James T. Rosenbaum
James T. Rosenbaum | |
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| Born | September 29, 1949 Portland, Oregon,U.S.A. |
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| Occupation(s) | Physician, scientist |
| Known for | Research into inflammatory diseases of the eye |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra J. Lewis, MD |
| Children | Lisa S. Rosenbaum, MD & Jennifer L. Rosenbaum, MD |
| Father | Edward Rosenbaum, MD |
James T. Rosenbaum (born September 29, 1949) is an American physician-scientist who is Chief of Ophthalmology emeritus at the Legacy Devers Eye Institute, Portland, Oregon, where he held the Richard Chenoweth Chair. Rosenbaum was the only practicing rheumatologist/non-ophthalmologist in the world to serve as a chief of ophthalmology.
He is recognized for his description of an animal model of uveitis (inflammation inside the eye) resulting from injection of bacterial endotoxin and for more than 600 scholarly publications, mostly related to the intersection between rheumatology and ophthalmology. He is a co-author of the book, "The Clinical Neurology of Rheumatic Diseases".
He is also the author of an illustrated children's book, Eleanor and Geraldine.