Curriculum Vitae

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.

1972

Illinois #036-045321

1982

Florida #39863

1987

Louisiana #L07451R/#R011735

2003

2003

1974

Diplomate, American Board of Opthalmology

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

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

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

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

Ophthalmic Surgery

  • Retina
  • Afro-Asian Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Ocular Surgery News
  • Les Cahiers d’Ophtalmologie
  • Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers
  • EyeWorld
  • Hong Kong Journal of Ophthalmology