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Eyecelerator@AAO 2021

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans

Bring the future of ophthalmology into focus. 
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Robert Avery, MD

California Retina Consultants

Robert L. Avery, MD

Founder and CEO

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iVeena

Bala Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA

Co-Founder & President

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Alcon

Jeannette Bankes

President and GM Surgical

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 ASCRS

Frank R. Burns, MD

Government Relations Committee Member

Thomas W. Chalberg, PhD

Exhaura Ltd. 

Thomas W. Chalberg, PhD, MBA

Founder

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Regeneron 

Kevin Clark

Vice President, Ophthalmology Commercial Business Unit

Jag Dosanjh, Allergan

Allergan, an AbbVie company

Jag Dosanjh

SVP, Medical Therapeutics

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Apellis Pharmaceuticals

Cedric Francois, MD, PhD

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer/President

Ranya Habash MD

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Ranya G. Habash, MD

CEO, LifeLong Vision

Chuck Hess, Bausch + Lomb

Bausch + Lomb

Chuck Hess

Vice President and General Manager, US Surgical

S. Ianchulev Eyenovia

Eyenovia

Sean Ianchulev, MD, MPH

Founder and CEO

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Verana Health

Hylton Kalvaria

Chief Business Officer

Shervin Korangy, BVI

BVI Medical

Shervin Korangy

President and CEO

Michael Lachman, EyeQ

EyeQ Research

Michael Lachman

President

Bill Link, PhD

Flying L Ventures

William J. Link, PhD

Managing Partner

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University of California San Francisco

Stephen D. McLeod, MD

Professor and Chair

Tom Mitro, Aerie

Aerie Pharmaceuticals

Tom Mitro 

President and COO

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Microsoft

Pam Nesbitt

Global Healthcare Lead, CSE

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REGENXBIO, Inc.

Ram Palanki

Senior VP of Commercial Strategy & Operations

Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology

Michael X. Repka, MD

Wilmer Eye Institute

Michael X. Repka, MD

Vice Chair for Clinical Practice

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Retina Group of Washington

Reginald J. Sanders, MD

Retina Specialist & Vitreoretinal Surgeon

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GenSight Biologics

Magali Taiel, MD

Chief Medical Officer

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Center For Excellence In Eye Care

William Trattler, MD

Director of Cornea

Jeffry Weinhuff

Visionary Ventures

Jeffry Weinhuff

Managing Partner

George A. Williams, MD

American Academy of Ophthalmology

George A. Williams, MD

Senior Secretary for Advocacy

Elizabeth Yeu, MD

Virginia Eye Consultants

Elizabeth Yeu, MD

Assistant Vice President/Medical Director

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Baylor College of Medicine

Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD

Associate Professor and Associate Residency Director

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Avellino Labs

Nazneen Aziz, PhD

 Chief Scientific Officer

Ian Bell, Alcon

Alcon

Ian Bell

President, Global Business and Innovation

Chris Calcaterra, Glaukos

Glaukos Corporation

Chris M. Calcaterra, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

Wiley Chambers, MD

US FDA

Wiley Chambers, MD

Supervisory Medical Officer, Ophthalmology

Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD, L.Ac

UPMC Eye Center

Deepinder K. Dhaliwal, MD, L.Ac

Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Vice Chair, UPMC Eye Center 

Warren Foust, Johnson & Johnson Vision

Johnson & Johnson Vision

Warren Foust

Worldwide President, Surgical

Michael Giaquinto, SVB

SVB Leerink

Michael Giaquinto

Senior Managing Director, Medical Supplies & Devices

Leon W. Herndon, MD

Duke Eye Center

Leon W. Herndon, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology

Allen C. Ho MD

Wills Eye Hospital

Allen C. Ho, MD

Director of Retina Research

Kristen Ingenito, MBA

Market Scope

Kristen Harmon Ingenito, MBA

Vice President, Director of Ophthalmics

Gil Kliman, MD

InterWest Partners

Gil Kliman, MD

Managing Partner

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Aurion Biotech

Greg Kunst, MBA

Chief Executive Officer

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EyeYon Medical

Brian Levy OD, MSc

CMO

Jim Mazzo

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals

Jim Mazzo

Executive Chair

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Amazon

Paul McRae

Global Healthcare & Digital Transformation Strategist

Samarendra Mohanty, PhD

Nanoscope Therapeutics

Samarendra Mohanty, PhD

Co-Founder and President

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Annexon Biosciences

Michael Overdorf, MBA

Executive Vice President & Chief Business Officer

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BVI Medical

Erin Powers, MBA

Vice President, Global Marketing & Product Strategy

Rajesh Rajpal, MD

Johnson & Johnson Vision

Rajesh K. Rajpal, MD

CMO, Global Head of Clinical and Medical Affairs

Thomas W. Samuelson, MD

Minnesota Eye Consultants

Thomas W. Samuelson, MD

Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota

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All Eyes Consulting, LLC

Namrata Saroj, OD

Principal

Euan S. Thomson, PhD

Zeiss Medical Technology 

Euan S. Thomson, PhD

President Ophthalmic Devices, Head of Digital Business

Anthony J. Wallace

Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp.

Anthony J. Wallace, MBA

VP & Franchise Head, U.S. Ophthalmics

Reed Welch, Raymond James

Raymond James

Reed Welch

Managing Director

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Opus Genetics 

Benjamin Yerxa, PhD

Acting CEO 

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