BIO BRIEF

Carrie Elizabeth Golden-Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Ophthalmologist

LICENSURE

Illinois 1983
Wisconsin 1988
California 1984

EDUCATION

UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute
Ophthalmology Residency
Los Angeles, CA 07/84 - 06/87

Flexible Internship, Evanston Hospital
Evanston, Illinois, 07/83 - 06/84

University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Doctor of Medicine, 1979- 1983

Master of Science in Human Biology
University of Chicago, 1981

Bachelor of Arts with Honors in
Biological Sciences
University of Chicago, 1979

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES

· St. Francis Hospital
Chicago, IL 2002- Present
· Holy Cross Hospital
Chicago, IL 1995 - Present
· Memorial Community Hospital
Edgerton, Wisconsin - December 2001 - Present

· 25 East Same Day Surgical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 1993 - 2001
· Edgewater Hospital
Chicago, Il 1987 - December 2001

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Clinical Instructor
Northwestern University
Department of Ophthalmology
Chicago, IL
April 1996 - Present

Vision Surgeons and Consultants, Ltd.
(Formerly Eye Surgeons & Consultants, Ltd)
Chicago, Illinois
Private Practice, Ophthalmic Surgery
1987 - Present
Present 1990 - Present

Vision Surgeons and Consultants, Ltd
Formerly Golden Eye Surgeons and Consultants, Ltd.)
Janesville, WI
Private Practice, Ophthalmic Surgery
1988 to Present

Eye Surgeons and Consultants, Ltd
Successor to Bennin Eye Center
Perform Independent Medical Examinations 1987 to Present
Deposition and Trial work 1988 - Present

Chief Resident
Wadworth VA Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
1987

HONORS AND AWARDS

· Fellow of the American Board of Ophthalmology
· Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
· Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners
· Student Research Grant, ASHUM Program
· University of Chicago, 1978/1980

· Honors B.A. In Biological Sciences
· University of Chicago, 1979

RESEARCH

· Ophthalmology: with Daniel Finkelstein, M.D.
Wilmer Eye Institute, 1980

· Master's Thesis: "Retinal Branch Vein
Occlusion: Foveal Hemorrhage and Visual Acuity", 1980
University of Chicago

· Diabetes Research and Training Center: with
R. Goldberg, M.D., 1979
Worked on Developing an Assay for Determining HbAlc
Concentrations in Different Fractions (by age) of Blood, 1979

· Developmental Biology: with M. Moscona, PH.D.
"Development of Chick Embryonic and Mouse Tetratocarcinoma Cells in Vitro", 1978 - 1979

· Ophthalmology: with R.C. Tripathi, M.D.,m Ph.D.
Worked with Histology and Tissue Culture, 1977 - 1978
University of Chicago

PUBLICATIONS

· Golden, C.E., Donzis, P.B., Zemplentyi, E.:
"Titmus Stereoacuity and Cataract Surgery
Invest Ophth. Vis Science (supp), 1987

· "Retinal Branch Vein Occlusion, Foveal Hemorrhage
and Visual Acuity". M.S. Thesis
University of Chicago, 1981

PRESENTATIONS

· Continuing Education courses for Optometrists
1992 - Present

· Titmus Stereoactivity and Cataract Surgery:
Golden, C.E., Donzis, P.B., Zemplentyi, E.

Presented at the Association for Research in Vision
and Ophthalmology Meeting
Sarasota, Florida, May 1987

· Titmus Stereoactivity and Cataract Surgery:
Golden, C.E., Donzis, P.B., Zemplentyi, E.
Presented at JSEI Annual Resident's Day, March 1987

· Macular Lesions in Usher's Syndrome
Golden, C.E., Zemplenyi, E., Heckenlively, J.
Presented at JSEI Annual Resident's Day, April 1986

MEMBERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

· American College of Surgeons
· American Academy of Ophthalmology
· American Medical Association
· American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
· Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc.
· Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness
· Association Vision and Research Ophthalmology, 1985-87

To schedule an Independent Medical File Review or Independent Medical Exam with Dr. Golden, call PMRI at
888-836-4006.