Episodes
Dr Lisa Arbisser is an outstanding expert in complex cataract cases and she has been so influential in teaching thousands of ophthalmologists, including me. She has taught so many advanced techniques such as pars plana anterior vitrectomy for cataract cases with posterior capsule rupture. She has been an influential professor at the University of Iowa where she has endowed an award for most innovative ophthalmologist every year. She has multiple patents and she has even started the Minute...
Published 05/05/24
Dr Analisa Arosemena is an outstanding surgeon specializing in glaucoma surgery and very challenging cataract cases. She has an incredible energy and on the podium she is a natural key opinion leader. In this hour long podcast, I learned so much about her approach to treating glaucoma including offering the full spectrum of options. After a year treating underserved populations in Panama, she moved to Florida in 2006, where she found the perfect balance between a challenging ophthalmology...
Published 04/28/24
Dr Lisa Feulner is a role model for leadership and life lessons in ophthalmology. I wish that I could have listened to this podcast many years ago because it is filled with such amazing pearls of wisdom that would have improved my practice and my life! Lisa is a brilliant surgeon, clinician, and researcher who has so much incredible insight into the future of ophthalmology and what it takes to truly succeed. She has been named Chief Medical Editor of Ophthalmology Management magazine and she...
Published 04/21/24
Dr Ashraf Armia is a renowned ophthalmology educator from Egypt who has taught ocular surgery in so many countries across the globe. I recently enjoyed his presentation at Dr Bob Osher's Telling It meeting in Tampa, Florida in February of this year. He is a gifted educator with so much great advice for young ophthalmologists and I am sure that you will truly enjoy this podcast. He also invites all of us to attend a great ophthalmology meeting in Cairo, Egypt in October 2024. I will be there...
Published 04/14/24
Dr Bill Wiley specializes in the full spectrum of refractive surgery, including all corneal and lenticular approaches. He also has a passion for teaching the next generation of surgeons by working with ophthalmology residents and over the past decade by creating one of the best private fellowships in the country. I'm sure you will enjoy this podcast and find it informative and also entertaining. We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they are uploaded to all major podcast...
Published 04/07/24
Dr Elizabeth Yeu is a cataract and refractive surgeon in Virginia where she also participates in many clinical trials for new devices, drugs, and technologies. She is also frequently on the podium as a key opinion leader and she is the president of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). She has some great insight into our field and she is working to make the ASCRS more inclusive by expanding its reach to more surgeons. We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays...
Published 03/31/24
Professor Deepinder Dhaliwal MD is a cornea, cataract, and refractive surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh where she has pioneered so much in our field. You will recognize her as a panelist at our annual Best of CataractCoach session at the ASCRS meeting. The next one is coming very soon on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 8:00am at the Boston convention center. She is also a licensed acupuncture professional and she has used LASIK to help children with anisometropic amblyopia. Dr Dhaliwal is...
Published 03/24/24
Dr Karl Stonecipher is a prominent refractive and cataract surgeon in North Carolina who has been at the forefront of new innovations for decades. On top of that he is just a sweet man with a heart of gold and if you meet him in person, you can't help but like him. In this podcast he shares his lessons for success in cataract and refractive surgery and how to truly connect with your patients. His advice is so amazing and I wish that I learned it when I was just starting out in my career. This...
Published 03/17/24
Firas Rahhal MD is a vitreo-retinal surgeon in Los Angeles who has a deep expertise in clinical trials, particularly for posterior segment disease. Like many of us, he used to lend his expertise to investment firms as they sought to invest in the ophthalmology space. More than a decade ago he realized that instead of giving away such precious knowledge for an hourly rate, it was better to become the investor. As ophthalmologists we have a deep and profound understanding of everything related...
Published 03/10/24
Dr James Katz is an ophthalmologist in private practice in the Chicago area and enjoys mentoring the next generation of ophthalmologist. He is the president of the CEDARS / ASPENS organization which is a selective group of anterior segment surgeons. In this podcast he gives great advice for ophthalmologists to become more involved with leadership, education, clinical trials, working with industry and more. We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they are uploaded to all major...
Published 03/03/24
Dr Johnny Gayton has an incredible drive and passion which he combines with persistent hard work to truly excel at many fields. He is a true pioneer in cataract surgery and he shared his techniques of piggyback IOLs, lensectomy for treatment of narrow angles, and moving from superior to temporal incisions. He is proof positive that a great work ethic and strong determination are the keys to success. He applied those same principles to become a world class powerlifter in his 50s and then a...
Published 02/25/24
Dr Ashvin Agarwal comes from a family of ophthalmologists dating back many generations and he has a passion and talent for ocular surgery. He is an innovator, a global teacher, and a next leader in our field and I have enjoyed learning from him over the years. In this podcast we talk about his path in ophthalmology, the expansion of the Dr Agarwal eye empire, and the future of ophthalmology. I know you will find this podcast both enjoyable and informative. We feature a new podcast every...
Published 02/18/24
Dr Sheraz Daya is an outstanding ophthalmologist who has done so much for the advancement of our field. He has held many leadership positions and he encourages entrepreneurship in ophthalmology and has launched a meeting with colleagues in that regard. This meeting, Ophthalpreneurs is going to be next month March 14-17 in Italy and you are welcome to use this link to sign up. In our podcast we discuss the importance of entrepreneurship and how every ophthalmologist (including you) can get...
Published 02/11/24
Dr Lucio Buratto is a pioneer in refractive and cataract surgery with more than 40 years of experience. He hosts the amazing live surgery event Video Cataratta Refrattiva in Milan, Italy every year and has contributed so much to our profession through his lectures, landmark papers, and many innovations. He has a true passion for evolving the field of cataract and refractive surgery and I have enjoyed learning from him for many years. I also had the privilege of performing live surgery at his...
Published 02/04/24
Professor Geoffrey Tabin MD is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Himalayan Cataract Project, Professor of Ophthalmology and Global Medicine at Stanford University, and a world class mountaineer who has climbed the tallest peaks on earth. His passion is treating blindness worldwide, primarily through his work teaching and performing cataract surgery. You can learn more about his project CureBlindess.org via this link. He is an amazing and dynamic man who brings an infectious enthusiasm and...
Published 01/28/24
ur guest is Dr Morgan Micheletti who is an early career ophthalmolgist specializing in cataract and refractive surgery with a special interest in complex anterior segment cases. He also hosts the History of Eye Care podcast which I encourage you to check out. In this podcast we cover how he aims to innovate surgical advances and some of the challenges for younger ophthalmologists. He is very insightful and offers some great advice for colleagues. We feature a new podcast every week on...
Published 01/21/24
Neto Rosatelli MD is an amazing surgeon who performs an ultra-high volume of cataract surgery, routinely doing 100+ phacos in a day, most days of the week in the public health system of Brazil. His surgical skills are truly fantastic and almost magical and he has a passion for being as efficient as possible both intra-op and between surgeries. The key is the teamwork approach and the very talented staff with whom has has worked for many years. In this podcast we discuss how he has evolved his...
Published 01/14/24
Kevin Miller MD is professor at UCLA where he specializes in cataract and refractive surgery. When I did my residency at UCLA (1997 to 2000), he was instrumental in the development of my passion of refractive cataract surgery. This field has evolved so much over the past few decades and the best is still yet to come. Kevin is a great teacher, surgeon, colleague, and friend and I know that you will enjoy this podcast and learn so much. We feature a new podcast every week on Sundays and they...
Published 01/07/24
Performing a re-operation for complex anterior segment issues is quite a challenge. Often this involves IOL replacement or refixation, iris repair, corneal lamellar transplantation, and even a pars plana anterior vitrectomy. Our guest on this podcast is Steven Safran MD from Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA and he performs more of these challenging surgeries than any other surgeon I know. We have featured his videos many times here on CataractCoach and he has his own popular YouTube channel...
Published 12/31/23
Professor Milton Yogi is a brilliant surgeon, incredible teacher, business expert, artist, engineer, and innovator. Dr Yogi has been involved in teaching ophthalmic surgery with new techniques and new technologies to so many ophthalmologists, both beginning and advanced. Recently he has created an ophthalmic surgery center of excellence called MY/Xperience in SaƵ Paulo, Brazil. In this podcast we explore his new center and talk about so many interesting aspects of his life, ophthalmology, and...
Published 12/24/23
Imagine being in medical school in your home country and then dreaming about going to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (the number one eye institute in the USA) for your training and then being so loved that you are asked to join them as faculty. Now imagine that you also desire to switch gears and join forces with the top program in the UK, Moorfields Eye Hospital, where you then move thousands of miles away to their clinic in the UAE. It seems like an impossible task, but as our amazing...
Published 12/17/23
Jeffrey Tran MD is a bright, young ophthalmologist in Georgia who decided to start his own solo private practice. He did medical school at Emory and then ophthalmology residency at Baylor, so he is well-versed in working hard at those large academic teaching hospitals. He also joined a group practice as his first job, but soon found that he wanted more. A solo private practice allows him to be his own boss, spend more time with his family, and give his patients a higher level of care. He goes...
Published 12/10/23
Lloyd Williams MD PhD is an ophthalmologist at Duke University with the Global Ophthalmology Program where he brings vision miracles to patients in need around the world. His travels have taken him to many countries where he learns as much as he teaches and in the process helps thousands of patients. He has an incredible passion for using his talents to bring the miracle of vision to so many patients. And he has promised us a future video of surgeries that I have never seen before, such as...
Published 12/03/23
Jai Parekh MD MBA is an ophthalmologist and a business leader who runs a busy private practice and is heavily involved in the ophthalmic comercial entities such as pharma and device companies. He was formerly Vice President and Chief Medical Office for eye health at Allergan. He's had an amazing path in ophthalmology and went back to do his MBA at Duke University after already being in practice for many years. He has an incredible mind is one of the brightest people I have ever met. His keen...
Published 11/26/23