Education:
Medical School
University of Freiburg
Freiburg, West Germany
1962
Internship
St Johannes Hospital
Duisburg, Germany
1962-1964
Internship
Passaic General Hospital
Passaic, New Jersey
1964-1965
Residency
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf, West Germany
1965-1966
Residency in Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Essen
Essen, West Germany
1966-1969
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Retina
University of Essen
Essen, West Germany
1969-1970
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Retina
Jules Stein Eye Institute
University of California School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
1970-1971
Inventions
122 issued U.S. Patent
Including a method for modifying corneal curvature known as LASIK
Patented on 1989
US Patent 4,840,175.
Licensure
1972 Illinois #036-045321
1982 Florida #39863
1987 Louisiana #L07451R/#R011735
2003 Arizona #31729
Certification
1974 Diplomate, American Board of Opthalmology
Positions Held
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
University of California
School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
1971
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Illinois
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
1971-1974
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Illinois
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
1974-1976
Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Illinois
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
1976-1987
Professor of Ophthalmology
LSU Eye Center
Louisiana State University
Medical Center
School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
1987-2000
Joint appointment
Neuroscience Center of Excellence
Louisiana State University Medical Center
School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
1994-2000
Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Chair in Retinal Diseases
Louisiana State University Medical Center
School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
1998-2000
Professor of Ophthalmology and Co-Director
Vitreo-Retinal Service
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
2000-2006
Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
2006-2007
Joint Professor of Optical Science & Engineering
Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ
2006-2007
Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology
Tulane University Medical Center
New Orleans, LA
2009
Joint professor of Optical Science and engineering
University of Arizona
Tucson Az.
2009-Present
Prof. Basic medical Sciences
University of Arizona
Tucson Az.
2009-Present
SOCIETIES
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Retina Society
American Academy of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology
Fellowship
1974
Pan American Association of Ophthalmology
1975
American College of Surgeons
Fellowship
1980
American Intra-Ocular Implant Society
1983
American Association for the Advancement of Science
1990
Director of Ophthalmology, Board of Directors, RP International
1991
Canadian Ophthalmological Society
1996
American Association for the Advancement of Science
1997
Macula Society
1998
American Association for the Advancement of Science
2002
HONORS AND AWARDS
Fisher Prize
Chicago Ophthalmology Society
1973
Advisor to the National Commission of Diabetes
1974
Honorary Member
New Zealand Ophthalmology Society
1976
Honor Award
American Academy of Ophthalmology
1979
Honorary Member
All India Ophthalmological Society
1981
Honorary Member
Paraguayan Ophthalmological Society
1982
Honorary Corresponding Member
Peruvian Ophthalmological Society
1984
Honorary Member
Latin American Ocular Angiofluorography and Photocoagulation Society
1988
U.S. Public Health Service grant EY07541 from the National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health Services
Bethesda, MD
1989
Senior Honor Award
American Academy of Ophthalmology
1989
Honorary member
All India Ophthalmological Laser Society
1990
Included in first edition of The Best Doctors in America: Southeast Region
1996-97
Honor Award
Vitreous Society
1997
Included in fourth edition of The Best Doctors in America
1998
Gertrude Pyron Lecturer Award, Vitreous Society Annual Meeting
2001
ASCRS Innovators Award
2001
Lifetime Achievement Award, Iranian Ophthalmology Society
2003
Paul Henkind Lecturer
Macula Society
2004
Hall of Fame
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Washington, DC
2005
Pfizer/ARVO Translational Research Award
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Fort Lauderdale, FL
2005
Lifetime Achievement Award
American Academy of Ophthalmology
2008
George Waring medal
2008
Iranian Ophthalmological society gold medal award
2010
PAST FUNDING
NIH grant EY07541
Liposomes for Intravitreal Drug Delivery
8-1-89 through 7-31-94
NIH grant EY08137
Retinal Blood Flow Measurement
5-1-89 through 12-31-96
ASSOCIATE
Ophthalmic Surgery
EDITORSHIPS
Retina
Afro-Asian Journal of Ophthalmology
Ocular Surgery News
Les Cahiers d’Ophtalmologie
Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers
EyeWorld
Hong Kong Journal of Ophthalmology