YoungMD Connect Event at AAO

Friday, October 18, 2024 | 5:30–8:30 PM CT
Revel Motor Row | 2400 S Michigan Ave | Chicago, IL

Friday, October 18, 2024
5:30–8:30 PM CT
Revel Motor Row
2400 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL

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Join your peers for one of the year’s biggest events for young & aspiring ophthalmologists: the YMDC Event at AAO! Designed for emerging leaders in ophthalmology (medical students, residents, fellows, and newly practicing ophthalmologists), the YMDC Event at AAO offers small-group mentoring sessions with thought leaders, followed by next-level networking opportunities, all while enjoying bites and beverages in an iconic Chicago venue. Spaces are limited and will fill up quickly—register today!

AGENDA

5:00–5:30 PM Registration
5:30–5:50 PM Welcome From YoungMD Connect
5:50–6:00 PM Industry Panel With YMDC Visionary Partners: AbbVie and Johnson & Johnson
6:05–6:50 PM Mentoring Sessions
6:55–8:30 PM Networking Reception

MENTOR FACULTY

  • Chris Alabiad, MD

    Chris Alabiad, MD

    Oculoplastic surgeon; Residency Program Director at Bascom Palmer; DREAM Program Director
  • Maura Di Nicola, MD

    Maura Di Nicola, MD

    Retina surgeon & ocular oncology specialist at Bascom Palmer
  • Eric Donnenfeld, MD

    Eric Donnenfeld, MD

    Cornea, cataract, and refractive surgeon; Practice owner at OCLI with multiple locations; Fellowship Director at OCLI; Past ASCRS President
  • Vikram Durairaj, MD

    Vikram Durairaj, MD

    Oculoplastic surgeon and managing partner at TOC Eye and Face; Professor at Dell Medical School; Past Program Chair of ASOPRS
  • Parisa Emami-Naeini, MD, MPH

    Parisa Emami-Naeini, MD, MPH

    Vitreoretinal surgeon, uveitis specialist, and Associate Professor at UC Davis Eye Center
  • Sharon Fekrat, MD, FACS, FASRS

    Sharon Fekrat, MD, FACS, FASRS

    Vitreoretinal surgeon at Duke Eye Center
  • Brenton Finklea, MD

    Brenton Finklea, MD

    Cornea, cataract, and refractive surgeon; Director of the Center for Academic Global Ophthalmology at Wills Eye
  • Paul Kang, MD

    Paul Kang, MD

    Cornea, cataract, and refractive surgeon; Medical missionary and lead of Health in Sight Medical Mission; Former practice owner at Eye Doctors of Washington (private practice) and transitioned to Yale University (academics)
  • Judy Kim, MD

    Judy Kim, MD

    Vitreoretinal specialist and current Chair of Women in Retina.
  • Courtney Kraus, MD

    Courtney Kraus, MD

    Pediatric ophthalmologist and associate professor of ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute
  • Rob Melendez, MD, MBA

    Rob Melendez, MD, MBA

    Cataract & refractive surgeon; Practice owner at Juliette Eye Institute; Founder of Ophthalmology Business Minute and Juliette RP Vision Foundation
  • James Murphy, MD

    James Murphy, MD

    Specializes in cataract surgery and glaucoma
  • Julius Oatts, MD

    Julius Oatts, MD

    Pediatric ophthalmologist at UCSF; AAPOS member
  • Leela V. Raju, MD

    Leela V. Raju, MD

    Cornea, refractive, and global ophthalmologist
  • Eric Rosenberg, DO

    Eric Rosenberg, DO

    Cornea and complex anterior/middle segment surgeon; Founder of Digital Ophthalmology Society; Eyetube Editorial Board Member
  • Emily Schehlein, MD

    Emily Schehlein, MD

    Specializes in cataract surgery and glaucoma and conducts research in glaucoma care.
  • Gaurav Shah, MD

    Gaurav Shah, MD

    Retina surgeon at West Coast Retina & Chief of Retina at CPMC; ASRS Board of Directors
  • Aaki Shukla, MD

    Aaki Shukla, MD

    Glaucoma specialist at Columbia University
  • Jay Sridhar, MD

    Jay Sridhar, MD

    Retina surgeon and Chief of Ophthalmology at Los Angeles County Department of Health Services; Board of Trustees at VBS
  • Geoff Tabin, MD

    Geoff Tabin, MD

    Co-Founder and chairman of Cure Blindness Project and a professor of ophthalmology and global medicine at Stanford University.
  • Katherine E. Talcott, MD

    Katherine E. Talcott, MD

    Retinal surgeon at the Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic
  • William Trattler, MD

    William Trattler, MD

    Refractive, corneal, and cataract surgeon at the Center For Excellence in Eye Care.
  • Julie Woodward, MD

    Julie Woodward, MD

    Chief of Oculoplastics at Duke; specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the eyelids and orbit
  • Fasika A. Woreta, MD, MPH

    Fasika A. Woreta, MD, MPH

    Cornea and cataract surgeon; Residency Director and Director of the Eye Trauma Center at Wilmer Eye Institute; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Member
  • Gary Wörtz, MD

    Gary Wörtz, MD

    Cataract and refractive surgeon at Commonwealth Eye Surgery in Lexington, KY
  • Dagny Zhu, MD

    Dagny Zhu, MD

    World-renowned, Harvard-trained specialist in cornea, cataract, and laser refractive surgery.
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