Medical Advisory Board

Jillia E. Bird, OD, MS (Vision Sciences)

St. John's, Antigua

World Glaucoma Patient Association, President; Caribbean Optometrists Association, President; Antigua/Barbuda Glaucoma Support Group, President/ Milburn House, St. John's, Antigua ...
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Philip P. Chen, MD

Seattle, Washington

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington Medical Center; Chief of Ophthalmology, UW Medical Eye Institute Seattle, Washington ...
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Robert D. Fechtner, MD

Syracuse, New York

Empire Innovation Scholar and Chair in the Department of Ophthalmology, SUNY Upstate Medical University Executive Vice President, World Glaucoma Association ...
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Murray Fingeret, OD, FAAO

Dr. Murray Fingeret, a graduate of the New England College of Optometry, completed a residency at the Joseph C. Wilson Health Center in Rochester, New York. He is currently a Clinical Professor at SUNY College of OptometryHewlett, New York

Dr. Murray Fingeret, a graduate of the New England College of Optometry, completed a residency at the Joseph C. Wilson Health Center in Rochester, New York. Dr. Fingeret is a Clinical Professor at the State University of New York, College of Optometry and a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. Dr. Fingeret is a member of the American Glaucoma ...
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David Greenfield, MD

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Professor of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine ...
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Gregory K. Harmon, MD

Chairman of the Board of DirectorsNew York, New York

Chairman of The Glaucoma Foundation since 1999, and a Board Member since 1993,   Dr. Harmon is in private practice in Manhattan, specializing in glaucoma and cataract surgery. His voluntary faculty positions include Clinical Associate Professorof Ophthalmology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University/New York Presbyterian Hospital and Associate Adjunct Surgeon at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. In addition, ...
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Jost Jonas, MD, FARVO

, Germany

Professor of Ophthalmology and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Ruprecht-Karls University ...
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Jeffrey M. Liebmann, MD

Shirlee and Bernard Brown Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Director, Glaucoma Division
Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

Dr. Jeffrey M. Liebmann graduated from Boston University School of Medicine, completed his ophthalmology residency at the State University of New York/Downstate Medical Center, and his glaucoma fellowship at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dr. Liebmann serves as Shirlee and Bernard Brown Professor, Vice-Chair, and Director of the Glaucoma Division of the Department Ophthalmology at Columbia University Medical ...
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Poonam Misra, MD

New York, NY

Dr. Poonam Misra is a glaucoma specialist at Manhattan Eye, Ear, Throat Hospital of Northwell Health, where she is also the Co-Director of the Glaucoma Fellowship. She completed her glaucoma fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center in 2019 after residency at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Misra received her BS with a major in biology and minor ...
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James T. Murphy, MD

Connecticut Eye Physicians, Scarsdale Ophthalmology Associates, Keyhani Eye Associates, Amsterdam Eye Care, Yale New Haven HospitalRiverside, CT

Dr. James Murphy is a board-certified ophthalmologist, fellowship trained in glaucoma, focusing on laser-assisted and refractive cataract surgery with advanced technology intraocular lens implants and minimally invasive (MIGS), laser, and traditional/incisional treatments for glaucoma.  Dr. Murphy is actively involved in research and consulting in the IOL technology and MIGS spaces.  Dr. Murphy has a special interest in expanding access to ...
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Louis Pasquale, MD, FARVO

Scientific Advisory Board ChairmanShelley and Steven Einhorn Distinguished Chair
Site Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai Hospital
Vice Chair, Translational Ophthalmology Research Mount Sinai Healthcare System
New York, New York

Louis R. Pasquale, MD is Professor of Ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is Site Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Mt. Sinai Hospital and Vice Chair of Translational Ophthalmology Research for the Mount Sinai Healthcare System. Dr. Pasquale is a member of the PLOS One, Journal of Glaucoma, Ophthalmology Glaucoma, Asia-Pacific Journal of ...
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Ian F. Pitha, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Utah's John A. Moran Eye Center and Associate Director of the Alan S. Crandall Center for Glaucoma Innovation. Salt Lake City, Utah

Dr. Pitha is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Utah's John A. Moran Eye Center and Associate Director of the Alan S. Crandall Center for Glaucoma Innovation. He earned his MD and a PhD in pharmacology and toxicology at Dartmouth Medical School, then completed his ophthalmology residency at Washington University in St. Louis, where ...
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Aakriti Garg Shukla, MD

Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York, New York

Dr. Shukla is the Leonard A. Lauder Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Columbia University Medical Center. She received her medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, where she completed her ophthalmology residency and served as Chief Resident. She pursued further glaucoma subspecialty training at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. She was ...
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Sarah H. Van Tassel, MD

New York, NY

Sarah H. Van Tassel, M.D. is Director of the Glaucoma Service and Glaucoma Fellowship at Weill Cornell Medicine Ophthalmology. Dr. Van Tassel specializes in glaucoma evaluation and treatment, including medical management, laser, and surgical procedures. She also performs cataract surgery and is up-to-date on the latest advances in microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). A native of Missouri, Dr. Van Tassel completed ...
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