B ASIC S CIENCE C OURSE IN O PHTHALMOLOGY 2013
THURSDAY, January 3
rd, 2013
9:00AM – 10:00AM Ronald Silverman, PhD: Introduction to the Basic Science Course
Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center10:00AM – 11:00AM Hermann D. Schubert, MD: Embryology
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center Director of Ophthalmic Pathology, New York Presbyterian Hospital
11:00AM – 12:00PM Hermann D. Schubert, MD: Anatomy of the Globe
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center Director of Ophthalmic Pathology, New York Presbyterian Hospital
12:00PM – 1:00PM Carol Mason, PhD: Ocular Development and Connections to the Brain
Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology, Neuroscience and Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center1:00PM – 2:00PM LUNCH
2:00PM - 3:00PM Douglas C Wallace, PhD: Genetic and Metabolic Basis of Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
Director, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine
Michael and Charles Barnett Chair of Pediatric Mitochondrial Medicine and Metabolic Disease
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3:00PM – 4:00PM Suzanna Airiani, MD: Cornea and Sclera: Basic Anatomy and Physiology
Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Health Center4:00PM – 5:00PM BREAK
5:00PM – 6:00PM GRAND ROUNDS: A Mitochondrial Etiology of Metabolic and Degenerative Diseases
Douglas C Wallace, PhD
Director, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine
Michael and Charles Barnett Chair of Pediatric Mitochondrial Medicine and Metabolic Disease
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
FRIDAY, January 4
th, 2013 8:00AM – 9:00AM Daniel Casper, MD, PhD: The Orbit
Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, Columbia University Medical Center
9:00AM – 5:00PM David Guyton, MD: Optics
Krieger Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology Director of the Krieger Children's Eye Center Wilmer Eye Institute
SATURDAY, January 5
th, 2013 9:00AM –11:00AM Elias Traboulsi, MD: Clinical Assessment
Head , Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology Director of the Center for Genetic Eye Diseases Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Professor of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
Director of the Ophthalmology Residency Program, Cleveland Clinic
11:00AM – 1:00PM Elias Traboulsi, MD: Binocular Vision
Head , Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology Director of the Center for Genetic Eye Diseases Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Professor of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
Director of the Ophthalmology Residency Program, Cleveland Clinic
MONDAY, January 7
th, 2013
8:30AM – 9:30AM Robert Nussenblatt, MD, MPH: Immunotherapy of AMD
Clinical Director, NCCAM Division of Intramural Research Chief, Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute (NEI)9:30AM – 5:00PM Ralph Eagle: Pathology
Noel T. and Sara L. Simmonds Professor of Pathology, Wills Eye Hospital Professor of Ophthalmology, Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA
TUESDAY, January 8
th8:00AM – 9:00AM Max Forbes, MD: Aqueous Humor Dynamics
Professor Emeritus of Clinical Ophthalmology
Special Lecturer in Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
9:00AM – 10:00AM Max Forbes, MD: Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Professor Emeritus of Clinical Ophthalmology
Special Lecturer in Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
10:00AM – 11:00AM Hamed Lari, MD: Secondary Open Angle Glaucoma
Instructor In Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
11:00AM – 12:00PM Max Forbes, MD: Primary Narrow-Angle Glaucoma
Professor Emeritus of Clinical Ophthalmology
Special Lecturer in Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
12:00PM – 1:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM – 2:00PM Lama Al-Aswad, MD: Glaucoma Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
2:00PM - 3:00PM Lama Al-Aswad, MD: Laser
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
3:00PM – 4:30PM Stephen Kane, MD, PhD: Congenital Glaucoma
Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatric Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center
WEDNESDAY, January 9
th9:00AM – 10:00AM Hamed Lari, MD: Glaucoma Imaging
Instructor In Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
10:00AM – 12:00PM Janet Serle, MD: Medical Management of Glaucoma
Professor of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai Medical Center
12:00PM – 1:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM – 2:00PM Dana Blumberg, MD (presented by Dr. Hamed Lari): Optic Nerve
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center2:00PM - 3:00PM Dana Blumberg, MD (presented by Dr. Hamed Lari): Clinical Trials Review
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center3:00PM – 4:00PM George A. Cioffi, MD: Visual Fields (Assessment in Glaucoma)
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Director, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University Medical Center
4:00PM – 5:00PM James C Tsai MD, MBA: Glaucoma Tube Shunt Implants: How Should We
Proceed Based on the Published Literature
Robert R. Young Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science; Chair, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science; Chief, Ophthalmology, Yale-New Haven Hospital
THURSDAY, January 10
th8:00AM – 1:00PM Scott Brodie, MD, PhD: Retinoscopy Workshop
Professor of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai Medical Center
1:00PM – 2:00PM LUNCH
2:00PM – 3:00PM Michael Goldberg, MD: The Oculomotor System
David Mahoney Professor of Brain & Behavior, Neuroscience, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Ophthalmology
Director, Mahoney Center, Columbia University Medical Center
3:00PM - 4:00PM Michael Engelbert, MD, PhD: Vein Occlusion/Endophthalmitis
Attending Physician and Research Assistant Professor, NYU School of Medicine Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, P.C.
4:00PM – 5:00PM BREAK
5:00PM – 6:00PM GRAND ROUNDS
Lawrence Yannuzzi, MD and Michael Engelbert, MD: Retinal Jeopardy!
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center Founder and Chairman, Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of NY
Vice-chairman and Director of The Retinal Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
FRIDAY, January 11
th8:00AM – 1:00PM Scott Brodie, MD, PhD: Refraction Workshop
Professor of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai Medical Center
1:00PM – 2:00PM D. Jackson Coleman, MD: Ultrasound: Clinical Assessment
Senior Lecturer, Columbia University Medical Center2:00PM – 3:00PM Ronald Silverman, PhD: Ultrasound: Technique and Technology
Professor of Ophthalmic Science, Columbia University Medical Center3:00PM – 5:00PM Coleman/Silverman: Ultrasound Workshop
Columbia University Medical Center
SATURDAY, January 12
th9:30AM – 12:30PM Andrew Lee, MD: Neuro-Ophthalmology:
1. Giant cell arteritis
2. Five neuro-ophthalmic diagnosis you cannot afford to miss 3. Unexplained visual loss in seven easy steps
4. IIH
Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa
Chair, The Department of Ophthalmology, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, UTMB Galveston
MONDAY, January 14
th8:00AM – 11:00AM Irene Maumenee, MD: Rod Monochromatism
Research Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Ocular Genetics Laboratory University of Illinois College of Medicine
11:00AM – 12:00PM Louis Chang, MD, PhD: Diabetic Retinopathy
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
12:00PM – 1:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM – 2:00PM Pamela Gallin, MD: Amblyopia: New Treatments
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia university Medical Center
2:00PM – 3:00PM Rando Allikmets, PhD: Stargardt Disease
Acquavella Professor of Ophthalmic ScienceDepartments of Ophthalmology and Pathology & Cell Biology Research Director, Harkness Eye Institute
Columbia University Medical Center
3:00PM – 4:00PM Alan Bird, MD: Approaching an Understanding of Type 2 Macular Telangiectasia
Emeritus Professor, Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL, London UniversityHonorary Consultant, Moorfields Eye Hospital
4:00PM – 5:00PM Stephen Tsang, MD, PhD: A Practical Approach to Retinal Degenerations
Associate Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology and Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical CenterTUESDAY, January 15
th9:00AM – 10:00AM Irene Barbazetto, MD: Hereditary Retinal Diseases
Clinical Instructor; Departments of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Medical Center
10:00AM – 11:00AM Jason Horowitz, MD: The Pharmacological Basis of Retinal Disease Management
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center11:00AM – 12:00PM Janet Sparrow, PhD: The Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Fundus
Autofluorescence
Anthony Donn Professor Of Ophthalmic Science (In Ophthalmology And Pathology) Professor Of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center
12:00PM – 1:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM – 2:00PM Robert Braunstein, MD: Retinal Detachment
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
2:00PM - 5:00PM David Abramson, MD: Ocular Tumors: Retinoblastoma, Melanoma, Metastatic Tumors and Lymphomas
Chief, Ophthalmic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
5:00PM – 6:00PM Stanley Chang, MD: Physiologic Changes after Vitrectomy
K.K. Tse and Ku Teh Ying Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
WEDNESDAY, January 16
th8:00AM – 2:00PM PHACO WET LAB: Alcon/James Auran, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
2:00PM - 3:00PM Kosta Petrukhin, PhD: Drug Development
Associate Professor of ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
3:00PM – 5:00PM Roy Cole, OD: Low Vision
Guild Director of the Vision Program Development, Jewish Guild Healthcare
THURSDAY, January 17
th9:00AM – 2:00PM Dissection LAB: LOCATION: Physicians & Surgeons, Room 10401 John Merriam, MD
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
Daniel S. Casper, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Ophthalmologist, Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, Columbia University Medical Center
8:30AM-9:15AM ANATOMY OF THE LIDS
John Merriam, MD
9:15AM–11:45AM DISSECTION I Daniel Casper, MD, PhD John Merriam, MD 11:45AM-12:45PM LUNCH
12:45PM-1:15PM NASOLACRIMAL SYSTEM Martin Leib, M.D.
1:15PM–2:30PM DISSECTION II Daniel Casper, MD, PhD John Merriam, MD 2:30PM – 3:00PM BREAK
3:00PM – 4:00PM Jerry Sebag, MD: Vitreous LOCATION: Eye Institute 7
thFloor Auditorium
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye Institute,University of Southern California School of Medicine
4:00PM – 5:00PM BREAK
5:00PM – 6:00PM GRAND ROUNDS: Vitreous – From Molecules to Clinical Relevance Jerry Sebag, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California School of Medicine
FRIDAY, January 18
th9:00AM – 4:00PM Dissection LAB:
John Merriam, MD
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
Daniel S. Casper, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Ophthalmologist, Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, Columbia University Medical Center
8:00AM–8:45AM BLEPHAROPLASTY
Jeffrey Ascherman, MD
8:45AM–9:15AM ORBIT FROM ABOVE John Merriam, MD 9:15AM–11:30AM DISSECTION III
Daniel Casper, MD, PhD John Merriam, MD
11:30AM-12:00PM NASAL & LATERAL APPROACHES Michael Kazim, MD
12:00PM-1:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM–1:45PM CRANIAL NERVES & ORBITAL FISSURES Daniel Casper, MD, PhD
1:45PM–3:30PM DISSECTION IV
Daniel Casper, MD, PhD John Merriam, MD
3:30PM–4:00PM REVIEW
Daniel Casper, MD, PhD
MONDAY, January 21
st9:00AM – 10:00AM Takao Hensch, PhD: Biological Constraints on Visual Cortical Plasticity
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Professor of NeurologyHarvard University, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
10:00AM – 11:00AM Gary Lelli, MD: Orbital Classification and Diseases
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College
11:00AM – 12:00PM LUNCH
12:00PM – 4:00PM Joseph Demer, MD, PhD: Ocular Muscles
Leonard Apt Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Division Director, Ocular Motility LaboratoryJules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
TUESDAY, January 22
nd8:00AM – 9:00AM Ronald C. Gentile MD: Posterior Trauma
Co-Director, Ocular Trauma Service, Department of Ophthalmology Coordinator, Vitreo-Retinal Service, Department of Ophthalmology New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
9:00AM – 10:00AM Robert Lopez, MD: Stereoscopic Exam of the Peripheral Retina
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center10:00AM – 11:00AM Quan (Donny) Hoang, MD, PhD: Pathologic Myopia
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
11:00AM – 12:00PM Michael Kazim, MD: Insights into the Pathogenesis of Thyroid Eye Disease
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center
12:00PM – 1:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM – 2:00PM R. Theodore Smith, MD, PhD: Perspectives on AMD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Research Director, NYU Med School
2:00PM - 4:00PM G. Baker Hubbard III, MD: Medical and Surgical Management of Pediatric Retinal Disorders
Thomas M. Aaberg Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Clinical Retina Emory Eye Center
4:00PM – 5:00PM Grace Sun, MD: International Medicine
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College
WEDNESDAY, January 23
rd9:00AM – 10:00AM Lee Jampol, MD: White Spot Syndromes of the Retina
Louis Feinberg, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
10:00AM – 11:00AM Murk Heinemann, MD: Ocular Complications of AIDS
Associate Attending Surgeon (Ophthalmology), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
11:00AM – 12:00PM C. Michael Samson, MD: Management of Ocular Inflammatory Disorders
Co-Director, Uveitis Service, The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
12:00PM – 1:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM – 2:00PM Bryan Winn, MD: Clinical Pearls and Pitfalls in Oculoplastics Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center2:00PM – 5:00PM Michael Weiss, MD: Antibiotics, Antifungals and Antivirals: Pharmacokinetics
and Pharmacodynamics
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
THURSDAY, January 24
th8:00AM – 9:00AM Louis D. Pizzarello, M.D., M.P.H.: Ophthalmic Epidemiology
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Health Management, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center
9:00AM – 10:00AM Richard Rosen, MD: OCT - Tips, Traps, and Trailers
Vice Chairman, OphthalmologyDirector of Ophthalmology Research New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
10:00AM – 11:00AM Jack Dodick, MD: History of Cataract Surgery
Chairperson and Professor of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Medical Center
11:00AM – 12:00PM LeeJee Suh, MD: Pearls in Cataract Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Director, Refractive Surgery Service and Cornea Fellowship Program Columbia University Medical Center
12:00PM – 1:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM – 4:00PM Graham Holder, PhD: Clinical Visual Electrophysiology
Director of Department of Electrophysiology and Consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital
4:00PM – 5:00PM BREAK
5:00PM – 6:00PM GRAND ROUNDS Graham Holder, PhD
Director of Department of Electrophysiology and Consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital
FRIDAY, January 25
th9:00AM – 10:30AM Stephen Kane, MD, PhD: Pediatric Cataract/Lenses
Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatric Neurology, Columbia
University Medical Center
10:30PM – 11:30AM Vivienne Greenstein, PhD: Color Vision Deficiency
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
11:30AM – 12:30PM LUNCH
12:30PM – 2:00PM Naomi Goldberg, MD, PhD: Treatment of the Uveitides
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine2:00PM – 3:00PM B. David Gorman, MD: Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications of Cataract Surgery
Associate Clinical Professor, Columbia University Medical Center Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center
3:00PM – 4:00PM Jean-Marie Parel, PhD: Phaco-Ersatz: A Polymeric Substitute for the Crystalline Lens
Research Professor of Ophthalmology Henri and Flore Lesieur Chair in Ophthalmology Director, Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
4:00PM – 5:00PM Paul L. Krawitz, MD: Premium IOLs
Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
SATURDAY, January 26
th10:15AM – 11:15AM Dan Reinstein, MD: The perfect LASIK procedure & Common Complication Management
Medical Director, London Vision Clinic
11:30AM – 12:30PM Dan Reinstein, MD: Beyond the 2012 state of the art in refractive surgery
Medical Director, London Vision Clinic
MONDAY, January 28
th9:00AM – 12:00PM George Florakis, MD: Corneal Dystrophies and Corneal Transplants
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center12:00PM – 1:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM – 2:00PM Nancy Fan-Paul, MD: Common Cornea and External Eye Diseases
Assistant Clinical Professor Of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
2:00PM - 3:00PM James Aquavella, MD: Corneal Wound Healing & Keratoprotheses
Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester Medical Center
3:00PM – 4:00PM R. Lindsy Farris, MD: Tear film and Ocular Surface
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology,
Director, Department of Ophthalmology of Harlem Hospital Columbia University Medical Center
4:00PM – 5:00PM David Paik, MD: Collagenous Tissue Crosslinking and it's Therapeutic Implications
Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University Medical Center
TUESDAY, January 29
th8:00AM – 9:00AM Chris Starr, MD: Refractive Surgery: LASIK, PRK and Complications
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical Center9:00AM – 10:00AM Donald Hood, PhD: Comparing Functional and Structural (OCT) Changes Due to
Disease
James F. Bender Professor of Psychology
Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
10:00AM – 11:00AM Douglas Lazzaro, MD: Peripheral Corneal Degeneration
Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
The Richard C. Troutman, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Microsurgery
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
11:00AM – 12:00PM Stephen Trokel, MD: Correction of Refractive Errors
Professor of Clinical OphthalmologyVice Chairman , Department of Ophthalmology Director of Columbia Vision Correction
Columbia University Medical Center
12:00PM – 1:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM – 2:00PM Srilaxmi Bearelly, MD, MHS: Basic Clinical AMD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
2:00PM – 4:00PM Marco Zarbin, MD, PhD: Pathway-Based Therapies for AMD
Professor and Chair, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Professor of Neurosciences, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Chief, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey
4:00PM – 5:00PM Jeffrey Stern, MD, PhD: Stem Cells in the Eye (basic cell biology of retinal and corneal SCs)
Board Chair, Director of Translational Research, Co-Founder, Neural Stem Cell Institute
WEDNESDAY, January 30
th9:00AM – 10:00AM John Aljian, MD: Strategies in the Management of Anterior Segment Eye Trauma
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, New York Medical College Chief, Eye Trauma Service, New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
10:00AM – 11:00AM Jeffrey Ascherman, PhD: Blepharoplasty
Surgeon; Site Chief, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center
11:00AM – 12:00PM Robert M. Schwarcz, MD: Oculoplastics Skin Exam: Lumps, Bumps and Bad News
Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Director, OculoFacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center
12:00PM – 1:00PM LUNCH
1:00PM – 2:00PM Janey Wiggs, MD, PhD: Genetics of Glaucoma
Paul Austin Chandler Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary