Professional Memberships
Greater Louisville Medical Society
The Wilmer Residents Association, Johns Hopkins University
Kentucky Medical Association
The Vitreous Society
American Academy of Ophthalmology

Medical Licensure
Kentucky, Indiana

Education
Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, BA in Philosophy, 1980
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, MD, 1985
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, Residency in Internal Medicine, 1986 
William Beaumont Hospital Eye Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan,
   Residency in Ophthalmology, 1986 – 1989. Chief Resident, 1989
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Baltimore, Maryland,
   Fellowship, Diseases and Surgery of the Retina and Vitreous, 1990
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Baltimore, Maryland,
   Fellowship, Ocular Pathology, June 1989 to January 1990
Vitreo-Retinal Foundation, Memphis, Tennessee, Fellowship, Diseases and Surgery of the
   Retina and Vitreous, July 1990 to December 1991

About Dr. Murphy
Dr. Murphy has three children and has lived in Jefferson County since 1992. His personal interests include spending time with his family, cooking, baking, photography, coaching sports, skeet shooting and archery.

Dr. Murphy provides care for patients in Louisville and Bowling Green, Kentucky as well as Madison and Scottsburg, Indiana. He is among the busiest vitreo-retinal surgeons in the region. 

Contacting Dr. Murphy
If you have a medical emergency, call our office, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week at (502) 589-1500 or (800) 999-3036. Dr. Murphy, or one of the other physicians in our group, will be contacted immediately. If you wish to contact Dr. Murphy about a matter which is NOT vision-threatening, you may email him at

Please remember, Dr. Murphy only reads his email about once per day. If you have a medical situation, please call our office. Email is not the quickest way to reach Dr. Murphy.