Dr. Monica Y. Alexander M.D
Ophthalmologist
Kresge Eye Institute 4717 St Antoine Detroit MI, 48201About
Dr. Monica Alexander is an ophthalmologist practicing in Detroit, MI. Dr. Alexander specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Alexander can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Alexander can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations and prescribe eye glasses and contacts. Ophthalmologists can also specialize even further in a specific area of eye care.
Education and Training
Wayne State Univ Sch of Med, Detroit Mi 1994
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Genes and hypertension: from gene mapping in experimental models to vascular gene transfer strategies.
- Gene transfer of endothelial nitric oxide synthase improves nitric oxide-dependent endothelial function in a hypertensive rat model.
- Chloride ions and the endothelium: their role in adrenoceptor-mediated vasoconstriction.
- Contribution of VCAF-positive cells to neovascularization and calcification in atherosclerotic plaque development.
- Hepatocyte growth factor and c-Met expression in pericytes: implications for
- Changes in central corneal thickness over time: the ocular hypertension treatment study.
- A comparative study of carotid atherosclerotic plaque microvessel density and angiogenic growth factor expression in symptomatic versus asymptomatic patients.
- Endothelial progenitor cells enter the aging arena.
- Endothelial microparticles as conveyors of information in atherosclerotic disease.
- Investigation of the composition of arterial plaques based on arterial waveforms and material properties.
- Endothelial microparticles: Pathogenic or passive players in endothelial dysfunction in autoimmune rheumatic diseases?
- Microparticle subpopulations are potential markers of disease progression and vascular dysfunction across a spectrum of connective tissue disease.
- Imaging atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis: evidence for increased prevalence, altered phenotype and a link between systemic and localised plaque inflammation.
- Circulating human factor IX produced in keratin-promoter transgenic mice: a feasibility study for gene therapy of haemophilia B.
- Physical methods of gene delivery using keratinocytes as a target for somatic cell gene therapy.
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