COS February 2016 Conference

Monday, February 1, 2016

Guest Speaker:
Andrew G. Lee, MD
"Using the Neuro-Ophthalmic Superpower to Save Lives in Ophthalmology"

Location -- The Gleacher Conference Center 


Members - Register online
- CLICK HERE (website log-in is required)

This Month's Guest Speaker

Dr. Lee
 
Andy Lee, MD, Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Houston Methodist Hospital; Professor of Ophthalmology in Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College; Clinical Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch; Adjunct Professor, University of Iowa & Baylor College of Medicine.
Houston, TX
 
Title: Using the Neuro-Ophthalmic Superpower to
        Save Lives in Ophthalmology

 

Dr. Lee came to Houston Methodist Hospital after serving on the faculty at both the University of Iowa, Baylor College of Medicine and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He was valedictorian at Charleston Catholic High School in Charleston, West Virginia (1981) and graduated with distinction with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. (1985) He was an Alpha Omega Alpha Graduate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine (MD, 1989).

Dr. Lee did his transitional Internship at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, affiliated with the University of Virginia (89-90), and his Ophthalmology Residency at the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (90-93, Ophthalmology Chief resident, 92-93). He did a Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, and was a Fight for Sight (Herbert Tenzer Memorial) Post-doctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neuropathology.


Meeting Information

Location:
Gleacher Conference Center
450 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr., Chicago
Discounted parking with validation in the 
NBC Tower garage

Date:  Monday, February 1, 2016

Time:
6:00 p.m. - Reception
6:30 p.m. - Dinner
6:55 - Business meeting 
7:00 - Resident cases & discussion (UIC and Loyola)
7:30 - Guest Lecture - Andrew Lee, MD
8:30 - Adjourn
 

Registration

Advance registration is required. Please register no later than January 29th. Members of the COS can register using the on-line form. If you are registering a guest or if you otherwise owe a fee, use the paper form which can be downloaded in PDF format.
Annual COS dues includes attendance at the monthly dinners. Therefore, there is no charge for members in good standing.*
 
For non-members, guests and members in arrears, the registration fee is $75. Residents & fellows in training are not charged, but advance registration is still required.
If you do not owe any registration fees, you may fax your form to: 847/680-1682.  Or use the on-line electronic registration form.
Members are considered "in good standing" if their dues are now paid.
 
Download a copy of the printed brochure - CLICK HERE

Educational Items

Course Director: Barry Herst, MD

Target Audience: Practicing ophthalmologists, ophthalmology residents and fellows

Objectives:
 At the conclusion of the learning activities for the 2015/2016 academic year, the participant should be able to:

1. Describe advances in medical and surgical management of glaucoma, retina diseases and corneal conditions.

2. Discuss factors relating to diagnosis and treatment of pediatric eye diseases.

3. List key factors a surgeon should consider when performing combined cataract/glaucoma procedures.

4. Evaluate new options for management of glaucoma, cornea, retina and pediatric eye diseases and describe the pros and cons when utilizing them in a comprehensive ophthalmology. practice.

Commercial Support
Any exhibiting companies participating will be acknowledged at the time of the meeting.


Questions?
Contact the COS office at:  847-680-1666 or by email:  [email protected]

Dinner
We are proud to announce that catering at the Gleacher Center is provided by Wolfgang Puk.  A buffet dinner with several choices of entrees will be available.
Last Updated on Monday, January 04, 2016 06:10 PM