Mack W. Savage, M.D.
Work History
2020 - Present:
- Retina Associates, LLC
8600 Quivira Road
Lenexa, KS 66215 - 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
3400 W 10th Street
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
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
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
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