IRRF - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Professor of Ophthalmology at Duke Eye Center
• Was Invited to Join the IRRF Board of Directors in 2019 / H5 N

Cynthia A. Toth, MD was invited to join the IRRF Board of Directors in 2019 …<\/h5>\n … and assists in grant-funding determinations. Dr. Toth is a professor of ophthalmology at Duke Eye Center in Durham, North Carolina. She is the Joseph A.C. Wadsworth Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology, Vice Chair of Clinical Research and is a professor of biomedical engineering.<\/p>\n Dr. Toth specializes in the evaluation and surgical treatment of vitreoretinal disease in infants, children and adults, and in novel research resulting in the clinical application of optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging in surgery and at the bedside. Her clinical interests and skills include the surgical treatment of macular diseases (as macular hole, epiretinal membrane and vitreomacular traction), retinal detachment, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","team_cats":[212],"team_interests":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/4601"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/4601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4603,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/4601\/revisions\/4603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"team_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_cats?post=4601"},{"taxonomy":"team_interests","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_interests?post=4601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

Job Titles:

• Associate Professor in Ophthalmology With Duke - National University Singapore Medical School

Dr. Ting is the current Associate Professor in Ophthalmology with Duke-National University Singapore Medical School in Singapore. Graduated as the SingHealth Residency Valedictorian in 2016 (across all specialties), he started his vitreo-fellowship training as an Associate Consultant in the Singapore National Eye Center. In 2017, he was chosen as the US-ASEAN Fulbright Scholar, representing Singapore to visit Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Applied Physics Laboratory to deepen his understanding on the use of artificial intelligence, big data analytics and telemedicine in the field of ophthalmology. In collaboration with several leading eye centers globally (USA, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore), Assoc. Prof. Daniel and team have developed and validated a novel and robust artificial intelligence (AI) system using deep learning to detect referable diabetic retinopathy (DR), referable glaucoma suspect (GS) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence Surgical innovation, health and medical technologies Retina diseases - Diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion Retinal and choroidal imaging Clinical trials

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board of Directors
• Vice President
• Vice President of the Board

John S. Parker, MD, serves as Vice President while devoting himself to private ophthalmology practice …<\/h5>\n … and teaching responsibilities in the UAB Department of Ophthalmology where he trains ophthalmology residents and donates time and expertise caring for indigent patients.\u00a0 Dr. Parker has served as Director of the Corneal Service and as Director of the Residency Training Program in the UAB Department of Ophthalmology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","team_cats":[212],"team_interests":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3155"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4612,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3155\/revisions\/4612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"team_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_cats?post=3155"},{"taxonomy":"team_interests","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_interests?post=3155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} John S. Parker, MD, serves as Vice President while devoting himself to private ophthalmology practice … … and teaching responsibilities in the UAB Department of Ophthalmology where he trains ophthalmology residents and donates time and expertise caring for indigent patients. Dr. Parker has served as Director of the Corneal Service and as Director of the Residency Training Program in the UAB Department of Ophthalmology.

Job Titles:

• Head, Retina Department of Ophthalmology, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

After a Fellowship at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida, USA, Dr. Arias return to the University of Barcelona where he is now Associate Professor of Ophthalmology. His main areas of interest are age-related macular degeneration (AMD), pathologic myopia, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, macular surgery and retinal detachment. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, as Ophthalmology, Retina and The British Journal of Ophthalmology. Dr. Arias has also authored many chapters of books about maculopathies. Recently, he has worked as editor of a handbook of retina and has edited an update of anti-VEGF therapy in choroidal-retinal disorders. He has served as principal investigator in many clinical trials evaluating photodynamic therapy and antiangiogenic drugs for the management of macular diseases. Dr. Arias serves on the Editorial Board of the journal, Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia" and as a Board Member of SERV (Spanish Society of Retina and Vitreous).

Job Titles:

• Professor

Matthew Simunovic is Professor Ophthalmology & Visual Science at the Save Sight Institute where he leads the Retinal Disease and Rescue Group. Additionally, he is a senior consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Sydney Eye Hospital and The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Australia, where he sub-specializes in surgery and diseases of the retina. Professor Simunovic's research interests include emerging treatments for retinal diseases, experimental vitreoretinal surgery and visual psychophysics. He was the first Australian ophthalmologist to be awarded a Career Development Award from the Foundation Fighting Blindness, USA. Dr. Simunovic's clinical practice focuses on vitreoretinal surgery (including small gauge vitrectomy, scleral buckling and macular surgery), medical retinal disorders and complex cataract surgery in which vitreoretinal intervention may be required (including sutured and non-sutured scleral fixation techniques for intraocular lenses).

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board of Directors
• President of the Board

Michael A. Callahan, MD, has served as President since 2004 and gives generously of his time.<\/h5>\n Since 1998, Dr. Callahan has held a faculty position as Professor of Ophthalmology in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and teaches the intricate surgical procedures of phacoemulsification and intraocular lens insertion. In addition, Dr. Callahan lectures on ophthalmic plastic surgery. Dr. Callahan is also very involved in providing ophthalmic care in the U.S. and countries worldwide, where medical care is not readily available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","team_cats":[212],"team_interests":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3150"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4883,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3150\/revisions\/4883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"team_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_cats?post=3150"},{"taxonomy":"team_interests","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_interests?post=3150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

Job Titles:

• Director of Research
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Secretary of the Board

… in addition to his many other responsibilities at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he is Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Adult Health Affairs at the Vanderbilt School of Medicine. Dr. Sternberg also serves as professor and chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology and the Vanderbilt Eye Institute. With a special interest in age-related macular degeneration, Dr. Sternberg oversees a cell biology and biochemistry laboratory that carries out studies into the causes of the disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","team_cats":[212],"team_interests":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3164"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4881,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3164\/revisions\/4881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"team_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_cats?post=3164"},{"taxonomy":"team_interests","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_interests?post=3164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} Paul S. Sternberg, Jr., M.D., serves as Director of Research Funding for the Foundation … … in addition to his many other responsibilities at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he is Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Adult Health Affairs at the Vanderbilt School of Medicine. Dr. Sternberg also serves as professor and chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology and the Vanderbilt Eye Institute. With a special interest in age-related macular degeneration, Dr. Sternberg oversees a cell biology and biochemistry laboratory that carries out studies into the causes of the disease.

Job Titles:

• Executive Director

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board of Directors
• Treasurer
• Treasurer of the Board

V. Hugo Marx, III, serves as Treasurer and has been a member of the IRRF Board since 2004.<\/h5>\n Mr. Marx operates several corporations, which represent various industries, including health care, investment banking and venture capital. Through his numerous businesses, Mr. Marx has provided charitable donations as medical supplies, food and support items used in multiple, extreme emergency situations in and outside the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","team_cats":[212],"team_interests":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3161"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4882,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3161\/revisions\/4882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"team_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_cats?post=3161"},{"taxonomy":"team_interests","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrf.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_interests?post=3161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} V. Hugo Marx, III, serves as Treasurer and has been a member of the IRRF Board since 2004. Mr. Marx operates several corporations, which represent various industries, including health care, investment banking and venture capital. Through his numerous businesses, Mr. Marx has provided charitable donations as medical supplies, food and support items used in multiple, extreme emergency situations in and outside the U.S.