Ophthalmology/Retina/Uveitis/Oncology
Johns Hopkins University-wilmer Eye Institute
United States

J. Fernando Arevalo, a holder of MD, and PhD degrees, completed his medical and ophthalmology training in Caracas, Venezuela (his native country), before traveling to Bogota, Colombia for a two-year Retina and Vitreous fellowship. After this intensive training, he traveled to the USA for a 2-year Retina and Vitreous/Uveitis and Intraocular Inflammation fellowship at UCSD. The following year, Dr. Arevalo went to Philadelphia for an Ocular Oncology fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital. Dr. Arevalo was invited by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore to work as a Professor of Ophthalmology and the Chief of the Retina Division of the King Khaled Eye Hospital (KKESH) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a four-year tenure, followed by an appointment at the Wilmer Eye Institute as the Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Professor of Ophthalmology in the Retina Division, and an appointment as chief of ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in 2015. As a clinical scientist, Dr. Arevalo has more than 900 scientific publications, 17 books, and more than 1300 invited lecture presentations that have led to international recognition and awards. Dr. Arevalo is a former President of the Pan-American Retina and Vitreous Society (2006-2008), and Past-President (2017-2019) of the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology. Dr. Arevalo is the current chairman of the Pan-American Ophthalmological Foundation.

Consultant Ophthalmologist
Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London
United Kingdom

Keith Barton is a Professor of Ophthalmology, University College London, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Glaucoma Specialist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Co-chair of Ophthalmology Futures Forums, and formerly Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Ophthalmology.His areas of interest are the surgical management of glaucoma.

Distinguished Professor And Chairman
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
United States

Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH, is currently the Kittner Distinguished Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA and Past President of the American Glaucoma Society. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, USA and completed an ophthalmology residency at the University of Pennsylvania, Scheie Eye Institute, USA. Dr Budenz then completed a Heed Foundation Fellowship in glaucoma at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, USA, where he subsequently was a faculty member for 17 years. In 2004, he received a Masters in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Dr Budenz is an editorial reviewer for numerous medical journals, is on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Ophthalmology and the Journal of Glaucoma, as well as serving as the Editor of the Glaucoma issue of Current Opinion in Ophthalmology. He has been principal investigator in numerous glaucoma clinical trials. Concurrent with his research, Dr Budenz has published widely in the field of glaucoma; he has authored two textbooks, Atlas of Visual Fields and Atlas of Optical Coherence Tomography for Glaucoma, contributed numerous chapters to other books, and written or coauthored over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has received Humanitarian of the Year Awards from the American Glaucoma Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology for his work in Ghana, West Africa.

Guest Speaker
University of Miami-UHealth
United States

Harry W. Flynn Jr., M.D is the J. Donald M. Gass Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He is Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and specializes in medical and surgical treatment of diseases of the retina and vitreous. Bachelor of Science Degree received from Wake Forest University and his Doctor of Medicine Degree at the University of Virginia (UVA), School of Medicine. Dr. Flynn completed two years of active duty in the US Army at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. He joined the faculty at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in 1978.

Dr. Flynn has been author or co-author of more than 700 peer-reviewed publications as well as 120 book chapters. He has edited or co-edited 7 books including 1) Diabetes and Ocular Diseases: Past, Current, and Future Therapies (2010) 2) Vitreoretinal Disease: The Essentials (2018) 3) Endophthalmitis in Clinical Practice (2018). Dr. Flynn had held numerous leadership positions including President: The Vitreous Society (now ASRS) (1992-1993), President: The Miami Ophthalmological Society (1999) and President: The Retina Society (2002-2003). Dr. Flynn has served as Senior Editor for Section 12 (Retina) of the Basic and Clinical Science Course for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). He has also served as Director and Co-Director of the Retina Subspecialty Day for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He serves on the Editorial Board of numerous journals including the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, RETINA, OSLI: RETINA, and others. He has served on the Data and Safety Monitoring Committees for DRCR Network since 2002.

He received the AAO “Life Achievement Honor Award” in 2008. Dr. Flynn received the Shaler Richardson, M.D “Service to Medicine Award” from the Florida Society of Ophthalmology. He received the “Hermann Wacker Award” from the Club Jules Gonin in 2012. He has delivered 37 named lectures including the “J. Donald M. Gass Lecture” at the Retina Society in 2012. In 2014, he received the “Honorary Alumnus” recognition from AOA of UVA School of Medicine. In October 2016, he delivered “the Charles L. Schepens, MD Award Lectureship” at the AAO annual meeting. In September 2017, he delivered “the Relja Zivojnovic Award Lecture” at the European Vitreoretinal Society. In October 2017, he delivered “the David Pearce Lecture and Award” at the Combined Ophthalmology Symposium of Columbia & Weill/Cornell. In November 2017, he received the “Secretariat Award” from the AAO for academic contributions in Ophthalmology. In 2018, he was honored to be among “The Top 100 Most Influential People in the World of Ophthalmology.” Most recently, he was the “Keynote Speaker” at the 2018 Ophthalmology Times Research Scholar Symposium. In 2019, he received the “Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award” from the University of Miami. He delivered The Jones/Smolin Lecture at the 2019 AAO. He had the honor of giving the Winslow Family Retina Lecture at the 2020 UT Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, TX. In 2022, he was honored a second time to be among “The Top 100 Most Influential People in the World of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Flynn has been married to his wife Donna Flynn for 46 years. They have two children, Mollie and Patrick, and two grandchildren, Parker and Lily.

Director Of Cornea And Refractive Surgery Unit
Imo. Barcelona. Grupo Miranza
Spain

Dr José.L. Güell MD is the Past President of EuCornea and a past president of the ESCRS. He is a founding partner of Instituto Microcirugia Ocular of Barcelona and director of the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Department. He is also Professor of the Master Program degree at IMO (Autonoma University of Barcelona.UAB) and Scientific Coordinator and Professor of the Anterior Segment activities at ESASO, the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology, Lugano.

Professor And Chair Of Ophthalmology
University of Arizona-Tucson
United States

Dr. Holmes worked for 25 years at Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, where he was Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology. He is now Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of Arizona-Tucson. Dr. Holmes’ clinical practice focuses on complex strabismus in both children and adults, with a special interest in amblyopia. Dr. Holmes has authored or co-authored over 270 peer-reviewed articles and has been funded by the National Institutes of Health for over 20 years, Dr. Holmes is currently Co-Chair of the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, directing multicenter randomized clinical trials and observational studies.

Vice Chairman
University Eye Hospital Munich
Germany

Consultant and Specialist for corneal diseases and corneal surgery as well as for cataract and refractive laser.

Associate Professor, Walter G Ross Distinguished Chair In Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/U of Miami
United States

Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida and is the Walter G. Ross Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology. He also has secondary appointments in the Departments of Cell Biology, the Neuroscience Graduate Program, and Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Dr Lee received his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology and his MD from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (UMMSOM) through the Physician Scientist Program. He served his internal medicine internship at UM/Jackson Memorial Hospital, completed a fellowship in viral oncology at the UM/Sylvester Cancer Center, completed his residency in ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (BPEI), and then completed fellowships in clinical glaucoma and glaucoma research at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.

American University Of Beirut
Lebanon

PRESENT POSITION 1993-present: AUB, Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology PAST POSITION Associate Professor, Departments of Ophthalmology and Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
FELLOW
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Retinal Specialists
HONORS
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RETINA SPECIALIST SENIOR HONOR AWARD 2013
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY SENIOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2019
ASG Eye Hospitals Oration Award 29 June 2022
EDITORIAL ASSIGNMENT:
Reviewer for 100 journals
Editorial member of 10 journals
American Board of Ophthalmology
License to practice medicine in Texas
1984-1985:fellowship in Medical Retina at Albert Einstein, Montefiore Medical Center, New York.
1985-1986:fellowship in Ophthalmic Pathology at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC
1986-1987:One year fellowship in vitreoretinal diseases at Northwestern University, Chicago.
Citations 6430; Publications 300 on Google Scholar H index 43

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Mansour AM, Ashraf M, El Jawhari KM, Farah M, Souka A, Sarvaiya C, Singh SR,
Banker A, Chhablani J. Intravitreal ziv-aflibercept in diabetic vitreous
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Overseas Medical Director
Clinica Baviera, Spain (Aier Eye Hospital Group)
Spain

Dr. Julio Ortega-Usobiaga is an ophthalmologist at Clinica Baviera in Bilbao, Spain, since 2001, mainly doing his work in the field of Refractive Surgery and Cataract. He is the Overseas Medical Director of Clínica Baviera. Likewise, he is a member of the Clinica Baviera Medical-Legal Commission. He is a Special Consultant of AIER Global Vision Care Managament Co. Ltd. (AGVC) since 2019 and a member of the Refractive Surgery Advisory Board of AIER Eye Hospital since 2020.

In the research aspect, he has made numerous scientific publications, both international and national (they can be consulted at: https://scholar.google.es/citations?hl=es&user=oHpfTcoAAAAJ&hl=es&oi=ao).

As for teaching, he is accredited by the Spanish National Quality Assessment and Accreditation Agency (ANECA) as Assistant Professor Doctor, Associate Professor Doctor and Private University Professor. He is the director of the Refraction Course for Ophthalmology Residents, which he has been directing annually in Madrid for 25 years, and which is attended by about 80 students from all over Spain every year. Furthermore, he has directed 3 doctoral theses and welcome residents of Bilbao who wish to improve their training in Refractive Surgery.

He is a language enthusiast. He has accredited the C2 level in English (Certificate of Proficiency in English, from the University of Cambridge), the C1 level in Basque the B2 level in French (DELF B2), and the B2 level Mandarin Chinese (Hanban HSK4).

Professor
University Of Puerto Rico Ophthalmology Department
Puerto Rico

Dr. Montes is an Oculoplastic Surgeon, certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, licensed to practice in Puerto Rico, New York & Florida. He has a successful practice, with a research and training center, and is also a Professor of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. He is an international speaker, author, researcher, considered to be among the top physicians in his field. His research has led to numerous publications in medical journals and contributions in medical books.

Head, Glaucoma Sector
University Of Geneva
Switzerland

Tarek M. Shaarawy is the Head of the Glaucoma unit, and the Glaucoma surgery research group at the University of Geneva Hospitals. He obtained both his medical bachelor and Masters Degree in ophthalmology at the University of Cairo, and his Doctorate in Medicine degree from the University of Lausanne. He trained in ophthalmology at the Cairo Research Institute of Ophthalmology and completed two glaucoma fellowships at the Universities of Lausanne and Basel. He is currently the President of the International Society of Glaucoma surgery and serving as a member of the board of Governors of the World Glaucoma Association.

His main research interests are surgical techniques of Glaucoma surgery, normal pressure glaucoma, and glaucoma patterns of practice in developed and developing countries. He is the author and editor of seven text books on Glaucoma, and more than 120 book chapters and publications in peer reviewed journals. He is the editor in chief of the journal of current glaucoma practice, he also serves on the editorial board of many ophthalmology journals, including the International Journal of Ophthalmology, the Journal of Glaucoma, the Canadian Journal of ophthalmology, the Middle East African Journal of ophthalmology, and The Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, among others.

In addition to his glaucoma practice Tarek Shaarawy is active in a number of NGOs dealing with global prevention of blindness, and is a founder member of the board of trustees of the Baladi Foundation, which serves patients in upper Egypt.

Consultant
University Hospital Frankfurt
Germany

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive Surgeon at the University Hospital in Frankfurt; committee member of the ESCRS and German Association of Ophthalmology.

Staff Paediatric Ophthalmologist
Sickkids
Canada

Dr. Najm-Tehrani is Assistant Professor at the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto and, Fellowship Director for the Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Fellowship and staff ophthalmologist at The Hospital for Sick Children. She was trained in medicine in the United Kingdom at The University of Wales, College of Medicine and graduated in 1987. Her ophthalmology training was in Cardiff, Liverpool and Birmingham in the UK and she has been a fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh since 1992 and a fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of Canada since 2011.

She trained as a fellow in paediatric ophthalmology in The Princess of Wales Hospital in Birmingham, England followed by a second year at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. During her ophthalmology residency training in the UK, she also gained a MSc Degree in Health Care Policy and Management.

Dr. Tehrani has a special interest in the management of diseases of the anterior segment of the eye, specifically cataracts, glaucoma and uveitis in childhood affecting the newborn through to teen age. Her expertise is in both medical and surgical treatment of challenging and complex cases of paediatric cataracts and glaucoma. She has specialist expertise in management of Retinopathy of Prematurity, a keen interest in introducing telemedicine in the assessment of ROP in the more remote regions of Ontario and is the lead clinician in the ROP service. Dr. Tehrani is involved with lab based surgical training for the ophthalmology residents at the University of Toronto in strabismus surgery.

Ophthalmologist
Humanitas San Pio X Hospital
Italy

Dr Riccardo Vinciguerra is currently working as an Ophthalmologist and Scientific responsible at the Humanitas San Pio X Hospital, Milan, as well as a research collaborator at Biomechanical Engineering Group, University of Liverpool, UK. Despite his young age (36 years old), he is a very well-known international researcher with various peer-reviewed publications mainly in the field of corneal biomechanics, refractive surgery, corneal collagen cross-linking and corneal transplants.

He has completed his medical school in the Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy where he graduated with magna cum laude in 2011. His thesis entitled “The treatment of keratoconus with corneal collagen cross-linking: Refractive, Topographic, Tomographic, and Aberrometric Analysis” was subsequently published in Ophthalmology. He then graduated from the Brescia-Insubria University as a Specialist in Ophthalmology and completed a Glaucoma Clinical fellowship and a Cornea Clinical Fellowship at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom. He worked then as a Cornea Consultant at the Birmingham and Midland Eye Center, Birmingham, UK. The article “Detection of Keratoconus With a New Biomechanical index” published in the Journal of Refractive Surgery earned him the prestigious Troutman Prize in 2017 was also previously awarded with the “Trimarchi Prize” by the University of Pavia (Italy).

Dr. Vinciguerra is the author of 95 original scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and received 5 prizes and awards. His work has been cited more than 2200 times with an h-index of 22.

Chief Medical Officer and Chief Development Officer, Clearside Biomedical; Volunteer Clinical Professor, Indiana University School Of Medicine
Clearside Biomedical Alpharetta
United States

Dr. Ciulla is Chief Medical Officer at Clearside, supporting approval of the first suprachoroidal therapy (Xipere). He previously was a VP at Spark, leading medical strategy to support approval of Luxturna, and was VP Clinical Strategy at Iveric, contributing to development of Zimura for Geo Atrophy. Previously, he was tenured Associate Professor at Indiana University. Dr. Ciulla graduated from Harvard College and UCSF Med School, residency and fellowship at Harvard and Tufts Med Schools, and an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

Consultant Ophthalmologist (Glaucoma)
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

Dr Rizwan Malik is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Sheilkh Khalifa Hospital, Abu Dhabi. Prior to this, he spent six years as a Consultant Glaucoma Specialist at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, a large tertiary eye care centre in the Middle East, where he gained experience of global eye disease and rarer forms of glaucoma.

Dr Malik completed his PhD thesis entitled Investigation of Psychophysiological and Electophysiological Changes in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the Institute of Ophthalmology in London, UK in 2010. He served as an Academic Clinical Lecturer at Moorfields Eye Hospital, where he was funded by the National Institute of Health Research. He completed a Glaucoma Fellowship at the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and a second Glaucoma Fellowship a year later at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Dr Malik completed a MSc in Clinical Trials from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2017 and also holds a Diploma in Medical Education and has a strong academic interest.

Clinical Lead For Ophthalmology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health Nhs Trust & Honorary Consultant Moorfields Eye Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust
Moorfields Eye Hospital London
United Kingdom

M. Ashwin Reddy is clinical lead for retinoblastoma and ophthalmology at the Royal London Hospital. In addition he is honorary consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital. He has an active interest in research with over 100 publications. He helped develop retinoblastoma services in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Nigeria and Indonesia.

Medical Director
Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Ammar Safar is American Board Certified in Ophthalmology and is a highly experienced consultant in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery. Dr. Ammar is the Medical Director of Moorfields Eye Hospitals in the UAE. He is based in Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai.

Dr. Ammar undertook his medical training in Syria before moving to the United States for post-graduate training. He specialised in Ophthalmology at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He then acquired an additional 2-year fellowship training in Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, USA. Dr. Ammar then went on to hold the position of Assistant and later Associate Professor and Director of Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Department of Ophthalmology, Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, in the United States. In addition to his work in private practice, Dr. Ammar has undertaken research and clinical trials in areas such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related eye diseases, and published and presented extensively.

Moorfields Eye Hospitals UAE, Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Fahd Quhill is a Consultant Ophthalmologist, specialised in Medical Retina and Ocular inflammatory disease at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City. Dr. Fahd specialises in the assessment and management of uveitis and inflammatory eye diseases (uveitis, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases of the eye) as well as medical retinal disease, such as diabetes, macular degeneration, inherited retinal disease and retinal vascular disease. He has broad experience in the diagnosis and management of complex inflammatory eye diseases, including the use of immunosuppression, as well as in treating retinal disease. Dr. Fahd trained in Ophthalmology in the United Kingdom at Oxford, Birmingham and London, completing three Medical Retinal Fellowships in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.

MD, Mayo Clnic, Florida
United States

Dr. Syril Dorairaj, MD is an Associate Professor and Board-Certified Ophthalmologist in Jacksonville, FL. He is affiliated with Mayo Clinic in Florida. He received his medical degree at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York Medical College. His clinical interest is Advanced imaging in Glaucoma, molecular genetics of glaucoma, recent advances in cataract and glaucoma surgeries, continuous monitoring of IOP.

MD, FRCOpth, Moorfields Eye Hospital London
United Kingdom

Dr. Louisa Wickham, is consultant ophthalmologist and medical director at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London, she is also the first ever national clinical director for eye care. Louisa joined Moorfields in 2009 as a consultant in vitreoretinal surgery and medical retina. She has published widely on the subject of retinal disease and is currently involved in a number of clinical research projects. Louisa has a particular interest in surgical innovation and pathway transformation, helping to lead the cataract drive, reducing the waiting list by intensively focussing resources on cataracts to quadruple the number of operations at Moorfields in a week. She also works with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and Royal Society of Medicine to promote clinical leadership for doctors at all stages of their training.

MD, Professor of ophthalmology, University Hospital Bordeaux
France

Professor Cedric Schweitzer, MD, is a professor of ophthalmology based at the University Hospital Bordeaux in France. His areas of experience include glaucoma surgery, cataract surgery and glaucoma management.

MD, F.A.C.S.m, TOC, Texas
United States

Dr Tanuj Nakra, MD, FACS is a double board-certified facial & ophthalmic plastic surgeon who has practiced at TOC since 2008. He was born in London, England, and raised in St. Louis. He completed residency and fellowship training at UCLA. After his medical training, Dr. Nakra served on the UCLA faculty and established private practices in both Beverly Hills and Santa Barbara before moving to Austin. He has been consistently recognized as a Top Doctor by Austin Monthly, Texas Monthly, Castle Connolly, and Who’s Who in Medicine for over the past decade.

FRCS, FRCOPth, Moorfields Eye Hospital London
United Kingdom

Dr Dan Ezra is currently a full-time consultant at the Adnexal Department at Moorfields Eye Hospital where he specialises in all aspects of cosmetic and reconstructive eyelid surgery and lacrimal disease. He is also the research lead and training director for the department and runs the BoNT service dealing predominantly with abnormalities of eyelid twitching and facial paralysis. He is also the endoscopic lacrimal surgery lead at Moorfields.

Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology NYU Med School, New York,
NY & Med Director: Laservision Clinical & Research Institute, Athens,
Greece

Dr. John Kanellopoulos is a clinical and academically accomplished eye surgeon specializing in Cornea Transplantation, complicated Glaucoma, and Refractive surgery. His background includes Medical school training at Southern Illinois University, and Residency training at the State University of New York at Stony Brook / Nassau County Medical Center. He has sub-specialized in External Diseases, Cornea and Refractive surgery with Fellowship training at Cornell University Medical College and Harvard Medical School. He has sub-specialized in Glaucoma surgery with Fellowship training at Harvard Medical School.

Magrabi Eye Center – Al Madina
KSA

Dr Maan Al Barry is the Executive Medical Director – Cataract, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Consultant at Magrabi Eye Center, Al Madina, KSA. He is also Chief of Staff at Magrabi Eye center – Madina & Northern regions from 2015 – till present. He holds the position of Chairman of the department of ophthalmology at college of medicine Taibah university from 2010 – till present. He has been a Saudi board examiner from 2014 – till present, and was a member of the scientific ophthalmology board from 2011 – 2014.

Moorfields Eye Hospital London
United Kingdom

Dr Mark Wilkins has been a consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London since 2006 and is the former director of the corneal service. His higher surgical training was at Moorfields and the North Thames rotation followed by 2 corneal fellowships at Moorfields Eye Hospital.

University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital
Greece

Mr Argyrios Tzamalis (MD, PhD, MA, FEBO) is currently working as a locum consultant with special interest in Corneal and Oculoplastic Surgery in the Department of Ophthalmology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Greece. Mr Tzamalis holds a PhD degree from the University of Basel in Switzerland and a master’s degree (MA) in Health Care Management from the Open University of Cyprus. He has completed a corneal fellowship in St. Paul's Eye Unit at Royal Liverpool University Hospital and a honorary adnexal fellowship in Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK. His main research interests include endothelial keratoplasty, graft preparation and ocular surface disorders. He is currently an adjunct lecturer in the Medical Faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and he has received numerous awards for best presentations at international meetings as well as honorary scholarships for postgraduate training and sub specialization.