Speakers

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

Dr. Priya Narang, MS
Director, Narang Eye Care & Laser Centre, Ahmedabad
Gujarat, India

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

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

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

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

Basil Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Siamak Yousefi, PhD, FARVO
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

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