http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/On+the+Fast+Track/Article/list/37970 News briefs about people whose ophthalmic careers are reshaping the industry. 2009-11-21T16:35:44Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Drs-Kaufman-Watson-named-journal-editors-in-chief/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/379906?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Rockville, MD—The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) selected Paul L. Kaufman, MD, as editor-in-chief of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, and Andrew B. Watson, PhD, as editor-in-chief of Journal of Vision. 2006-09-15T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/422006/379906null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Boorady-appointed-COO-of-Eyemaginations/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/371042?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Towson, MD—Eyemaginations Inc. announced the appointment of Joseph Boorady, OD, as chief operating officer. Dr. Boorady joins Eyemaginations from his previous position as vice president for clinical affairs and executive director of the University Optometric Center at the SUNY College of Optometry, New York. 2006-09-01T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/372006/371042null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Niksch-selected-as-industry-representative-on-FDA-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/371038?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Irvine, CA—Barbara A. Niksch, MBA, has accepted an appointment from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to serve as industry representative on the FDA's Ophthalmic Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee. Niksch is vice president of regulatory, quality, and clinical affairs, Visiogen Inc. 2006-09-01T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/372006/371038null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Tolle-leads-WaveLights-US-operations-as-CEO/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/371040?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Sterling, VA—Wolfgang Tolle has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of U.S. operations for WaveLight Inc., a subsidiary of WaveLight AG. In his new post, Tolle will assume responsibility for all business activities at the U.S. based-subsidiary and will report to WaveLight AG's CEO Max Reindl. 2006-09-01T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/372006/371040null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Wafapoor-joins-staff-at-Retina-Health-Center/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/371039?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Fort Myers, FL—Retina Health Center is pleased to announce the addition of Hussein Wafapoor, MD, to the staff of its Fort Myers and Naples, FL, offices. Dr. Wafapoor brings extensive experience in the treatment of retinal disorders, particularly diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. 2006-09-01T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/372006/371039null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/BampLs-OBrien-named-VP-of-global-refractive-strate/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/371041?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Rochester, NY—Bausch & Lomb has named Dennis O'Brien to the position of vice president, global refractive strategy. O'Brien was most recently a member of the company's Americas commercial leadership team, based in Toronto as general manager of Bausch & Lomb Canada. An engineer by training, O'Brien joined Bausch & Lomb in 1992, and progressed through a variety of manufacturing leadership positions before becoming vice president, global supply chain operations for the Americas contact lens business. 2006-09-01T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/372006/371041null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Khurana-receives-AMA-Foundation-award/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/418290?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Washington, DC—Rahul N. Khurana, MD, from Santa Monica, CA, has been named a recipient of the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation's 2007 Leadership Award. This award provides medical students, residents/fellows, young physicians, and international medical graduate physicians from around the country with special training to develop their skills as future leaders in organized medicine. 2007-04-01T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/152007/418290null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Campbell-joins-Sophrona-advisory-board/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/418289?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Minneapolis—Robert C. Campbell, MD, has joined the advisory board of Sophrona Solutions. 2007-04-01T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/152007/418289null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/OXiGENE-appoints-Kollins-to-business-development-p/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/417608?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Waltham, MA—OXiGENE Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics to treat cancer and eye diseases, announced that John A. Kollins has joined the company as senior vice president and chief business officer. In the latter role, Kollins will be responsible for all business development activities as well as commercial strategy for the company. 2007-03-15T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/152007/417608null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Whitman-elected-president-of-ACES/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/417609?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Dallas—The American College of Eye Surgeons (ACES) has named Jeffrey Whitman, MD, president of the national organization for a 2-year term. Dr. Whitman is medical director and chief surgeon of Dallas-based Key-Whitman Eye Center and has been practicing ophthalmic surgery for more than 20 years. 2007-03-15T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/152007/417609null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Peli-receives-Lighthouses-2006-Pisart-Award/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/410627?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 New York—Lighthouse International has bestowed its 2006 Pisart Award on Eliezer (Eli) Peli, MSc, OD, professor of ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, and the Moakley Scholar in Aging Eye Research, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston. 2007-03-01T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/112007/410627null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Coca-Prados-serves-as-visiting-professor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/410626?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 New Haven, CT—Glaucoma researcher Miguel Coca-Prados, PhD, recently has completed a professorship at Pfizer's Groton Laboratories as the 2006 Yale-Pfizer Global Discovery Visiting Professor. 2007-03-01T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/112007/410626null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Sutphin-joins-University-of-Kansas-medical-facu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/410625?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Kansas City, KS—John E. Sutphin Jr., MD, an expert in cornea and transplant and refractive surgery, has joined the faculty of the University of Kansas School of Medicine as professor and chairman of the ophthalmology department. 2007-03-01T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/112007/410625null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Isis-appoints-Dr-Jonas-as-executive-vice-president/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/405948?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Carlsbad, CA—Jeffrey M. Jonas, MD, joined Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. Feb. 1 as executive vice president. He will lead clinical development, preclinical development, regulatory affairs, quality assurance, and compliance at the company. 2007-02-15T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/082007/405948null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Kameen-and-family-aid-Baltimore-program/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/405946?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Baltimore—Anthony J. Kameen, MD, and his family received a proclamation from outgoing Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich as a tribute to their involvement with the Helping Up Mission of Baltimore. 2007-02-15T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/082007/405946null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Optos-names-new-chief-executive-officer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/405947?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Dunfermline, U.K.—Optos plc has appointed Thomas W. Butts as chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors. 2007-02-15T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/082007/405947null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Farzad-Yaghouti-MD-voted-Best-LASIK-Surgeon-2006/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/405949?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 San Diego—Farzad Yaghouti, MD, chief refractive surgeon at Global Laser Vision San Diego, won the 2006 2007-02-15T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/082007/405949null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Geneticist-retinal-expert-joins-Jules-Stein-Eye-In/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/401152?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Los Angeles—The Jules Stein Eye Institute (JSEI) and the Department of Ophthalmology of the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have appointed Michael Gorin, MD, the Harold and Pauline Price Chair in Ophthalmology and professor of ophthalmology in the retina and vision science divisions. 2007-02-01T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/052007/401152null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/BampL-to-undergo-management-changes-in-Americas-re/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/401153?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Rochester, NY—Bausch & Lomb (B&L) will undergo a realignment of management responsibilities for its Americas region. The changes follow the announcement by Paul G. Howes, currently senior vice president and president-Americas Region, that he intends to resign from the company. Howes will remain with the company to effect an orderly transition to the new management structure. 2007-02-01T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/052007/401153null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-James-Tsai-oversees-department-at-Yale/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/398680?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 New Haven, CT—Glaucoma specialist James C. Tsai, MD, MBA, has been named chairman of the Yale School of Medicine's Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2007-01-15T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/032007/398680null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Drs-Miller-Wafapoor-receive-AAO-achievement-awards/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/398298?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Las Vegas—Kevin M. Miller, MD, Kolokotrones Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, and Hussein Wafapoor, MD, of Retina Health Center, Fort Myers, FL, are among the physician recipients of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's (AAO) series of achievement awards. 2007-01-01T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/032007/398298null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Modern-Solution-names-vice-president-of-sales/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/398299?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Carlsbad, CA—Modern Solution appointed Vincent S. Abbott as vice president of sales. Abbott has more than 14 years of medical sales experience and most recently was western regional sales manager for Advanced Medical Optics/VISX. 2007-01-01T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/032007/398299null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/STAAR-Surgical-expands-sales-regulatoryquality-tea/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/393321?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Monrovia, CA—STAAR Surgical Co. has added senior executives to both its sales team and regulatory/quality assurance teams. 2006-12-15T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/512006/393321null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Tashjian-joins-Potentia-scientific-advisory-boa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/393320?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Louisville, KY—Potentia Pharmaceuticals has appointed Armen H. Tashjian Jr., MD, to its scientific advisory board. 2006-12-15T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/512006/393320null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Meister-named-director-vision-correction-consultin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/392902?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Sarasota, FL—RefractivePartners has named Kristen Meister as director, vision correction consulting services. 2006-12-01T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/502006/392902null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Boyer-joins-iCo-strategic-advisory-board/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/392903?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Vancouver, British Columbia—iCo Therapeutics Inc. announced that David S. Boyer, MD, will join its strategic advisory team. 2006-12-01T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/502006/392903null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Cunningham-joins-MacuSight-board-of-directors/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/392904?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Union City, CA—MacuSight Inc., a developer of innovative therapeutics for the treatment of severe ocular diseases and conditions, announced the appointment of Brian C. Cunningham to its board of directors. 2006-12-01T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/502006/392904null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/AlphaRx-adds-Dr-Berlin-to-scientific-advisory-boar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/392362?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Markham, Ontario, Canada—AlphaRx Inc. announced the appointment of Michael S. Berlin, MD, MS, to its scientific advisory board. 2006-11-15T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/502006/392362null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Dana-named-MEEI-director-of-cornea-refractive-s/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/392359?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Boston—The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) appointed Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH, of Cambridge, MA, as director of its cornea and refractive surgery service. Dr. Dana has been an associate surgeon at MEEI since 2001 and has served as acting director of the cornea and refractive surgery service since April. 2006-11-15T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/502006/392359null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Lindstrom-joins-Refractec-board-of-directors/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/392361?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Irvine, CA—Ophthalmic device manufacturer Refractec Inc. announced the appointment of Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, of Minnesota Eye Consultants, to its six-member board of directors. 2006-11-15T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/502006/392361null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/iScience-Interventional-fills-two-vice-president-p/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/392360?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Menlo Park, CA—iScience Interventional added two new members to its management team: Ernie Edwards as vice president of marketing, and Mark Hayward as vice president of sales. 2006-11-15T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/502006/392360null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Shuler-joins-AMOVISX/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/392031?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Santa Ana, CA—Mich?l Shuler has joined Advanced Medical Optics [AMO]/VISX as the new laser vision correction director of global strategic accounts. Primarily working with VISX technology, he will assist management with key accounts domestically and internationally. 2006-11-01T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/502006/392031null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Hnik-joins-iCo-Therapeutics-as-CMO/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/392032?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Vancouver, British Columbia—Peter Hnik, MD, MHS, has been named chief medical officer of iCo Therapeutics Inc. The biotechnology company is developing pre-existing drugs for a range of new conditions affecting isolated biologic environments—areas such as the eye, spinal cord, and joints, where locally administered application of these therapies would have minimal systemic distribution and fewer safety issues. 2006-11-01T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/502006/392032null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/ARVO-announces-award-winner-new-board-member/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/392033?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Rockville, MD—The Association for Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) has announced the next recipient of its Friedenwald Award and a new member of its supporting organization's governing board. 2006-11-01T05:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/502006/392033null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Gorny-named-CEO-of-Carl-Zeiss-Vision/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/391445?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Aalen, Germany—Norbert Gorny, PhD, has been named chief executive officer of Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH. He succeeds Jeremy Bishop, who had been CEO of the company since its inception in March 2005, when Carl Zeiss AG and SOLA International merged. 2006-10-15T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/502006/391445null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-McLeod-heads-ophthalmology-at-UCSF/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/391446?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 San Francisco—Stephen D. McLeod, MD, is the new chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). 2006-10-15T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/502006/391446null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Wasserman-Awardee-named-Werthheimer-is-trustee/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/390177?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Lexington, KY—Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) selected Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, for the 2006 Lew R. Wasserman Award for research in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). 2006-10-01T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/492006/390177null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Bostons-Dr-Grosskreutz-awarded-glaucoma-prize/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/390174?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 New York—Cynthia L. Grosskreutz, MD, PhD, co-director of Glaucoma Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, and assistant professor of ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, received the New York Academy of Medicine's 2006 Lewis Rudini Glaucoma Prize for the discovery of an enzyme that contributes to nerve cell death in the eye in glaucoma. 2006-10-01T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/492006/390174null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Retina-specialist-Dr-Blaha-joins-Lahey-Clinic/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/390176?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Burlington, MA—Lahey Clinic has added Gregory Blaha, MD, PhD, to its department of ophthalmology. Dr. Blaha's expertise in medical and surgical vitreoretinal diseases will be utilized at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center, here, and in Peabody, MA, as well as Lahey's satellite retina clinics in Derry, NH, and Nashua, NH. 2006-10-01T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/492006/390176null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmic+News/Dr-Harper-becomes-medical-director-in-Virginia/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/390175?contextCategoryId=37970&ref=25 Washington, DC—Stephanie Harper, MD, joined the Virginia Department of Health as the new medical director of the Roanoke and Alleghany Health Districts. 2006-10-01T04:00:00Z http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/492006/390175null XML