Scientific Council

Audina Berrocal, MD

Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Retina Department
Medical Director, Pediatric Retina and Retinopathy of Prematurity
Vitreoretinal Fellowship Director, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Miami, FL

Neil M. Bressler, MD

James P. Gills Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Susan A. Bressler, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Julia G. Levy PhD Professor of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

David M. Brown, MD

Director, Greater Houston Retina Research Center
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
Baylor College of Medicine
Vice-Chair for research
Blanton Eye Institute at Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX

Juan Carlos Martinez Camarillo, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Direct Translation Research In Vivo Core
USC Roski Eye Institute
Keck School of Medicine of USC
USC Ginsburg Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics
Los Angeles, CA

Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO

Specializing in Diabetes Eye Care & Education, Chous Eye Care Associates
Adjunct Professor of Optometry, Western University of Health Sciences
AOA Representative, National Diabetes Education Program
Tacoma, WA

W. Lloyd Clark, MD

Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon
Palmetto Retina Center
Columbia, SC

Joseph M. Coney, MD, FASRS, FACS

Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon
Retina Associates of Cleveland, Inc.
Cleveland, OH

Lauren P. Daskivich, MD, MSHS

Interim Chief of Ophthalmology, LAC+USC Medical Center and Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Chief of Ophthalmology, Ambulatory Care Network
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
USC/Roski Eye Institute and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Director, Ophthalmic Services and Eye Health Programs
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Los Angeles, CA

Dilsher Dhoot, MD

California Retina Consultants
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Keck School of Medicine (USC)
Santa Barbara, CA

Diana V. Do, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Byers Eye Institute
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA

Justis P. Ehlers, MD

The Norman C. and Donna L. Harbert Endowed Chair of Ophthalmic Research
Cole Eye Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

David Eichenbaum, MD, FAAO

Collaborative Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Director of Research
Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida
St. Petersburg, FL

Victoria Epstein, DO

Ophthalmologist and Surgeon
Neuro-ophthalmologist
Albany Eye Associates
Albany, NY

Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO

Chief of Optometry, Sepulveda VA Medical Center
Professor, Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University
Sepulveda, CA

Tamara R. Fountain, MD

Professor and Section Chair Emeritus
Oculofacial Plastic Surgery
Department of Ophthalmology
RUSH University Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS

Professor of Ophthalmology
Co-Director Retina Research Unit
The Retina Service of Wills Eye Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Jennifer Gould, OD, MS, FAAO, DIPL, ABO

Associate Clinical Professor
SUNY College of Optometry
Chief of Advanced Care Services
University Eye Center
New York, NY

Julia A. Haller, MD

Ophthalmologist-in-Chief
Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Allen C. Ho, MD, FACS, FASRS

Attending Surgeon and Director of Retina Research Wills Eye Hospital
Co-Director of the Retina Service Wills Eye Hospital
Professor of Ophthalmology, Thomas Jefferson University
Mid Atlantic Retina
Philadelphia, PA

Leslie S. Jones, MD

Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Associate Professor and Residency Program Director
Director, Glaucoma Service
Howard University
Washington, DC

Judy E. Kim, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Professor at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Director of Teleophthalmology and Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

Geeta Lalwani, MD

Ophthalmologist & Vitreoretinal Surgeon
Founder Rocky Mountain Retina Associates
Boulder, Colorado

Kristen Nwanyanwu, MD, MBA, MHS

Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Yale School of Medicine
Ophthalmologist & Vitreoretinal Surgeon
New Haven, Connecticut

Jessica D. Randolph, MD, FASRS

Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
Director of Medical Student Education
Ophthalmologist & Vitreoretinal Surgeon
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

Sherrol Reynolds, OD, FAAO

Chief, Advanced Ophthalmic Care & Specialty Testing
Chief, Primary Care, The Eye Care Institute
Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry
Davie, Florida

Julie Rodman, OD, MSc, FAAO, FORS

Professor of Optometry
Chief, Broward Eye Care Institute
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Srinivas R. Sadda, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology
Doheny Eye Institute
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Adrienne W. Scott, MD

Chief, Wilmer Eye Institute - Bel Air
Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology Retina Division
Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute
Baltimore, MD

Rishi P. Singh

Staff Physician and President, Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, Cleveland Clinic Florida
Professor of Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Stuart, FL

Michael Stewart, MD

Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL

Basil K. Williams, Jr., MD

Volunteer Associate Professor
Mary Knight Asbury Chair of Ophthalmic Pathology & Ocular Oncology
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH

Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD

Director of Research, Retina Consultants of Houston
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Blanton Eye Institute & Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX

David Xu, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Member of the Retina Service
Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

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