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Visiting Lecturer Series

Distinguished Visiting Lecturers

At the Dean McGee Eye Institute (DMEI)/University of Oklahoma (OU) Department of Ophthalmology, we know the value of continual learning and the sharing of new ideas and best practices. That is why multiple times a year we bring leaders in the field of ophthalmology to DMEI to present to our residents, fellows, faculty, and the broader ophthalmic community in Oklahoma. These distinguished lecturers present not only to the entire group of physicians, but also spend several hours lecturing the residents in a more intimate format. In a rotating fashion, residents also participate in smaller social groups for dinner with visiting faculty. This series has brought in some of the most influential and well-known ophthalmologists in the country to share their expertise.

The distinguished visiting lecturer series includes the named Tullos O. Coston Lecture, Walter J. Stark Memorial Lecture, and the Robert E. Anderson, MD, PhD Lecture, plus three to five additional lectures endowed by the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma. Upcoming and recent distinguished lecturers are shown below.

2024

February 26 – Michael Kazim, MD – Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Distinguished Visiting Lecturer

Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Surgery
Harkness Eye Institute
Columbia University Medical Center

Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Location: Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecture Hall
Reception following

April 29 – Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD and J. William Harbour, MD – Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Distinguished Visiting Lecturer

Drs. Zelia Correa and J. William Harbour
Topic: Ocular Oncology

Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Co-Director, Ocular Oncology Service
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute – University of Miami Health System 

J. William Harbour, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
The David Burton, Jr. Chair in Ophthalmology

Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Location: Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecture Hall
Reception following

2023

January 9 – John E. Sutphin Jr., MD – Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Distinguished Visiting Lecturer

Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Location: Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecture Hall
Reception following

April 3 – Michael S. Lee, MD – Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Distinguished Visiting Lecturer

University of Minnesota

Professor with Tenure
Ophthalmology Residency Program Director
Mackall-Scheie Endowed Chair
Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Location: Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecture Hall
Reception following

September 18 - Ore-Ofe O. Adesina, MD - Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Distinguished Visiting Lecturer

Associate Professor
John P. McGovern Professorship in Ophthalmology
Medical Director, Cizik Eye Clinic
Director, Neuro-ophthalmology
Topic: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Location: Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecture Hall
Reception following

 

2022

February 7 – Michael T. Yen, MD – Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Distinguished Visiting Lecturer

Michael T. Yen, MD
Baylor College of Medicine

  • Professor and Sarah Campbell Blaffer Chair in Ophthalmology
    Ophthalmic Plastic, Lacrimal, and Orbital Surgery
    Medical Director, Alkek Eye Center
    Co-Director, BCM Aesthetics
    Program Director, ASOPRS Fellowship
  • Topic: The Orbital Approach to Managing the Neurotrophic Cornea

Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Location: Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecture Hall
Reception following

May 9 – Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH – Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Distinguished Visiting Lecturer

Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH
UNC School of Medicine

  • Kittner Family Distinguished Professor
  • Chair, Department of Ophthalmology

Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Location: Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecture Hall
Reception following

May 1 – DMEI ARVO Reception

Denver, Colorado
https://dmei.org/research/

September 8 – 6th Annual Robert E. Anderson, MD, PhD Lecture

Tonia S. Rex, PhDW

  • When: Thursday, September 8, 2022
  • Where: Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecture Hall, Dean McGee Eye Institute

September 8-9 – 15th Annual OU Vision Workshop

  • When: Thursday/Friday, September 8-9, 2022
  • Where: Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecture Hall, Dean McGee Eye Institute

October 17 – 30th Annual Walter J. Stark Memorial Lectureship

James Chodosh, MD, MPH

  • When: Monday, October 17, 2022 8:30am – 9:30am
  • Where: Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecture Hall, Dean McGee Eye Institute

October 31 – Denise Chamblee, MD and Linda Harrison, PhD

OMIC Risk Management

Topic: “Best Practices in Informed Consent”

  • Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
  • Location: Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecture Hall

Reception following

2021

June 5 – 41st Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecturer

Tamara R. Fountain, MD

  • Professor, Rush University Medical Center
  • Topic: Oculoplastics

August 23 – Hilda Capó, MD – Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Distinguished Visiting Lecturer

Hilda Capó, MD

  • John T. Flynn Professor of Ophthalmology
    Division Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
    Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
    Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
    University of Miami
    Miami, Florida
  • Topic: Strabismus After Non-Strabismus Ocular Surgery
    • Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
    • Location: Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecture Hall
    • Reception following

2020

February 10 – Alice Lorch, MD, MPH & Bethany Daubman, MD

Alice Lorch, MD, MPH, & Bethany-Rose Daubman, MD

  • Focus on Ethics, Professionalism, and Communication, Harvard University/MEEI/Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Topic: Breaking Bad News to Patients

March 9 – Leon W. Herdon Jr., MD

Leon W. Herndon Jr., MD

  • Professor of Ophthalmology & Chief of Glaucoma Division, Duke Eye Center
  • Topic: Glaucoma

June 6 – Cancelled! 41st Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecturer

Tamara R. Fountain, MD

  • Professor, Rush University Medical Center
  • Topic: Oculoplastics

2019

January 21 – Janet L. Davis, MD

Janet L. Davis, MD

  • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
  • Topic: Uveitis/Surgical Retina

March 16 – Kamran M. Riaz, MD

Kamran M. Riaz, MD

  • Dean McGee Eye Institute
  • Topic: Resident Optics Review

April 7 – Bennie Jeng, MD

Bennie Jeng, MD

  • University of Maryland
  • Topic: Cornea and External Disease

June 1 – 40th Annual Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecture

David W. Parke II, MD

  • CEO, American Academy of Ophthalmology

August 19 – Thomas E. Johnson, MD

Thomas E. Johnson, MD

  • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami
  • Topic: Oculoplastics and Orbit

September 30 – 28th Annual Walter J. Stark Memorial Lecture

Ruth D. Williams, MD

  • Wheaton Eye Clinic
  • Topic: Comprehensive Ophthalmology

October 21 – Anthony C. Arnold, MD

Anthony C. Arnold, MD

  • Jules Stein Eye Institute/University of California at Los Angeles
  • Topic: Neuro-ophthalmology

2018

January 15 – Steven A. Newman, MD

Steven A. Newman, MD

  • University of Viginia
  • Topic: Neuro-ophthalmology

March 5 – Constance E. West, MD

Constance E. West, MD

  • Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard University
  • Topic: Optics Review

May 7 – Linda Lawrence, MD

Linda Lawrence, MD

  • Salina, Kansas
  • Topic: Global Ophthalmology/Ophthalmic History/Epidemiology

June 2 – 39th Annual Tullos O. Coston, MD Lecturer

Anne L. Coleman, MD, PhD

  • Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA
  • Topic: Glaucoma

August 20 – Robert H. Rosa Jr., MD

Robert H. Rosa Jr., MD

  • Texas A&M Health Science Center/Scott and White Eye Institute
  • Topic: Pathology

October 1 – Annual Walter J. Stark Memorial Lecture

George A. Williams, MD

  • Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
  • Topic: Retina

October 8 – Laura Wayman, MD

Laura Wayman, MD

  • Vanderbilt University/Eye Institute
  • Topic: Cataract and Resident Education

2017

January 9 – C. Gail Summers, MD

C. Gail Summers, MD

  • University of Minnesota/Minnesota Lions Children’s Eye Clinic
  • Topic: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus – “Why Can’t My Baby See?”

March 6 – Jeffrey A. Nerad, MD

Jeffrey A. Nerad, MD

  • Cincinnati Eye Institute
  • Topic: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

May 1 – Michael Chiang, MD

Michael Chiang, MD

  • Oregon
  • Topic: Pediatrics and Biomedical Informatics

September 11 – James D. Brandt, MD

James D. Brandt, MD

  • UC Davis Eye Center
  • Topic: “Informatics in the Glaucoma Clinic – How EMRs, Big Data, and Expert Systems Will Change How We Practice”

September 25-26 – Walter J. Stark Memorial Lectureship

Keith D. Carter, MD

  • Lillian C. O’Brien and Dr. C.S. O’Brien Professor
  • Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  • Professor of Otolaryngology
  • University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine/University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
  • President, Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
  • President-Elect, American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Topic: “The Clinical and Surgical Challenges of Thyroid Eye Disease”

October 23 – Ronald Krueger, MD

Ronald Krueger, MD

  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Topic: Laser Vision Correction/Refractive Surgery

2016

January 11 – Douglas Rhee, MD

Douglas Rhee, MD

  • University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
  • Topic: Glaucoma

March 21 – Thomas Whittaker, JD, MD

Thomas Whittaker, JD, MD

  • University of Kansas
  • Topic: Neuro-ophthalmology/Medicolegal Considerations

May 9 – Jeffrey Rutgard, MD, MS

May 9

Jeffrey Rutgard, MD, MS

  • Surgical Instructor, SEE International, Hawaiian Eye Foundation
  • Topic: International Humanitarian Service, MSICS Course and Wet Lab

September 12 – Culver H. Boldt, MD

Culver H. Boldt, MD

  • University of Iowa
  • Topic: Retina

November 7 – James Chodosh, MD, MPH

James Chodosh, MD, MPH

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard University
  • Topic: Herpes Simplex Virus Keratitis

2015

August 17 – Glenn H. Strauss, MD

Glenn H. Strauss, MD

  • Chief Medical Office, Help Me See, New York NY
  • Topic: Global Ophthalmology

October 12 – William J. Feuer, MS

William J. Feuer, MS

  • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL
  • Topic: Biostatistics