Christopher N. Ta, MD
Key Documents
Contact Information
-
Clinical Offices
Byers Eye Institute at Stanford 2452 Watson Court MC 5353 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Tel Work (650) 723-6995 Fax (650) 565-8297Byers Eye Institute at Stanford 2452 Watson Court MC 5353 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Tel Work (650) 723-6995 Fax (650) 565-8297Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Tel (650) 725-5743Alternate Contact Theresa Menzies Administrative Assistant Tel Work 650-725-5743Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Ophthalmology
Administrative Appointments
- Residency Program Director, Ophthalmology (2003 - present)
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | Univ Of Texas Southwestern TX (1999) |
| Residency: | SUMC - Graduate Medical Education CA (1998) |
| Residency: | Stanford University, Ophthalmology (1998) |
| Internship: | Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Oakland CA (1995) |
| Medical Education: | University of Minnesota MN (1994) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Internet Links
Industry Relationships
Stanford is committed to ethical and transparent interactions with our industrial and other commercial partners. It is our policy to disclose payments (exclusive of travel support) from, and/or equity in, companies or other commercial entities to Stanford faculty of $5,000 or more in total value, as well as any equity in a privately held company, when the faculty member also has institutional responsibilities related to his or her interactions with the company. View Full Information
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dr. Ta is the PI for two major research projects:
(1) Development of an artificial cornea
(2) Ocular microbiology - prevention and treatment of ocular infectious diseases.
Clinical Trials
Publications
- Diffusion of Protein through the Human Cornea. Ophthalmic Res. 2012; (1): 50-55
- Prevention of postcataract endophthalmitis: evidence-based medicine. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2012; (1): 19-25
- Application of 10% povidone iodine reduces conjunctival bacterial contamination rate in patients undergoing cataract surgery. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2011: 0
- Corneal decompensation in Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome and associated histopathological findings Minerva Oftalmologica. 2011; (1): 29-30
- Long-term clinical course of dry eye in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease referred for eye examination. Cornea. 2011; (2): 143-9
Help