Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Christopher Girkin, MD, is Interim Chair and Professor, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology at University of California San Diego, Shiley Eye Institute / Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology. The public record shows 505 publications with 14,176 citations (h-index 63), centered on Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy / DME. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 7 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2025–2026).
- Top research focus: Glaucoma
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 7 companies
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Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Providing Financial Incentives to Improve Adherence to Referral Eye Care Visits
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
InvestigatorCompletedNCT04328207 - Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Data Collection Study
Sponsor: Heidelberg Engineering GmbH
InvestigatorCompletedNCT01641835 - Determinants of Compliance With Glaucoma Therapy
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
InvestigatorCompletedNCT00362622
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
7 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Topcon Healthcare, Inc.Program year20253 payments
- ABBVIE INC.Program year20253 payments
- Heidelberg Engineering, Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2025–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- The mechanotranscriptome of the optic nerve head following acute experimental ocular hypertension in living human eyes
University of California, San Diego
FY2026$523,711R01EY035053 - The mechanotranscriptome of the optic nerve head following acute experimental ocular hypertension in living human eyes
University of California, San Diego
FY2025$524,518R01EY035053 - RFA-DP-24-081 Implementing AI-based Glaucoma Screening within Federally Qualified Health Centers
University of Alabama at Birmingham
FY2024$750,000U01DP006827
Publications
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Office address
9415 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- MD
University of Arkansas
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- Residency
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Neuro-ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
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Glaucoma, Shiley Eye Institute, UC San Diego (Heed Glaucoma Fellow, Hamilton Glaucoma Center)
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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- Former Department Chair
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (2012-2022); Founder, UAB Glaucoma Division
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Community Lecture Series speaker
"Dr. Christopher A. Girkin", Shiley Eye Institute public lecture
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- ResearchGate
researchgate.net/profile/Christopher-Girkin
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