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What's the latest in facial cosmetic surgery?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1625we1a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Ari D. Abel, MD
- Guest Website Abel Center
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Guest Bio
Dr. Ari Abel performed his ophthalmology training at the Wilmer Institute of Johns Hopkins and then did additional training in Plastic Surgery of the face and eyes.
He is board certified by the American Academies of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgeons.
Dr. Abel practices in Wilmington, Delaware. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Is the eye suited for robotic surgery?
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1623we1d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Steve Charles, MD, FACS, FICS
- Guest Website Charles Retina
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/charlesretina
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Guest Bio
Steve Charles, MD, is the world’s leading vitreoretinal surgeons and has developed many of the techniques and devices used by vitreoretinal surgeons worldwide. He has performed over 36,000 vitreoretinal surgeries, lectured in 50 countries and operated in 25, delivered 17 named lectures, and gone on over 1000 speaking trips. He authored a leading textbook in the field which is now in the 5th edition and in six languages and authored over 174 articles in the medical literature and over 50 book chapters. He is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons and International College of Surgeons and a member of the Retina Society, Macular Society, American Society of Retinal Specialists, Club Jules Gonin, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American-European College of Ophthalmic Surgery, Euro-Lam, and the Dowling Society. He is on the Board of Governors of the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research. He is on the editorial board of Retina and a reviewer for Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology, and British Journal of Ophthalmology, writes a column for Retina Physician and is an editor for eMedicine.
He has received the Wacker Medal from the Club Jules Gonin, the first Founders Medal from the Vitreous Society, was inducted into the University of Miami School of Medicine Medical Alumni Association Hall of Fame, and was named by Ocular Surgery News as one of the top ten innovators in the past 25 years. He is consistently listed in Best Doctors in America and Becker’s Top 34 Ophthalmologists in America. He is a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Tennessee.
After four years in engineering school, he completed medical school at the University of Miami School of Medicine. He did research all four medical school years at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. After a medical internship at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, he completed a residency at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute followed by a two-year Clinical Associate appointment at the National Eye Institute (NIH); focused on vitreoretinal surgery, angiogenesis research, and medical device engineering.
Dr. Charles is a mechanical and electrical engineer and has well over 100 issued or pending patents. He is a consultant for Alcon Laboratories and the principal architect of the Alcon Accurus and Alcon Constellation Vision System. Alcon also acquired InnoVision, a company started by Dr Charles, the Alcon Accurus and Constellation product lines are derivatives of InnoVision technology invented by Dr. Charles.
He is the Founder of MicroDexterity Systems, which developed robots for dexterity enhancement for minimally invasive knee and hip replacement, spine surgery, and skull base neurosurgery. Investors included Medtronic, Baxter, and Allegiance V.Mueller. Stryker, Inc. acquired MicroDexterity Systems, in December 2009.
He is a co-founder, systems engineer, largest investor & stockholder, and Chairman of CamPlex Inc, developing advanced visualization technology for MIS spine, neurosurgery and trans-oral approaches to head and neck cancer.
He is on the board of Zeroto510, a medical device seed capital firm based in Memphis.
Steve Charles is an Airline Transport Pilot, Multi-Engine, Instrument rated pilot with Type Ratings in Citation 500, 560, 650, Falcon 50and Sabre 65 jets and currently owns and flies a Sabre 65. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Learn about the groundbreaking influence of the Vision To Learn program.
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- Segment Number 5
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1623we1e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Austin Beutner, Founder of Vision To Learn
- Guest Website Vision To Learn
- Guest Twitter Account @austinbeutner
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Guest Bio
Austin Beutner is the former Publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune, and the first Publisher to serve in both roles. Earlier in his career, he worked at The Blackstone Group, and at age 29 became the firm’s youngest partner.
He left Blackstone to serve in the U.S. government, where he led efforts to help Russia transition to a market economy after the collapse of the Soviet Union. He went onto found Evercore Partners and as President and Co-CEO built the firm into one of the leading independent investment banks in the world. In 2010, he accepted a $1 annual salary to serve as First Deputy Mayor and Jobs Czar for the City of Los Angeles.
He currently serves on the Boards of The California Nature Conservancy, The Los Angeles Fund for Public Education, the Mammoth Mountain Community Foundation, the National Park Foundation, the Pacific Council on International Relations and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation; and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the former Chairman of the Board of CalArts and The Broad Stage.
In 2012, he created Vision To Learn, a nonprofit that provides free eyeglasses to children in low-income communities in California, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa and Maryland. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
A "superbug" can be super scary.
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1623we1c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Robert Abel Jr., MD
- Guest Bio
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Interested in drone racing? It may impact your vision.
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1623we1b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Joshua Fielder
- Guest Website Drone Racing Organization
- Guest Twitter Account @DroneRacingOrg
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Guest Bio
Joshua Fielder is a long-time gamer, drone racer, and tech enthusiast. He is currently pursuing opportunities in the drone industry and is very active in multiple online communities.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
What is the link between your eyes and kidneys?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1623we1a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Theodore (Ted) Saad, MD
- Guest Website Delaware Kidney
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nephrology-Associates-PA/273459529461212?fref=ts
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Guest Bio
Dr. Theodore Saad is a partner at Nephrology Associates, P.A. in Newark, DE, and Chief, Section of Renal & Hypertensive Diseases at the Christiana Care Health System. He graduated from Bucknell University with a degree in physics, and then trained in both internal medicine and nephrology at the University of Pennsylvania. He served as a nephrologist in the U.S. Air Force from 1989-1993, and subsequently was appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine and director of dialysis at the University of TX Health Science Center in San Antonio. In 1999 he moved to Delaware to enter private practice & develop a new program in “interventional nephrology,” dedicated to maintaining vascular access essential for hemodialysis patients. He also practices as a general nephrologist caring for patients at all stages of chronic kidney disease through dialysis and transplantation. His interests include management of cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators in hemodialysis patients, arteriovenous fistula maturation, and the use of stents for treatment of stenosis in arteriovenous fistulae and grafts; he has multiple peer-reviewed publications in these and other areas.
Dr. Saad is Past-President and Fellow of the American Society of Diagnostic & Interventional Nephrology, and founding member the Vascular Access Society of the Americas. He is a member of the American Society of Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation, Renal Physicians Association, and numerous other professional societies. He has directed or contributed to numerous scientific programs in the U.S. and internationally. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
The Wizard of Eyes shares answers to his most frequently asked questions.
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- Segment Number 5
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1620we1e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Robert Abel Jr., MD
- Guest Bio
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Why are nutrients vital for eye health?
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1620we1d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Randall T. Bellows, MD
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Guest Bio
Dr. Randall T. Bellows earned his M.D. degree from Northwestern University and a clinical trials degree from the University of Chicago. He was the editor of two leading ophthalmic journals and collaborated with many of the leaders in ophthalmology for 40 years. After leaving private practice he began researching nutritional therapy for common ocular diseases
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Why are clinical trails so important?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1620we1c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Randall T. Bellows, MD
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Guest Bio
Dr. Randall T. Bellows earned his M.D. degree from Northwestern University and a clinical trials degree from the University of Chicago. He was the editor of two leading ophthalmic journals and collaborated with many of the leaders in ophthalmology for 40 years. After leaving private practice he began researching nutritional therapy for common ocular diseases.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Learn about the health of your eyes and how it relates to your body.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1620we1a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Robert Abel Jr., MD
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
