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Dr. Saunders Lee Hupp, MD

Neurology, Ophthalmology
Accepting new patients
45 years of experience
Vision Partners 601 Providence Park Dr E, Mobile, AL 36695
(251) 650-2020

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Brief Intro

Dr. Saunders Hupp has been practicing medicine in Mobile for the last 17 years. He has been married to his wife Carolyn, a Cardiology Nurse Practitioner, since 1977 and has sons Ryan and Jonathan. Trained first as a Chemical Engineer at the Georgia Institute of Technology, he initially came to Mobile in 1973 as a design engineer for Union Carbide at their plant in Chickasaw, Alabama. When the decision was made to change careers to medicine, he attended the University of Alabama in Birmingham medical school and received his Ophthalmology training at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida, and Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hupp returned to Mobile to join the University of South Alabama in 1985 where he attained the position of Tenured Professor and Vice-Chairman in the Department of Ophthalmology. Currently, he is the President of The Medical Society of Mobile County and is proud to be one of the founding members of Vision Partners. He is Board Certified by The American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow in both the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. Dr. Hupp practices comprehensive general eye care but has special interest and expertise in cataract and refractive surgery as well as Neuro-ophthalmology, particularly as it is applied in the use of BOTOX (Botulinum toxin) injection. Dr. Hupp has performed thousands of successful cataract surgeries using the most advanced techniques including phacoemulsification, topical anesthesia (drop instead of injection) and correction of astigmatism. Cataract surgery now lasts less than 30 minutes and the patient is able to resume normal activities the next day! From his Neuro-ophthalmology fellowship experience, Dr. Hupp was able to be the first physician to bring BOTOX treatment to Mobile. Blepharospasm (uncontrolled blinking), neck dystonia (muscle spasm causing abnormal neck position and pain), and other types of uncontrollable muscle spasms are now treated with the use of BOTOX injections allowing those patients to resume a more normal and productive lifestyle. For his work with BOTOX, Dr. Hupp has been nationally recognized as a Physician of Excellence by the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Carraway Methodist Medical Center

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University Of Alabama School Of Medicine - 1980

Languages Spoken

English
Spanish

Location & Hours

Vision Partners
601 Providence Park Dr E, Mobile, AL 36695
Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

Ophthalmology
Neurology

Conditions Addressed

Retinal Detachment
Diabetic Retinopathy
Glaucoma
Cataract
Macular Degeneration

Procedures Performed

Lasik Surgery

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

Medicare

Cancer 17
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 19
Orthopedics 30
Neurology & Neurosurgery 26
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 30
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 29
Diabetes & Endocrinology 5
Children's Hospital 4
Urology 29
Psychiatry 45
Geriatrics 20
Rehabilitation 17
Obsterics & Gynecology 2
Ear, Nose & Throat 1
Rheumatology 1
Long Term Care 9
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 7