Course Directors
Guillermo Amescua, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Medical Director of Ocular Surface Program
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Carol L. Karp, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Richard K. Forster Chair in Ophthalmology
Dr. Ronald and Alicia Lepke Endowed Professor in Corneal and External Diseases
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Emeritus Course Directors
Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD
Director, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Kathleen & Stanley J. Glaser Endowed Professor in Ophthalmology
Paul F. Palmberg, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Victor L. Perez, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Higgins Clark Chair in Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Guest Faculty
Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA, FARVO
UIC Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology, Bioengineering, and Pharmacology
Dean Emeritus of the College of Medicine
B.A. Field Chair in Ophthalmology Research
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Illinois
Chicago, IL, USA
Nathalie F. Azar, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus Service
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
University of Illinois
Chicago, IL, USA
Juan F. Batlle, MD
Chief of Ophthalmology, Dr. Elias Santana Hospital
President, Laser Center
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Voluntary Associate Professor
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Josefina Botta, MD
President, Argentina Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Javier Moreno Montañés, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, Department of Ophthalmology
Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain
Seth M. Pantanelli, MD
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair of Clinical Research
Penn State Health Eye Center
Hershey, PA, USA
And the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Faculty
Mohamed Abou Shousha, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Chris R. Alabiad, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Brand Butcher Youngdahl Chair in Ophthalmology
Thomas A. Albini, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Robert Z. & Nancy J. Greene Chair in Ophthalmology
Audina M. Berrocal, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Johnstone Horvitz Chair in Ophthalmology
Elena Bitrian, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Nathan W. Blessing, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Florence A. Cabot, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Hilda Capo, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
John T. Flynn Chair in Ophthalmology
Kara M. Cavuoto, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology
William W. Culbertson, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Lou Higgins Chair in Ophthalmology
Janet L. Davis, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Leach Chair in Ophthalmology
Maura Di Nicola, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Kolokotrones Chair in Ophthalmology
Sander R. Dubovy, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Victor T. Curtin Chair in Ophthalmology
Michelle Falcone, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Yale L. Fisher, MD
Voluntary Professor of Ophthalmology
Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
J. Donald M. Gass Chair in Ophthalmology
Anat Galor, MD, MSPH
Professor of Ophthalmology
Allister G. Gibbons, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Ninel Z. Gregori, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Lois Pope Endowed Chair for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research
Luis J. Haddock, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Hong-Uyen Hua, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Hong Jiang, MD, PhD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Neurology
Thomas E. Johnson, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Breyer Rodgers Chair in Ophthalmology
Ellen Koo, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Maja Kostic, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Byron L. Lam, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Dr. Mark J. Daily Chair in Ophthalmology
Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Walter G. Ross Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmic Research
Stephanie M. Llop Quintana, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Craig A. McKeown, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Felipe A. Medeiros, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Rodgers Research Chair in Ophthalmology
Carlos E. Mendoza, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Carolina Mercado, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Sotiria Palioura, MD, PhD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Joshua Pasol, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MSc, FATA
Executive Director, Virtual Care
Alfonso L. Sabater, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Jesse Sengillo, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
William E. Smiddy, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
M. Brenn Green Chair in Ophthalmology
Swarup S. Swaminathan, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Mary L. and Richard E. Bastin Chair in Ophthalmology
Bryan C. Tse, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
David T. Tse, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Dr. Nasser Ibrahim Al-Rashid Chair in Ophthalmology
Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Roberto Warman, MD
Director, Division of Ophthalmology
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Voluntary Assistant Professor
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, USA
Basil Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology