Curriculum Vitae (abbreviated)

College: University of Illinois - graduated in 3 years with B.A. in Chemistry

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Phi Lambda Upsilon (Chemistry Honorary)
• Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honorary)
• Omega Beta Pi (Pre-Med Honorary)
• Patton Award (for the outstanding pre-med student at the Univ. of Illinois)
• Edmund J. James Scholar
• Sachem (Univ. of Illinois Leadership Honorary)

Medical School: Northwestern University Medical School

• Alpha Omega Alpha (Medical School Academic Honorary) award for the outstanding research paper by a student at Northwestern University Medical School)
• Pi Kappa Epsilon (Medical School Service Honorary)

Internship: U.C.L.A. Hospitals and Medical Center

Residency: Ophthalmology - Northwestern University Medical School

Fellowships: Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

• University of Alabama/Eye Foundation Hospital in conjunction with Alston Callahan, M.D. (one of the three founders of the oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery subspecialty)
• Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary/Massachusetts General Hospital in conjunction with Charles Beyer, M.D.

Specialty Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology

Subspecialty Society Membership: American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Medical Societies (including positions held and awards received)

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Honor Award (for several decades of original research presentations and surgical courses taught at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology)
• Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmological Society
• Member Council of Directors
• Assistant Program Chairman
• Program Chairman
• First Vice President
• Pan American Association of Ophthalmology
• Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology - Affiliate Member
• Member - Northwestern University Department of Ophthalmology Alumni Association
• Member - Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary/Harvard University Alumni Association
• Member - U.C.L.A. Department of Ophthalmology Association
• Member - Santa Barbara County Ophthalmology Society
• Program Chairman
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• President

Academic Positions (past and present):

• Kern Medical Center:
• Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
• Director, Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service
• Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
• Vice Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
• Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
• U.C.L.A. Medical School Department of Ophthalmology
• Assistant Professor
• Associate Professor
• Full Professor
• Clinical Professor (since 1987)

Research (highlights)

• Founded the Registry of Hereditary and Congenital Lesions of the Eye at Northwestern University's Children's Memorial Hospital.
• Codified the clinical findings and surgical management of the syndrome of ptosis, blepharophimosis, epicanthus inversus, and telecanthus (subsequently known as Kohn - Romano syndrome and blepharophimosis syndrome).
• Multidisciplinary study of ocular pemphigoid at Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary.
• Botulinum (i.e. oculinum, Botox) - one of the 50 original subinvestigators whose research and over 10,000 cases submitted - led to the initial FDA approval of Botox.
• Developed and published (in journals and textbooks) a surgical technique in common use for the treatment of mechanical ectropion.
• Developed and published (in journals and textbooks) a surgical technique in common use for the treatment of eyelid retraction.
• Pioneered and published (in journals and textbooks) the diagnostic and treatment methods for the management of rhino-orbital mucormycosis.
• Developed and was granted a U.S. patent for a unique surgical bandage.

Publications: 18 publications in refereed academic journals

Textbooks:

• Author of Textbook of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Published by Lea and Febiger (now Williams and Wilkins/Lippincott).
• Published 15 chapters in various other medical textbooks.

National and International Presentations and Lectureships: 68