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Pediatric Ophthalmology and
Strabismus Conference
At monthly meetings rotating among
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Olive
View-UCLA Medical Center, and the
Jules Stein Eye Institute, difficult pediatric
ophthalmology and strabismus
cases are presented and discussed.
These conferences were coordinated
for the year by Sherwin J. Isenberg,
MD, at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center;
Federico Velez, MD, at Olive View-
UCLA Medical Center; and Joseph L.
Demer, MD, PhD, at the Jules Stein
Eye Institute.
Pediatric Rheumatology and
Uveitis Conference
Members of the Uveitis Service meet
each week with members of the Rheumatology
Service from the Department
of Pediatrics to discuss patient-care
issues and research topics of mutual
interest. The conference is attended by
faculty, clinical fellows from the Departments
of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics,
and research staff. The conference is
coordinated by Gary N. Holland, MD.
98 Appendices | Educational Offerings
Continuing Education
Programs
Aesthetic Eyelid and
Orbitofacial Surgery Course
June 15–16, 2012
Robert Axelrod Memorial Lecturer
Don O. Kikkawa, MD
University of California, San Diego
Held by the Orbital and Ophthalmic
Plastic Surgery Division, this event
attracted ophthalmologists, dermatologists,
and cosmetic surgeons from
around the country and Asia. Surgical
demonstrations, a cadaver dissection,
and didactic lectures informed participants
of the latest advances in the field
of aesthetic and reconstructive surgery
for the eyelids and face.
Advances in Eye Care
January 29, 2012
Course Chair
Melissa W. Chun, OD
Optometrists from across California
traveled to Los Angeles to attend the
14th Annual Jules Stein Eye Institute
and Southern California College of
Optometry Joint Optometric Symposium
focusing on advances in eye
care. The program included lectures by
featured speakers from the Jules Stein
Eye Institute and other institutions.
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Review Course
February 23–26, 2012
Course Directors
David Sarraf, MD
John Irvine, MD
The Jules Stein Eye Institute and the
Doheny Eye Institute sponsored the
Sixth Annual Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Review Course. Developed to
serve ophthalmology-training programs
in Southern California, the program
concentrated on the epidemiology, clinical
presentation, diagnosis, and management
of ophthalmological disease.
JSEI Clinical and
Research Seminar
June 8, 2012
Coordinators
Anthony C. Arnold, MD
Robert A. Goldberg, MD
Bartly J. Mondino, MD
Xian-Jie Yang, PhD
Geared to physicians and basic
scientists, this seminar is an intensive
course in which UCLA and guest
faculty present current concepts and
recent advances in ophthalmology.
The Jules Stein Lecture, the Bradley
R. Straatsma Lecture, and the Thomas
H. Pettit Lecture, which commemorate
each doctor’s contributions to ophthalmic
science at UCLA and throughout
the United States, are held in conjunction
with this seminar and are among
the academic highlights of the year.
43rd Jules Stein Lecturer
Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD
Professor and Chairman
Byers Eye Institute at Stanford
Department of Ophthalmology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California
10th Bradley R. Straatsma Lecturer
Cesar T. Chavez, MD
Chavez Eye Care
El Centro, California
10th Thomas H. Pettit Lecturer
George M. Rajacich, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
of Ophthalmology
David Geffen School of Medicine
at UCLA
Los Angeles, California