Eye Institute News
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Joe Carroll, PhD Elected to Optica Society 2024 Fellow Class
Dr. Carroll was recognized for his “outstanding advances in understanding retinal structure and function in individuals with inherited vision disorders through the application of non-invasive tools.”
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Dr. Samantha Czerniak Named Pediatric Optometry Instructor
Dr. Czerniak will also treat pediatric optometry patients in our Children’s Wisconsin Fox Valley Clinic location.
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Dr. Aparna Ramasubramanian Joins Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Faculty
Dr. Ramasubramanian specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and ocular oncology and will provide patient care as well as resident education.
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Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Welcomes Cornea and Refractive Specialist Vinicius De Stefano, MD, PhD
Dr. De Stefano specializes in refractive surgery, cornea and external eye diseases, and will provide patient care as well as resident education.
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Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Welcomes Pediatric Optometrist Simran Brar, OD, FAAO
Dr. Brar will serve as a clinical instructor of ophthalmology and will also provide patient care, specializing in pediatric optometry.
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Edward Randerson, MD Named Ophthalmology Residency Associate Program Director
Dr. Edward Randerson, MCW assistant professor of ophthalmology, will begin this new leadership role July 1, 2023.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Ranked #26 Nationally in NIH Funding on 2022 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research Report
The Medical College of Wisconsin department of ophthalmology and visual sciences jumped five spots from the previous year to #26 out of 65 departments, with more than $4 million in NIH funding.
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The Vision of Philanthropy
Donors make a difference by investing in the research, educational and clinical missions of the Froedtert & MCW Eye Institute.
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Dr. Daniel M. Lipinski Appointed Interim Research Director for the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Dan Lipinski, MSc, DPhil, has been appointed Interim Research Director for the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, effective Dec. 1.
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MCW Professor and His Family Strive to Improve Health for All
About five years ago, MCW’s Dr. Ken Lee heeded a call to serve at an orphanage in Puebla, Mexico.
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With an Eye Toward the Future
Medical education and residency training at MCW enabled Deborah DiStefano, MD ’76, GME ’80, to carry forward her father's legacy.
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Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Welcomes Cornea Specialist Sarah Carballo, MD
Dr. Carballo will serve as assistant professor of ophthalmology and specializes in cornea and external eye diseases and will provide patient care as well as resident education.
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Dr. Jacob S. Martin Joins Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Faculty
Dr. Martin will serve as assistant professor of ophthalmology and specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. He will provide both patient care and resident education.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute Named NAC Attack AOSLO Reading Center and Clinical Trial Site
The MCW Eye Institute will serve as the adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) Reading Center for a new clinical trial, “NAC Attack: a phase III study of the efficacy and safety of oral N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) in patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP).”
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Judy E. Kim, MD Named in Top 100 Most Influential People in the World of Ophthalmology
Dr. Judy Kim, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, has been selected by The Ophthalmologist to its Power List.
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Dr. Amrita Vuppala Joins Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Faculty
Dr. Vuppala will serve as assistant professor of ophthalmology as well as see patients as part of our neuro-ophthalmology team.
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Eye Institute Research Provides New Clues to Family Mystery
Learn how genetic testing and research have provided insights on Russell’s retinal disorder.
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Dr. John Conto Named Diplomate in Anterior Segment Disease by the American Academy of Optometry
Dr. Conto, associate professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, is one of seven in the nation to have this distinction in this specialty area of ocular disease.
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Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Welcomes New Faculty Member, Alexandra Beachnau, OD
Dr. Beachnau will provide comprehensive eye care, as well as serve as a clinical instructor as part of our residency education.
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Pedram Pourhosseini, OD Joins Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences as New Faculty Member
Dr. Pourhosseini will provide comprehensive eye care, as well as serve as a clinical instructor as part of our residency education.
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Dr. Joel B. Miesfeld Joins Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Research Faculty
Dr. Miesfeld’s research interests include elucidating the gene regulatory mechanisms of retinal development, as well as congenital and adult-onset retinal diseases, with a focus on retinal ganglion cells (RGCs).
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Medical College of Wisconsin Named in the Top Ten A+ Academic Ophthalmology Institutions by Ophthalmology Business Minute
MCW is in the top ten ophthalmology residency programs to be listed in the A+ category.
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Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Welcomes New Faculty Member, Heather Stiff, MD
Dr. Stiff specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus and will provide both patient care and resident education.
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Dr. Ryan D. Walsh Named One of America’s Best Eye Doctors by Newsweek
Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences faculty member, Ryan D. Walsh, MD, named to Newsweek’s 2021 list of top 150 ophthalmologists.
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Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences publication recognized as a top-cited paper by Biomedical Optics Express
A groundbreaking 2011 publication from the department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences has been recognized as a “top-cited research article” by Biomedical Optics Express for the journal’s 10th anniversary edition.
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Joseph Carroll, PhD, FARVO, Elected Editor-in-Chief of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences faculty member, Joseph Carroll, PhD elected Editor-in-Chief of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.
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Eyes Feeling Dry? It may be due to the pandemic
An overlooked aspect of the pandemic has been its impact on eye health.
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Dr. Judy E. Kim Selected for 100 Top Women in Ophthalmology List
Judy E. Kim, MD, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, has been selected by The Ophthalmologist for its Power List of the Top 100 Women in Ophthalmology.
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Dr. Shyam S. Chaurasia Joins Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Research Faculty
Shyam S. Chaurasia, PhD, has been appointed associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences. Dr. Chaurasia’s current research focuses on molecular basis of eye diseases. He will start at MCW on February 1.
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Generous Endowment Renames Advanced Ocular Imaging Program to Honor Dennis P. Han, MD
A grateful donor has established an endowment to honor the legacy of Dr. Dennis P. Han, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology. It renames the prestigious Advanced Ocular Imaging Program at MCW as the “Dennis P. Han, MD Advanced Ocular Imaging Program."
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Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Welcomes New Faculty Member, Joon-Bom Kim, MD
Dr. Joon-Bom (Albert) Kim has joined the Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology.
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Dr. Joseph Besharse to retire as Research Director of the Eye Institute effective June 30
Joseph Besharse, PhD, FARVO, will retire from his role as Marjorie & Joseph Heil Professor in Ophthalmology and Research Director of the Froedtert and MCW Eye Institute effective June 30, 2020.
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Dr. Gerald J. Harris Presents Named Lecture at UCLA Stein Eye Institute
Dr. Gerald J. Harris gave the Jack Rootman Lectureship in Orbital Disease at the UCLA Orbital Center Master’s Symposium & Dissection Workshop at UCLA Stein Eye Institute.
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Ophthalmology hosts Bench to Bedside event for students at all three campuses
The Department of Ophthalmology recently hosted a Bench to Bedside event for Medical College of Wisconsin students.
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FDA Approves TEPEZZA™ for the Treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease in Adults
The FDA approved TEPEZZA™ for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED) in adults. Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences participated in both clinical trials leading to the drug’s approval.
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Dr. Kenneth Simons Re-elected Chair of Wisconsin Medical Examining Board
Kenneth B. Simons, MD, has been re-elected chair of the State of Wisconsin Medical Examining Board.
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Ross F. Collery, PhD, Receives Grant From the E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
Ross F. Collery, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, has been awarded a grant from the E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Names Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Deborah M. Costakos, MD, MS, has been named professor and chair of the department of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), effective January 1, 2020.
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Dr. Deborah M. Costakos appointed Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Effective January 1, 2020, Deborah M. Costakos, MD, MS will serve as Chair and Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences for the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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MCW Vision Research Team Publishes Findings in JAMA Ophthalmology
MCW researchers recently published a study that demonstrates that a vast majority of studies involving OCTA are using inaccurate data due to not accounting for individual differences in eye size.