Expert Qualifications
This board certified ophthalmologist has been practicing medicine for over 10 years, holding top positions at an elite medical university. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retina Specialists, with over 50 articles published in peer-reviewed journals. He is the former Chief of Vitreoretinal Services at Weiss Memorial Hospitals and is currently an Associate Professor of Surgery in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and the Chief of Vitreoretinal Services at an elite medical university.
Bio Snapshot
- Location: Illinois
- B.A., Cornell University
- M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Internship, Baylor College of Medicine
- Residency, Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine
- Fellowship, Diseases and Surgery of the Retina, Vitreous and Macula, Barnes Retina Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
- Board Certification: Ophthalmology
- Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Member, American Society of Retina Specialists
- Member, American Medical Association
- Member, American College of Physicians
- Member, Alpha Omega Alpha (Medical Honor Society)
- Member, The Macula Society
- Member, The Retina Society
- Member, American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)
- Member, Club Vit
- Member, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS)
- Member, Chicago Ophthalmological Society (COS)
- Member, Chicago Medical Society
- Member, American College of Physicians (ACP)
- Member, American Medical Association (AMA)
- Member, Texas Ophthalmological Association (TOA)
- Member, Missouri Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (MOSEPS)
- Member, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- Member, European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA)
- Member, Department of Surgery Clinical Trials Advisory Panel, university affiliated medical center/ program
- Member, Biological Sciences Division Committee on Reappointment of Assistant Professors (COROAP), university affiliated medical center/ program
- Publications, 100+ articles in peer-reviewed journals, 70+ abstracts, 35+presentations, 10 book chapters, 75+lectures
- Former, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Chicago
- Former, Chief of Vitreoretinal Services, Weiss Memorial Hospital
- Former, Attending Staff, Illinois Masonic Hospital
- Former, Attending Staff, Weiss Memorial Hospital
- Current, Director of Clinical Research in Ophthalmology and Visual Science, top medical university
- Current, Chief of Vitreoretinal Services, major medical university
- Current, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, top medical university
- Current, Program Director, Fellowship in the Diseases and Surgery of the Retina, Vitreous, and Macula, Department of Ophthalmology, top medical university
- Current, Attending Staff, university affiliated medical center/ program
- Current, Attending Staff, university affiliated eye center/ medical program
