Fifteen Bascom Palmer doctors named to Power List
2024
MIAMI, May 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Fifteen Bascom Palmer Eye Institute physicians
were selected for the 2024 Power List, a prestigious selection of
the world's 100 most influential people shaping the future of eye
care, as published by The Ophthalmologist magazine. Drs.
Eduardo C. Alfonso, Kendall Donaldson, Hilda Capó,
Janet Davis, Harry Flynn, Anat
Galor, Steven Gedde,
Ranya Habash, Carol Karp, Jaclyn
Kovach, Byron Lam,
Felipe Medeiros, Richard Parrish, Philip
Rosenfeld, and Sonia Yoo were
named to the 2024 Power List. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is the
Department of Ophthalmology for the University
of Miami Miller School of Medicine and UHealth –
University of Miami Health System.
"Congratulations to Bascom Palmer Eye Institute physicians for
receiving this exceptional honor," said Henri R. Ford, M.D., M.H.A., Dean and Chief
Academic Officer of the Miller School. "We are extremely honored
that 15 Bascom Palmer doctors were selected for their exceptional
contributions and influence in the field. From cutting-edge
treatments to groundbreaking research, these doctors are pushing
boundaries and setting new standards in ophthalmology."
Bascom Palmer's 2024 Power List Recipients
Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D.,
is an internationally recognized expert on ocular infectious
diseases and is recognized globally as a leader in healthcare
administration. Alfonso has been the director of the Bascom Palmer
Eye Institute since 2007. Each year under his leadership, the
Institute has been ranked the number one eye hospital in
the United States. Alfonso, the
holder of the Kathleen and Stanley J. Glaser Chair in
Ophthalmology, was also named to the Ophthalmologist Power Lists
2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, and 2023.
Holder of the John T. Flynn Chair in Ophthalmology, Hilda
Capó, M.D., specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and
adult strabismus. She is world-renowned for her expertise in
strabismus and adjustable sutures. She is a pioneer in identifying
the anesthetic agent's role in the onset of double vision after
cataract surgery. She has trained over 175 residents and fellows,
reaffirming her academician, educator, and surgeon abilities.
Capó was also named to the Power Lists 2021 and 2023.
Janet L. Davis, M.D.,
M.A., is an internationally recognized expert in uveitis
and a medical retina and vitreoretinal specialist. Holder of
the Leach Chair in Ophthalmology, her expertise includes infectious
and inflammatory eye diseases. For the last seven years, she has
led the Bascom Palmer surgical team that has performed more than
100 subretinal gene therapy procedures for inherited retinal
diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and choroideremia. Davis was
also named to the Power Lists 2021 and 2023.
Kendall E. Donaldson, M.D.,
M.S., holder of the Kolokotrones Chair in Ophthalmology,
is a cornea specialist whose primary research interests are in the
areas of advancement in cataract surgery, particularly
laser-assisted cataract surgery, and severe ocular surface disease.
Each year, she presents over 100 local, national, and international
lectures and has authored various peer-reviewed and
non-peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. She was also named to
the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Power Lists.
Harry W. Flynn Jr., M.D.,
has a long and distinguished career in academic medicine through
teaching, research, and patient care. A specialist in the medical
and surgical treatment of diseases of the retina and vitreous, he
has trained more than 600 residents, fellows, and visiting
physicians over the past 40 years: Flynn, holder of the J. Donald
M. Gass Chair in Ophthalmology, is unmatched as an advocate or
communicator in the field of ophthalmology. He was also named to
the Power Lists 2018, 2022, and 2023.
Anat Galor, M.D.,
M.S.P.H., is an expert on ocular surface pain and dry
eye and its relationship with neuropathic ocular
pain. She is also an expert in the epidemiology and treatment
of persistent pain after LASIK. Galor has evaluated the
efficacy of several therapies in treating neuropathic ocular pain
and has focused on how ocular surface symptoms affect quality of
life. Galor was also named to the Power Lists 2021, 2022 and
2023.
Steven J. Gedde, M.D.,
Bascom Palmer's vice chair of education and holder of the John G.
Clarkson Chair in Ophthalmology, is an outstanding physician,
researcher, and educator. During his 21-year leadership as Bascom
Palmer's residency program director, the Institute's training
program was continually recognized as one of the best in the
nation. He is a glaucoma expert whose research has focused on
improving patient care through clinical trials. Gedde was also
named to the Power List 2022.
Ranya Habash, M.D., a
refractive cataract surgeon and comprehensive ophthalmologist, is a
voluntary assistant professor of ophthalmology. She is a digital
health serial entrepreneur with a unique background in medicine's
clinical, technical, and business sides. As the former medical
director of technology at Bascom Palmer and part of the FDA's
Digital Health Network of Experts, she drives future technologies
in health care. She was also named to the Power Lists 2017, 2021,
2022, and 2023.
Carol L. Karp, M.D.,
holder of the Richard K. Forster Chair in Ophthalmology and Dr.
Ronald and Alicia Lepke Endowed Professorship in Corneal and
External Diseases, is an expert in managing ocular surface oncology
and anterior segment surgery. In the late 1990s, she pioneered the
use of interferon to treat ocular surface squamous
neoplasia. Her work has helped to change the standard of care
for these lesions. Karp was also named to the Power Lists 2019,
2021, and 2023.
Jaclyn Kovach, M.D., a
professor of clinical ophthalmology, is an internationally
recognized leader in the field of retina. An accomplished clinician
and educator, she has presented her impactful research on the
genetics of age-related macular degeneration and retinal imaging in
lectures worldwide. She created Luminaries: Profiles of Women in
Academic Medicine, a book of autobiographical vignettes written
by 24 colleagues to inspire the next generation of women
physicians/scientists.
For over a decade, Byron Lam,
M.D., has been at the forefront of gene therapy, contributing
to research studies and leading clinical trials to stabilize or
restore vision in adults and pediatric patients. Holder of the Dr.
Mark J. Daily Chair in Ophthalmology, Lam's broad background in
neuro-ophthalmology and hereditary retinal degenerations has
enabled him to collaborate with basic and clinical scientists,
resulting in many successful translational projects. He is the
medical director of the Institute's clinical research, encompassing
its extensive gene therapy program, which includes ophthalmologists
and research scientists studying various inherited eye
diseases.
Felipe A. Medeiros, M.D.,
Ph.D., the Rodgers Research Chair in Ophthalmology, is a
renowned glaucoma researcher with broad experience in
bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, and vision-enhancing
technology. He was ranked among the Top 3 Glaucoma experts
worldwide by Expertscape, an independent organization that
evaluates publications and citations from over 40,000 glaucoma
specialists and researchers. Medeiros is at the forefront of
identifying new clinical endpoints for clinical trials, a critical
step in understanding the potential effectiveness of new glaucoma
therapies.
Richard K. Parrish II,
M.D., is a glaucoma specialist whose research interests have
focused on improving patient care through clinical trials in
glaucoma. Holder of the Edward W.D. Norton Chair in Ophthalmology,
Parrish is a widely published author, editor-in-chief of the
American Journal of Ophthalmology, and a skilled
editorialist who has contributed to the national narrative on
innovative glaucoma surgical procedures and glaucoma screening. He
edited the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute's Atlas of
Ophthalmology, the comprehensive ophthalmic text that set a
standard for ophthalmic education. Parrish was also named to the
Power List 2018.
Philip J. Rosenfeld, M.D.,
Ph.D., played a pivotal role in developing anti-VEGF therapies
for neovascular and exudative eye diseases and revolutionized the
treatment of these diseases. By pioneering intravitreal Avastin
(bevacizumab) therapy, his work has contributed to the prevention
of blindness worldwide and saved billions of dollars in healthcare
expenses. Rosenfeld was also named to the Ophthalmologist Power
Lists 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023.
Sonia Yoo, M.D., an expert
in vision correction surgery, is recognized as one of the
world's most skilled cornea, cataract, and refractive surgeons,
with exceptional experience and knowledge of the field. Medical
director of Bascom Palmer and holder of the Greentree Hickman Chair
in Ophthalmology, Yoo is interested in developing and evaluating
new diagnostic and surgical technologies and laser applications.
She was also named to the Power Lists 2018, 2021, and 2023.
Bascom Palmer's faculty members have been well-represented on
the Power List since its inception in 2014. Other honorees have
included Audina M. Berrocal,
M.D. (2021), and Zelia M.
Correa, M.D., Ph.D. (2022).
About Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Bascom Palmer Eye
Institute, the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is
ranked the nation's best in ophthalmology by U.S. News &
World Report, an honor it has received 22 times since the
rankings began in 1990. Directed by Eduardo
C. Alfonso, M.D., Bascom Palmer is the largest ophthalmic
care, research, and educational facility in the southeastern
United States. More than 290,000
patients with nearly every ophthalmic condition are treated yearly,
and 21,000 surgeries are performed. Part of UHealth – the
University of Miami Health System,
Bascom Palmer has five patient care facilities in Florida (Miami, Palm Beach
Gardens, Naples,
Plantation, and Coral Gables). Bascom Palmer faculty members
also staff the Miami and West Palm
Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, Jackson Memorial Hospital, and Nicklaus
Children's Hospital. For more information on the Bascom Palmer Eye
Institute, contact Natali Latorre at
nlatorre@med.miami.edu or visit www.bascompalmer.org.
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