AAO 2017
Nov. 11 – 14, 2017
New Solutions, New Inspirations, New Orleans
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Subspecialty Day
Nov. 10 & 11
AAOE/Practice Management Program
Nov. 11 – 14
Program Committees:
Annual Meeting Program Committee
The Annual Meeting Program Committee is responsible for the scientific program including instruction courses, symposia and the Spotlight on Cataracts session.
Secretary for Annual Meeting
Maria M. Aaron, MD
Associate Secretary for the Annual Meeting Program
William J. Fishkind, MD, FACS
Subcommittee for: Cataract
Chair
Mitchell P. Weikert, MD
Subcommittee Members
Nicole R. Fram, MD
Kevin M. Miller, MD
Subcommittee Reviewers
Adi Abulafia, MD
Surendra Basti, MBBS
Stephen H. Johnson, MD
Sumitra S. Khandelwal, MD
Sathish Srinivasan, MBBS
Subcommittee for: Cornea, External Disease
Chair
Bennie H. Jeng, MD
Subcommittee Members
Jessica B. Ciralsky, MD
Shahzad I. Mian, MD
Subcommittee Reviewers
Douglas R. Lazzaro, MD
Jennifer Li, MD
Wuqaas M. Munir, MD
Sonal S. Tuli, MBBS
Robert W. Weisenthal, MD
Subcommittee for: Glaucoma
Chair
Molly Walsh, MD, MPH
Subcommittee Members
Steven J. Gedde, MD
Brian C. Samuels, MD, PhD
Subcommittee Reviewers
Shane J. Havens, MD
Lily T. Im, MD
Paula Anne Newman-Casey, MD
Veena Rao, MD
Thasarat S. Vajaranant, MD
Subcommittee for: Neuro-Ophthalmology, Electronic Health Records/Information Technology, Ethics, General Medical, Global Ophthalmology, Medical Education, Ophthalmic History and Vision Rehabilitation
Chair
Michael S. Lee, MD
Subcommittee Members
Kenneth S. Shindler, MD, PhD
Prem S. Subramanian, MD, PhD
Subcommittee Reviewers
Julie Falardeau, MD
Clare Louise Fraser, MBBS
Guy V. Jirawuthiworavong, MD
Y. Joyce Liao, MD, PhD
Collin M. McClelland, MD
Subcommittee for: Ocular Pathology, Oncology and Oculoplastics, Orbit
Chair
Don O. Kikkawa, MD
Subcommittee Members
Jonathan W. Kim, MD
Julian D. Perry, MD
Subcommittee Reviewers
Santosh G. Honavar, MD
Lily Koo Lin, MD
Pete Setabutr, MD
Jimmy M. Uddin, MD
Sara T. Wester, MD
Subcommittee for: Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus
Chair
Hilda Capo, MD
Subcommittee Members
Arlene V. Drack, MD
Martha P. Schatz, MD
Subcommittee Reviewers
David K. Coats, MD
Anthony Pruett Johnson, MD, FACS
Ramesh Kekunnaya, MD, FRCS
Scott R. Lambert, MD
Federico G. Velez, MD
Subcommittee for: Refractive Surgery and Optics, Refraction, Contact Lenses
Chair
Ronald R. Krueger, MD
Subcommittee Members
William B. Trattler, MD
Elizabeth Yeu, MD
Subcommittee Reviewers
Kendall E. Donaldson, MD
Damien Gatinel, MD
George D. Kymionis, MD, PhD
Edward E. Manche, MD
Marcony R. Santhiago, MD
Subcommittee for: Retina, Vitreous and Uveitis, Intraocular Inflammation
Chair
Janet Louise Davis, MD
Subcommittee Members
Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD
Sharon D. Solomon, MD
Subcommittee Reviewers
Anita Agarwal, MD
Alay S. Banker, MD
Christina J. Flaxel, MD
Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS
Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD
Amy C. Schefler, MD
Lucia Sobrin, MD
Elliott H. Sohn, MD
Homayoun Tabandeh, MD, MS, FRCP, FRCOphth
Nadia Khalida Waheed, MD
Special Projects Committee
The Special Projects Committee is responsible for developing programs to complement those that are submitted by members or societies.
Associate Secretary
Florentino E. Palmon, MD
Committee Members
Jill S. Melicher Larson, MD
Carolyn K. Pan, MD
Nicholas J. Volpe, MD
Sarah Wellik, MD
Tammy L. Yanovitch, MD
2017 Skills Transfer Advisory Committee
Associate Secretary
Jack A. Cohen MD, FACS
Advisory Committee
Deepinder K. Dhaliwal, MD
Sumit Garg, MD
Jill S. Melicher Larson, MD
Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD
Michael L. Savitt, MD
David D. Verdier, MD
2017 Subspecialty Day Advisory Committee
Associate Secretary
Daniel S. Durrie, MD
Advisory Committee
Maria M. Aaron, MD
Julia A. Haller, MD
Francis S. Mah, MD
R. Michael Siatkowski, MD
Kuldev Singh, MD
Nicholas J. Volpe, MD
2017 AAOE Program Committee
Chair
Ann M. Hulett, COE, CAE
Committee
Brett D. Gerwin, MD
Luretta Greeley, OCS
Christine Kung, MBA, COE
Jennifer L. Lehman
Susan M. Loen, OCS
Natalie M. Loyacano, COMT, OCS
Joanne Mansour
Corey B. Marvel
Rosa M. Montes, COT, OCS
Joanne Smagacz
Paula Vaughan, OCS
Robert E. Wiggins Jr., MD, MHA
Scientific Program
Program Highlights
Planning is underway for AAO 2017. Program information is made available as it is finalized. The online program search will be launched as part of the online meeting registration module on June 28.
Opening Session
Sunday, Nov. 12
8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Don’t miss the 2017 Jackson Memorial Lecture which will be given by Daniel F. Martin, MD, Chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute and a renown retina specialist. Mr. Henry Butler, an accomplished musician, will give the Michael F. Marmor Lecture in Ophthalmology and the Arts – his presentation will be part lecture, part performance. Find more information about the Opening Session.
Named Lectures
Find a full list of Named Lectures including Russell N. Van Gelder, MD, PhD who will give the 2017 C. Stephen and Frances Foster Lecture in Uveitis and Immunology; Dr. Van Gelder, the Academy’s 2015 President, is Chair of the University of Ophthalmology’s Department of Ophthalmology and is an active clinician-scientist interested in the pathogenesis of uveitis and non-visual photoreception.
Breakfasts with the Experts
Sunday – Tuesday, Nov. 12 – 14
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Start your day right with a delicious buffet breakfast and informal discussion led by experts in the field. Seating is limited. Reserve your spot early for best selection. These roundtables are not part of the Academy Plus course pass, a separate ticket must be purchased when you register online or onsite.
Academy Café
Saturday – Tuesday, Nov. 11 – 14
Specific times and topics will be available soon.
Hear expert panels debate, then use your cell phone, smartphone or laptop to text message questions to the speakers.
Learning Lounge
Saturday – Tuesday, Nov. 11 – 14
Specific times and topics will be available soon.
Join colleagues in this interactive space for learning facilitated by experts in the field. Float among theaters – new topics begin every 15 minutes.
Scientific Posters
Session One: Saturday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 12, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Presenters will be at their displays on Sunday, 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Session Two: Monday, Nov. 13, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 14, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Presenters will be at their displays on Monday, 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Small-group discussions of highly rated posters, moderated by your peers, will take place on Sunday and Monday, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Policies and Disclaimer
Review the Academy’s policies and disclaimers for meeting content and presenters.
As a reminder, children are not admitted to Subspecialty Day or Academy annual meeting scientific sessions, instruction courses or any other aspect of the Scientific Program due to the scientific nature of the educational programs and the Academy’s desire to maintain an environment conducive to learning.
Annual Meeting Program Committee
The Annual Meeting Program Committee is responsible for the scientific program including instruction courses, symposia and the Spotlight on Cataracts session.
