Credentials

Undergraduate:

B.S., Molecular and Cellular Biology – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

Graduate:

Ph.D., Microbiology – University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Medical School:

M.D. - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

Internship:

Transitional Year Resident – University of Chicago NorthShore, Evanston, IL

Residency:

Ophthalmology Resident, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Additional Training:

Cornea and External Disease Fellow, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Research Focus: Cornea and Ocular Surface Disease

Summary of Research Interests

Dr. Starnes has a special interest in inflammatory diseases of the cornea that cause corneal melting, including rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren syndrome, ocular rosacea, and mucous membrane pemphigoid. He is interested in investigating better diagnostic techniques to monitor disease activity and progression in these conditions. He is also interested in testing new topical and systemic medications to prevent and treat corneal inflammation in patients affected by these diseases.

Publications

2022

• Abtahi, M., Adams, W., Agarwal, A., Agranat, JS., Ajlan, RS., Akhlaq, A. ... Zhu, I.  “Noninfectious Keratitis”, in Ophthalmology, Yanoff M, Duker J, eds., Mosby-Year Book, Inc. St. Louis, MO, 2022.

2019

• Jabbehdari S, Starnes TW, Kurji KH, Eslani M, Holland EJ, Djalilian AR. Management of Advanced Ocular Surface Disease in Patients with Severe Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis. Ocular Surface. 2019 April;17(2): 303-309. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2018.12.002. PMID: 30528292.

2014

• Tauzin S, Starnes TW, Becker FB, Lam P-Y, Huttenlocher A. Redox and Src family kinase signaling control leukocyte wound attraction and neutrophil reverse migration. Journal of Cell Biology. 2014 December;207(5):589–598. DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201408090. PMCID: PMC4259815.
• Starnes TW, Bennin DA, Bing X, Eickhoff JC, Grahf DC, Bellak JM, Seroogy CM, Ferguson PJ, Huttenlocher A. The F-BAR protein PSTPIP1 controls extracellular matrix degradation and filopodia formation in macrophages. Blood. 2014 April; 123(17): 2703–2714. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-07-516948. PMCID: PMC3999755.

2011

• Yoo SK, Starnes TW, Deng Q, Huttenlocher A. Lyn is a redox sensor that mediates leukocyte wound attraction in vivo. Nature. 2011 November; 480(7375): 109–112. doi: 10.1038/nature10632. PMCID: PMC3228893.