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Agenda

As of December 29, 2023

Thursday, January 4 - ACRC Fellow & Resident Case Presentations^

11:00 AM – 6:45 PM
Registration 

11:00 - AM - 7:45 PM
Exhibits

12:25 – 12:30 PM
Welcome Remarks
K. Bailey Freund, MD 

12:30 – 1:30 PM
Session 1
Moderators: Lee M. Jampol, MD; Wiliam F. Mieler, MD; Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD

12:30 – 12:36 PM
Rolika Bansal, MD

12:36 – 12:42 PM
Cong T. Phan, MD

12:42 – 12:48 PM
Anne Strong Caldwell, MD

12:48 – 12:54 PM
David Fell, MD

12:54 – 1:00 PM
Sidra Zafar, MD

1:00 – 1:06 PM
Jonathan E. Noonan, MBBS, PhD

1:06 – 1:12 PM
Jennifer Hu, MD, MS

1:12 – 1:18 PM
Rusdeep S. Mundae, MD

1:18 – 1:24 PM
Jeanette Du, MD

1:24 – 1:30 PM
Ahsan Hussain, MD

1:30 – 2:30 PM  
Session 2
Moderators: Emily Y. Chew, MD; Itay Chowers, MD; Philip J. Ferrone, MD

1:30 – 1:36 PM
Claudia Fossataro, MD

1:36 – 1:42 PM
Edward S. Lu, MD

1:42 – 1:48 PM
Hana A. Mansour, MD

1:48 – 1:54 PM
Eugene Kang, MD

1:54 – 2:00 PM
Lauren Yeager, MD

2:00 – 2:06 PM
Jorge I. Pincay, BS

2:06 – 2:12 PM
Stephanie Choi, MD

2:12 – 2:18 PM
Michael Yu, MD

2:18 – 2:24 PM
Victoria Ly, MD, MPH 

2:24 – 2:30 PM
Da Meng, MD, PhD

2:30 – 3:30 PM
Session 3
Moderators: Gaetano R. Barile, MD & David Sarraf, MD

2:30 – 2:36 PM
Francesco Cappellani, MD

2:36 – 2:42 PM
Lucy V. Cobbs, MD

2:42 – 2:48 PM
Tianyu Liu, MD

2:48 – 2:54 PM
Jasaman Tojjar, MD, MSc, PhD(c)

2:54 – 3:00 PM
Wilson X. Wang, MPhil

3:00 – 3:06 PM
Stephanie B. Engelhard, MD

3:06 – 3:12 PM
Luke Oh, MD

3:12 – 3:18 PM
Luis A. Martinez-Velazquez, MD, PhD

3:18 - 3:24 PM
Erin E. Flynn, MD

3:24 – 3:30 PM
Georges Sukkarieh, MD

3:30 – 4:00 PM
Break

4:00 – 4:48 PM
Session 4
Moderators: David H. Abramson, MD; Emmett T. Cunningham, Jr., MD, PhD, MPH; Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD

4:00 – 4:06 PM
Bita Momenaei, MD

4:06 – 4:12 PM
Tommaso Bacci, MD

4:12 – 4:18 PM
Melissa Yuan, MD

4:18 – 4:24 PM
Samuel Gelnick, MD 

4:24 – 4:30 PM
Suveera Dang, MD 

4:30 – 4:36 PM
Bivek Wagle, MD

4:36 – 4:42 PM
Meredith P. Spitz, MD, MBA

4:42 – 4:48 PM
Arjun Watane, MD

4:48 – 5:30 PM
Session 5
Moderators: Jason Comander, MD, PhD; Dean Eliott, MD; Jose S. Pulido, MD, MS, MPH, MBA

4:48 – 4:54 PM
Prithvi Ramtohul, MD

4:54 – 5:00 PM
Megan S. Steinkerchner, MD 

5:00 – 5:06 PM
Jennifer O. Adeghate, MD

5:06 – 5:12 PM
Neeket Patel, MD

5:12 – 5:18 PM
Rabia Karani, MD, MPH

5:18 – 5:24 PM
Olufemi E. Adams, MD

5:24 – 5:30 PM
William Foulsham, MD, PhD

5:30 – 6:18 PM
Session 6
Moderators: Alexander J. Brucker, MD; Jasmine H. Francis, MD, FACS; Carol L. Shields, MD 

5:30 - 5:36 PM
Athar Shadmani, MD

5:36 - 5:42 PM
Jacques Bijon, MD

5:42 - 5:48 PM
Rebecca F. Silverman, MD

5:48 - 5:54 PM
Apoorv P. Chebolu, MD

5:54 - 6:00 PM
Laura A. Jenny, AB

6:00 - 6:06 PM
Saghar Bagheri, MD, PhD

6:06 – 6:12 PM
Chloe Khoo, MD 

6:12 – 6:18 PM
Landon J. Rohowetz, MD

6:18 - 6:25 PM
Vote

6:25 – 6:34 PM
Industry Presentations

6:25 – 6:28 PM
AbbVie

6:28 – 6:31 PM
Genentech, Inc. 

6:31 – 6:34 PM
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

6:34 – 6:45 PM
Awards and Closing Remarks
K. Bailey Freund, MD

6:45 – 7:45 PM
Reception at the New York Academy of Medicine

Friday, January 5 - ACRC Case Presentations

7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Registration 

7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Exhibits  

7:00 – 7:45 AM
Breakfast 

7:45 – 8:00 AM
Welcome Remarks
K. Bailey Freund, MD

8:00 – 9:10 AM  
Session 1: Tumors & Oncology
Moderators: David H. Abramson, MD; William F. Mieler, MD; Carol L. Shields, MD

8:00 – 8:07 AM
Primary CNS and Vitreoretinal Lymphoma Mimicking Viral Retinitis in a Young Patient
Nitish Mehta, MD

8:07 – 8:14 AM
Belzutifan and Ocular VHL
Emily Y. Chew, MD  

8:14 – 8:21 AM
Mystery Case
William F. Mieler, MD  

8:21 – 8:28 AM
Mystery Case
Jasmine H. Francis, MD, FACS

8:28 – 8:35 AM
Just Another CSR?
Dimosthenis Mantopoulos, MD, PhD 

8:35 – 8:42 AM
Blurry Vision in a Patient with Metastatic Ovarian Cancer on Immunotherapy
Scott D. Walter, MD, MSc, FASRS 

8:42 – 8:49 AM
Retinoblastoma vs Coats
David H. Abramson, MD 

8:49 – 8:56 AM
Mystery Case
Ivana Kim, MD, MBA 

8:56 – 9:03 AM
Mystery Case
J. Fernando Arevalo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASRS 

9:03 – 9:10 AM
What’s This?
Carol L. Shields, MD 

9:10 – 10:06 AM  
Session 2: Vitreoretinal Surgery
Moderators: J. Fernando Arevalo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASRS; Dean Eliott, MD; Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD

9:10 – 9:17 AM
A Traumatic Macular Hole with Dehemoglobinized Submacular Hemorrhage
Ishrat Ahmed, MD, PhD 

9:17 – 9:24 AM 
Mystery Case
John B. Miller, MD 

9:24 – 9:31 AM
Tractional Retinal Detachment in a Patient with a History of Methamphetamine Use
Osama Sabbagh, MD 

9:31 – 9:38 AM
Subluxed Colobomatous Lens with Chorioretinal Coloboma
Matthew R. Starr, MD 

9:38 – 9:45 AM
An Unusual Vitreous Detachment and Hemorrhage
John T. Thompson, MD 

9:45 – 9:52 AM
Mystery Case
Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD 

9:52 – 9:59 AM
RONA Technique in Approaching Macular Hole in Cases with Impaired Surgical View
Masoud Mirghorbani, MD, MPH 

9:59 – 10:06 AM
Mystery Case
Michael Engelbert, MD, PhD 

10:06 – 10:36 AM
Break  

10:36 – 11:46 AM
Session 3: Macular Disease
Moderators: Itay Chowers, MD; Talia R. Kaden, MD; Adnan Tufail, MBBS, MD, FRCOphth 

10:36 – 10:43 AM
Faricimab in the Treatment of Ranibizumab and Susvimo Resistant Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
Tarek Alasil, MD 

10:43 – 10:50 AM
Geographic Atrophy?
Itay Chowers, MD  

10:50 – 10:57 AM
Mystery Case
David M. Brown, MD, FACS 

10:57 – 11:04 AM
Accutane and AMN
Ravi Parikh, MD, MPH 

11:04 – 11:11 AM
Mystery Case
Dean Eliott, MD  

11:11 – 11:18 AM
Mystery Case
Talia R. Kaden, MD 

11:18 – 11:25 AM
Too Many Hemorrhages
Anat Loewenstein, MD, MHA  

11:25 – 11:32 AM
Mystery Case
Adnan Tufail, MBBS, MD, FRCOphth  

11:32 – 11:39 AM
Mystery Case
Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD 

11:39 – 11:46 AM
Laser Pointer Induced Macular Hole Injuries and Surgical Repair in Children
Philip J. Ferrone, MD

11:46 AM – 12:28 PM
Session 4: Medical Retina & Others
Moderators: Neil M. Bressler, MD; Daniel B. Roth, MD; SriniVas R. Sadda, MD

11:46 – 11:53 AM 
Mystery Case
Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD

11:53 AM – 12:00 PM
Mystery Case
Audina M. Berrocal, MD 

12:00 – 12:07 PM
Unusual Exudative Retina Detachment
Daniel B. Roth, MD  

12:07 – 12:14 PM
Mystery Case
David Sarraf, MD 

12:14 – 12:21 PM
Mystery Case
Stephen H. Tsang, MD, PhD  

12:21 - 12:28 PM
Mystery Case
Camiel J.F. Boon, MD, PhD, FEBO

12:28 – 1:30 PM
Lunch  

1:30 – 2:19 PM
Session 5: Retinal Vascular Disease
Moderators: Alexander J. Brucker, MD; Lee M. Jampol, MD; Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD

1:30 – 1:37 PM
When the Routine Becomes Dangerous
Serena Fragiotta, PhD

1:37 – 1:44 PM
One or Two Diseases?
Lee M. Jampol, MD  

1:44 – 1:51 PM
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Hypointense Bands in Retinal Occlusive Disease
Diogo Cabral, MD 

1:51 – 1:58 PM
Mystery Case
Richard B. Rosen, MD  

1:58 – 2:05 PM
A Curious Case of Diabetic Macular Edema
Nauman A. Chaudhry, MD  

2:05 – 2:12 PM
Still a Mystery Case
Jay Chhablani, MD 

2:12 – 2:19 PM
Epiretinal Neovascularization in an Infant with Celiac Sprue
Emanuele Crincoli, MD, FEBO 

2:19 – 3:15 PM
Session 6: Uveitis & Genetics (Part I) Moderators: Emmett T. Cunningham, Jr., MD, PhD, MPH; Amani A. Fawzi, MD; Yasha S. Modi, MD

2:19 – 2:26 PM 
Bilateral Choroiditis
Deep Parikh, MD 

2:26 – 2:33 PM
Mystery Case
Yasha S. Modi, MD

2:33 – 2:40 PM
Bilateral Panuveitis and Serous Retinal Detachment
Tamara L. Lenis, MD, PhD  

2:40 – 2:47 PM 
Graves’ Disease and Blurry Vision
Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, MD, PhD  

2:47 – 2:54 PM
Mystery Case
Alexander J. Brucker, MD  

2:54 – 3:01 PM
Mystery Case
Naomi Goldberg, MD, PhD 

3:01 – 3:08 PM
Mystery Case
Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD 

3:08 – 3:15 PM
Multifocal Tuberculous Chorioretinitis After Intravesical BCG Treatment for Bladder Cancer
Arman Mashayekhi, MD

3:15 – 3:45 PM
Break

3:45 – 4:34 PM
Session 7: Uveitis & Genetics (Part II)
Moderators: Debra A. Goldstein, MD; David Sarraf, MD; Richard F. Spaide, MD 

3:45 – 3:52 PM 
Mystery Case
James P. Dunn, MD  

3:52 – 3:59 PM 
Mystery Case
Amani A. Fawzi, MD  

3:59 – 4:06 PM 
History of Presenting Illness
Kunal K. Dansingani, MBBS, MA, FRCOphth

4:06 – 4:13 PM
Think
Jose S. Pulido, MD, MS, MPH, MBA

4:13 – 4:20 PM
An Unsavory Choroidal
R. Rishi Gupta, MD 

4:20 – 4:27 PM
Mystery Case
C. Michael A. Samson, MD, MBA   

4:27 – 4:34 PM
Mystery Case
Richard F. Spaide, MD  

4:34 – 5:23 PM
Session 8: Inherited Retinal Disease
Moderators: Anita Agarwal, MD; Camiel J.F. Boon, MD, PhD, FEBO; Jose S. Pulido, MD, MS, MPH, MBA

4:34 – 4:41 PM
Inherited Retinal Degeneration with WES Negative in a Family
Nan-Kai Wang, MD, PhD

4:41 – 4:48 PM
Inherited Retinal Disease Pedigree
Jason Comander, MD, PhD 

4:48 – 4:55 PM
Mystery Case
Anita Agarwal, MD

4:55 – 5:02 PM
All in the Family
Nimesh A. Patel, MD

5:02 – 5:09 PM
Mystery Case
Mandeep Singh, MD, PhD 

5:09 – 5:16 PM
Far and Away
Tongalp H. Tezel, MD, PhD 

5:16 – 5:23 PM
Are You Sure This is AMD?
Jaclyn L. Kovach, MD

5:23 – 5:30 PM 
Closing Remarks
K. Bailey Freund, MD

6:30 – 9:30 PM
Dinner at Guastavino’s (Pre-registration with payment required) 

Saturday, January 6 - Macula 2024

7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Registration 

7:00 AM – 3:50 PM
Exhibits 

7:00 – 7:30 AM
Breakfast

7:30 – 7:40 AM
Welcome Remarks
K. Bailey Freund, MD

7:40 – 8:20 AM
Session 1 – Basic Science: New Tissue-Level Approaches to Macular Health and Disease
Moderators: Christine A. Curcio, PhD & Andreas Pollreisz, MD

7:40 – 7:50 AM
Saturated Reconstruction of an Entire Human RPE Cell by 3D Electron Microscopy
Andreas Pollreisz, MD

7:50 – 8:00 AM
Composition of Subretinal Drusenoid Deposits Revealed by Imaging Mass Spectrometry
Kevin L. Schey, PhD

8:00 – 8:10 AM
Microscopy and Mineralomics of Bruch's Membrane in PXE
Imre Lengyel, PhD

8:10 – 8:20 AM
A New Narrative on RPE Lipofuscin and Autofluorescence via Regional Analysis of Retinal Pigment Epitheliu
Christine A. Curcio, PhD

8:20 – 9:00 AM
Session 2 – Imaging
Moderators: John B. Miller, MD & Richard B. Rosen, MD

8:20 – 8:30 AM
Retinal Gene Therapy Approaches and Risks: Interesting Imaging Findings
Nadia K. Waheed, MD, MPH

8:30 – 8:40 AM
Foveal Sparing, Double-Layer Sign and GA Progression: A Complex Relationship!
Amani A. Fawzi, MD

8:40 – 8:50 AM Retinal Amyloid in Subjects with Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer's Disease
Amir H. Kashani, MD, PhD

8:50 – 9:00 AM
Trizonal Distribution of Drusen and SDD with En Face OCT Maps to Photoreceptor Density
David Sarraf, MD

9:00 – 9:30 AM
Session 3 – Vitreoretinal Surgery Panel
Moderator: Audina M. Berrocal, MD
Panelists: Gaetano R. Barile, MD; Talia R. Kaden, MD; James Klancnik, MD; Kyle D. Kovacs, MD; Kenneth J. Wald, MD

9:30 – 10:00 AM
Break

10:00 – 10:50 AM
Session 4 – Other Macular Diseases
Moderators: William F. Mieler, MD; Lawrence J. Singerman, MD; Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD

10:00 – 10:10 AM
The Complement Cascade and AFVD- Large Case Series with Genetic Analysis
Itay Chowers, MD

10:10 – 10:20 AM
Evidence-Based Treatment Guidelines for CSC
Camiel J.F. Boon, MD, PhD, FEBO

10:20 – 10:30
AM Update on Neurotech Implant for MAcTel2
Emily Y. Chew, MD

10:30 – 10:40 AM
Long-Term Changes of Posterior Vortex Veins in Highly Myopic Eyes
Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, MD, PhD

10:40 – 10:50 AM Amyloid and the Eye
Anita Agarwal, MD

10:50 – 11:20 AM
Session 5 – AMD Non-Neovascular
Moderators: Alexander J. Brucker, MD & Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD

10:50 – 11:00 AM
Measuring Functional Outcomes in Dry AMD
Eleonora G. Lad, MD, PhD

11:00 – 11:10 AM
If Not Complement, What Else Should we be Looking for to Treat GA?
Demetrios G. Vavvas, MD, PhD

11:10 – 11:20 AM
Update on the GA Drug Pipeline
Peter K. Kaiser, MD

11:20 – 11:50 AM
Controversies in GA Management Panel
Moderator: Jason S. Slakter, MD
Panelists: Irene A. Barbazetto, MD; Philip J. Ferrone, MD; Lee M. Jampol, MD; Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD

11:50 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch

12:00 – 12:45 PM
Satellite Symposia (non-CME)^

Integrating Anti-Inflammatory Treatment for Diabetic Macula Edema

Peter K. Kaiser, MD & Adrienne W. Scott, MD
Presented by AbbVie

An Expert Discussion of OAKS, DERBY and 1-Year GALE Data and Treating Appropriate Patients

Ferhina S. Ali, MD, MPH & Scott D. Walter, MD, MSc
Presented by Apellis Pharmaceuticals

Vabysmo: The First and Only Dual-Pathway-Inhibiting Therapy in nAMD and DME

Michael Engelbert, MD, PhD
Presented by Genentech, Inc.

Join the Latest Conversations in Treating Wet AMD and DME

Howard Fine, MD, MHSc
Presented by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

1:00 – 1:40 PM
Session 6 – AMD-Neovascular
Moderators: J. Fernando Arevalo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASRS & Susan B. Bressler, MD

1:00 – 1:10 PM
Home-OCT Guided Management of Neovascular AMD
Anat Loewenstein, MD, MHA

1:10 – 1:20 PM 
Update on Biosimilars
Neil M. Bressler, MD

1:20 – 1:30 PM 
Which Anti-VEGF for nAMD?
Judy E. Kim, MD, FARVO, FASRS

1:30 – 1:40 PM 
Role of Gene Therapy – What Can We Expect?
Allen C. Ho, MD

1:40 – 2:10 PM
Choosing Between Available Drugs for Neovascular AMD to use in Clinical Practice Panel
Moderator: Marco A. Zarbin, MD, PhD
Panelists: David M. Brown, MD, FACS; Michael J. Cooney, MD, MBA; Carl D. Regillo, MD; Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD

2:10 – 2:25 PM
Founders Award Presented by Carol L. Shields, MD & Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD
Recipients: Susan B. Bressler, MD; Alexander J. Brucker, MD; Richard B. Rosen, MD

2:25 – 2:55 PM
Session 7 – Artificial Intelligence/Technology
Moderators: SriniVas R. Sadda, MD & Richard F. Spaide, MD

2:25 – 2:35 PM 
Deep Learning Approaches for Assessment of AMD Biomarkers
SriniVas R. Sadda, MD

2:35 – 2:45 PM
The Impact of Intravitreal Anti-VEGF for Diabetic Macular Oedema Treatment on Development of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Adnan Tufail, MBBS, MD, FRCOphth

2:45 – 2:55 PM 
Known Unknowns: Determining the Certainty of Neural Network Predictions
Theodore Spaide, PhD

2:55 – 3:25 PM
Session 8 – Retinal Vascular Diseases/DR
Moderators: Adrienne W. Scott, MD & John Sorenson, MD

2:55 – 3:05 PM 
Staging Risk for Worsening Diabetic Retinal Disease
Jennifer K. Sun, MD, MPH

3:05 – 3:15 PM 
Current and Emerging Approaches to Management of Diabetic Retinopathy
Michael S. Ip, MD

3:15 – 3:25 PM 
Update on RVO
Peter A. Campochiaro, MD

3:25 – 3:50 PM 
Break

3:50 – 4:20 PM
Session 9 - Special Guest: Wiley A. Chambers, MD
Interview with David M. Brown, MD, FACS

4:20 – 4:50 PM
Session 10 – Vitreoretinal Surgery Panel II
Moderator: Dean Eliott, MD
Panelists: Avnish Deobhakta, MD; Michael Engelbert, MD, PhD; William M. Schiff, MD; Tongalp H. Tezel, MD; Matthew Wheatley, MD

4:50 – 5:20 PM
Uveitis/Inflammation Panel
Moderators: Emmett T. Cunningham, Jr., MD, PhD, MPH & Debra A. Goldstein, MD
Panelists: James P. Dunn, MD; Naomi Goldberg, MD, PhD; Yasha S. Modi, MD; C. Michael A. Samson, MD, MBA; Lucia Sobrin, MD, MPH

5:20 – 5:50 PM
Session 11 – Inherited Retinal Diseases & Pediatrics
Moderators: Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD & Stephen H. Tsang, MD, PhD

5:20 – 5:30 PM 
Defining a Phenotypic Map of Stargardt Disease Based on Multimodal Biomarker Analysis
Mandeep Singh, MD, PhD

5:30 – 5:40 PM 
The State of Pediatric Retinal Detachment Surgery in the United States
Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD

5:40 – 5:50 PM 
A Re-Evaluation of Vitamin Supplementation for Retinitis Pigmentosa and the Effects of Genotype on Progression Rates
Jason Comander, MD, PhD

5:50 – 6:20 PM
Controversies in Tumor Management Panel 
Moderators: David H. Abramson, MD & Carol L. Shields, MD
Panelists: Jasmine H. Francis, MD, FACS; Ivana Kim, MD, MBA; Brian P. Marr, MD; Jose S. Pulido, MD, MS, MPH, MBA

6:20 – 6:30 PM
Closing Remarks
K. Bailey Freund, MD

6:30 – 7:30 PM
Closing Reception at the New York Academy of Medicine

^ Not part of the educational activity. Non-CME. Located in a separate meeting space.