Grand Rounds
The Flaum Eye Institute Visiting Professor and Research Series
The Flaum Eye Institute Visiting Professor Series continues in bringing the most accomplished, nationally recognized eye care professionals to the University of Rochester for continuing medical education. Based on your feedback, we will also continue to offer a short lecture from one of Flaum Eye Institute’s expert basic scientists where you can get a glimpse of the groundbreaking research being done in Rochester. All the events are now on Friday afternoons and, until further notice, all sessions offered via the Zoom Meeting streaming media platform.
Agenda for Visiting Professor Sessions -- Now on Friday Afternoons
2:30 p.m. – Introduction
2:35 p.m. – Research Presentation
2:50 p.m. – Resident Case Presentations
3:50 p.m. – Visiting Professor Lecture
4:30 p.m. – Questions & Answer Session
For information on how to receive credit, call (585) 275-7666. If you have questions about the series, please call Residency Coordinator Wendy Winslow at (585) 273-3954.
Upcoming Lectures
November 21, 2025 — TBA
December 19, 2025 — TBA
January 16, 2026 — TBA
February 20, 2026 — TBA
March 20, 2026 — TBA
April 17, 2026 — Leon Herndon, MD, Duke (Glaucoma)
May 15, 2026 — Adrienne Scott, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Retina)
June 12, 2026 — Rochester Ophthalmology Conference
Previous Lectures
Visiting Professor
Sarah Peyre, Ed
Topic: Medical Education
Visiting Professor
Meghan Collins, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Topic: Pediatric Ophthalmology
Research Lecture
Rajeev Ramchandran, MD
Topic: Population Health
Lecutre: Michael Krasner, MD
Topic: Mindful Practice
Visiting Professor
Joseph Panarelli, MD
New York University
Topic: Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery
Research Lecture
Karen Allison, MD
University of Rochester
Topic: Glaucoma Public Health
Visiting Professor
Amir Kashani, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Johns Hopkins University
Topic: Retina
Research Lecture
Juliette McGregor, PhD
University of Rochester
Topic: Vision Restoration
Visiting Professor
Angela Elam, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Michigan
Topic: Glaucoma
Visiting professor
Bryan Brooks, MD, PhD
National Eye Institute, National Institutes for Health
Topic: Albinism: Can it become a treatable disease
Research Lecture
Bud Tucker, PhD
University of Iowa
Rochester Ophthalmology Conference
Snell Memorial Lecture
Valerie Biousse, MD
Emory University
Dushay Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture
Ajay Kuriyan, MD
Thomas Jefferson Medical University
Mark Brezzano, MD
Fungal endophthalmitis
Research Spotlight
Duje Tadin, PhD
Vision
Richard Hertle, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Research Spotlight
Maiken Nedergaard, MD
The ocular glymphatic system
Edward Margolin, MD
Neuro-ophthalmology
Research Spotlight
Jonathan Leckenby
"Functional muscle transfer to restore blink in facial palsy patients"
Raymond Cho, MD
Oculofacial Plastics "The faces of Ukraine"
Vikas Khethan, MBBS
Retina
Research Spotlight
Margaret DeAngelis, PhD
Understanding the Genetics of Glaucoma Medication Non-Adherence
Louis Pasquale, MD
Glaucoma Genetics Update
Christine Coward, MD
Harm to physicians
Arsham Sheybani, MD
Glaucoma
Research Spotlight
Matthew Cavanaugh, PhD
Early differential effects of V1 stroke on motion and orientation discrimination in humans
Jennifer Krech, OD
Low vision guidebook
Matilda Chan, MD, PhD
Bench and bedside: My adventures after residency
Dale S. Meyer, MD
Topic: Lower Eyelid Malpositions: Evaluation and Treatment with The Bick, Tarsal Strip and Hybrid “Quick Strip” Procedure
Collyn Woeller, PhD
Uncovering the Molecular Mechanisms of Thyroid Eye Disease
Ula Jurkunas, MD
Unraveling Mechanisms of Female Predominance in Fuchs Dystrophy
Rachel Wozniak, MD, PhD
Topic: Identification of novel Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors in keratitis
Wen Fan Hu, MD, PhD
Uveitic cataract surgery
Yousuf Khalifa, MD
Pearls for Cataract Surgery Teaching and Learning
Susana Marcos, PhD
Topic: IOL Design
Luis Mejico, MD
The many faces of ocular motor cranial nerve schwannomas
Krystel Huxlin, PhD
Topic: Vision restoration in hemianopia
Matthew Haynie, MD
Pediatric glaucoma: From a new plumber's perspective
Research Spotlight
Michael Telias, PhD
Topic: Fragile X Syndrome: from clinic to the lab bench and back
John Berdahl, MD
A Tale of Two Pressures: CSF Pressure and Glaucoma
Watch lecture here
Laura Enyedi, MD
Pediatric Eye Disorders with Skin Findings and the Other Way Around & Perilous Pediatric Problems: Diagnoses You Don't Want to Miss
Watch Lecture Here
Judy Kim, MD
Home OCT: Personalized Medicine for the Future
Watch lecture here
Peter Setabutr, MD
The droopy eyelid consult & Complications of oculoplastic surgery
Watch Lecture Here
Carla Siegfried, MD
Ethical Introduction to New Technologies in Ophthalmic Practice: "Pass"-t, Present, and Future
Watch Lecture Here
Maria Woodward, MD MS
Novel strategies to assess corneal ulcers in 2021
Watch Lecture Here