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 Speakers
Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD
Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Director of Research, Whitsett Vision Group
Houston, TX, USA
Analisa Arosemena, MD
Correct Vision Laser Institute
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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
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
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Illinois
Co-Director, Millenium Park Eye Center
Chicago, IL, USA
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
 
 
Anil Shah, MD
Suryakanta Eye Hospital
Maharashtra, India
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Faculty
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
Zubair Ansari, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical 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
Ta Chen Peter Chang, 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
Assistant 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
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
Hong Jiang, MD, PhD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Neurology
Thomas E. Johnson, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Breyer Rodgers Chair in Ophthalmology
Maja Kostic, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Byron L. Lam, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Dr. Mark J. Daily Inherited Retinal Disease Research Center
Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Walter G. Ross Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmic Research
Stephanie M. Llop, 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
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Carolina Mercado, MD
Cornea Fellow
Joshua Pasol, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MSc, FATA
Executive Director, Virtual Care
Andrew Rong, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Alfonso L. Sabater, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
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
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
Sara T. Wester, MD, FACS
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