Ziad Bashshur received the doctor of medicine diploma from the American University of Beirut (AUB) in 1994 and completed an Ophthalmology Residency in 1998. He did a Vitreoretinal Fellowship in 1999 at the University of Virginia after which he joined the staff at the Ophthalmology Department at AUB where he is currently Professor of Ophthalmology. His main clinical focus is vitreoretinal diseases and surgery.

Dr. Bashshur’s major research interests include retinal vascular diseases and particularly neovascular age-related macular degeneration. He is, also, interested in the fluidics of vitreoretinal surgery. He has over 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals and is a reviewer for several ophthalmology journals. These include Retina, American Journal of Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, Acta Ophthalmologica, Ophthalmic surgery and lasers, and Clinical Ophthalmology.

Dr. Ying-Shan Chen received his medical education at China Medical College in Taiwan followed by a retinal fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the United States. For seven years, Dr. Chen served as director of retinal subspecialty at Cathay General Hospital in Taipei, and currently he is Chief of Ophthalmology at Cathay General Hospital in HsinChu. Dr. Chen has authored numerous papers published in major peer-reviewed journals along with multiple book publications.

Munir Jose Escaf Vergara, MD Universidad del Norte Barranquilla, Colombia, Medical Doctor degree Universidad Nacional Federico Villerreal, Lima, Perú, Ophthalmology degree Instituto Docente de Enfermedades Oftalmologicas IDEO, Maracibo, Venezuela, Vitreoretinal Surgeon Vitreoretinal Surgeon at Centro Oftalmologico Carriazo, Barranquilla, Colombia

Dr. Gerstenblith is a board certified, fellowship trained ophthalmologist specializing in diseases of the retina, macula and vitreous. Dr. Gerstenblith attended medical school at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He continued at Johns Hopkins Hospital for a year of internal medicine on the Osler Housestaff service. Dr. Gerstenblith then completed his residency at the Wills Eye Hospital where he was honored to be chosen as Chief Resident in his final year as well as serve as the senior co-editor of the Wills Eye Manual. He continued at Wills Eye for his fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery and is now in private practice with Mid Atlantic Retina Specialists in Hagerstown, MD

Dr. Gerstenblith has authored numerous peer-reviewed research papers, review articles and textbook chapters as well as presented his research at multiple scientific conferences. He has been the lead investigator and participated in dozens of clinical trials in the field of retinal disease. Dr. Gerstenblith cares for patients with all manners of retinal disease but has particular interest in age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, complex retinal detachment, vitreoretinal surgical instrumentation, and clinical research. Dr. Gerstenblith is an active member of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Medical Association.

Medical Director, Gossage Eye Institute, Hillsdale, MI
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Dr. Gossage is a graduate of the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine; and has been the Residency Director for Ophthalmology at Michigan State University - Hillsdale Campus for the past ten years. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Osteopathic Association, and a lifetime member of the American Medical Association. He has been voted America’s Top Ophthalmologist in Comprehensive Ophthalmology for the past 5 years, and has received the Patrick G. Murray Award for Academic Excellence.

Dr. Shan C. Lin is an ophthalmologist who specializes in glaucoma and cataract surgery and the use of lasers and ultrasound biomicroscopy. In his research, Lin studies new medications for the treatment of progressive glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

Lin earned a medical degree at the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and completed a residency and fellowship in ophthalmology at UCSF Medical Center. He is an active member in several medical and scientific societies including the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. He serves on the Glaucoma Panel of the Ophthalmic Technology Assessment Committee of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and is a reviewer for the Journal of Glaucoma and British Journal of Ophthalmology. He is an associate professor of clinical ophthalmology at UCSF.

Caesar K. Luo, M.D., is a board certified vitreo-retinal surgeon, who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases and conditions. Dr. Luo graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology from the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. Dr. Luo continued his education at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry where he earned his medical degree with a Distinction in Community Service.  Dr. Luo completed his medical internship at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; followed by his ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Institute also in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Luo completed his training with a vitreo-retinal fellowship, including pediatric retinal surgery at Associated Retinal Consultants in Royal Oak, Michigan.  Dr. Luo has earned many academic honors and awards during his training. During his ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Institute, Dr. Luo was selected as Co-Chief Resident. Dr. Luo has authored and co-authored many research publications and has lectured at international conferences on various ocular conditions and diseases, specifically those associated with the retina. 

Chris Cruz is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in the medical/surgical treatment and management of all forms of glaucoma. Dr. Cruz believes in working in partnership with his patients to help save or improve their vision and he derives great satisfaction from positive results. Dr. Cruz has extensive training in state-of-the-art optic nerve imaging and glaucoma progression analysis.

Dr. Cruz attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, graduating Summa Cum Laude. He earned his medical degree from the Ponce School of Medicine, graduating among the top of his class.  He completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Puerto Rico, and continued his training at the prestigious Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia, where he was honored with the Bill Tasman Wills Eye Fellow of the Year Award.

Dr. Mahootchi is the medical director of The Eye Clinic of Florida in the Tampa Bay Area. His practice includes medical retina, glaucoma, and cataract surgery. He has practiced in Florida since 1997.

A native of Tennessee, he attended Vanderbilt University for both medical school and residency. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Retina Services
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science
University of California-Davis
Sacramento, CA USA

Dr. Morse is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of Retina Services at UC Davis. He is a board certified ophthalmologist who goal is to provide compassionate care with the best and most current evidence-based medicine and surgery.

Dr. Morse received his BS and MA from UC Riverside, his PhD from University of Chicago, and MD from UCLA School of Medicine. After completing his Ophthalmology residency at UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, he went on to a Fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Duke University Medical Center.

Dr. Morse’s clinical interests focus on diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous; and his primary research interests focus on the diabetic eye diseases and age-related macular degeneration. He has received numerous awards for his research and teaching, including the Helen Keller Foundation Retina Research, Retina Congress ASRS Honor, and Resident Clinical Teaching: UC Davis awards.

Dr. Robert J. Noecker is a leading ophthalmologist at Ophthalmic Consultants of Connecticut specializing in the medical, laser and surgical management of glaucoma and cataracts. He has more than 20 years of experience in developing innovations in laser and glaucoma surgery and has conducted over 50 trials on the pharmacologic, laser, and surgical treatment of glaucoma, macular degeneration, and dry eyes. He has also performed many preclinical studies on laser-tissue interactions. He is on the editorial board of 10 peer reviewed journals in ophthalmology, has published over 100 peer reviewed papers and has lectured around the world in over 30 countries.

Dr. Noecker did his undergraduate work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, medical school at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Arizona and Fellowship in glaucoma at Tufts University in Boston. He is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the Yale University School of Medicine and is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Frank Netter School of Medicine of Quinnipiac University.

Director of Glaucoma Service & Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Ophthalmology Associates
Cataract and Glaucoma Surgeon, New York Eye Surgery Center
New York Eye Surgery Center, 1101 Pelham Parkway, NY 10469
Phone: 718-405-3800

Nathan Radcliffe, M.D. is a board certified ophthalmologist who is an experienced glaucoma and cataract surgeon. Prior to June of 2014, Dr. Radcliffe served as the Director of the Glaucoma Service at Weill Cornell Medical College for six years. During his time in academics, Dr. Radcliffe managed the most challenging cataract and glaucoma cases referred from all over the world, published over 40 peer reviewed publications in glaucoma research, gave hundreds lectures on glaucoma and cataract to thousands of ophthalmologists in 40 states and over a dozen different countries, and won awards for his surgical videos and teaching.

Dr. Radcliffe serves on the Skills Transfers Advisory Committee for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, is the Chair of the Multimedia Committee for the American Glaucoma Society and serves on the Glaucoma Clinical Committee for the Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Dr. Radcliffe graduated Alpha Omega Alpha from Temple University School of Medicine and then was transitional resident of the year at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. He was chief resident at New York University for his ophthalmology residency and was chief glaucoma fellow at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.

Department of Ophthalmology University of Padova
Padova, Italy

Dr. Vujosevic graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Padova in 2000. Residency in Ophthalmology at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Padova with final certification for the practice of Ophthalmology in 2004. Fellowship in Medical retina at the Moorfields Eye Hospital, London in 2004. Fellowship at the Reading Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital in London in 2004. Contract Researcher at the G.B. Bietti Eye Foundation, IRCCS, Rome 2006-2012. Full time Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova since 2012. PhD at the University of Padova in Medical, Clinical and Experimental Sciences in 2013. Contract Professor of Ophthalmology, at the School of Orthoptics and the School of Ophthalmology, University of Padova. Medical Director and R&D Director of the International Microperimetry Reading Centre, certified by the European Vision Institute. Member of the European Reading Centre Expert Committe. Member of the Association for the Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), the EURETINA, the EVER, the European Association For The Study of Diabetes (EASDEC), the Italian Retina Society and the Italian Society of Ophthalmologists. She currently oversees international research projects and carries out clinical activities concerning screening, morphological and functional instrumental diagnoses, laser and intravitreous treatment of degenerative corioretinal pathologies. She performs cataract surgery and intravitreous injections. She has authored numerous papers published in major international ophthalmological journals and book chapters.