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XLV Inter-American Course in Clinical Ophthalmology (CURSO)

Program Directors

Dr. Eduardo C. Alfonso

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

Dr. Guillermo Amescua

Guillermo Amescua, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology 
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miami, FL


Dr. Carol L. Karp

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

Dr. Paul F. Palmberg

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