Adjunct Professor, Neurology & Neurosurgery

CURRICULUM VITAE

Of

Bradley K. Farris, M.D.

Professor, Ophthalmology

Adjunct Professor, Neurology & Neurosurgery

University of Oklahoma School of Medicine

Dean A. McGee Eye Institute

608 Stanton L. Young Boulevard

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104

(405) 271-1091

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Name: Bradley Kent Farris, M.D.

Date of Birth: November 27, 1952 (Oklahoma City)

Marital Status: Married November 25, 1983

Spouse’s Name: Diane Kaye Farris

Children: Matthew Bradley Farris (DOB 9-15-87)

Adam Edward Farris (DOB 6-6-88)

Jacob Bailey Farris (DOB 2-9-90)

Address: Home: 2716 Amesbury Lake Drive

Edmond, Oklahoma 73013

(405) 285-0822

Office: 1000 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104

(405) 271-1091

(405) 271-1226 (FAX)

E-mail:

EDUCATION:

Undergraduate: University High School 1970

University of Oklahoma

Norman, Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma 1975

Norman, Oklahoma

Bachelor of Arts

Medical Education: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine 1980

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Medical Degree (MD)

Internship: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine 1981

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Flexible

Residencies: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine 1982

Department of Neurology

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Neurology

Residencies: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine 1985

Department of Ophthalmology

Dean A. McGee Eye Institute

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Ophthalmology

Fellowship: University of Miami College of Medicine 1986

Department of Ophthalmology

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Miami, Florida

Mentor: J. Lawton Smith, M.D.

Neuro-Ophthalmology

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology 1986

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurology

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology 1991

Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology

Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Tenure

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Professor of Ophthalmology 1998

Department of Ophthalmology

Adjunct Professor of Neurology

Department of Neurology

Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery

Department of Neurosurgery

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Eagle Scout 1966

God and Country Award 1966

Oklahoma Science & Arts Foundation Award 1968

Oklahoma High School Honor Society 1969

National High School Honor Society 1969

High School Class President 1969

Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society 1971

Black Belt, Okinawan Karate-Do Association 1975

Gaylord Teacher of the Year Award 1988

Deacon, Henderson Hills Baptist Church 1997-98

Elder, Henderson Hills Baptist Church 1998-present

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Achievement Award 2000

Honorary Professor, Sichuan Medical Science

Academy-Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital 2006

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award 2007

Adopt-A-Doc of the Year, Oklahoma State

Program for Schools for a Healthy Lifesytles 2009

HONORARY LISTINGS:

AMA Physician Recognition Award (3yr) 1991-present

The Best Doctors in America (2yr) 1992-present

Who’s Who In America 1993-present

American Men and Women of Science 1994-present

Who’s Who in the World 1996-present

Top 2000 Doctors in The United States and Canada

1997-present

America’s Top Ophthalmologists 2002-present

Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2002-present

BOARD CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

National Boards 1981

FLEX 1981

Oklahoma State Medical (#13105) 1981

American Board of Ophthalmology 1986

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 1986

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS:

Advisory Council, Oklahoma Head Injury Foundation (1989-present)

President, Christian Ophthalmology Society (1990-2000)

Trustee, Christian Ophthalmology Society (2001-present)

Chief, Ophthalmology Service,

O’Donahue Rehabilitation Institute (1987-95)

President, Oklahoma Neurological Society (1994-95)

Member, Continuing Education Medical Education Advisory Council University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (1994-present).

Medical Director, Mid-Del Youth Counseling Center (1995-present)

Member, Clinical Care Committee,

Dean A. McGee Eye Institute (1998-2000)

Member, Medical Education Committee,

Dean A. McGee Eye Institute (2001-present)

Member, Board of Directors,

Ministries of Jesus Free Clinic (2001-present)

Member, Compensation Committee,

Dean A. McGee Eye Institute (2002-2004)

Director, China Eye Project

Dean A. McGee Eye Institute (2002-present)

Member, Promotions and Tenure Committee

Department of Ophthalmology (2003-present)

NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PARTICIPATION:

Journal of Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology

Board of Editors (1986-1994)

Journal of Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology

Book Review Editor (1986-1994)

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Journal Article Reviewer (2002-present)

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Journal Article Reviewer (2002-present)

The Journal of Child Neurology

Journal Article Reviewer (1988-present)

The American Journal of Ophthalmology

Board of Book Review Editors (1997, 98)

The European Journal of Neurosurgery

Journal Article Reviewer (2006-present)

Best Doctors of America, Case Reviewer (2006-present)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

American Academy of Ophthalmology (Fellow)

American Medical Association (Member)

Oklahoma State Medical Association (Member)

Oklahoma County Medical Society (Member)

Christian Ophthalmology Society (Member)

North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (Fellow)

International Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (Member)

Frank B. Walsh Society (Fellow)

Oklahoma State Academy of Ophthalmology (Member)

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:

Academic Responsibilities:

Coordinator and Instructor:

Annual Neuro-Ophthalmology Lecture Series (Ophthalmology residents)

Annual Neuro-Ophthalmology Lecture Series (Neurology residents)

Annual Neuro-Ophthalmology Lecture Series (Neurosurgery residents)

Neuro-Ophthalmology Senior Medical Student Elective (4 weeks)

Ophthalmology Resident Neuro-Ophthalmology rotation (monthly)

Neurology Resident Neuro-Ophthalmology rotation (monthly)

Neurosurgery Resident Neuro-Ophthalmology rotation (varies)

Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship rotation (yearly)

Conference Attendance:

Coordinator and Instructor:

Neuro-Ophthalmology Grand Rounds (monthly)

Active Attendance and Contributing to:

Ophthalmology Grand Rounds (weekly)

Conferences Hosted:

Coordinator and Instructor:

The Annual Oklahoma Neuro-Ophthalmology Course:

“The Optic Nerve”, Oklahoma City (1987)

“Diplopia”, Oklahoma City (1988)

“The Orbit”, Oklahoma City (1989)

“The Basics of Neuro-Ophthalmology”:

Charlotte, North Carolina (1992)

Cleveland, Ohio (1993)

The Christian Ophthalmology Society:

13th Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1989)

14th Annual Meeting, Perdido Beach, Alabama(1990)

15th Annual Meeting, Callaway Gardens, Georgia (1991)

16th Annual Meeting, Durango, Colorado(1992)

17th Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (1993)

18th Annual Meeting, Cadiz, Kentucky (1994)

19th Annual Meeting, Hilton Head, South Carolina(1995)

20th Annual Meeting, Howie-in-the-Hills, Florida (1996)

21st Annual Meeting, Virginia Beach, Virginia (1997)

22nd Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas (1998)

23rd Annual Meeting, Stone Mountain, Georgia (1999)

24th Annual Meeting, Deer Creek, Ohio (2000)

The University of Houston Annual Basic Sciences Course

Neuro-Ophthalmology (1993-99)

American Academy of Ophthalmology Instruction Courses:

“Temporal Artery Biopsy, The Do’s and Don’ts” (1994- 2004)

“Optic Nerve Decompression: Indications, Risks, and Benefits” (1995- 1997)

“Neuro-Ophthalmologic Mistakes: The Consequences of Poor Decision Making” (1998-present)

“Surgical Management of Neuro-Ophthalmic Motility Disorders” (2000-2003)

Dean A. McGee Eye Institute China Project:

Coordination of Residency Development and Academic Exchange Program – US and Chinese Residents

In cooperation with Heart to Heart International and the Sichuan Province People’s Hospital

Chengdu, China

2002-Present

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

Active:

Veterans Administration Hospital (1986-present)

OU Medical Center (1986-present)

St. Anthony Hospital (1986-present)

Vencor Hospital (1986-present)

Courtesy:

Mercy Hospital (1986-2003)

Baptist Hospital (1986-present)

Deaconess Hospital (1986-2004)

FUNDED RESEARCH:

1. “A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Masked, Parallel Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of BOTOX (Botulinum Toxin Type A) Purified Neurotoxin Complex to that Manufactured from Neurotoxin Complex Lot 1 to that Manufactured from Neurotoxin Complex Lot 79-11 in Blepharospasm Patients”, Allergan, Inc., 1997 (Principle Investigator).

2. “A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Masked, Clinical Trial in the Use of Topical Brimonidine in Acute Non-Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy”, Allergan, Inc., January, 2001 (Principle Investigator).

3. “The Use of Topical Brimonidine in the Treatment of Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy”, Allergan Inc., March 2002 (Principle Investigator).

PUBLICATIONS:

Peer Reviewed Full Papers:

1. Farris BK, Barnes PD, Bodensteiner JB: “Metrizamide Cervical Myelography in Children and Adolescents.” Clinical Research, December, 1981.

2. Farris BK, Smith JL, David NJ: “The Nasal Junction Scotoma in Giant Aneurysms.” Ophthalmology 93(7): 895-905, 1986.

3. Farris BK, Smith JL, Ayyar AR: “Neuro-ophthalmologic Findings in Vestibulocerebellar Ataxia.” Arch Neurol 43: 1050, 1986.

4. Farris BK, Webb R: “Lyme Disease and Optic Neuritis.” J Clin Neuro-ophthalmol 8(2):73-78, 1988.

5. Marks WA, Brumback RA, Schaefer GB, Pendleton BD, Farris BK, Culbertson JL: “Acidophil Stem-Cell Pituitary Adenoma in a Prepubescent Female.” J Neurosurg 70:266-270, 1989.

6. Smith AS, Meisler DM, Weinstein MA, Tomsak RL, Hanson MR, Rudick RA, Farris BK, Ransohoff RM: “High-Signal Periventricular Lesions in Patients With Sarcoidosis: Neurosarcoidosis or Multiple Sclerosis?” Am J Neuro-radiology 10:485-490, 1989.

7. Farris BK, Pickard DJ: “Bilateral Postinfectious Optic Neuritis and Intravenous Steroid Therapy in Children.” Ophthalmology 97(3):339-345, March, 1990.

8. Bowman CB, Farris BK: “Primary Chiasmal Germinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.” J Clin Neuro-Ophthalmology 10(1): 9-17, March, 1990.

9. Buus DR, Tse DT, Farris BK: “Ophthalmic Complications of Sinus Surgery.” Ophthalmology 97(5): 612-619, May, 1990.

10. Sabates NR, Farris BK: “Intracanalicular Lipoma.” J Clin Neuro-Ophthalmol 10(2): 88-91, June, 1990.

11. Breen LA, Hopf HC, Farris BK, Gutman L: “Pupil-sparing Oculomotor Nerve Palsy Due to Midbrain Infarction.” Arch Neurol 48: 105-106, January, 1991.

12. Farris BK, Pickard DJ: “Bilateral Postinfectious Optic Neuritis and Intravenous Steroid Therapy in Children.” Ophthalmology Digest 1: 10-11, January, 1991.

13. Hester R., Farris BK: “The Shopping Cart Syndrome; Visual Vertigo.” AJO 111(3): 215-220, February, 1991.

14. Sabates NR, Gonce M, Farris BK: “Neuro-Ophthalmological Findings in Closed Head Trauma.” J Clin Neuro-Ophthalmol 11(4): 273-277, 1991.

15. Scott MH, Richard JM, Farris BK: “Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum Associated With Infantile Glaucoma and Iridogoniodysgenesis.” J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 31: 93-95, 1994.

16. Schaff M, Farris BK: “Mickey Mouse Aneurysm Presenting With Bruit”, Neurosurgery, 35(3): 509-511, 1994.

17. Banta J, Farris BK: “Pseudotumor Cerebri and Optic Nerve Decompression ”, Ophthalmology, 107:1907-1912, 2000.

18. Norman AA, Farris BK, Siatkowski RM: “Neuroma as a Cause of Oculomotor Palsy in Infancy and Early Childhood.” J Am Assoc Ped Ophthal Strab, 5:9-12, 2001.

19. Siatkowski RM, Scott IU, Verm AM, Warn AA, Farris BK, Strominger MB, Sklar EML: “Optic Neuropathy and Chiasmopathy in the Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.” J Neuro Ophthalmol 21(3): 193-198, 2001.

20. Lim SA, Siatkowski RM, Farris BK: “Functional Visual Loss in Adults and Children: Patient Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes.” Ophthalmology, 112: 1821-1828, 2005.

21. Newman NJ, Biousse V, Newman SA, Bhatti MT, Hamilton SR, Farris BK, Lesser RL, Turbin RE: “Progression of Visual Field Defects in Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: Experience of the LHON Treatment Trial.” Am J Ophthalmol 141:1061-1067, 2006.

22. Siatkowski RM, Cannon SM, Farris BK: “Patients’ Perception of Physician-Initiated Prayer Prior to Elective Ophthalmologic Surgery”. Southern Medical Journal 101: (2) 138-141, February 2008.

Books, Chapters, and Monographs:

1. Farris BK, Glaser JS: The Optic Chiasm. Chapter 25 in The Principles and Practice of Endocrinology & Metabolism, ed. Becker KL, J.P. Lippincott, 1989

2. Farris BK, chief editor and contributing author: The Basics of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Mosby/Yearbook Medical Publishers, August 1991:

Chapter 1, “Introduction to Neuro-Ophthalmology”

Chapter 3, “Understanding Visual Fields

Chapter 13, “Neuro-Ophthalmologic Changes in Pregnancy”, with Whitsett JC

3. Farris BK, Harris G: The Visual and Oculomotor System. Chapter 64 in Essentials of Pathophysiology, ed. McKee PA, Kaufman CE, Little, Brown and Co., 1995.

4. Farris BK: Consultant, American Academy of Ophthalmology Focal Points, Ocular and Periocular Pain, Volume XIV, Number 2, March, 1996.

5. Farris BK, Braswell R: “Diseases of the Optic Nerve”, and “Visual Field Defects”, Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute Atlas of Ophthalmology, 1999.

6. Farris BK: Author, American Academy of Ophthalmology Focal Points, Temporal Artery Biopsy, 21(7), September 2003.

7. Farris BK: Pseudotumor Cerebri. Chapter 11(79) in The NORD Guide to Rare Disorders, Lippencott, Williams & Wilkens. Philadelphia, PA; 2003; pp: 582-583.

Audio Tapes:

1. Farris BK: “The Motility Examination”: Audio-Digest 26(22), November 17, 1988.

2. Farris BK: “Fourth Nerve disease”: Audio-Digest 26(24), December 15, 1988.

3. Farris BK: “Malignant Optic Neuritis”: Neuro-Ophthalmology Tapes 11(8), January, 1989.

4. Farris BK: “Pseudotumor Cerebri and Other Entities”: Audio-Digest 30(1), January 9, 1992.

5. Farris BK: Pseudotumor Cerebri: Diagnosis and Treatment, Audio-Digest 36(23) 1998.

PRESENTATIONS:

Conferences, Meetings, Invited Lectureships & Others:

1. “Duane’s Syndrome”, University of Oklahoma Department of Ophthalmology Alumni Meeting, Oklahoma City, April 13, 1983.

2. “Bilateral Duane’s Syndrome”. University of Oklahoma Department of Ophthalmology Alumni Meeting, Oklahoma City, April 14, 1984.

3. “Pathologic Findings in the Use of Oculinum Toxin”, University of Oklahoma Department of Ophthalmology Alumni Meeting, Oklahoma City, April 13, 1985.

4. “The Orbital Mass: A Diagnostic Challenge”. University of Oklahoma Alumni Meeting, Oklahoma City, April 13, 1985.

5. “Optic Neuritis” and “The Workup of Optic Nerve Disease”. First Annual Oklahoma Neuro-Ophthalmology Course, Oklahoma City, March 26-27, 1986.

6. “The Nasal Junction Scotoma in Giant Aneurysms”. The American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 10, 1986.

7. “Neuro-Ophthalmology for the Non-Ophthalmologist”. Custer County Medical Society, Weatherford, Oklahoma, April 17, 1987.

8. “Optic Neuritis”. Fort Worth Ophthalmology Society, Fort Worth, Texas. May 8, 1987.

9. “Neuro-Imaging, Which Test Should I Order?” Christian Ophthalmology Society, Norfolk, Virginia, June 13, 1987.

10. “Neuro-Imaging”. 1987 Neuro-Ophthalmology Course, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Key Biscayne, Florida, December 3-4, 1987.

11. “The Motility Examination”, and “The Fourth Cranial Nerve”, Second Annual Oklahoma Neuro-Ophthalmology Course, Oklahoma City, April 7-8, 1988.

12. “Pseudotumor Cerebri”, Christian Ophthalmology Society, Hilton Head, South Carolina, June 24, 1988.

13. “Pseudotumor Cerebri”, and “The Fourth Cranial Nerve”, Visiting Professor, the University of Missouri, Columbia, November 11, 1988.

14. “Postinfectious Bilateral Optic Neuritis and Megadose Steroids in Children”, Neuro-Ophthalmology Course, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Key Biscayne, Florida, December 10, 1988.

15. “Malignant Optic Neuritis” and “Pseudotumor Cerebri”, Neuro-Ophthalmology Course, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, April 12, 1989.

16. “Neuro-Ophthalmologic Manifestations of Orbital Disease”, and “Thyroid Eye Disease”, Third Annual Oklahoma Neuro-Ophthalmology Course, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, June 2, 1989.

17. “Malignant Optic Neuritis”, Christian Ophthalmological Society, Oklahoma City, June 17, 1989.

18. “Common Pitfalls in Neuro-Ophthalmology”, Minneapolis Ophthalmological Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 11, 1989.

19. “Common Pitfalls in Neuro-Ophthalmology”, Tulsa Neuro-Sciences Society, Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 13, 1989.

20. “Neuro-Ophthalmology for the Practicing Physician”, Deaconess Hospital Medical Staff, Oklahoma City, April 16, 1990.

21. “Spiritual Conflicts in Academic Medicine”, Greene County Medical Society, Springfield, Missouri, April 26, 1990.

22. “The Neuro-Ophthalmology Examination”, “Neuro-Imaging”, and “Pitfalls in Neuro-Ophthalmology”, Ogden Surgical-Medical Society, Ogden, Utah, May 16-18, 1990.

23. “Neuro-Imaging: Which Test to Order”, Christian Ophthalmology Society, Perdido Beach, Alabama, June 23, 1990.

24. “Neuro-Ophthalmological Findings in Closed Head Trauma”, University of Miami Neuro-Ophthalmology Course, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida, December 8, 1990.

25. “Optic Neuritis”, University of Oklahoma Department of Neurology Grand Rounds, Oklahoma City, January 17, 1991.

26. “Pitfalls in Neuro-Ophthalmology”, Tulsa Neuro-Sciences Society, February 20, 1991.

27. “Temporal Arteritis and Diabetes”, Christian Ophthalmology Society, Callaway Gardens, Georgia, June 20-23, 1991.

28. “The Neuro-Ophthalmologic Examination”, ”Visual Fields”, and ”Pseudotumor Cerebri, Temporal Arteritis, and Other Entities”, The Fourth Oklahoma Neuro-Ophthalmologic Course, Oklahoma City, October 24-25, 1991.

29. “Neuro-Ophthalmology Malpractice”. University of Oklahoma, Neurology Grand Rounds, February 13, 1992.