Course Co-Directors
Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Cell Biology, and
Neuroscience Graduate Program
Walter G. Ross Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmic Research
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Palm Beach Gardens
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH
Kittner Family Distinguished Professor and Chairman
Department of Ophthalmology
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
Jay S. Duker, MD
Director, New England Eye Center
Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology
Tufts Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
James G. Fujimoto, PhD
Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Cambridge, MA
Felipe A. Medeiros, MD, PhD
Neuroscience Graduate Program
Walter G. Ross Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmic Research
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Jorge A. Fortun, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical OphthalmologyBascom Palmer Eye Institute at Palm Beach Gardens
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Guest Speakers
Kittner Family Distinguished Professor and Chairman
Department of Ophthalmology
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
Director, New England Eye Center
Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology
Tufts Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Cambridge, MA
Distinguished Professor
Joseph AC Wadsworth Endowed Chair
Vice Chair for Technology
Director, Clinical Research Unit
Department of Ophthalmology
Duke University
Durham, NC
Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS
Joseph AC Wadsworth Endowed Chair
Vice Chair for Technology
Director, Clinical Research Unit
Department of Ophthalmology
Duke University
Durham, NC
Director, NYU Langone Eye Center
Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology
New York University School of Medicine
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
New York, NY
Rishi Singh, MD
Cole Eye Institute
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Cleveland, OH
Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology
New York University School of Medicine
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
New York, NY
Cole Eye Institute
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Cleveland, OH
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Speakers
Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
The J. Donald M. Gass Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology
Luis J. Haddock, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Anna K. Junk, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Carol L. Karp, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Richard K. Forster Chair in Ophthalmology
Carlos Mendoza-Santiesteban, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Stephen G. Schwartz, MD, MBA
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Medical Director, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Naples
Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Sarah R. Wellik, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology