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XLVI Inter-American Course in Clinical Ophthalmology (CURSO)

Course Directors

Dr. Guillermo Amescua

Guillermo Amescua, MD

Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology 
Medical Director of Ocular Surface Program
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine


Dr. Carol L. Karp

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

Dr. Eduardo C. Alfonso

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


Dr. Paul F. Palmberg

Paul F. Palmberg, MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine


Dr. Victor Perez

Victor L. Perez, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology 
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

 


Guest Speakers


Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD

Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD
Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Director of Research, Whitsett Vision Group
Houston, TX, USA



Analisa Arosemena, MD

Analisa Arosemena, MD
Correct Vision Laser Institute
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA




Keith Barton, MD

Keith Barton, MD, FRCP, FRCS
Professor of Ophthalmology, University College London
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Glaucoma Service
Moorfields Eye Hospital
London, UK


Juan F. Batlle, MD

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

Jose de la Cruz, MD, MS

Jose de la Cruz, MD, MS
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Illinois
Co-Director, Millenium Park Eye Center
Chicago, IL, USA


Dan S. Gombos, MD, FACS

Dan S. Gombos, MD, FACS
Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Chief of Ophthalmology
MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas
Co-Director, Retinoblastoma Center of Houston
Associate Professor, Departments of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, USA

Alana S. Grajewski, MD

Alana S. Grajewski, MD
 
 




Anil Shah, MD

Anil Shah, MD
Suryakanta Eye Hospital
Maharashtra, India





Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Faculty


Zubair Ansari, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Elena Bitrian, 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

William W. Culbertson, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Lou Higgins Chair in Ophthalmology

Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS
Professor of Clinical 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

Allister G. Gibbons, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Luis J. Haddock, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Hong-Uyen Hua, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Thomas E. Johnson, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Maja Kostic, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Walter G. Ross Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmic Research

Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Craig A. McKeown, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Carlos E. Mendoza, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Carolina Mercado, MD
Cornea Fellow

Victor L. Perez, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology

Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MSc, FATA
Executive Director, Virtual Care

William E. Smiddy, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
M. Brenn Green Chair in Ophthalmology

Rahul S. Tonk, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Justin H. Townsend, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Basil Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Sonia H. Yoo, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Greentree Hickman Chair in Ophthalmology

Angela Y. Zhu, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology