Publications and Lectures
Peer-Reviewed Journals and Publications
Books
Book Chapters
Lectures
11th Annual Vegas Cosmetic Surgery 2015 Symposium
Las Vegas, NV – 2015
“Advanced Techniques for Customized Decompression Surgery”
USC Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA – 2015
“Novel Treatment Techniques in the Management of Thyroid Eye Disease”
Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress and Congress of the
Chinese Ophthalmological Society
Guangzhou, China – 2015
Chairperson: Thyroid Orbitopathy – evaluation and management
“Customized Decompression Surgery-Optimizing Results”
Keynote Speaker: “The changing face of TED: International collaboration,
customized rehabilitation to cure”
Asia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
and Silver Jubilee Meeting – Oculoplastics Association of India
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India – 2014
Co-presenter, Webcast
“Thyroid Eye Disease”
Academy Express, AAO ONE Network – 2014
“Customized Orbital Decompression”
World Ophthalmology Congress 2014
Tokyo, Japan – 2014
“Current understanding and future options for medical treatment of TRO”
Orbital Surgery Master’s Symposium
Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California – 2014
“Recent advances in the pathogenesis of thyroid eye disease”
“New advances in the management of thyroid eye disease”
54th Annual Meeting of The Ophthalmological Society of Taiwan
Taipei City, Taiwan – 2013
Instructor & panelist, Int’l Thyroid Eye Disease Society (ITEDS) Course
“Thyroid eye disease”
“Inflammatory orbital disorders and their differential diagnoses”
“Advanced techniques in orbital decompression and expansion”
American Academy of Ophthalmology
New Orleans, Louisiana – 2013
“Role of insulin-like growth factor-1 in the pathogenesis of thyroid eye disease”
American Academy of Ophthalmology
New Orleans, Louisiana – 2013
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Fall Scientific Symposium
New Orleans, Louisiana – 2013
Course Co-Director, Master Course in Thyroid Eye Disease
XXIV Oculoplastics Association of India Annual Conference
Bangalore, India – 2013
Moderator/Organizer of session, Thyroid Ophthalmopathy Symposium
32nd Annual Meeting European Society of Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery
Barcelona, Spain – 2013
Co-Organizer, Master Thyroid Eye Disease Program:
“TED: Clinical characteristics, determination of activity and severity”
“Supportive care in TED”
“Decompression surgery”
“Strabismus and eyelid surgery”
XXIV Oculoplastics Association of India Annual Conference
Bangalore, India – 2013
“The importance of biology for aesthetic reconstruction”
Hands-on dissection workshop
Dissection laboratory
Aesthetic Eyelid and Facial Rejuvenation Course
Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA – 2013
“Recent advances in oculoplastic and orbital therapy of TED”
Current Concepts in the Pathophysiology, Diagnosis & Treatment
Of Thyroid Associated (Graves’) Eye Disease (TED)
Interactive International Web Symposium
Sponsored by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine – 2013
“Research & Future Endeavors: IGF R monoclonal Ab study” (w/TJ Smith)
International Thyroid Eye Disease Society Meeting
Vancouver, British Colombia – 2013
“Orbital Fibrocytes in TED and Mechanisms of Activation”
Round Table Discussion: Medical Therapy in TED from Bench
to Bedside
What are the best target sites in the immune cascade? – 2013
“Customized Approach to the Treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease”
97th Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmological Society Meeting Maui, HI – 2013
USD/UM Master Class in Thyroid Eye Disease
University of Southern Denmark Odense, Denmark – 2013
“Advances in the Treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease”
Scheie Eye Institute 139th Anniversary Meeting Philadelphia, PA – 2013
“Advanced Techniques in Orbital Decompression and Expansion”
“Pathogenesis of Graves’ Orbitopathy”
American Academy of Ophthalmology 2012, Chicago, IL – 2012
“Thyroid Eye Diseases”
Grand Rounds: Cases and Experts from Across the Nation
“How do I treat eyebrow ptosis?”
“Translational Research in Oculoplastics”
“The Use of 5 FU in DCR”
“Pathogenesis of Graves’ Orbitopathy”
“Novel Procedures in Periocular Cosmetic Rejuvenation”
“Novel Clinical Treatments for Severe Graves’ Orbitopathy”
International Invited Speaker
Congresso USP, University of Sao Paulo Brazil – 2012
“Non-Surgical TED Therapies”
Graves’ Disease and Thyroid Foundation 2012 Patient & Family
Conference, San Diego CA – 2012
“Graves’ Orbitopathy, What Is Optimum Care?”
European Group of Graves’ Orbitopathy, Mainz, Germany – 2012
“Is There Anything New to Offer My Graves’ Patients?”
Michigan Soc of Eye Physicians & Surgeons, Mackinac Island, MI – 2012
“Recognizing the Problem TED Patient”
“Active TED: Medical and Surgical Management”
“Customized Management of TED”
First Congress of CSOPRS, Shanghai China – 2012
Management of Thyroid Eye Disease Instruction Course
Chairperson of Course
APAO, BEXCO, Busan, S Korea – 2012
“Customized Treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease”
Michigan Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons, Boyne Falls, MI – 2012
“New Concepts in Graves’ Disease that Will Change Everything”
“Advanced Orbital Decompression Techniques to Try at Home”
Austin Oculoplastics Conference, Austin, TX – 2012
“Thyroid disease involving the eye”
Detroit Regional Ophthalmology Interchange, Detroit, MI – 2011
“Advances in the understanding and treatment of thyroid eye disease”
Kresge Eye Institute Grand Rounds, Detroit, MI – 2011
“Immune modulation of TED”
ARVO Visionary Genomics, Fort Lauderdale, FL – 2011
“The malar eminence in lower eyelid surgery”
Master’s Symposium,
Sydney, Australia – 2011
“The role of stem cells in thyroid orbitopathy”
“Immunopathogenesis of TED/TAO and ITEDS update”
Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, Sydney, Australia – 2011
“Botox and Fillers”
Allied Health Conference,
Ann Arbor, MI – 2011
“Realities of orbital decompression”
Graves’ Disease National Foundation, San Diego, CA – 2010
“Managing complications of thyroid lid retraction”
American Academy of Ophthalmology,
Chicago, IL – 2010
“Immune mediation in TAO: Prospects for Therapy”
Co-Chair, Special Interest Group in Thyroid Orbitopathy
ARVO, Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 2010
“The role of fibrocytes in the pathogenesis of thyroid orbitopathy”
“The role of fillers in oculoplastic surgery”
“Translating Research findings into therapy: TAO”
Section Chair, Thyroid Orbitopathy
Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, Beijing, China – 2010
“Pathogenesis of Thyroid Orbitopathy”
Invited Speaker
Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, Bali, Indonesia – 2009
“The Cosmetic Facial Exam: A Systematic Approach to Maximize
Blepharoplasty, Fillers, and BOTOX”
Instructor
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting – 2009
“Pathogenesis of Thyroid Orbitopathy”
Invited Speaker
Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, Bali, Indonesia – 2009
“The Cosmetic Facial Exam: A Systematic Approach to Maximize
Blepharoplasty, Fillers, and BOTOX”
Instructor
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting – 2009
“Advanced Techniques in Orbital Decompression and Expansion”
Instructor
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
San Francisco CA – 2009
“Demographics and Pathophysiology of Thyroid Eye Disease”
Invited Speaker
ITEDS Meeting, San Francisco, CA – 2009
“Fibroblast Immune Activation in Graves’ Disease”
Invited Speaker
American Thyroid Association
80th Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, FL – 2009
“Pathogenesis of Thyroid Orbitopathy”
Invited Speaker
Challenges & Therapeutic Solutions for Orbital Disease-
2nd International Orbital Society Meeting,
New York Academy of Medicine, NY – 2008
“Pathogenesis of TAO”
Co-Chair, Special Interest Group in Thyroid Orbitopathy Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology
Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 2008
“Advanced Techniques in Orbital Decompression and Expansion”
Instructor
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting – 2007-10
“Thyroid- Associated Ophthalmopathy: Translating Science into Therapy”
Grand Rounds Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds
Kellogg Eye Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI – 2007
“Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy: Translating Science into Therapy”
Invited Speaker
Vanderbilt University Grand Rounds – Ophthalmology, Nashville, TN – 2007
“New Insights into the Pathogenesis of Graves’ Disease”
Invited Speaker
Nashville Academy of Ophthalmology, Nashville, TN – 2007
“Anatomy of Periorbital Aging”
“Upper eyelid blepharoplasty”
“Transconjunctival blepharoplasty”
“Upper blepharoplasty: My personal approach”
“Tear trough implantation”
“Management of complications of blepharoplasty”
International Keynote Invited Speaker
Australian Association of Facial Plastic Surgeons, Sydney Australia
International Keynote Invited Speaker, Sydney, Australia – 2007
“ITEDS-Constructing a multicenter trial”
Invited Speaker
America American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, New Orleans, LA – 2007
“Unique phenotypic identification of mononuclear cells in TAO”
Invited Speaker
American Thyroid Association, New York, NY – 2007
“Assessment of Facial Aesthetics”
Course Director, American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA – 2007
“Advances in the Understanding of Graves’ Disease”
Invited Speaker
FOCIS Meeting , San Diego, CA – 2007
“Update on ITEDS-International Thyroid Eyed Disease Study group”
Invited Speaker Spring Symposium
America American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, Spring Symposium, Key Largo, FL – 2007
“Update on ITEDS-International Thyroid Eyed Disease Study group”
Invited Speaker Spring Symposium
America American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, Spring Symposium, Key Largo, FL – 2007
“Benchtop to Bedside: Basic Science Advances in Thyroid Ophthalmopathy”
Invited Speaker
Snowbird Symposium: Facial Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery,
Snowbird, UT – 2007
“Evolving Paradigms in Graves’ Disease”
Grand Rounds Invited Speaker, Jules Stein Eye Institute Los Angeles CA – 2007
“New Insights into Thyroid Ophthalmopathy”
Grand Rounds Invited Speaker, UCSF – 2007
“Current concepts in Graves’ Disease”
Course Director, American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology, Las Vegas NV – 2006
“Assessment of Facial Aesthetics”
Course Director, American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology, Las Vegas NV – 2006
“Role of cytokines and regulatory cells in Graves’ disease”
Course Director, International TAO Conference:
From Bench to Bedside
Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles CA – 2006
“Cosmetic procedures for the ophthalmologist”
Ohio State Medical Center, OH – 2006
“Graves’ disease: What’s hot and what’s not”
Ohio State Medical Center, OH – 2006
“New Insights into Thyroid Orbitopathy”
Grand Rounds Invited Speaker, Cole Eye Institute, OH – 2005
“New Paradigms of Thyroid Orbitopathy”
Jeffrey Berger Memorial Lectureship, University of Pennsylvania, PA – 2005
“Nonablative Laser Skin Rejuvenation and Treatment of Facial Telangiectasias”
International Ophthalmology Symposium, Sao Palo, Brazil – 2005
“Nonsurgical Alternatives in Upper and Lower Eyelid Rejuvenation”
International Ophthalmology Symposium, Sao Palo, Brazil – 2005
“Advances in the Understanding of Thyroid Orbitopathy”
International Ophthalmology Symposium, Sao Palo, Brazil – 2005
“elÅs Technology for Skin Renewal, Vascular lesions and Hair Removal”
America American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, Jackson Hole, WY – 2005
“Four Methods of Midface Surgery”
Newport Beach Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Newport Beach, CA – 2004
“Adjunctive Techniques to Prevent Lower Eyelid Retraction”
Newport Beach Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Newport Beach, CA – 2004
“Adjunctive Techniques to Prevent Lower Eyelid Retraction”
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, Hollywood, FL – 2004
“Comparing Outcomes of Enucleation and Evisceration”
America American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, New Orleans, LA – 2004
“Restricted expression of IGF-1R autoantibodies in Graves’ Disease
stimulates fibroblast cytokine production”
America American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, New Orleans, LA – 2004
“New Paradigms in Graves’ Disease”
Endocrinology Grand Rounds, Greater Los Angeles
Veterans Hospital, Los Angeles, CA – 2004
“Hyaluronan production in response to Graves’ IgG”
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, New Orleans, LA – 2004
“Use of Absorbable implant materials”
JSEI Orbital course (instructor), Los Angeles, CA – 2004
“Novel mechanisms of immune regulation in thyroid orbitopathy”
Research and Alumni Day, JSEI, Los Angeles, CA – 2004
“Novel autoantibody in Graves’ Disease”
Research and Alumni Day, JSEI, Los Angeles, CA – 2003
dvanced Techniques in Orbital Decompression and Expansion”
American Academy of Ophthalmology, Anaheim CA – 2003
“Minimal Incision Facial Rejuvenation”
America American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, Orlando FL – 2003
“Laboratory Advanced Techniques in Orbital Decompression and Expansion”
American Academy of Ophthalmology, Anaheim CA – 2002
“Advanced Techniques in Orbital Decompression and Expansion”
American Academy of Ophthalmology, Orlando FL – 2002
“Immunology of Gene Therapy”
Centocor Corporation, Philadelphia PA – 1999
“CLL B cell resistance to apoptosis”
FASEB conference – 1997
“Coordinate analysis of apoptosis and surface phenotype”
9th International Congress of Immunology, CO – 1995