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- Gil Kliman, MD, and Tom Frinzi Appointed to STAAR Surgical Board of Directorshttps://modernod.com/news/gil-kliman-md-and-tom-frinzi-appointed-to-staar-surgical-board-of-directors/2477846/Staar Surgical announced the appointment of Gilbert H. Kliman, MD, Managing Partner, InterWest Partners, and Thomas G. Frinzi, former Worldwide President, Surgical, Johnson & Johnson Vision, to its board of directors, effective June 1, 2020. The appointment of Dr. Kliman and Mr. Frinzi brings
- CXL Ophthalmics Appoints Jonathan H. Talamo, MD, to its Board of Managershttps://modernod.com/news/cxl-ophthalmics-appoints-jonathan-h-talamo-md-to-its-board-of-managers/2477675/CXL Ophthalmics announced the appointment of Jonathan H. Talamo, MD, to its Board of Managers. Dr. Talamo was most recently Chief Medical Officer and Worldwide Vice President of Clinical and Medical Affairs at Johnson and Johnson Vision. While at Johnson and Johnson Vision, Dr. Talamo hel
- Mayo Clinic’s Jonathan Holmes, MD, Appointed UArizona Chair of Ophthalmologyhttps://modernod.com/news/mayo-clinics-jonathan-holmes-md-appointed-uarizona-chair-of-ophthalmology/2477537/Jonathan M. Holmes, MD, has been appointed chair of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Ophthalmology, effective Friday, July 31. Dr. Holmes currently serves as the Joseph E. and Rose Marie Green Professor of Visual Sciences and professor of ophthalmology a
- Calvin Roberts, MD, Named President and CEO of Lighthouse Guildhttps://modernod.com/news/calvin-roberts-md-named-president-and-ceo-of-lighthouse-guild/2477286/Calvin Roberts, MD, has been elected President and CEO of Lighthouse Guild. Dr. Roberts will leave his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Eye Care, at Bausch Health Companies, on March 31. Dr. Roberts i
- Pioneering Ophthalmologist Spencer P. Thornton, MD, Dies at Age 90https://modernod.com/news/pioneering-ophthalmologist-spencer-p-thornton-md-dies-at-age-90/2477074/Spencer P. Thornton, MD, died at age 90 on October 26, 2019. A pioneer in the field of refractive surgery, Dr. Thornton served as the president of the ASCRS from 1997 to 1999 and received the society’s lifetime achievement award earlier this year. He was an internationally recognized speaker and
- Retina Specialist Brett Foxman, MD, Earns U.S. Patent for Scleral Depressorhttps://modernod.com/news/retina-specialist-brett-foxman-md-earns-u-s-patent-for-scleral-depressor/2476788/Brett Foxman, MD, Clinical Service Chief in Ophthalmology at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, New Jersey, recently won a U.S. patent for his new version of the scleral depressor. Dr. Foxman said after performing thousands of eye surgeries using a tool that had stayed essentially uncha
- Alimera Sciences Appoints Samer Kaba, MD, as Chief Medical Officerhttps://modernod.com/news/alimera-sciences-appoints-samer-kaba-md-as-chief-medical-officer/2476464/Alimera Sciences announced an expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of Samer Kaba, MD, as Chief Medical Officer, effective April 4, 2019. “I am very pleased that Samer will be joining us in this new position as he will bring both a physician’s perspect
- Mary Lynch, MD, Receives Innovator Award from the American Glaucoma Societyhttps://modernod.com/news/mary-lynch-md-receives-innovator-award-from-the-american-glaucoma-society/2476419/The American Glaucoma Society has named Emory Eye Center ophthalmologist Mary G. Lynch, MD, as the 2019 recipient of the society’s prestigious Innovator Award. The award is given to one physician each year in recognition of his or her contributions to the field of glaucoma. She is the first woman
- EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Appoints David Guyer, MD, to Board of Directorshttps://modernod.com/news/eyepoint-pharmaceuticals-appoints-david-guyer-md-to-board-of-directors/2479602/EyePoint Pharmaceuticals announced the appointment of David Guyer, MD, to the company’s Board of Directors. He will also serve on the company’s Science Committee. Dr. Guyer has led several public and private biotechnology companies focused on ocular diseases, and has held leadership positi
- Richard Litwin, MD, Honored with ASCRS Foundation’s 2019 Chang Humanitarian Awardhttps://modernod.com/news/richard-litwin-md-honored-with-ascrs-foundations-2019-chang-humanitarian-award/2476188/The Seva Foundation announced that longtime volunteer Richard Litwin, MD, is the 2019 American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Foundation Chang Humanitarian Award winner. This annual award, which is endowed by Dr. David F. Chang and his wife, Victoria, was created to c