Course Directors
Elena Bitrian, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Guest Speakers
Karam Alawa, MD
Center for Excellence in Eye Care
Miami, FL
Sylvia L. Groth, MD
Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Tyler M. Kaplan, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Alcina K. Lidder, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL
Alma Mas-Ramirez, MD
Eye Associates of Boca Raton, P.A.
Boca Raton, FL
Joseph F. Panarelli, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Ellen J. Schapps Richman Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, Division of Glaucoma Services Department
NYU Langone
New York, NY
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Speakers
Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH
Professor of Ophthalmology
Ta Chen Peter Chang, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, and Human Genetics
Medical Director, Samuel and Ethel Balkan International Pediatric Glaucoma Center
Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, MD
Instructor
Steven J. Gedde, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
John G. Clarkson Chair in Ophthalmology
Vice Chair of Education
Elizabeth A. Hodapp, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Cell Biology, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Neuroscience Graduate Program
Walter G. Ross Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmic Research
Arindel S. Maharaj, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Felipe A. Medeiros, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice-Chair of Research
Paul F. Palmberg, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Richard K. Parrish II, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Edward W.D. Norton Chair in Ophthalmology
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Anh H. Pham, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Adam L. Rothman, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Jonathan D. Tijerina, MD, MA
Instructor
Jennifer S. Weizer, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Medical Director of Quality, Safety, and Outcomes
Sarah R. Wellik, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology