Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD is a tenured Associate
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in the Retina Division at the
Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Bernstein graduated
summa cum laude from Harvard University, where he also received his MD and PhD
in pharmacology. After interning at New England Deaconess Hospital, he completed
an Ophthalmology residency and a fellowship in retinal cell biology at the Jules
Stein Eye Institute of UCLA School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in
vitreoretinal surgery and research at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
During his residency in Ophthalmology at Jules Stein, he was a recipient of
the Jules Stein Resident Research Award. Long interested in macular pigments,
Dr. Bernstein has pioneered a method for measuring carotenoid pigment levels.
Along with his colleagues, he holds several patents on the non-invasive resonance
Raman imaging method for quantifying pigments in the living human macula, and
has authored numerous papers on that topic. In addition, Dr. Bernstein's interests
include the ocular effects of oxidative stress, and the relationships between
dietary carotenoid intake, optical density of the macula and the risk of age-related
macular degeneration. Dr. Bernstein is the recipient of numerous awards and
grants, and is extensively published.
David S. Boyer, MD
David S. Boyer, MD is a Board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in treatment
of diseases of the retina and vitreous and is senior partner at Retina-Vitreous
Associates Medical Group with offices in the greater Los Angeles area. Dr. Boyer
is also a clinical Associate Professor at the University of Southern California,
and has an extensive research background. After graduating from the Chicago
Medical School, he completed his ophthalmology residency at USC County Medical
Center in Los Angeles and a fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia.
Dr. Boyer has been the recipient of the Jules Stein Living Tribute award and
the Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology Board of Trustees.
A member of multiple medical societies and research boards, Dr. Boyer serves
as Co-Chair of the Residency Program at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, as
President and Program Chairman of the Los Angeles Eye Society, and as a member
of the Board of Directors of the Discovery Fund for Eye Research. Over the past
three decades, Dr. Boyer has presented numerous abstracts and invited lectures
at various national and international symposia. He has authored a number of
scientific papers and a medical text chapter, and is currently an investigator
for several clinical trials.
Anne
L. Coleman, MD, PhD
Dr. Coleman is a Professor of Ophthalmology in the Jules Stein Eye Institute
of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA as well as Professor of Epidemiology
in the UCLA School of Public Health. She holds the Frances and Ray Stark Endowed
Chair at UCLA and is Director of the Jules Stein Eye Institute Mobile Eye Clinic.
Dr. Coleman received her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia,
completed her fellowship training in glaucoma at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns
Hopkins University, and received a PhD in Epidemiology from UCLA in 1997. Dr.
Coleman's research is focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and societal impact
of glaucoma, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), including
the study of lifestyle limitations imposed on patients with these eye diseases.
Currently an at-large member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Board
of Trustees, she is a recipient of the Academy's Senior Achievement Award and
Secretariat Award. Dr. Coleman is a consultant to the US Food and Drug Administration
Ophthalmic Devices Panel, and she chairs the Glaucoma Subcommittee of the National
Eye Health Education Program of the National Institutes of Health. Since 2003,
she has served as Executive Editor of Glaucoma for the American Journal of Ophthalmology
and currently serves as president of Women in Ophthalmology. She was coeditor
of "Management of Cataracts and Glaucoma", published in 2004. With
contributions to numerous studies and peer-reviewed journal articles and other
publications, Dr. Coleman continues to serve as an investigator for a number
of ongoing studies and clinical trials.
Bert M. Glaser, MD
Dr. Glaser earned his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians
and Surgeons and completed his ophthalmology residency at The Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine. Until 1989 Dr. Glaser was Professor of Ophthalmology and
Director of the Center for Vitreoretinal Research at The Wilmer Eye Institute
at Johns Hopkins. He is founder and medical director of the National Retina
Institute. Dr. Glaser has developed or supported the advancement of numerous
technologies including a highly successful treatment for macular holes, high-speed
indocyanine green angiography for the diagnosis and treatment of age-related
macular degeneration (AMD), and new treatments for diabetic retinopathy, retinal
detachment, giant retinal tears, proliferative vitreoretinopathy and retinal
vein occlusions. Widely recognized for his
work in developing and implementing advanced surgical and imaging technologies
for AMD and other conditions, Dr. Glaser has received awards from The Macula
Society, The Retina Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology, and Association
for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Dr. Glaser is the author of several
hundred publications including research articles, books, book chapters and abstracts.
Paul S. Koch, MD
Dr. Koch received his MD from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1977. He
completed an internship at the Rhode Island Hospital of Providence in 1978 and
completed his residency as Chief Resident at the Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat
Hospital in 1981. Dr. Koch founded Koch Eye Associates in 1981 and serves as
it’s Medical Director. He is also the Chief Medical Editor of Ophthalmology
Management. Dr. Koch was one of the first refractive surgeons in America
performing keratomileusis in 1979, keratophakia in 1980, and radial keratotomy
in 1983. He has helped popularize many advances in cataract surgery, including
techniques that permit surgery to be performed comfortably without anesthetic
injections, and with vision recovery beginning only a few minutes after the
operation is completed. He has won many awards including the Mericos H. Whittier
Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award and the American Academy of Ophthalmology's
Honor Award. Dr. Koch has written many textbooks on eye surgery, which are the
standard reading materials for residency programs in the US and abroad. He has
also written many journal articles, book chapters, and specialty editorials.
Dr. Koch has been named one of the Top 100 Ophthalmologists and one of the Top
15 Cataract Surgeons in North America by Ophthalmology Times and he has been
cited in each issue of the Best Doctors in America.
In memory of: Robert
Gale Martin, MD Robert Gale Martin, MD, who passed away on March 18,
2008, was a key contributor and founding member of ScienceBased Health. An innovator
in the field of ophthalmology, Dr. Martin will be remembered not only for his
exceptional professional achievements, but also for his entrepreneurial and
humanitarian endeavors. With his boundless energy and enthusiasm, his generosity,
and his gentle wit, he was a source of inspiration to all who knew him. Following
are several articles that commemorate his life and accomplishments.
Stephen
C. Pflugfelder, MD A summa cum laude graduate of Colgate University and
SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse, Dr. Pflugfelder did his ophthalmology
residency at Baylor College of Medicine. He performed a Cornea fellowship at
the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami School of Medicine,
was appointed to the faculty in 1985 and promoted to Professor in 1998. In 2000,
he joined the faculty of the Baylor College of Medicine's Cullen Eye Institute
as a Professor and Director of the Ocular Surface Center, where he was awarded
the James and Margaret Elkins Chair in 2001. He has published over 140 peer-reviewed
articles and over 45 book chapters and monographs, primarily in the field of
cornea diseases and surgery. Dr. Pflugfelder co-edited the textbook: "Dry
Eye and Ocular Surface Disorders", published in 2004 and is on the editorial
boards of the journals Cornea, American Journal of Ophthalmology,
Eye & Contact Lens and The Ocular Surface. Included in the
last three editions of "Best Doctors in America", he received the
American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award in 2000 and a Research
to Prevent Blindness Senior Investigator Award in 2002. Dr. Pflugfelder has
served as chairman of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Lifelong Education
for Ophthalmologists Committee and the Preferred Practice Pattern Committee
on Corneal and Ocular Surface diseases. His research interests include the role
of inflammation in dry eye and corneal bioengineering.
John
D. Sheppard, MD, MMSc Dr. Sheppard received his Masters degree in Medical
Science and his MD from Brown University on a full Armed Forces Health Professions
Scholarship. After an internship in pediatrics at the University of Virginia,
he spent four years with the US Navy as 6th Fleet Medical Officer and Chief
of Family Practice. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at the University
of Pittsburgh Eye and Ear Institute and a three-year fellowship in corneal diseases,
uveitis, third world blindness, and ocular immunology at the Proctor Research
Foundation at the University of California, San Francisco. In 1989, Dr. Sheppard
joined Virginia Eye Consultants and the ophthalmology, microbiology, and immunology
faculty of Eastern Virginia Medical School, where he now serves as Ophthalmology
Program Director and Clinical Director of the Thomas R. Lee Center for Ocular
Pharmacology. Dr. Sheppard served as an Associate Examiner for the American
Board of Ophthalmology for 7 years and is now a Mentor examiner. He has participated
as principal investigator in over 45 clinical research trials for major pharmaceutical
companies and the FDA. Dr. Sheppard has been the author of over 100 peer review
abstracts, journal articles, and chapters. Dr. Sheppard received the American
Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award in 1995.
Anne
L. Coleman, MD, PhD
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