Subspecialty / Clinical Expertise:
Director, Retina Service
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Diabetic Retinopathy
Macular Degeneration
Practice Locations:
Loyola Outpatient Center
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Appointments:
Loyola: (888) LUHS-888
Hines: (708) 202-1919
Contact Information:
(708) 216-3408
Education/Training
Undergraduate/Medical School (combined program):
Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila
Torreon, Mexico
Doctor of Medicine, 1993
Residency:
Residency in Ophthalmology, 1995-1998
University of Nebraska
Omaha, NE
Fellowship:
Fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery, 1998-2000
University of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Board Certification
- American Board of Ophthalmology, certified 2000
Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)
- Chicago Ophthalmological Society (COS), Director of Annual Meeting, 2010
Awards/Distinctions
- 2005 and 2004 Department of Ophthalmology Faculty of the Year, Loyola University Medical Center
- 2004 Department of Ophthalmology Outstanding Teacher, Loyola University Medical Center
Research Interests
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Robert J. Barnes, MD
- Geeta Belsare Been, MD
- Charles S. Bouchard, MD
- Ping Bu, MD
- Michael Cassidy, MD
- Cathleen M. Cronin, MD
- Mark J. Daily, MD
- Felipe de Alba, MD
- Eileen Gable, OD
- Bruce Gaynes, OD, Pharm D
- Omer Iqbal, MD
- Walter M. Jay, MD
- Thomas John, MD
- Anuradha Khanna, MD
- Kelly A. Langert, PhD
- Bruce Larson, MD
- Amy Lin, MD
- Varun Malhotra, MD
- James F. McDonnell, MD
- Linda Novak, MD
- Daniel Owens, MD
- Rebecca Parrish, CO
- Shuchi Patel, MD
- Lois Polatnick, MD
- Jay I. Perlman, MD, PhD
- Brian Proctor, DO
- Peter A. Russo, OD
- Nehali Saraiya, MD
- Evan B. Stubbs, Jr, PhD
- Edward Sung, MD
- Shivan Tekwani, MD
- Susanne Tidow- Kebritchi, MD
- Susan Vierling, MD
- Cynthia Von Zee, PhD
- R. Tracy Williams, OD
- David Yoo, MD
