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Speakers

Digital EyeCon 2025: Pioneering Ophthalmology in the Virtual Realm

Course Directors

Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MSc, FATA

Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MS, FATA
Executive Director, Virtual Care
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL


Cristina Rubio-Delgado, APRN, MSN, FNP-BC, LSSGB

Cristina Rubio-Delgado, APRN, MSN, FNP-BC, LSSGB
AVP, Connected Care and Advanced Practice
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL



Luis J. Haddock, MD

Luis J. Haddock, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Palm Beach Gardens
Tele-Ophthalmology Retina Lead
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Palm Beach Gardens, FL



Guest Speakers



Charles R. Doarn, MBA, FATA
Professor Emeritus
Professor, Environmental and Public Health Sciences
Director of Telemedicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH

Sarah Krüg, MS
Executive Director, CANCER101
Chief Executive Officer, Health Collaboratory
New York, NY

Wallace W. Lovejoy, JD
Principal, Lovejoy EyeCare Consulting
Cincinnati, OH

Sunil Mamtora, MD, FRCOphth
National Health Service (NHS)
Bristol, United Kingdom

Mary C. Mayhew
President and Chief Executive Officer, Florida Hospital Association
Tallahassee, FL

Eduardo P. Mayorga, MD
Hospital Universitario Austral
Buenos Aires, Argentina

David C. Rhew, MD
Global Chief Medical Officer & VP of Healthcare, Microsoft
New York, NY

Gabriela Saidman, MD
Hospital Evita Pueblo Berazategui
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Callan J. Smith, JD
Managing Associate, Dentons
Washington, D.C.

Alexandre C. Taleb, MD, PhD
Hospital de Olhos de Aparecida de Goiânia/GO
Goias, Brazil

Susy Yu, OD, MBA, FAAO, Dipl AAO
Executive Healthcare Administrator
Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, CA


University of Miami Speakers and Moderators



Mohamed F. Abou Shousha, MD, PhD
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Gauri G. Agarwal, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Dean of Curriculum
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Chris R. Alabiad, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Brandt Butcher Youngdahl Chair in Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD
Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
Kathleen & Stanley J. Glaser Endowed Professor in Ophthalmology
Co-Medical Director, University of Miami Hospital and Clinics UHealth
Director, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Indrit Alushani, MArch
Research Associate, RAD Lab
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

Angel Brotons
Director, Clinical Training Operations
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

Hidsa D. Carozzo
Emergency Management Coordinator
Office for Emergency Management
University of Miami Health System
Miami, FL

Jorge A. Fortun, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Gordon R. Miller Chair in Ophthalmology
Medical Director, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Palm Beach Gardens
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Ranya Habash, MD
Voluntary Faculty
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Van Charles Lansingh, MD
Voluntary Faculty
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Antonio C. Marttos, Jr., MD
Professor of Surgery, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery
Co-Director, William Lehman Injury Research Center
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Carlos E. Mendoza, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Rohit Muralidhar, MD
Research Fellow
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Joao Ribeiro, BArch
XR Architect
University of Miami
Miami, FL

Chad R. Ritch, MD, MBA
Associate Professor of Urologic Oncology
Desai Sethi Urology Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Azizi A. Seixas, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, The Media and Innovation Lab
Associate Director, Center for Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences
Interim Chair, Department of Informatics and Health Data Science
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Sabrina Taldone, MD, MBA
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Ambulatory Services
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Vincent Torres, CHEP
Executive Director Emergency Management / Associate Director of Disaster
Management and Law Enforcement Professional
Office for Emergency Management
University of Miami Health System
Miami, FL

Natalie A. Townsend, OD, FAAO
Optometrist
Associate Director of the Emergency Department
Executive Director of Clinical Services
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Katelyn Walker, MS
Director, UHealth TeleHealth
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL