fraternity Intramural tennis, football, basketball, softball, and swimming Active member in weightlifting and water-ski clubs |
| Undergraduate School | Top Graduate in the College of Liberal ArtsPhi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor SocietyGamma Beta Phi National Honor SocietyPhi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
Three year recipient of Alumni Scholarship for Academic Achievement Dean’s List Volunteer Leader in Young Life Ministry Intramural tennis, football, basketball, softball, and swimming Active member in weightlifting and water-ski clubs |
| Secondary School | SalutatorianNational Honor SocietyBoys State RepresentativeVarsity Football
Who’s Who Among American High School Students National Spanish Exam Participant Active participant in Young Life, a nondenominational Christian youth group |
| Presentations2/88 | Fungal Keratitis: Duke Eye Center |
| 6/88 | Combined Extracapsular Cataract Extract and Glaucoma: Duke Eye Center Resident’s Day |
| 10/88 | Data from above presented at the 93rd Annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology by M. Bruce Shields, M.D. |
| 6/89 | Limbus vs. Fornix- based conjunctival flaps in Combined Extracapsular Cataract Surgery and Guarded Sclerectomy: Duke Eye Center Resident’s Day |
| 5/90 | Anterior Degment Toxicity with Immunotoxins: Duke Eye Center Resident’s Day |
| 4/91 | Monocional Antibody recognition of Ocular Surface Langerhans Cells. Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology (ARVO), Sarasota, FL. |
| 6/91 | Monocional antibody recognition of Ocular surface Langerhans cells. Bascom Palmer Resident’s Day. |
| 10/92 | Interferon Alpha Therapy for Refractory Herpes Simplex Keratitis in Patients with AIDS. Poster; American Academy of Ophthalmology, Anaheim, CA. J.F. Murchison, M.D., S.C. Pflugfelder, M.S., D. Miller, M. A. |
| Publications | J.F. Murchison MD, M.B. Shields MD: An Evaluation of Three Surgical Approaches for Coexisting Cataract and Glaucoma. Ophthalmic Surgery. vol. 20; June 1989: 393-398J.F. Murchison MD, M.B. Shields MD: Limbus vs. Fornix-based Conjuctival Flaps in Combined Extracapsular Cataract Surgery and Glaucoma Filtering Surgery. Am J Ophthalmology. vol. 109; June 1990: 709-715J.F. Murchison, MD, S.C. Pflugfelder, MD: Corneal Toxicity with Antibiotic/Steroid soaked Collagen Shields. Letter to Editor. Archives of Ophthalmology. vol. 110, Jan. 1992. |
| M.W. Simon, MD, D. Miller, MA, S.C. Pflugfelder, MD, J.F. Murchison, MD A.J. Huang, MD, S.S. Atherton, PhD: Comparison of Immunocytology to Tissue Culture for Diagnosis of Presumed Herpes Virus Dendritic Epithelial Keratitis. Ophthalmology. vol. 99 #9; Sept. 1992. 1408-1413 | |
| J.F. Murchison MD, E Alfonso MD: Superficial Punctate Keratopathy, Diagnostic Problems in Clinical Ophthalmology, W.B. Saunders Co. In Press | |
| Current Positions | Baptist West HospitalUniversity of Tennessee HospitalFort Sanders HospitalTennessee Valley Eye Center
Consultant for East Tennessee Eye Bank Board Member of the U.S. Affairs: Romania Ministries Regional Board Member: Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology (1999-2002) Member: Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church |
| Short Term Medical Missions Trips | Chiapas, Mexico: 1988,1989Dominican Republic: 1989, 2005, 2007Cuidad Victoria, Mexico: 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2002 (Christian Medical Dental Society)Romania: Timisoara and Strehia 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2008
Cancun, Mexico: 1998 Haiti: 2005, 2007 |
