Tulane University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology - 50th Annual C.S. O'Brien Professorship and 37th Annual Tulane Eye Alumni Day J ...

Tulane University
     School of Medicine
Department of Ophthalmology

50th Annual C.S. O’Brien Professorship

                 and

37th Annual Tulane Eye Alumni Day

        June 12th and 13th, 2015
    J. Bennett Johnston Building
        1324 Tulane Avenue
      New Orleans, Louisiana

We gratefully acknowledge
   our generous sponsors

  Abbott Medical Optics (AMO)
     Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
          Allergan, Inc.
      Andrea’s Restaurant
      The Armamentarium
         Bausch & Lomb
Bayou Ophthalmic Instruments, Inc.
    New World Medical, Inc.
       Southern Eye Bank

           Presentations
   J. Bennett Johnston Building
        1324 Tulane Avenue
          New Orleans, LA

A special thanks to all who have helped
Tulane University Department of Ophthalmology
residents and fellows throughout the 2014-2015
academic year

              Save the Date

      Please join us next year for the
   51 Annual C.S. O’Brien Professorship
     st

                    and

   38th Annual Tulane Eye Alumni Day
          June 10th and 11th, 2016

Ophthalmology Faculty
       Delmar R. Caldwell, MD
           Professor / Chairman
         Cornea & External Disease

          Kyle V. Acosta, MD
 Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

   Ramesh S. Ayyala, MD, FRCS
   Professor / Director, Residency Program
    Glaucoma/Anterior Segment Surgery

         Diane A. Blake, PhD
      Adjunct Professor / Biochemistry

       Victor M. Carriere, MD
        Clinical Assistant Professor
       Comprehensive Ophthalmology

        Candace C. Collins, MD
    Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus

         Brandon Davis, MD
              Retina-Vitreous

       James G. Diamond, MD
             Professor Emeritus
              Retina-Vitreous

   Corey B. Dickson, COA, NCLEC
     Instructor / Contact Lens Specialist

Leslie N. Estrada, MD
    Comprehensive Ophthalmology

Miles H. Friedlander, MD, FACS
              Professor
          Refractive Surgery

 Robert R. Gordon, MD, FAAP
           Associate Professor
 Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus

     Avit J. Gremillion, MD
           Retina-Vitreous

       James Hardin, MD
      Clinical Assistant Professor
         Chief, VA Alexandria

      Janet Harrison, MD
      Clinical Assistant Professor
            Chief, VA Biloxi

    Arley G. Jaramillo, MD
           Retina-Vitreous

   Peter R. Kastl, MD, PhD
       Professor/Chief, MCLNO
      Cornea/Anterior Segment

      Curtis E. Margo, MD
           Ocular Pathology

Rebecca C. Metzinger, MD
          Associate Professor/Chief, SLVHCS
              Cornea/Anterior Segment

           Patrick S. O’Sullivan, MD
                    Retina-Vitreous

            Gholam A. Peyman, MD
                  Professor Emeritus
                   Retina-Vitreous

             Thomas Robinson, MD
                 Clinical Instructor
    Comprehensive Ophthalmology, VA Alexandria

               Robert D. Ross, MD
                Retina-Vitreous Disease

             Joseph P. Rumage, MD
                      Low Vision

                Joel G. Sacks, MD
                  Professor Emeritus
                 Neuro-Ophthalmology

        Alejandra A. Valenzuela, MD
                   Associate Professor
Orbital, Lacrimal, and Oculoplastic Diseases and Surgery
              Orbital and Ocular Oncology

             Jared M. Vincent, MD
                       Glaucoma

2015 Fellows
       Mirela Krasniqi, MD
     Benjamin V. Guidry, MD
       Michael Yablick, MD

  2015 Senior Residents
Soroosh Behshad, MD (Chief Resident)
         Raj N. Patel, MD
       Andrew K. Salem, MD
          Pooja Sethi, MD
     Blake K. Williamson, MD

Second Year Residents
Aditya “Ady” N. Athanikar, MD
      Reena Gupta, MD
   Thomas W. Jones, III, MD
      Sujata Singh, MD
     Randall N. Stein, MD

First Year Residents
       Eric Areiter, MD
       Nisha Shah, MD
    Clayton A. Stevens, MD
     F. Beau Swann, MD
        Ze Zhang, MD

Dimitri T. Azar, MD, MBA

    50th Annual C.S. O’Brien
       Visiting Professor

     Dean, College of Medicine
   University of Illinois at Chicago

     Professor of Ophthalmology,
  Bioengineering and Pharmacology

        B.A. Field Chair in
      Ophthalmologic Research

Dimitri T. Azar, MD, MBA is Dean of the College of
Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He holds
the B.A. Field Chair in ophthalmologic research, and is a
Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology, Bioengineering
and Pharmacology. Dr. Azar joined the University of
Illinois at Chicago, in 2006, as Head of the Department of
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences after serving as tenured
Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School,
Director of the Cornea Service at the Massachusetts Eye and
Ear Infirmary, Senior Scientist at the Schepens Eye
Institute, and as faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine.
He earned an executive MBA with high honors from the
University of Chicago. Dr. Azar is the author of over 400
scientific articles and book chapters. He is the editor of 14
books in ophthalmology, and he holds 15 patents. Dr. Azar
has been named one of The Best Doctors in America® and/or
one of the Castle Connolly regional Top Doctors in America
annually since 1994.
He is a leader in basic science and clinically related vision
research, making significant contributions to the treatment
of corneal diseases and to advances in refractive surgery
through mathematical analyses and applications of
advanced optics. His basic science research on matrix
metalloproteinases    in   corneal    wound    healing   and
angiogenesis has been continually funded by the National
Eye Institute R01 award since 1993. Dr. Azar is a member of
the Board of the Illinois Society to Prevent Blindness,
Chicago Ophthalmological Society and Chicago Medical
Society, and is the elected trustee for the Cornea Section at
the ARVO Board of Trustees.
Dr. Azar has also received multiple leadership awards,
including the 2009 Lans Distinguished Award, the
University of Illinois at Chicago Scholar Award and the
Distinguished Professor award in 2012, and the Barraquer
Award in 2013.

Shachar Tauber, MD

37th Annual James Allen Guest Lecturer
   Outstanding Tulane Eye Alumnus
        Resident Graduate ‘92

 Director of Ophthalmology Research,
   Cornea and Refractive Surgery

     Mercy Clinic Eye Specialists
       Springfield, Missouri

Shacher Tauber, MD is a board certified
ophthalmologist who currently serves as the section chair
for ophthalmology at Mercy Clinic Eye Specialists in
Springfield, Missouri. Formerly, he was an Assistant
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at Yale
University, where he also served as Director of Cornea,
External Diseases, Contact Lens and Refractive Surgery for
the Yale School of Medicine.

He also served as the Medical Director of the Yale-New
Haven Eye Laser Center. Dr. Tauber has taught refractive
surgery techniques to surgeons in seven countries. He is an
active participant in FDA clinical trial studies. In addition,
he    was    recognized   by  Trusted     LASIK      Surgeons
(trustedlasiksurgeons.com) as being in the top 1% of
refractive and corneal surgeons in the nation.

Friday, June 12, 2015
8:00 am   Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:55 am   Welcome Address
             Dr. Delmar R. Caldwell

     Session Chaired by: Ramesh S. Ayyala, MD

9:00 am   IOP and Bleb Characteristics in Express
          Shunt with MMC vs GLASS
               F. Beau Swann, MD
               Ramesh S. Ayyala, MD

9:15 am   IOP and Bleb Characteristics in
          Trabeculectomy with MMC vs GLASS
               Sujata Singh, MD
               Ramesh S. Ayyala, MD

9:30 am   Hyaluronic Acid-Ciprofloxacin Conjugate
          Antimicrobial Activity
               Ze Zhang, MD
               Ramesh S. Ayyala, MD

9:45 am   The Efficacy of Cataract Extraction in
          Anatomic Narrow Angles
                Randall N. Stein, MD
                Ramesh S. Ayyala, MD

Session Chaired by: Alejandra Valenzuela, MD
10:00 am Marjolin Ulcer in the Medial Canthal Area:
         Long-Term Eye Spectacle Nose Pad as a Risk
         for Malignant Transformation
               Soroosh Behshad, MD
             Alejandra Valenzuela, MD

10:15 am Resveratrol in the Treatment of CSCR
              Clayton A. Stevens, MD
              Robert D. Ross, MD

10:30 am Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in
         Myopia: An Analysis
              Aditya “Ady” N. Athanikar, MD
              Miles Friedlander, MD

10:45 am Electrophysiology and the Micropulse Laser
               Thomas W. Jones, III, MD
               Robert D. Ross, MD

11:00 am Break

      Session Chaired by: Peter Kastl, MD, PhD

11:15 am   Update on the iStent Trabecular
           Microbypass: One-year Data at Tulane
                Andrew K. Salem, MD
                Ramesh S. Ayyala, MD

11:30 am Using Aqueous Chemical Fingerprinting and
         Metabolomics to Elucidate Post-glaucoma
         Drainage Device Corneal Decompensation in
         a Rabbit Model
              Blake K. Williamson, MD
              Ramesh S. Ayyala, MD
              Diane A. Blake, PhD

11:45 am Correlating Structure, Function and
         Electrophysiology in Glaucoma Patients
               Mirela Krasniqi, MD
               Ramesh S. Ayyala, MD

12:00 pm Does Sugar Really Make It Sweeter:
         Lidocaine vs Shugarcaine for Intracameral
         Use During Cataract Surgery
              Pooja Sethi, MD
              Thomas Robinson, MD

12:15 pm   Contact Lens Solution Sterilization and
           Toxicity Advances
                 Eric J. Areiter, MD
                 Rebecca C. Metzinger, MD

12:30 pm Lunch (on your own)

      Session Chaired by: Robert A. Gordon MD
2:00 pm    Evaluating the Normal Ultrasound Nerve
           Sheaths
                Reena Gupta, MD
                Robert A. Gordon MD

2:15 pm    The Utility of Pattern Electroretinogram in
           Age-Related Macular Degeneration
                Raj N. Patel, MD
                Robert D. Ross, MD

2:30 pm    Utility of sd-OCT in Predicting Visual
           Outcomes in Patients Undergoing
           Epiretinal Membrane Surgery
                 Nisha V. Shah, MD
                 Rebecca C. Metzinger, MD

2:45 pm   Advantages of Ultrawide-Field Retinal
          Angiography
               Benjamin Guidry, MD
               James G. Diamond, MD

3:00 pm   Evaluation of Angle Anatomy Before and
          After Penetrating Keratoplasty
                Michael W. Yablick, MD
                Delmar R. Caldwell, MD

3:15 pm   Break

3:30 pm   Introduction of the 37th Annual James Allen
          Guest Lecturer/Outstanding Tulane Eye
          Alumnus – Shachar Tauber, MD
                Robert Gordon, MD

3:35 pm   The Mercy Experience with FemtoSecond
          Laser Cataract Surgery: What Have We
          Learned in the First Two Years
                Shachar Tauber, MD

          - - - Meeting adjourned - - -

Saturday, June 13, 2015

8:00 am    Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:55 am    Welcome Address,
                Delmar R. Caldwell, MD

           Session chair: Candace Collins, MD
9:00 am    Online Residency Training Program: Are
           We There Yet?
                 Ramesh S. Ayyala, MD

9:15 am    Updates in Orbital Metastasis
                Alejandra Valenzuela, MD

9:30 am    Update on Uveitis
                Mandi Conway, MD

9:45 am    Pediatric Ophthalmology Update
                 Robert A. Gordon, MD

10:00 am BREAK

           Session chair: Miles Friedlander, MD
10:15 am   Sublative Radio Frequency, Is There a Place
           in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery
                 Kyle V. Acosta, MD

10:30 am Distribution of Ophthalmologists and
         Optometrists in the United States
               Peter Kastl, MD

10:45 am Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Post-
         menopausal Women Receiving Exogenous
         Testosterone
               M. Conway M.D.
               J. Noble B.S.
               G.A. Peyman M.D

11:00 am Introduction of the 50th C.S. O’Brien
         Professor, Dimitri Azar, MD
               Delmar Caldwell, MD

11:05 am Surgical Treatment of Presbyopia:
         Future or Fiction?
               Dimitri Azar, MD

         - - - Meeting adjourned - - -

             Please join us to celebrate
             the graduating residents
              Saturday, June 13, 2015
                       6:30 pm
               Andrea’s Restaurant
                  3100 19th Street
                   Metairie, LA

Ophthalmology Department
             Administrative Staff

   Susan M. DeRocha                  Sheila M. Lawshe
 Administrative Secretary          Program Coordinator

      Tara Doskey                   Susan M. Manning
Department Administrator                  Optician

      Doris Fortune                 Natasha M. Snipes
 Administrative Assistant        Administrative Secretary

           Ophthalmology Clinic Staff
    Nancy Bladsacker                    Joye Jones
   Ophthalmic Assistant        Customer Service Coordinator

      Kaitlyn Blum                  Caitlyn Lodriguss
   Ophthalmic Assistant        Certified Ophthalmic Assistant

      Jyan Crayton                   Christina Morel
     Certified Retinal             Certified Ophthalmic
Angiographer/Photographer          Assistant, Lead Tech

   Chantrell Dauphine                 Annette Smith
Customer Service Coordinator   Customer Service Coordinator

      Fanny Davadi                     Casey Smith
   Ophthalmic Assistant        Certified Ophthalmic Medical
                                        Technologist
      Nancy Hebert
    Certified Ophthalmic             Marcia Watson
         Technician            Customer Service Coordinator