Course Co-Directors
Sarah R. Wellik, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Ta Chen Peter Chang, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Pediatrics and Human Genetics
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Guest Speakers
Ramesh S. Ayyala, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth
Professor and Chair
James P. and Heather Gills Chair in Ophthalmology
University of South Florida Eye Institute
Tampa, FL
Juan F. Batlle, MD
Chief of Ophthalmology, Elias Santana Hospital
President, Laser Center
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH
Kittner Family Professor and Chairman
Department of Ophthalmology
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
Tomas M. Grippo, MD
Director, Grippo Glaucoma and Cataract Center
Attending Physician, Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Aleman
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alex A. Huang, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Alfred Vogt Chair in Ophthalmology
The Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology
Shiley Eye Institute
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Pradeep Y. Ramulu, MD, PhD
The Sheila K. West Professor of Ophthalmology
Chief, Glaucoma Division
Wilmer Eye Institute
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
David A. Sola-Del Valle, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Boston, MA
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Speakers
Elena Bitrian, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Rebecca I. Chen, MD
Instructor
Sara J. Coulon, MD
Instructor
Eric R. H. Duerr, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Steven J. Gedde, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
John G. Clarkson Chair in Ophthalmology
Vice Chair for Education
Alana L. Grajewski, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Director, Samuel & Ethel Balkan International Pediatric Glaucoma Center
Elizabeth A. Hodapp, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Anna K. Junk, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Krishna K. Kishor, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Alison J. Lauter, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Cell Biology, and Neuroscience Graduate Program
Walter G. Ross Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmic Research
Arindel S. Maharaj, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
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 Pham, MD, PhD
Instructor
Vittorio Porciatti DSc, FARVO
James L. Knight Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair, Director of Research
Adam L. Rothman, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Kevin L. Shen, MD
Instructor
Swarup S. Swaminathan, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology