ROSS EYE INSTITUTE - Key Persons
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- Physician
- Surgeon
- Physician & Surgeon - Pediatrics & Adult Strabismus
Job Titles:
- Physician
- Surgeon
- Physician & Surgeon - Glaucoma
Job Titles:
- Physician
- Surgeon
- Physician & Surgeon - Retina
Dr. Avani Dave is an optometrist and director of the specialty contact lens service at the Ross Eye Institute. She conducts primary care eye examinations as well as routine and specialized contact lens fittings for patients with corneal disease, dry eye disease, post corneal transplant, post refractive surgery and aphakia. Dave‘s clinical focus is managing ocular surface and corneal conditions through therapeutic contact lenses such as custom soft, hybrid, rigid gas permeable and scleral contact lenses.
She is a member of the Scleral Lens Education Society, Gas Permeable Lens Institute, American Academy of Optometry, Canadian Association of Optometrists and Beta Sigma Kappa National Optometric Honor Society. Dave is a recipient of the New England College of Optometry's Presidential Scholarship and the J&J Vision Care Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care. Born and raised in Toronto, Dave is fluent in Gujarati and Hindi.
Dr. Chelsea May is excited to be returning to her hometown as a Primary Care Optometrist. She is passionate about serving all members of her community and takes a special interest in dry eye and co-management of refractive and specialty cataract surgery. Dr. May is a member of the American Optometric Association and the New York State Optometric Association.
Job Titles:
- Physician
- Surgeon
- Physician & Surgeon - Retina Vision Research Center
Dr. Jack Sullivan, M.D., Ph.D. focuses his lab research on development of gene-based therapeutics for retinal and macular degenerations. In autosomal dominant genetic diseases post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) agents, such as ribozymes or RNAi, can be used to suppress toxic target gene expression and ameliorate cellular stresses to promote increased functional vitality and survival. Such PTGS agents may also be used to alter normal gene expression systems (e.g., metabolic pathways) to slow the rate of temporally emergent diseases (e.g., age-related macular degeneration). Development of PTGS agents is befit with multi-level biocomplexity, which has markedly curtailed clinical translation of PTGS RNA drugs.
Job Titles:
- Physician
- Surgeon
- Physician & Surgeon - Pediatrics & Adult Strabismus
- Professor and Chair
Dr. James D. Reynolds, M.D. is professor and chair at the Ross Eye Institute. He specializes in pediatric ophthalmology, adult strabismus, pediatric retina and ROP (retinopathy of prematurity).
Dr. Josh J. Wang, M.D., M.S. focuses his research on studying diabetic-related vascular complications, including diabetic retinopathy, diabetic vascular disease, insulin resistance and diabetic nephropathy. In addition to addressing mechanisms, our cellular and biochemical studies are meant to develop cures for diseases that affect the retina, peripheral vessel and kidney.
Job Titles:
- Physician
- Surgeon
- Clinical Assistant Professor With the Department of Ophthalmology
- Physician & Surgeon - Pediatrics & Adult Strabismus
Dr. Shreya Prabhu is a clinical assistant professor with the Department of Ophthalmology at the Ross Eye Institute, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine. She graduated medical school at Boston University and then went on to complete residency at the renowned Kellogg Eye Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan where she also served as a chief resident. She also completed fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at the Kellogg Eye Center and continued there as faculty, responsible for training future ophthalmologists in clinical care and surgery.
Dr. Prabhu specializes in providing comprehensive care for childhood ocular problems, including amblyopia, "lazy eye", crossing and wandering of eyes (strabismus), congenital and developmental ocular problems, and eye issues related to pediatric systemic disease. She has a particular interest in complex strabismus for children and adults, including reoperation, thyroid related ocular misalignment, and paralytic strabismus.
Dr. Prabhu is excited to care for the children and families of Western New York.
Job Titles:
- Physician
- Surgeon
- Physician & Surgeon - Cornea
Job Titles:
- Ocular Pathology / Button
Job Titles:
- Physician
- Surgeon
- Physician & Surgeon - Pediatrics & Adult Strabismus
Education
B.S. Biology, Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Additional Training and Certification (Orthoptics and Ophthalmic Technology):
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Kyle Arnoldi, CO, COMT, is the Chief Orthoptist of the Ross Eye Institute Orthoptic Department. Orthoptics is an allied health profession, specializing in the evaluation and treatment of disorders of visual function, eye movements, eye alignment and binocular vision in children and adults. Her particular area of expertise is the diagnosis and management of double vision in adults.
Kyle is also the program director of the REI Orthoptic Fellowship Program, a two-year post-graduate course in orthoptics.
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- Endowed Chair Professor, Vice - Chairman and Director of Research, Department of Ophthalmology / Professor ( Secondary ), Department of Biochemistry
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- Optician & Surgical Manager
Job Titles:
- Physician
- Surgeon
- Physician & Surgeon - Cornea
Job Titles:
- Physician
- Surgeon
- Physician & Surgeon - Cornea
Job Titles:
- Physician
- Surgeon
- Physician & Surgeon - Glaucoma
Sandra Sieminski, M.D. is a glaucoma and cataract specialist at the Ross Eye Institute and is the Director of Glaucoma Services. She also serves as the Clinical Vice Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and the Ophthalmology Clerkship Director for the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Sieminski has a special interest in exfoliative glaucoma, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, and laser surgery for glaucoma. She also has experience in international medicine, performing surgery in the Dominican Republic and Nigeria.
Dr. Sieminski is fellowship trained in glaucoma, and performs a wide variety of glaucoma surgeries including filtering surgery (trabeculectomy), tube shunts, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, laser trabeculoplasty and micropulse cyclophotocoagulation. She also performs cataract surgery and has experience with a variety of premium intraocular lenses.
Job Titles:
- Physician
- Surgeon
- Physician & Surgeon - Cornea Vision Research Center
Education
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX