C. Stephen Foster
{{Short description|American ophthalmologist}}
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| birth_place = West Virginia{{cite web|url=http://www.healthywomen.org/about-us/medical-expert/c-stephen-foster-md-facs|title=C.Stephen Foster, MD, FACS|publisher=Healthy Women|access-date=4 October 2016}}
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| occupation = Ophthalmologist
| years_active = 1977-current
| known_for = Founder/CEO, Massachusetts Eye Research & Surgery Institution{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/08/health/ebola-eye-color-change-mystery.html?_r=0|title=They Mystery Behind an Eye That Changed Color|work=The New York Times|author=Denise Grady|date=May 7, 2015|access-date=4 October 2016}}
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Charles Stephen Foster is an American ophthalmologist known for his research and treatment of ocular inflammatory disease (OID) with immunomodulatory therapy.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3dBsAAAAMAAJ|title=Diagnosis and Treatment of Uveitis|first1=Charles Stephen|last1=Foster|first2=Albert T.|last2=Vitale|date=1 January 2002|publisher=W.B. Saunders|isbn=9780721663388|via=Google Books}} In addition, Foster is the author of approximately 1,000 papers and 14 textbooks. His focus tends to be dedicated to the advancement of ophthalmology. Foster established the Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation to support relevant research. He is currently{{when|date=January 2024}} a mentor and part-time professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School.
Education
Foster was born and raised in West Virginia. He completed his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry at Duke University in 1965. In 1969 he received his Doctor of Medicine Degree at Duke University Medical Center.
Career
After his fellowship, Foster joined the full-time faculty in the Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, serving as the director of the residency training program at MEEI. In 1980, he created its first ocular immunology service, and created the Uveitis and Ocular Immunology Fellowship to train ophthalmologists in 1984.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=28243837&privcapId=27712805|title=Executive Profile C. Stephen Foster|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=17 October 2016}}
In 2005, he formed his own eye care facility, Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI), and a foundation, the Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation (OIUF)
Foster developed the "step ladder approach to care" for treating patients with ocular inflammatory disease. This standard of care in treating uveitis/OID was published in July 2015 as the preferred practice patterns in the Journal of Survey of Ophthalmology.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IfNeCwAAQBAJ|title=Intraocular Inflammation|first1=Manfred|last1=Zierhut|first2=Carlos|last2=Pavesio|first3=Shigeaki|last3=Ohno|first4=Fernando|last4=Oréfice|first5=Narsing A.|last5=Rao|date=12 January 2016|publisher=Springer|isbn=9783540753872|via=Google Books}}{{cite web|url=http://eye.hms.harvard.edu/news/dr-c-stephen-foster-creates-preferred-practice-patterns-uveitis-management|title=Dr. C. Stephen Foster Creates Preferred Practice Patterns of Uveitis Management|publisher=}}{{cite journal|url=http://www.surveyophthalmol.com/article/S0039-6257(15)00113-7/abstract|title=The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation Preferred Practice Patterns of Uveitis Management|journal= Survey of Ophthalmology|volume=61|issue=1|pages=1–17|author1=C.Stephen Foster|author2=Srishti Kothari|author3=Stephen D. Anesi|author4=Albert T. Vitale|author5=Jamie Lynne Metzinger|author6=Olga Ceron|date=February 2016|doi=10.1016/j.survophthal.2015.07.001|pmid=26164736|access-date=October 16, 2016}}
Awards and achievements
Foster has received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Award in 1983, the Research to Prevent Blindness Senior Scientific Investigator Award in 1995, and Mildred Weisenfeld Award for Excellence in Ophthalmology in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/news/clinical/ophthalmology/foster-outlines-therapeutic-implications-ocp-weisenfe?page=full|title=Foster Outlines Therapeutic Implications for OCP in Weisenfeld Lecture|publisher=Ophthalmology Times|date=3 May 2005|accessdate=17 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918212738/http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/news/clinical/ophthalmology/foster-outlines-therapeutic-implications-ocp-weisenfe?page=full|archive-date=18 September 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.healio.com/optometry/cornea-external-disease/news/online/%7B3424cbcc-7280-492f-a0fc-83ba6e74ca2e%7D/awards-for-excellence-in-ophthalmic-research-announced-at-arvo|title=Awards For Excellence in Ophthalmic Research Announced at ARVO|publisher=Healio|date=10 May 2005|access-date=17 October 2016}} He received a lifetime achievement award from the Academy of Ophthalmology in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://weston.wickedlocal.com/x1767108248|title=Foster receives Special Award|publisher=Wicked Local Weston|date=28 June 2007|accessdate=17 October 2016}}
In 2016, Foster was named as one of America's top doctors in ophthalmology for the 15th consecutive year.{{cite web|url=http://waltham.wickedlocal.com/news/20160228/founder-of-waltham-based-eye-care-center-makes-top-doc-list|title=Founder of Waltham-based Eye-care Center Makes Top Doc List|publisher=Wiked Local Waltham|date=28 February 2016|accessdate=17 October 2016}}
Foster is a member of the American Ophthalmology Society and American Uveitis Society. As of 2023, his work had been cited over 42,000 times.{{cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/C_Foster3/stats/citations|title=C. Stephen Foster - Stats}}
References
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External links
- [https://mersi.com/c-stephen-foster-md-facs-facr/ Biography]
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Category:American ophthalmologists
Category:American medical writers
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Category:Harvard Medical School faculty
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