Program Directors
Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD
Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
Kathleen & Stanley J. Glaser Endowed Professor in Ophthalmology
Director, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Guillermo Amescua, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miami, FL
Carol L. Karp, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Richard K. Forster Chair in Ophthalmology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miami, FL
Paul F. Palmberg, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miami, FL
Guest Speakers
Esen Karamursel Akpek, MD
Bendann Family Professor of Ophthalmology
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Wilmer Eye Institute
Baltimore, MD, USA
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
Miami, FL, USA
Ralph C. Eagle, Jr., MD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology
Chief, Pathology Service
Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Joaquin Fernandez, MD, PhD
CEO, Clinicas QVISION en Grupo Hospitalario VITHAS
Almeria, Spain
William F. Mieler, MD, FACS, FARVO
Professor of Ophthalmology, Retina Service
Cless Family Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, Ocular Oncology Clinic at IU Health
Chicago, IL, USA
Anil Shah, MD
Suryakanta Eye Hospital
Maharashtra, India
Arsham Sheybani, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Washington University
St. Louis, MO, USA
Roberto Warman, MD
Director, Division of Ophthalmology
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL, USA
Voluntary Assistant Professor
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miami, FL, USA
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Faculty
Zubair Ansari, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Audina M. Berrocal, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Elena Bitrian, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Hilda Capo, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
John T. Flynn Chair in Ophthalmology
Kara M. Cavuoto, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Ta Chen Peter Chang, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Michelle Falcone, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD
Professor of Ophthalmology>
J. Donald M. Gass Chair in Ophthalmology
Anat Galor, MD, MSPH
Professor of Ophthalmology
Allister G. Gibbons, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Luis J. Haddock, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Thomas E. Johnson, MD
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 Santiesteban, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Giselle Ricur, MD, MBA, MSc, FATA
Executive Director, Virtual Care
Alfonso L. Sabater, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
William E. Smiddy, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
M. Brenn Green Chair in Ophthalmology
Rahul S. Tonk, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Basil Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Angela Y. Zhu, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology