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Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D. Eduardo Alfonso, M.D.

Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology
Director of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Kathleen & Stanley J. Glaser Chair in Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology

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Michael Gittelman, M.H.S.A. Michael Gittelman

Senior Associate Vice President 
Vice Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology

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Mario Almeida

Regional Director of Satellite Practices

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Marla Bercuson

Executive Director of Business Operations

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Ileana BronsteinIleana Bronstein

Executive Director of Development

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Joan CurtinJoan Curtin

Senior Site Administrator of Bascom Palmer at Palm Beach Gardens

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Marcela Hickey

Site Administrator of Bascom Palmer at Naples

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Isabel RamsIsabel Rams

Executive Director of Special Projects

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Giselle Ricur, M.D.

Executive Director of Virtual Care

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Maria Serrano Brosco

Executive Director of the Global Center for Ophthalmic Education

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Natalie Townsend, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Executive Director of Clinical Services
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Lina Utrera

Executive Director of Nursing

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Ryan Whidby

Executive Director of Physician Logistics and Process Optimization

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Belinda QuintaBelinda Quinta

Administrator of Ophthalmology Operations and Research

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