60: CataractCoach Podcast 60: Ronald Yeoh MD
It has been a true pleasure to know Dr Ronald Yeoh for the last two decades as a brilliant colleague, talented teacher, and dear friend. He has been at the forefront of cataract surgery advances for many years and he is credited with teaching us so much, such as the Snap-Sign which indicates a posterior capsular blow-out. He has held multiple leadership positions among various ophthalmology org...
59m May 19, 2024
59m
59: CataractCoach Podcast 59: Steve Silverstein MD
Dr Steve Silverstein is an ophthalmologist who has been involved in countless clinical trials in ophthalmology, from new IOLs to innovative surgical technologies to novel pharmacologic products. This clinical trial experience allows him to experience new technologies first and also provides reasonable remuneration to his practice. He also shares his experience in building a very successful prac...
52m May 12, 2024
52m
58: CataractCoach Podcast 58: Lisa Arbisser MD
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 inn...
58m May 05, 2024
58m
57: CataractCoach Podcast 57: Analisa Arosemena MD
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 m...
57m Apr 28, 2024
57m
56: CataractCoach Podcast 56: Lisa Feulner MD PhD
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 ...
55m Apr 21, 2024
55m
55: CataractCoach Podcast 55: Ashraf Armia MD
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 ...
56m Apr 14, 2024
56m
54: CataractCoach Podcast 54: Bill Wiley MD
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...
1hr Apr 07, 2024
1hr
53: CataractCoach Podcast 53: Elizabeth Yeu MD
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...
55m Mar 31, 2024
55m
52: CataractCoach podcast 52: Deepinder Dhaliwal MD
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 ...
52m Mar 24, 2024
52m
51: CataractCoach Podcast 51: Karl Stonecipher MD
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. H...
1hr 5m Mar 17, 2024
1hr 5m
50: CataractCoach Podcast 50: Firas Rahhal MD
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 becom...
1hr 19m Mar 10, 2024
1hr 19m
49: CataractCoach PodCast 49: James Katz MD
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 indust...
58m Mar 03, 2024
58m
48: CataractCoach PodCast 48: Johnny Gayton MD
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 suc...
1hr Feb 25, 2024
1hr
47: CataractCoach PodCast 47: Ashvin Agarwal MD
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 ...
58m Feb 18, 2024
58m
46: CataractCoach Podcast 46: Sheraz Daya MD
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 ...
1hr 5m Feb 11, 2024
1hr 5m
45: CataractCoach PodCast 45: Lucio Buratto MD
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 e...
51m Feb 04, 2024
51m
44: CataractCoach PodCast 44: Geoffrey Tabin MD
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 CureBlindes...
58m Jan 28, 2024
58m
43: CataractCoach PodCast 43: Morgan Micheletti MD
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 in...
59m Jan 21, 2024
59m
42: CataractCoach PodCast 42: Neto Rosatelli MD
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 talen...
1hr 9m Jan 14, 2024
1hr 9m
41: CataractCoach PodCast 41: Kevin Miller MD
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 w...
58m Jan 07, 2024
58m
40: CataractCoach PodCast 40: Steven Safran MD
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...
1hr 5m Dec 31, 2023
1hr 5m
39: CataractCoach PodCast 39: Milton Yogi MD
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 Saõ Paulo, Brazil. In this podcast ...
1hr 4m Dec 24, 2023
1hr 4m
38: CataractCoach PodCast 38: Mohamed Sayed MD
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...
52m Dec 17, 2023
52m
37: CataractCoach Podcast 37: Jeffrey Tran MD
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 ...
1hr 4m Dec 10, 2023
1hr 4m
36: CataractCoach PodCast 36: Lloyd Williams MD PhD
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 pa...
52m Dec 03, 2023
52m
35: CataractCoach PodCast 35: Jai Parekh MD MBA
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...
59m Nov 26, 2023
59m
34: CataractCoach PodCast 34: Larry Berstein MD
Larry Berstein MD is an ophthalmologist from Long Island, New York with a strong expertise in cataract surgery. He has been a dear friend for more than 20 years and I have learned so much from him about cataract surgery, ophthalmology, and life in general. This podcast is aimed at our younger listeners in their 30s and 40s and is chock-full of great pearls and words of wisdom. We even start the...
50m Nov 19, 2023
50m
33: CataractCoach PodCast 33: Guy Kezirian MD MBA
Guy Kezirian, MD, MBA is a dynamic ophthalmologist and leader in refractive surgery. He has founded so many enterprises such as the World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences, the physician CEO program, the Refractive Surgery Alliance, and so much more. In this podcast we go deep into refractive surgery and how/why it needs to split into its own specialty (and cataract surgery is t...
59m Nov 12, 2023
59m
32: CataractCoach PodCast 32: Kevin Waltz OD MD
Dr Kevin Waltz is an ophthalmologist (and optometrist) who has been involved with so many innovative clinical trials of the equipment, IOLs, and technologies that we use in our surgeries every week. He has developed multiple eye surgery centers in other countries where he and his team provide no cost surgery to patients who also can become enrolled in these clinical trials. He has done well by ...
1hr 6m Nov 05, 2023
1hr 6m
31: CataractCoach Podcast 31: Jane Edmond MD
The University of Texas just started a new medical school in Austin called the Dell School of Medicine. And through the generous gift of the Wong family, they created a new Department of Ophthalmology and the Wong Eye Institute. The inaugural leader of this combined entity is Jane Edmond MD, a dynamic and driven ophthalmologist who will create a legacy to last many lifetimes. Speaking with Jane...
52m Oct 29, 2023
52m
30: CataractCoach PodCast 30: Bill Trattler MD
Dr Bill Trattler is a cornea, refractive, and cataract surgeon in Miami who has a gift for teaching using case studies. He has brought this innovative teaching method to many meetings and it is always informative to watch him on the podium. In this podcast we review the best approaches to common corneal conditions like keratoconus, Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy, ectasia, irregular astigmatism, a...
58m Oct 22, 2023
58m
29: CataractCoach PodCast 29: Jack Holladay MD MSEE
Jack Holladay, MD, MSEE, FACS has done an amazing job of advancing ophthalmology with his engineering mindset and passion for teaching. You have used his invention, the Brightness Acuity Tester (BAT) to help many of your cataract patients and you have benefitted from his Holladay and Holladay 2 equations for IOL calculations with Holladay 3 in the works. He has given a precise explanation of th...
1hr 8m Oct 15, 2023
1hr 8m
28: CataractCoach PodCast 28: Cathleen McCabe MD
Cathleen McCabe MD has so many great pearls of wisdom from 25 years in practice including how to manage dislocated IOLs using her belt-loop technique which have featured here. She is a high volume cataract and refractive surgeon and she will hit the 100,000 surgery mark later in her career. She is also scheduled to be ASCRS president in a few years and she was just given the nod to be secretary...
50m Oct 08, 2023
50m
27: CataractCoach PodCast 27: Terry Kim MD
Sometimes timing is everything and you can't predict your future opportunities. Being prepared and maximizing your reach is important in securing your career, but sometimes the timing just has to be right. Dr Terry Kim, professor of cornea and refractive surgery at Duke University, goes into this topic in detail in our podcast. We also talk about the importance of sports vision and how your res...
57m Oct 01, 2023
57m
26: CataractCoach PodCast 26: Brandon Ayres MD
For a very complex anterior segment reconstruction surgery, Brandon Ayres MD from Wills Eye Hospital is one of the best, performing many of these tough cases every week. This includes scleral fixated IOLs, prosthetic iris devices, corneal transplantation, pupilloplasty, and more. In this interview he gives a step-wise approach to these tough surgeries and a guideline for success, one step at a ...
1hr 4m Sep 24, 2023
1hr 4m
25: CataractCoach PodCast 25: Cristos Ifantides MD
Cristos Ifantides MD is an accomplished young ophthalmologist who truly brings the "A game" to the future of our field. He completed an international ophthalmology fellowship at the Wills Eye Hospital and he was previously a faculty member of the University of Colorado school of medicine, department of ophthalmology. He left that academic position and moved to Florida to join a private practice...
59m Sep 17, 2023
59m
24: CataractCoach PodCast 24: Rosa Braga-Mele MD
Professor Rosa Braga-Mele MD is an inspiration for me. She is an amazing ophthalmologist, professor, and key opinion leader, but even so much more than this. She has an incredible resilience and drive for success, even in the face of adversity. Rosa can choose a seemingly insurmountable task such as becoming a professional bodybuilder (after the age of 50) and then actually achieve it -- google...
1hr 4m Sep 10, 2023
1hr 4m
23: CataractCoach PodCast 23: Steven Dell MD
Steven Dell MD is a refractive and cataract surgeon in Austin, Texas, USA and he has been involved in so many different avenues of ophthalmology in addition to his clinical practice. More than 15 years ago, he worked with development of the first generation of IOLs which attempted to restore accommodation and we thoroughly discuss this topic in the podcast. He also was founding president of AEC...
1hr 3m Sep 03, 2023
1hr 3m
22: CataractCoach PodCast 22: John Hovanesian MD
John Hovanesian MD is in private practice in Orange County, California and he has been involved with ophthalmic teaching, consulting, and giving back for more than 20 years. He also hosts the Eyeluminaries podcast, gets involved in many clinical trials, and authors articles and books in ophthalmology. Our discussion is two long time friends catching up with each other because I've known John si...
1hr 7m Aug 27, 2023
1hr 7m
21: CataractCoach PodCast 21: Priya Mathews MD
Priya Mathews, MD, MPH is a successful surgeon and key opinion leader, and she has some great pearls for achieving work-life balance. That is something that I have personally struggled with in the past, but now I am far better at it. While we love ophthalmology, we also need to love ourselves, our lives, and our family and friends. In medicine, we devote so much of our youth to education and tr...
1hr 20m Aug 20, 2023
1hr 20m
20: CataractCoach PodCast 20: Damien Gatinel MD PhD
Prof. Damien Gatinel, MD, PhD has a background in mathematics and the physics of optics as well as being a world class refractive surgeon. In our podcast he explains the optics behind his trifocal IOL design as well as innovations in refractive surgery, both corneal and lenticular, which give us so many great options for restoring vision to our patients. He has a great way of explaining this co...
1hr 9m Aug 13, 2023
1hr 9m
19: CataractCoach PodCast 19: Douglas Koch MD
Professor Douglas Koch MD has been leading the way in cataract, refractive, and anterior segment surgery for more than 40 years. He is instrumental in teaching surgical techniques as well as pioneering new concepts such as evaluation of posterior corneal power and adjusting the axial lengths in myopic eyes for more accurate IOL calculations. I first met Dr Koch when I was a medical student inte...
1hr 2m Aug 06, 2023
1hr 2m
18: CataractCoach PodCast 18: Eric Donnenfeld MD
Eric Donnenfeld MD is an outstanding teacher and has taught thousands of ophthalmologists with his presentations and articles. He has a knack for explaining tough concepts in an easy to understand manner while always providing levity and laughter which makes his lectures memorable. I have learned so much from him over the years and I was really eager to have him share his words of wisdom from 4...
51m Jul 30, 2023
51m
17: CataractCoach PodCast 17: Jorge Alio, MD, PhD
Professor Jorge Alió, MD, PhD from Alicanté, Spain wears many hats: professor, innovator, publisher, researcher, and business leader. He is a remarkable ophthalmologist who has contributed nearly 1000 peer-reviewed journal articles over the past many decades. His impact on our field is tremendous and he is generous with sharing the pearls and words of wisdom which helped propel him to this high...
49m Jul 12, 2023
49m
16: CataractCoach PodCast 16: Marguerite McDonald MD
The excimer laser revolutionized corneal refractive surgery and countless millions of patients have benefitted from amazing new vision. Marguerite McDonald MD is a true pioneer in corneal refractive surgery and the development of the excimer laser. This podcast dives into the amazing journey of this brilliant surgeon, including the major challenges that were overcome (sometimes by serendipity) ...
1hr 5m Jul 08, 2023
1hr 5m
15: CataractCoach PodCast 15: Bill Soscia MD
Even though our cataract surgeries are confined to a very small space inside the eye, they require peak performance from our mind and body to ensure a great outcome for our patients. There is certainly a mind, body, and soul connection and achieving appropriate fitness and nutrition can help optimize surgical performance. Bill Soscia MD is a high volume cataract surgeon and lifelong athlete who...
1hr 11m Jun 15, 2023
1hr 11m
14: CataractCoach PodCast 14: Nandini Venkateswaran MD
Nandini Venkateswaran MD is an anterior segment surgeon and clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School and key opinion leader in ophthalmology. She has had a meteoric rise and is frequently seen at the podium at ophthalmology meetings across the USA and contributing to the advancement of our field with consulting activities. As someone who has participated in ophthalmic consulting for more t...
1hr 1m Jun 15, 2023
1hr 1m
13: CataractCoach PodCast 13: Randall Olson MD
Dr. Randall Olson is Chairman and Professor of Ophthalmology at the Moran Eye Institute at the University of Utah in the USA. He has accomplished so much in his career including building an entire eye institute and ophthalmology department from scratch. In this podcast you will learn how he started as the solo ophthalmologist at the university and then decades later, grew it to dozens of ophtha...
55m Jun 09, 2023
55m
12: CataractCoach PodCast 12: Amar Agarwal MD
Dr Amar Agarwal is a surgeon, innovator, educator, author, and leader in ophthalmology and he has changed the way we operate. In addition to his many new techniques such as sub-1mm phaco, glued IOL, pinhole pupilloplasty, and more, he is also well know for teaching how to recover from surgical complications. He has authored many dozens of ophthalmology books and oversees more than 100 eye hospi...
52m Jun 06, 2023
52m
11: CataractCoach PodCast 11: Samuel Masket MD
Samuel Masket MD has been a leader in cataract surgery for many years and has published extensively about a wide range of topics from IOL calculations after LASIK to treating negative dysphotopsias to dead bag syndrome. He has been president of the ASCRS and has delivered hundreds of lectures all around the world. Dr Masket was also involved in teaching cataract surgery to the UCLA residents an...
1hr 20m May 19, 2023
1hr 20m