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POC and Self-Assessment Panel Members

The Practicing Ophthalmologists Curriculum (POC) serves as the basis for the MOC Exam Study KitTM.

The POC was developed by a group of dedicated practicing ophthalmologists reflecting a diversity of background, training, practice type and geographic distribution, with 50% of the panel members being time-limited certificate holders. In addition to providing a basis for Academy Maintenance of Certification (MOC) resources, the POC defines what ophthalmic knowledge will be used by the American Board of Ophthalmology in their Maintenance of Certification examinations.

Richard L. Abbott, MD, American Academy of Ophthalmology Secretary for Quality of Care and Knowledge Base Development, serves as the overall leader of the POC.

Edward J. Rockwood, MD, American Academy of Ophthalmology Chair of the Self-Assessment Committee, serves as the overall leader of the self-assessment portion of the MOC Exam Study KitTM.

In addition, the Academy gratefully acknowledges the contributions of subspecialty society leaders and members, members of the Practicing Ophthalmology Advisory Committee for Education, members of the Ethics Committee, and members of the Vision Rehabilitation Committee for their review and contributions to the POC.

POC Panel Members

Richard L. Abbott MD,

Project Director and Secretary for Quality of Care and Knowledge Base Development

 

Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Richard H. Lee, MD, Chair
Richard J. Grostern, MD, Vice-Chair
Maria M. Aaron, MD
Deborah Bernstein, MD
Anna Luisa Di Lorenzo, MD
Erich Horn, MD
Stephen Kamenetzky, MD
Bhavna P. Sheth, MD
Stephen B. Whiteside, MD 

Cataract/Anterior Segment
Samuel Masket, MD, Chair
David F. Chang, MD, Vice-Chair
Natalie A. Afshari, MD
Deepinder K. Dhaliwal, MD
Stephen H. Johnson, MD
Kevin M. Miller, MD
Thomas A. Oetting, MD
Mark Packer, MD
Michael E. Snyder, MD

Cornea/External Disease
Kirk R. Wilhelmus, MD, PhD, Chair
Michael H. Goldstein, MD, Vice-Chair
Anthony J. Aldave, MD
James Chodosh, MD
Sima J. Doshi-Carnevale, MD
Saiyid A. Hasan, MD
David C. Ritterband, MD
Joel Sugar, MD
Elmer Y. Tu, MD

Glaucoma
Anne Louise Coleman, MD, PhD, Chair
Jason Bacharach, MD, Vice-Chair
Eydie G. Miller, MD, Vice-Chair
Teresa C. Chen, MD
Deepak Paul Edward, MD
Joann A. Giaconi, MD
Jeffrey D. Henderer, MD
Leon W. Herndon, MD
James C. Tsai, MD

Neuro-Ophthalmology and Orbit
Larry P. Frohman, MD, Chair
Roger E. Turbin, MD, Vice-Chair
Valerie Biousse, MD
Kimberly Cockerham, MD
Bradley J. Katz, MD
Matthew Dean Kay, MD
Steven A. Newman, MD
Howard D. Pomeranz, MD
Nicholas J. Volpe, MD

Oculoplastics and Orbit
Jeffrey A. Nerad, MD, Chair
Stuart R. Seiff, MD, Vice-Chair
Malena M. Amato, MD
Susan R. Carter, MD
Andrew R. Harrison, MD
David E. Holck, MD
Louise A. Mawn, MD
John J. Woog, MD

Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus
R. Michael Siatkowski, MD, Chair
Christie L. Morse, MD, Vice-Chair
K. Dave Epley, MD
Matthew D. Gearinger, MD
Natalie C. Kerr, MD
Mary A. O’Hara, MD
Mitchell B. Strominger, MD
David K. Wallace, MD
Jitka L. Zobal-Ratner, MD

Refractive Management/Intervention
Steven C. Schallhorn, MD, Chair
Christopher L. Blanton, MD, Vice-Chair
David R. Hardten, MD
Bruce H. Koffler, MD
Mark A. Kontos, MD
Ronald R. Krueger, MD
Stephen D. McLeod, MD
Larry F. Rich, MD
William B. Trattler, MD

Retina/Vitreous
Travis A. Meredith, MD, Chair
Timothy W. Olsen, MD, Vice-Chair
Barbara Ann Blodi, MD
Emily Y. Chew, MD
Sharon Fekrat, MD
Mathew W. MacCumber, MD, PhD
Daniel F. Martin, MD
Joan M. O’Brien, MD
Carl D. Regillo, MD
Brian D. Sippy, MD, PhD

Uveitis
Narsing A. Rao, MD, Chair
Ramana S. Moorthy, MD, Vice-Chair
Debra A. Goldstein, MD
David Heiden, MD
Ralph D. Levinson, MD
Russell W. Read, MD
Albert T. Vitale, MD

MOC Exam Self-Assessment Panel Contributors

Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Stephen B. Whiteside, MD 

Cataract/Anterior Segment
Yvonne I. Chu, MD, MBA 

Cornea/External Disease
Devin A. Harriosn, MD
Ron W. Pelton, MD, PhD 

Glaucoma
Jeffrey D. Henderer, MD
Edward J. Rockwood, MD

Neuro-Ophthalmology and Orbit
Marilyn C. Kay, MD 

Oculoplastics and Orbit
Robert G. Fante, MD

Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus
Brian J. Forbes, MD, PhD

Refractive Management/Intervention
M. Bowes Hamill, MD

Retina/Vitreous
Neal H. Atebara, MD

Uveitis
N. Russell Van Gelder, MD, PhD

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