Consultations in Neuro-Ophthalmology

Andrew G LeeAndrew G. Lee, M.D. is the Herb and Jean Lyman Centennial Chair in Ophthalmology and is the Founding Chairman of the Blanton Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. He is Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and an 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 (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas and the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.He is a graduate of the University of Virginia (UVA) undergraduate and UVA School of Medicine. He was an ophthalmology resident and chief resident at Baylor College of Medicine and a clinical neuro-ophthalmology fellow and Fight for Sight postdoctoral research fellow at the Wilmer Eye Institute, the Johns Hopkins Hospital.Dr. Lee has served in numerous leadership roles at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and has received the AAO Achievement Award, Senior Achievement Award, Secretariat Award (three times), and Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a past President, a past Chairman of the Board, and Senior VP for Advocacy of the North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society.Dr. Lee has received the teaching award 15 times at 7 different academic institutions including the Osler Excellence in Teaching Award, the Baylor College of Medicine Dan B. Jones Teaching Award, University of Iowa Charles Phelps Award, the Texas A and M Mid Career Education award, the HMH Presidential Excellence in Education, and the Houston Methodist Hospital Sherilynn Gordon Memorial Leadership Award.Dr. Lee has been the invited speaker at over 400 national and international medical meetings; has written over 600 peer-reviewed publications and 14 full textbooks; and has given 15 named lectures. His h-index is 68 and his i-10 is 367 with over 18,000 citations. He has been named one of top 30 ophthalmologists in the United States by Newsweek magazine and is the only neuro-ophthalmologist on the list.M. Tariq BhattiDr. Bhatti obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York in 1994. He completed an ophthalmology residency at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida followed by neuro-ophthalmology fellow under the mentorship of Dr. Nancy J. Newman at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He also completed a fellowship in orbital disease and surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was one of the principal investigators in the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial and the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial. Dr. Bhatti has authored or co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed articles, 20 textbook chapters and 2 textbooks. He is an associate examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) and was a member of the ABO examination development committee. He served as the chair of the Neuro-Ophthalmology book (section 5) of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Basic and Clinical Science Course (BCSC) from 2016 to 2024. Dr. Bhatti was chief of neuro-ophthalmology and a tenured professor at the Duke Eye Center in Durham, North Carolina as well as professor of ophthalmology and neurology in the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Science in Rochester, Minnesota. Currently, he is a senior neuro-ophthalmologist at the Permanente Medical Group in the Department of Ophthalmology at Kaiser Permanente- Northern California.Vivian Paraskevi DouglasVivian Paraskevi Douglas, MD, DVM, MBA, MSc is an Ophthalmologist with a background in both human and veterinary medicine. She completed a residency in Ophthalmology at the Athens Naval Hospital, Hellenic Armed Forces, in Athens, Greece and a clinical fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School. She is currently a clinical Medical Retina fellow at the Beetham Eye Institute/Joslin Diabetes Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Douglas has published extensively in multiple peer-reviewed journals such as Cell, Radiology, JAMA Ophthalmology, Cephalalgia, and Survey of Ophthalmology; and has served as an ad hoc reviewer for several journals. She is the co-editor of the textbook Pediatric Ocular Surface Disease.Konstantinos DouglasKonstantinos Douglas, MD, DVM, MBA, MSc is an Ophthalmologist with professional experience in both human and animal healthcare. He completed a residency in Ophthalmology at the 1st Department of Ophthalmology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital in Athens, Greece and a clinical fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School. He is certified in advanced studies in Veterinary Ophthalmology, and currently serves as a consultant. Dr. Douglas has authored or co-authored articles in several prominent peer-reviewed journals such as JAMA Ophthalmology, Radiology, Cephalalgia, Ocular Surface and Survey of Ophthalmology; and has served as an ad hoc reviewer for various journals. He has presented his work at multiple National and International conferences.

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