Dr. Savage CURRICULUM VITAE

Mack W. Savage, M.D.
 

WORK HISTORY

2020 - Present

• Retina Associates, LLC
  Santa Fe Building
  9301 West 74th Street
  Suite 210
  Shawnee Mission, KS 66204
• Retina Associates, LLC
  6201 College Boulevard
  Suite 200
  Overland Park, KS 66211
• Retina Associates, LLC
  4100 North Mulberry Drive
  Suite 100
  Kansas City, MO 64116
• Retina Associates, LLC
  6001 SW 6th Avenue
  Suite 300
  Topeka, KS 66615
• Retina Associates, LLC
  3700 West 10th Street
  Suite 101
  Sedalia, MO 65301
• Retina Associates, LLC
  100 NE Missouri Road
  Suite 203
  Lee's Summit, MO 64086

2013 - 2014

• Extern in Radiology, UIHC, Iowa City, Iowa

2011 - 2012

• Post-Sophomore Clinical Fellowship in Pathology, UIHC, Iowa City, Iowa

2005 - 2008

• Work-Study Research Assistant, Molecular Virology Laboratory, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska

2005 - 2006

• Certified Nurse's Assistant and Medication Aide (CNA/CMA), Villisca, Iowa

2002 - 2003

• Summers; Lifeguard, Villisca, Iowa
   

​​EDUCATION

2018-2020: Surgical Retina Fellow, Kresge Eye Institute, Detroit, Michigan
2015-2018: Ophthalmology Resident, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
2014-2015: Internship in Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
2009-2014: Medical Doctorate, Pathology Externship, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
2005-2008: Bachelors of Science in Biology, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska – summa cum laude
2001-2005: Villisca Community High School, Villisca, Iowa - Salutatorian

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Patel V, Syeda S, Zeiter J, Nassiri N, Kim C, Truhan A, Chapman C, Adam C, Parendo A, Savage MW, Abrams, GW; Randomized Comparative Study of Full and Half-Dose Fluorescein Angiography.  Submitted, Journal of Vitreoretinal Disease 8/18/2020.
• ​LUMINA, A Phase III, Multicenter, Sham-Controlled, Randomized, Double-Masked Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Injections of 440 μg DE-109 for the Treatment of Active, Non-Infectious Uveitis of the Posterior Segment of the Eye. Ongoing Clinical trial.
• Lin X and Savage MW; Excisional Biopsy of Medulloepithelioma. Presented at the 20th Annual Retina Fellows Forum, 2020
• Lin X and Savage MW; Partial Thickness Amniotic Membrane Graft for Repeat Macular Hole Surgery. Presented at 21st Duke Advanced Vitreous Surgery Course, 2019.
• Savage MW and Elkeeb AM; Anterior Segment Deformation During Digital Palpation to Estimate Intraocular Pressure. Podium presentation, Resident Alumni Day at University of Missouri-Columbia, 2017.
• Savage MW, Petris CK, and Reneker L;  An Accelerated Murine Model of Sjögren’s Syndrome. Podium presentation, Resident Alumni Day at University of Missouri-Columbia. Research award for best presentation, 2016.
• Jun B and Savage MW; Morphometric Evaluation of Grade I Papilledema and Asymptomatic Optic Disc Elevation. Poster presentation, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 2016.
• Savage MW, Sobel RK, Hoffman HT, Carter KD, Finkelstein MW, and Shriver EM. Salivary Gland Dysfunction and Nasolacrimal Obstruction: Stenotic Changes Following I-131 Therapy, Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, Vol. 31, No. 3, 2015.
• Are C, Axelson RD, Savage MW, and Fang MM; Student Perceptions on the Role of Instructional Technology in Medical Education, MedEdPublish 2014, 3:27. http://dx.doi.org/10.15694/mep.2014.003.0027.
• Savage MW, Pottinger JM, Chiang H-Y, Yohnke KR, Bowdler NC, and Herwaldt LA. Surgical Site Infections and Cellulitis After Abdominal Hysterectomy, Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013;209: 108.e1-10.
   

AWARDS

• 2018: Kansas City-Columbia Missouri Joint Ophthalmology Symposium Surgical Video Honorable Mention
• ​2017: Kansas City-Columbia Missouri Joint Ophthalmology Symposium Surgical Innovation First Place Award
• 2016: Resident Alumni Day at University of Missouri-Columbia, First Place Research Award
• 2015: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Making A Difference Award
   

TEACHING/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

• 2012-2013: Carver College of Medicine Student Government Technology Committee Chair.  Initiated the transition to an electronic calendar system for pre-clinical medical students, designed student government website
• Summer 2013: Ophthalmology Grand Rounds on Orbital Apex Syndrome, University of Iowa
• Spring 2013: Carver College of Medicine Ophthalmology Liaison Committee Member
• Spring 2012: Medical Pathology II Tutor and USMLE Step I Tutor
• Fall 2012: Medical Pathology I Tutor and Introduction to Human Pathology Case Analysis Guide
• Summer 2010: Medical Education Community Orientation, Atlantic, Iowa
• Summer 2010: Volunteer Camp Counselor, Muscular dystrophy week, Camp Courageous, Monticello, Iowa
• Summer 2008: International Medical Mission trip to the Dominican Republic
• 2006-2008: Spring Break Service Trip Volunteer/Coordinator, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

• American Society of Retina Specialists
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Board of Ophthalmology
• Kansas City Society of Ophthalmologists and Otolaryngologists
• Kansas City Society of Ophthalmologists and Otolaryngologists Journal Club
• Kansas Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
• Missouri Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons