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  • United States of America, Milwaukee, SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Eye Care
  • Regional Medical Director (WI) | Glaucoma, MIGS, and Anterior Segment Surgeon at SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean

     

    OFFICE ADDRESS

    SSM Health/Davis Duehr Dean
    Madison, WI 53705

    FORMAL EDUCATION

    2006-2007    Glaucoma Fellowship: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

    2003-2006   Residency: Metro Health Hospital, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI

    2002-2003   Internship: Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY

    1999-2002    D.O.: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM), Old Westbury, NY

    1991-1997    M.D.: Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russia

    ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

    Sept 2021 – Present  Regional Medical Director, SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Eye Care

    Sept 2020 – Sept 2021  Associate Medical Director, SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Eye Care

    2017 – Sept 2020  Chief Glaucoma Services, SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Eye Care

    2014 – Present  Glaucoma Physician, SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Eye Care

    2014 – Present  Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

    2007 – 2014   Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

    PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

    American Academy of Ophthalmology

    American Glaucoma Society

    American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology

    American Osteopathic Association

    Madison Ophthalmologic Society

    EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES (PEER REVIEW)

    2019-2021 Reviewer, European Journal of Ophthalmology, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Journal of Glaucoma

    2017-2018 Reviewer, European Journal of Ophthalmology

    2016 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

    2015 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

    2014 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

    2013 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

    2012 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

    2011 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

    2010 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

    2009 Reviewer, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery

    2009 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

    2008 Reviewer, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery

    2008 Reviewer, Archives of Ophthalmology

    2008 Reviewer, European Journal of Ophthalmology

    2008 Reviewer, Journal of Glaucoma

    2007 Reviewer, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery

    2007 Reviewer, European Journal of Ophthalmology

    SERVICE ACTIVITIES

    The American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AOCOO-HNS)

    2024   AOCOO-HNS treasurer 

    2020-Present Board Of Governors Member

    2018 Ophthalmology Course Director, May 2-4

    2016 – Present Educational Committee

    SSM/Davis Duehr Dean

        2020 - Present Regional Associate Medical Director

        2018 - Present Operational Committee

        2015 - Present Quality Improvement Committee

        2015 - 2020 MQIC Committee

    University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

        2010-2013 Clinical Financial Analysis Committees

        2012-2014 Clinical Working Group

        2013 Service Chief of Glaucoma

    INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

    2021 UW Madison Grand Rounds Presentation, March 19th “Micro-Invasive Glaucoma surgery”

    2021 SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Clinical Challenges, March 6th “Micro-Invasive Glaucoma surgery”

    2020 1st Simposium Oftalmologico, Santa Rosa, Honduras, February 7-8 “Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)”

    2019 SSM Health Davis Duehr Dean Clinical Challenges, March 9th “OCT in Glaucoma”

    2018 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, May 3-6, Program Chair

    2016 Mid-year seminar, October 8, 9, 2016 Program Chair

    2014 The American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, IL, October 18, 2014 Glaucoma Original Paper Moderator

    2014 Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Discipline at the 98th Annual Clinical Assembly of the AOCOO-HNS Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ, May 8, 2013. “Ask the Experts: Glaucoma Panel and Case Discussions”.

    2013 The American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA, November 19, 2013. “Glaucoma Original Paper Moderator (Part 1)”

    2013 Current Concepts, Continuing Education for Optometrists, Madison, WI, September 7, 2013 “Canaloplasty and MIGS”.

    2013 The American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AOCOO-HNS), September 22, 2013, Detroit, MI. “Alternatives to Trabeculoplasty”.

    2012 University of Wisconsin, Grand Rounds, Madison, WI, August 3, 2012. “Canaloplasty”.

    2012 The American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AOCOO-HNS), May 9-12, 2012. “Glaucoma Panel: Controversy in Glaucoma Laser and Surgery”.

    OPHTHALMOLOGY EXPERIENCE

    2024 2 two-week ophthalmology mission trips, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL

    2023 Ophthalmology mission trip, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

    2022 Ophthalmology mission trip, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

    2021 Ophthalmology mission trip, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

    2020 Ophthalmology mission trip, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

    2019 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL

    2018 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Bonita Springs, FL

    2018 American Glaucoma Society meeting, New York, NY

    2017 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV

    2016 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ

    2016 American Glaucoma Society meeting

    2012 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Fort Lauderdale, FL

    2011 American Glaucoma Society, Dana Point, CA

    2010 American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, IL

    2010 Extraordinary Ophthalmology, Madison, WI

    2010 Residents Day, Milwaukee, WI

    2010 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL

    2009 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Austin, TX

    2008 American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology, Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ

    TEACHING ACTIVITIES

    2019 University of Wisconsin, Medical Students: Patient Doctor Society: Hands-on Ophthalmic Exam teaching session, 4-hour practical skills-transfer course

    2019 University of Wisconsin, Residents: Secondary Glaucoma Presentation, December 2019

    2019 University of Wisconsin, Midwest Regional Phaco Course, Residents and Fellows, Wet Lab, Madison, WI, August, 2019

    2018 University of Wisconsin, Medical Students: Patient Doctor Society: Hands-on Ophthalmic Exam teaching session, 4-hour practical skills-transfer course, November 10, 2018.

    2017 University of Wisconsin, Medical Students: Patient Doctor Society: Hands-on Ophthalmic Exam teaching session, 4-hour practical skills-transfer course, December 16, 2017.

    2017 University of Wisconsin, Midwest Regional Phaco Course, Residents and Fellows, Wet Lab, Madison, WI, August 17, 2017.

    2016 University of Wisconsin, Medical Students: Patient Doctor Society: Hands-on Ophthalmic Exam teaching session, 4-hour practical skills-transfer course, March 12, 2016.

    2015 University of Wisconsin, Medical Students: Patient Doctor Society: Hands-on Ophthalmic Exam teaching session, 4-hour practical skills-transfer course, March 16, 2015.

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