Murray Dale Christianson, MD FACS

I am an ophthalmologist specializing in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, which includes management of diseases and malpositions of the eyelids, diseases of the lacrimal or tear drainage system, diseases the orbit or the tissues around and behind the eye, including thyroid eye disease, and diseases of the socket after removal of the eye. I provide a careful, comprehensive diagnostic work-up of each patient, explain my findings, give my considered opinion about the treatment alternatives, and carry out any medical or surgical treatment required.

Eye Reconstruction Procedures

• blepharoplasty
• enucleation
• eyelid reconstruction
• orbital surgery
• prosthetic eye

Diagnostic imaging/procedures

• fine needle aspiration/biopsy
• microsurgery

General Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology Cancer/Tumors

• basal cell carcinoma
• eyelid cancer
• ocular malignancies
• orbit tumors

Ophthalmology Disorders

• comprehensive eye care
• conjunctivitis
• double vision
• dry eye
• Sjorgen's syndrome
• uveitis

Eye Injury/Trauma

• chemical burns
• corneal abrasion
• foreign objects
• hematoma (black eye)
• lid laceration
• penetrating injuries
• scleral laceration
• ultraviolet burns

Pediatric Eye Disease/Procedures

• ptosis

Saint Michael's Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada,

Attending

11/1980—06/1987

Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Low Vision Clinic

Toronto, Ontario, Canada,

Consultant, Urological Surgeon

06/1982—12/1984

Princess Margaret Hospital, Ocular Tumor Clinic

Toronto, Ontario, Canada,

Consultant, Urological Surgeon

07/1983—06/1987

York-Finch General Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada,

Associate

01/1985—06/1987

North York-Branson General Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada,

Consultant, Urological Surgeon

01/1985—06/1987

University of South Alabama Medical Center

Mobile, Alabama,

Attending

07/1987—06/1993

Alton Ochsner Clinic

New Orleans, Louisiana,

Affiliate

07/1987—06/1993

Knollwood Park Hospital

Mobile, Alabama,

Consultant, Urological Surgeon

01/1988—06/1993

Providence Hospital

Mobile, Alabama,

Consultant, Urological Surgeon

01/1988—06/1993

Doctors Hospital of Mobile

Mobile, Alabama,

Consultant, Urological Surgeon

01/1988—06/1993

Springhill Memorial Hospital

Mobile, Alabama,

Consultant, Urological Surgeon

01/1988—06/1993

Mobile Infirmary Medical Center

Mobile, Alabama,

Consultant, Urological Surgeon

01/1988—06/1993

Knollwood Park Hospital, Ophthalmology

Mobile, Alabama,

Chief

01/1991—12/1991

Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan,

Senior Staff

07/1993—07/2013

Cottage Hospital

Grosse Pointe, Michigan,

Attending

01/1995—12/2001

Bon Secour Hospital

Grosse Pointe, Michigan,

Attending

01/1998—12/2001

University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

Toronto, ON

Lecturer

11/1980—07/1986

University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

Toronto, ON

Assistant Professor

07/1986—06/1987

University of South Alabama College of Medicine

Mobile, AL

Assistant Professor

07/1987—06/1993

Henry Ford Health System, Department of Ophthalmology, Detroit, Michigan

Other

07/1993—07/2013