Dr. Winthrop’s Curriculum Vitae
Education
University of Southern California School of Medicine,
Los Angeles, California
Alpha Omega Alpha, 1975
M.D., June 1976 (First in class)
University of California, Los Angeles, California
B. A., Magna cum Laude, June 1972
Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, California
June 1968
Internship
Los Angeles County -University of Southern California Medical Center
Ophthalmology, Los Angeles, California
April 1976 through March 1977
Residency
Los Angeles County - University of Southern California Medical Center
Ophthalmology, Los Angeles, California
July 1976 through June 1979
Postgraduate Training
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, Massachusetts
Clinical Fellow, Cornea - External Disease
July 1979 through June 1980
Eye Research Institute of the Retina Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts
Research Associate, Department of Cornea Research
July 1979 through June 1980
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts
Chief Clinical Fellow, Cornea Service
January 1980 through June 1980
Teaching Appointments
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Clinical Fellow in Ophthalmology
July 1979 through June 1980
UCLA School of Medicine, Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
Clinical Instructor in Ophthalmology
September 1981 through July 1984
UCLA School of Medicine, Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
Assistant Clinical Professor
July 1984 through February 1996
Awards and Honors
University of California, Los Angeles, California
Magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Alpha Omega Alpha, 1975 Medical Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Association
Heed Ophthalmic Fellowship, Chicago, Illinois
Grants
National Society to Prevent Blindness, New York, New York
Certifications and Licensure
Diplomat, American Board of Ophthalmology, 1980
Medical licensure: California Physician and Surgeon, 1977
Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1977
Professional Society Memberships
Fellow, American College of Surgeons,
1985 to Present
Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology,
1981 to Present
American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery,
1993 to Present
International Society of Refractive Surgery,
1998 to Present
California Association of Ophthalmology,
1981 to Present
California Medical Association,
1981 to Present
Santa Barbara County Medical Society,
1981 to Present
Santa Barbara Ophthalmological Society,
1981 to Present
Professional Interests
Lions Eye Bank, Santa Barbara Medical Director
Riviera Cornea Foundation
Medical Director, 1992 to Present
Coastal Counties Eye Care Medical Group, Regional Specialty IPA (Ophthalmology)
President, 1994 to Present
Monarch - Select IPA, Santa Barbara
Board of Directors, 1997
Premier Management Services, Multi-Specialty Organization (MSO) President, 1998 to Present
Santa Barbara Ophthalmological Society
President, 1981-1984, 1997
St. Francis Medical Center
Secretary of the Medical Staff, 1985-1988
Vice Chief of Medical Staff, 1989-1993
Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, 1990-1998
Publications
Winthrop, S.R., Cleary, P.E., Minckler, D.S., and Ryan, S.J.
Penetrating Eye Injuries: A Histopathological Review
Br. J. Ophthalmology (64:809-817, 1980)
Winthrop, S.R., and Smith, R.E.
Spontaneous Regression of an Anterior Chamber Cyst: A Case Report
Annals of Ophthalmology (431-432, 1981)
Berman, M., Winthrop, S.R., Ausprank, D., Rose, J., Langer, R., and Gage, J.
Plasminogen Activator (Urokinase) Causes Vascularization of the Cornea
Investigative Ophthalmology (22:191-199, 1982)
Nesburn, A.B., Smith, R.E., and Winthrop, S.R.
Therapy of Stromal Herpes Symposium on Medical and Surgical Diseases of the Cornea
Transactions of the New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology
The C.V. Mosby Co., 1980