Eye Specialists | Lasik | Bascom Palmer Eye Institute | Florida
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
900 N.W. 17th Street · Miami, Florida 33136
United States
Telephone | Contact: 305-326-6000
List of Eye Specialists:
Eduardo Alfonso, M.D.
Chairman of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Professor of Ophthalmology and holder of the Kathleen and Stanley J. Glaser Chair in Ophthalmology. A member of the corneal transplant team, Dr. Alfonso performs a significant number of transplants and laser refractive surgeries each year. His specific area of interest is the role of infection and techniques to optimize outcomes to avoid infection. Dr. Alfonso received his medical degree from Yale College; completed his residency at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; and his Corneal and External Diseases fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School.
Richard M. Awdeh, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology. Dr. Awdeh is a graduate of Emory University and received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Duke University School of Medicine and a fellowship in cornea and external diseases at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. His research interests include presbyopia correction and high-resolution, molecular ophthalmic imaging.
William W. Culbertson, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology. A corneal and external disease expert, Dr. Culbertson’s involvement with refractive surgery dates back to 1982, when Bascom Palmer participated in "Prospective Evaluation of Radial Keratotomy," a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Culbertson is director of the Bascom Palmer Laser Vision Center in Miami. Dr. Culbertson received his medical degree from Emory University; completed his residency at Vanderbilt University; his Corneal and External Diseases fellowship at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and a Corneal and External Disease, Uveitis, at the Proctor Foundation in San Francisco.
Kendall E. Donaldson, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology. Dr. Donaldson is a graduate of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, the University of Maryland Graduate School and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed her ophthalmology residency and a fellowship in cornea and external diseases at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Donaldson is Medical Director of Bascom Palmer’s newest patient care center in Plantation, Florida. Her research interests include advances in cataract and refractive surgery and treatment of childhood ocular rosacea.
David A. Goldman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology. Dr. Goldman is a graduate of Cornell University and received his medical degree from Tufts School of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency and a fellowship in cornea and external diseases at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. His research interests include advances in cataract and refractive surgery and internet applications of ophthalmology.
Carol Karp, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology. Dr. Karp specializes in corneal transplants, cataract surgery, and laser refractive surgery. She was a fellow at Bascom Palmer in Corneal and External Diseases in 1993-94 and became a faculty member in 1994. Her clinical research, funded in part by the Florida Lions Eye Bank, focuses on the treatment of ocular surface tumors. Dr. Karp received her medical degree from Brown University; completed her residency from Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan; and a Corneal and External Disease fellowship from Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Terrence P. O'Brien, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology. Dr. O'Brien brings extensive refractive surgery experience to Bascom Palmer's refractive service. He is co-author of External Diseases and Cornea and holds a patent for Macrophage migration inhibitory factor as an important modulator of corneal sensitivity following LASIK surgery. Dr. O'Brien is the Director of the Refractive Surgery Service at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the Palm Beaches. He joins the faculty after a 15-year tenure at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, as medical director of Wilmer's Refractive Eye Surgery Service. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School, completed his residency at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a fellowship in corneal and external diseases at Cullen Eye Institute of Baylor College of Medicine.
Sonia Yoo, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology. Before joining Bascom Palmer, Dr. Yoo completed her residency and a clinical fellowship in External and Corneal Disease at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University School of Medicine where she served as a full-time faculty attending surgeon. Dr. Yoo brings extensive experience with LASIK procedures to our refractive surgery team. Her publications include, "LASIK for the Treatment of Myopia" and "IOL Surgery: Intraocular Lenses in Cataract and Refractive Surgery."
Ref: http://bascompalmer.org/site/lasik.asp
900 N.W. 17th Street · Miami, Florida 33136
United States
Telephone | Contact: 305-326-6000
List of Eye Specialists:
Eduardo Alfonso, M.D.
Chairman of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Professor of Ophthalmology and holder of the Kathleen and Stanley J. Glaser Chair in Ophthalmology. A member of the corneal transplant team, Dr. Alfonso performs a significant number of transplants and laser refractive surgeries each year. His specific area of interest is the role of infection and techniques to optimize outcomes to avoid infection. Dr. Alfonso received his medical degree from Yale College; completed his residency at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; and his Corneal and External Diseases fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School.
Richard M. Awdeh, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology. Dr. Awdeh is a graduate of Emory University and received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Duke University School of Medicine and a fellowship in cornea and external diseases at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. His research interests include presbyopia correction and high-resolution, molecular ophthalmic imaging.
William W. Culbertson, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology. A corneal and external disease expert, Dr. Culbertson’s involvement with refractive surgery dates back to 1982, when Bascom Palmer participated in "Prospective Evaluation of Radial Keratotomy," a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Culbertson is director of the Bascom Palmer Laser Vision Center in Miami. Dr. Culbertson received his medical degree from Emory University; completed his residency at Vanderbilt University; his Corneal and External Diseases fellowship at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and a Corneal and External Disease, Uveitis, at the Proctor Foundation in San Francisco.
Kendall E. Donaldson, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology. Dr. Donaldson is a graduate of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, the University of Maryland Graduate School and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed her ophthalmology residency and a fellowship in cornea and external diseases at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Donaldson is Medical Director of Bascom Palmer’s newest patient care center in Plantation, Florida. Her research interests include advances in cataract and refractive surgery and treatment of childhood ocular rosacea.
David A. Goldman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology. Dr. Goldman is a graduate of Cornell University and received his medical degree from Tufts School of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency and a fellowship in cornea and external diseases at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. His research interests include advances in cataract and refractive surgery and internet applications of ophthalmology.
Carol Karp, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology. Dr. Karp specializes in corneal transplants, cataract surgery, and laser refractive surgery. She was a fellow at Bascom Palmer in Corneal and External Diseases in 1993-94 and became a faculty member in 1994. Her clinical research, funded in part by the Florida Lions Eye Bank, focuses on the treatment of ocular surface tumors. Dr. Karp received her medical degree from Brown University; completed her residency from Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan; and a Corneal and External Disease fellowship from Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Terrence P. O'Brien, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology. Dr. O'Brien brings extensive refractive surgery experience to Bascom Palmer's refractive service. He is co-author of External Diseases and Cornea and holds a patent for Macrophage migration inhibitory factor as an important modulator of corneal sensitivity following LASIK surgery. Dr. O'Brien is the Director of the Refractive Surgery Service at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the Palm Beaches. He joins the faculty after a 15-year tenure at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, as medical director of Wilmer's Refractive Eye Surgery Service. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School, completed his residency at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a fellowship in corneal and external diseases at Cullen Eye Institute of Baylor College of Medicine.
Sonia Yoo, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology. Before joining Bascom Palmer, Dr. Yoo completed her residency and a clinical fellowship in External and Corneal Disease at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University School of Medicine where she served as a full-time faculty attending surgeon. Dr. Yoo brings extensive experience with LASIK procedures to our refractive surgery team. Her publications include, "LASIK for the Treatment of Myopia" and "IOL Surgery: Intraocular Lenses in Cataract and Refractive Surgery."
Ref: http://bascompalmer.org/site/lasik.asp
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