In this series, we welcome influential ophthalmologists from around the country and the world to speak at Wills Eye Hospital for the benefit of residents and practicing ophthalmologists. Presentations and lectures include clinical and non-clinical content, and reflections on each guest's professional journey. Dr. Maltry is an ophthalmic pathologist and comprehensive ophthalmologist. She is an Associate Professor with a dual appointment in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neuroscie...

In this series, we welcome influential ophthalmologists from around the country and the world to speak at Wills Eye Hospital for the benefit of residents and practicing ophthalmologists. Presentations and lectures include clinical and non-clinical content, and reflections on each guest's professional journey. Dr. Maria (Mia) Woodward is a cornea specialist and a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Michigan. She is focused on healthcare delivery specifically for the anterior seg...

In this series, we welcome influential ophthalmologists from around the country and the world to speak at Wills Eye Hospital for the benefit of residents and practicing ophthalmologists. Presentations and lectures include clinical and non-clinical content, and reflections on each guest's professional journey. This series is not certified for CME credit. 

Dr. Ademola-Popoola is the Chair (Head) of the Department of Ophthalmology and a Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. She has been a Consultant Ophthalmologist at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) since 2001. She earned her medical degree from the University of Lagos in 1991 and completed ophthalmology residency training at the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. In 2001, she obtained dual board certif...

Andrew G. Lee, M.D. is chair of the Blanton Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas and is Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is adjunct professor of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine; Texas A and M College of Medicine; University of Iowa and the University of Buffalo; and Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas and the UT MD Anderson Cancer Cen...

Diana V. Do, MD, is Professor of Ophthalmology and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs at the Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University. In addition, she is Clinic Chief of Ophthalmology at Stanford Health Care. Dr. Do is a leading surgeon-scientist who has authored over 175 publications in the medical literature and has contributed to over 25 book chapters. She has over 15 years of expertise in clinical trials. She has been selected as a "Top Doctor", and she has been voted as one of the "100 Top Wo...

Dr. Shameema Sikder, L. Douglas Lee and Barbara Levinson-Lee Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, specializes in corneal disorders and complex cataracts. She was the founding Medical Director of the Wilmer-Bethesda clinic, where she maintains a busy surgical practice. Dr. Sikder is also the founding Director of the Johns Hopkins Center of Excellence for Ophthalmic Surgical Education and Training. With a faculty role at the Johns Hopkins Malo...

Wendy W. Lee, MD, MS, is Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Dermatology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She serves as director of the Bascom Palmer Aesthetic Center and co-director of the University’s Cosmetic Medicine Group, a multidisciplinary group comprised of the ophthalmology, dermatology, ENT, and plastic surgery departments.Dr. Lee earned her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine, in New Orleans, Louisiana, ...

Samir Melki MD PhD is currently an associate professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. He completed a fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, an MD PhD from Vanderbilt University and an Ophthalmology residency at Georgetown University.Dr. Melki founded Boston Vision in 2000, an academically-oriented practice. He was the Medical Director for Ophthalmology at the UK Specialist Hospitals in England from 2005 till 2013 where he established ...

Eydie Miller-Ellis, M.D. is Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Director of the Glaucoma Service, and Vice-Chair for Faculty Affairs at the Scheie Eye Institute/University of Pennsylvania. Education: AB in chemistry - Duke University; MD - University of Pittsburgh; Ophthalmology Residency - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Glaucoma Fellowship - Yale University. She was on the faculty at the Yale School of Medicine for nine years, the Medical College of Virginia for two years, and, sin...