6th Annual Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium
October 17-18, 2008
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Location
Student Center West
828 S. Wolcott Avenue
Chicago Rooms A, B, C
Moss Auditorium
909 S. Wolcott Avenue
Room 1020
Educational Grants
We gratefully acknowledge educational grants from Alcon.
Accreditation
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Course Organizers
Elmer Tu, MD
Ali Djalilian, MD
Dimitri Azar, MD
Special Lectures
Jose Guell, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Autonoma University of Barcelona
Director, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Unit,
Instituto Microcirugia Ocular de Barcelons
Steven E. Wilson, MD
Professor
Director of Corneal Research
Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Guest Speakers
Charles S. Bouchard, MD
Chairman and John P. Mulcahey Professor of Ophthalmology
Loyola University
Fredrick Brightbill, MD
Partner
Brightbill and Ericson Associates
Randy Epstein, MD
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Rush University Medical Center
CEO, Chicago Cornea Consultants
Robert Feder, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Chief of Cornea and External Disease
Northwestern University
Marian Macsai-Kaplan, MD
Professor and Vice Chair
Northwestern University
Chief, Division of Ophthalmology
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Jonathan Rubenstein, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Director of Refractive Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Michael A. Saidel, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Chief, Cornea Service
University of Chicago
Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary Faculty
Cornea & Refractive Surgery Service
Elmer Tu, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Director, Cornea Service
Dimitri Azar, MD
Professor and Head
Department of Ophthalmology
Robert Chang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Corneal Lymphangiogenesis
Soledad Cortina, MD
Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellow
Jose de la Cruz, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, General Eye Clinic
Ali Djalilian, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Sandeep Jain, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Deepak Shukla, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Joel Sugar, MD
Professor and Vice Chair of Ophthalmology
Kristina Thomas, MD
Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellow
Contact Lens Service
Timothy McMahon, OD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, Contact Lens Service
Charlotte Joslin, OD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology