David R. Hinton, MD is the Gavin S. Herbert Professor of Retinal Research and Professor of Pathology, Neurological Surgery, and Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and Vice Chair of Academic and Research Affairs in the Department of Pathology at the Keck Hospital of USC. He is a co-author of the highly regarded Retina, 5th Edition.

Dr. Hinton earned his medical degree from the University of Toronto. He served an internship at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, and a combined residency/fellowship program in neuropathology at the University of Toronto. He completed a research fellowship at California Institute of Technology.

Dr. Hinton’s research focuses on the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and the role of the retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cell in this disorder. He is particularly interested in the role that growth factors and cytokines play in mediating the two late forms of AMD; late dry AMD (geographic atrophy), and late wet AMD (choroidal neovascularization). Most recently, Dr. Hinton has focused his efforts on the development of a cellular therapy for geographic atrophy using embryonic stem cell-derived RPE.

Along with his deep commitment towards the research and practice of medicine, Dr. Hinton remains a devoted educator.  He has won multiple “Outstanding Teacher” awards, has taught and mentored students at the graduate, undergraduate, and high school levels and has been either chairman or member of dozens of PhD thesis committees. Dr. Hinton also remains a prolific author, having co-written well over 400 peer reviewed articles, abstracts and book chapters.  He is a sought-after lecturer and has shared his knowledge of ophthalmology with audiences all across the globe, including several trips to China.

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