ORAL EXAMINATION
Emeritus Director Panel Leaders
Wallace L. M. Alward – Iowa City, IA
H. Culver Boldt – Iowa City, IA
Nancy A. Hamming – Chicago, IL
William F. Mieler – Chicago, IL
John E. Sutphin – Prairie Village, KS
David T. Tse – Miami, FL
David J. Wilson – Portland, OR
Examiners
20 or More Exams
Beller, Richard A. - Napa, CA
Borchert, Mark S. - Los Angeles, CA
Gans, Lawrence A. - Hazelwood, MO
Morgan, Rebecca K. - Oklahoma City, OK
Welch, John C. - Hastings, NE
15+ Exams
Arun, Veena V. - Chicago, IL
Bishop, John E. - Corpus Christi, TX
Challa, Pratap - Durham, NC
Cowan, Gary M. - Ft. Worth, TX
Davitt, Bradley V. - St. Louis, MO
Dickson, James B. - Columbia, SC
Dieckert, J. Paul - Belton, TX
Feldon, Steven E. - Rochester, NY
Garrity, James A. - Rochester, MN
Grajewski, Alana L. - Miami, FL
Holland, Gary N. - Los Angeles, CA
Iwamoto, Mami A. - Boston, MA
Kalina, Paul H. - St. Louis Park, MN
Lam, Byron L. - Miami, FL
Parelhoff, Edward S. - Woodbridge, VA
Weaver, Daniel T. - Billings, MT
Wong, Tien Pei - Houston, TX
Mentor Examiners
The Examiner Mentor system is designed to educate and instruct new Examiners in the standards of the ABO and its Oral examination process. We would like to acknowledge the contributions of the following Mentors:
Aaron, Maria E.M. - Atlanta, GA
Anderson-Nelson, Susan J. - Wheaton, IL
Banta, James T. - Bend, OR
Beauchamp, Cynthia L. - Dallas, TX
Blodi, Christopher F. - Clive, IA
Borchert, Mark S. - Los Angeles, CA
Bowman, C. Brad - Dallas, TX
Bradford, J. David - Little Rock, AR
Burkat, Cat N. - Madison, WI
Capo, Hilda - Miami, FL
Challa, Pratap - Durham, NC
Chopra, Vikas - Santa Monica, CA
Dieckert, J. Paul - Belton, TX
Engel, Harry M. - New York, NY
Feldon, Steven E. - Rochester, NY
Grajewski, Alana L. - Miami, FL
Holland, Gary N. - Los Angeles, CA
Iwamoto, Mami A. - Boston, MA
Lam, Byron L. - Miami, FL
Lee, Michael S. - Minneapolis, MN
Mares, Frank J. - Albuquerque, NM
Morgan, Rebecca K. - Oklahoma City, OK
Olsakovsky, Leslie A. - Charlottesville, VA
Panday, Vasudha A. - San Antonio, TX
Roth, Elena B. - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Schachat, Andrew P. - Cleveland, OH
Stewart, Michael W. - Jacksonville, FL
Subramanian, Prem S. - Denver, CO
Welch, John C. - Hastings, NE
WuDunn, Darrell - Jacksonville, FL
Yanovitch, Tammy L. - Oklahoma City, OK
Young, Terri L. - Madison, WI
New Examiners
Atluri, Prathima N. - Penn Valley, PA
Besirli, Cagri G. - Ann Arbor, MI
Chan, R.V. Paul - Chicago, IL
Chang, Ta - Miami, FL
Chen, John J. - Rochester, MN
Clements, John L. - Beaverton, OR
Cunningham, Matthew A. - Longwood, FL
Dille, Brice B. - Greer, SC
Fleming, Gloria P. - Delaware, OH
Francis, Courtney E. - Seattle, WA
Gappy, Christopher - Bloomfield Hills, MI
Greenberg, Rachael A. - Highland Park, IL
Harper, C. Armitage - Austin, TX
Hendrick, Andrew M. - Atlanta, GA
Hsu, Hugo Y. - Pasadena, CA
Jeyaraj, Vanitha I. - Novi, MI
Joseph, Shannon S. - Ann Arbor, MI
Li, Jennifer Y. - Sacramento, CA
Rolain, Mark A. - Sterling Heights, MI
Schotthoefer, Erin O. - Huntersville, NC
Shah, Sumit P. - Basking Ridge, NJ
Shen, Joanne F. - Paradise Valley, AZ
Shriver, Erin M. - Iowa City, IA
Sohn, Jeong-Hyeon - San Antonio, TX
Solomon, Sharon D. - Baltimore, MD
Srikumaran, Divya - Ellicott City, MD
Van Gelder, Russell N. - Seattle, WA
Vasamsetti, Anusha - Chicago, IL
Wendel, Lucas J. - Iowa City, IA
Examiner Trainers
Arun, Veena V. - Chicago, IL
Heatley, Gregg A. - Madison, WI
Tsai, Linda M. - St. Louis, MO
Van Meter, Woodford S. - Lexington, KY
Examiners
Aaron, Maria E.M. - Atlanta, GA
Acierno, Marie D. - Scottsdale, AZ
Adelman, Ron A. - Hamden, CT
Alabiad, Chrisfouad R. - Miami, FL
Alford, Mark A. - Fort Worth, TX
Allen, Richard C. - Houston, TX
Anderson-Nelson, Susan J. - Wheaton, IL
Aref, Ahmad A. - Chicago, IL
Arrindell, Everton L. - Nashville, TN
Arun, Veena V. - Chicago, IL
Arzeno, George - San Juan, PR
Atluri, Prathima N. - Penn Valley, PA
Banta, James T. - Bend, OR
Barbe, Maria E. - Orwigsburg, PA
Barkmeier, Andrew J. - Rochester, MN
Beardsley, Robert M.-Eugene, OR
Beardsley, Thomas L. - Asheville, NC
Beauchamp, Cynthia L. - Dallas, TX
Beebe, Walter E. - Dallas, TX
Beller, Richard A. - Napa, CA
Besirli, Cagri G. - Ann Arbor, MI
Birkholz, Emily S.-Mankato, MN
Birnbach, Charles D. - Lake Forest Park, WA
Bishop, John E. - Corpus Christi, TX
Blodi, Christopher F. - Clive, IA
Boland, Michael V. - Cockeysville, MD
Bond, J. Brent - Winston-Salem, NC
Borchert, Mark S. - Los Angeles, CA
Bowie, Esther M. - Hershey, PA
Bowman, C. Brad - Dallas, TX
Bradford, Geoffrey E. - Morgantown, WV
Bradford, J. David - Little Rock, AR
Breit, Sean M. - Creve Coeur, MO
Brophey, Gregory J. - St. Albans, VT
Brown, Leslie A. - Bala Cynwyd, PA
Burkat, Cat N. - Madison, WI
Byrnes, Gordon A. - Clifton, VA
Capo, Hilda - Miami, FL
Capoor, Seema - Lexington, KY
Cavuoto, Kara M. - Miami, FL
Challa, Pratap - Durham, NC
Chan, R.V. Paul - Chicago, IL
Chang, Ta - Miami, FL
Chaudhry, Nauman A. - New London, CT
Chen, John J. - Rochester, MN
Cherney, Edward F. - Nashville, TN
Chiang, Michael F. - Lake Oswego, OR
Chiu, Cynthia S. - Oakland, CA
Chopra, Vikas - Santa Monica, CA
Chung, Mina M. - Rochester, NY
Cioffi, George A. - New York, NY
Civantos, Joseph M. - Harvey, IL
Clements, John L. - Beaverton, OR
Coats, David K. - Houston, TX
Colby, Kathryn A. - Chicago, IL
Costakos, Deborah M. - River Hills, WI
Couch, Steven M. - Fenton, MO
Cowan, Gary M. - Ft. Worth, TX
Craven, E. Randy - Bethesda, MD
Cullom, Mary Ellen P. - Williamsburg, VA
Cunningham, Matthew A. - Longwood, FL
Davitt, Bradley V. - St. Louis, MO
Dickson, James B. - Columbia, SC
Dieckert, J. Paul - Belton, TX
Dille, Brice B. - Greer, SC
Driebe, William T. - Gainesville, FL
Dunn, James P. - Baltimore, MD
Edgington, Bryan D. - Portland, OR
Eiseman, Andrew S. - Mount Pleasant, SC
Eller, Andrew W. - Pittsburgh, PA
Emerson, M. Vaughn - Minneapolis, MN
Engel, Harry M. - New York, NY
Ernst, Benjamin J. - Neenah, WI
Eustis, H. Sprague - New Orleans, LA
Falardeau, Julie - Portland, OR
Feder, Robert S. - Chicago, IL
Feldon, Steven E. - Rochester, NY
Fenzl, Thomas C. - Wooster, OH
Fish, Robert I. - Littleton, CO
Fleming, Gloria P. - Delaware, OH
Foster, William J - Springfield, PA
Fountain, Tamara R. - Northbrook, IL
Fox, Gregory M. - Shawnee Mission, KS
Francis, Courtney E. - Seattle, WA
Fredrick, Douglas R. - New York, NY
Fulcher, Samuel F. A. - Belton, TX
Galor, Anat - Miami, FL
Gans, Lawrence A. - Hazelwood, MO
Gappy, Christopher - Bloomfield Hills, MI
Garrity, James A. - Rochester, MN
Giangiacomo, Annette L. -Decatur, GA
Gigantelli, James W. -Huntington, WV
Goldstein, Jeffrey B. -Asheville, NC
Goyal, Raj K. - Chicago, IL
Grajewski, Alana L. - Miami, FL
Graul, Thomas A. - Lincoln, NE
Green, M. Kelly- Marble Falls, TX
Greenberg, Rachael A. - Highland Park, IL
Gregori, Ninel Z. - Coral Gables, FL
Harper, C. Armitage - Austin, TX
Hausheer, Jean R. - Lawton, OK
Haynes, William L. - Asheville, NC
Heatley, Gregg A. - Madison, WI
Hegleh, Joseph A. - Sarasota, FL
Hendrick, Andrew M. - Atlanta, GA
Holck, David E. - San Antonio, TX
Holland, Gary N. - Los Angeles, CA
Hopen, Gary R. - Hollywood, FL
Horns, Dorothy J. - Edina, MN
Hsu, Hugo Y. - Pasadena, CA
Huang, Andrew J.W. - St. Louis, MO
Hug, Denise A. - Lenexa, KS
Hunt, Michael G. - Ft. Worth, TX
Iwamoto, Mami A. - Boston, MA
Jarrett, Anthony M. - La Crosse, WI
Jeyaraj, Vanitha I. - Novi, MI
John, Denise A. - Ann Arbor, MI
Johnson, Anthony P. - Greenville, SC
Joseph, Shannon S. - Ann Arbor, MI
Kalina, Paul H. - St. Louis Park, MN
Katherine Ann - Boise, ID
Katz, Linda K. - Lexington, KY
Keenum, Deborah G. - Billings, MT
Kerr, Natalie C. - Memphis, TN
Khalifa, Yousuf M. - Atlanta, GA
Khammar, Alexander J. - Chicago, IL
Khan, Amir R. - Rochester, MN
Khanna, Cheryl L. - Rochester, MN
Kim, Brian Y. - Williston, VT
Kurz, Daryl E. - Arlington, VA
Lam, Byron L. - Miami, FL
Lee, Andrew G. - Bellaire, TX Lee,
Lee, Hui Bae Harold - Indianapolis, IN
Lee, Katherine A. - Boise, ID
Lee, Michael S. - Minneapolis, MN
Lee, N. Grace - Boston, MA
Li, Jennifer Y. - Sacramento, CA
Lin, Amy - Salt Lake City, UT
Lustbader, Jay M-Washington, DC
Malinowski, Susan M. - Southfield, MI
Mares, Frank J. - Albuquerque, NM
Martinez Navarro, Wanda M. - Gainesville, FL
Mathers, Keith J. - Narberth, PA
McKinney, J. Kevin - Oregon City, OR
Merrill, Pauline T. - Oak Park, IL
Mian, Shahzad I. - Ann Arbor, MI
Miller, Joseph M. - Tucson, AZ
Mills, Monte D. - Philadelphia, PA
Mitzel, Duane L. - Scottsdale, AZ
Mohadjer, Yasaman - Gulfport, FL
Moore, Daniel B. - Lexington, KY
Morgan, Rebecca K. - Oklahoma City, OK
Mudumbai, RaghuC. - Seattle, WA
Munden, Paul M. - Oklahoma City, OK
Munir, Wuqaas M. - Baltimore, MD
Myers, Thomas D. - Provo, UT
Nacke, Randall - Crystal City, MO
Nelson, Mark L. - Tacoma, WA
Netland, Peter A. - Charlottesville, VA
Newton, Catherine - Louisville, KY
Ng, John D. - Portland, OR
Olsakovsky, Leslie A. - Charlottesville, VA
Orge, Faruk H. -Solon, OH
Ou, Richard J. - Houston, TX
Panarelli, Joseph F. - Scarsdale, NY
Panday, Vasudha A. - San Antonio, TX
Parelhoff, Edward S. - Woodbridge, VA
Parikh, Mansi B. - Denver, CO
Pasquale, Louis R. - Boston, MA
Patel, Sanjay V. - Rochester, MN
Patel, Vivek R. - Los Angeles, CA
Perry, Dwight D. - Durham, NC
Phillips, William B. - Clinton, MD
Potter, Heather A. - Madison, WI
Prum, Bruce E. - Charlottesville, VA
Quiros, Peter A. - Pasadena, CA
Rao, Naveen K. - Peabody, MA
Rao, P. Kumar - St. Louis, MO
Reddy, Vandana C. - Atlanta, GA
Reynolds, Adam C. - Boise, ID
Rich, Leonard S. - Mobile, AL
Rojas, Mario - Brodhead, WI
Rolain, Mark A. - Sterling Heights, MI
Rosenfeld, Steven I. - Delray Beach, FL
Roth, Elena B. - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Rubin, Steven E - Great Neck, NY
Salim, Sarwat - Boston, MA
Sang, Delia N. - Brookline, MA
Savar, Aaron - Los Angeles, CA
Schachat, Andrew P. - Cleveland, OH
Schotthoefer, Erin O. - Huntersville, NC
Schultz, Jeffrey S. - Bronx, NY
Scruggs, Jennifer T. - Little Rock, AR
Shah, Sumit P. - Basking Ridge, NJ
Shen, Joanne F. - Paradise Valley, AZ
Shriver, Erin M. - Iowa City, IA
Sidoti, Paul A. - New York, NY
Sohn, Jeong-Hyeon - San Antonio, TX
Sigler, Scott C. - Edmond, OK
Singh, Ravi S. J. - Leawood, KS
Smith, Wendy M. - Rochester, MN
Sohn, Elliott H. - Iowa City, IA
Solomon, Sharon D. - Baltimore, MD
Soni, Chetan R. - Bolivar, MO
Srikumaran, Divya - Ellicott City, MD
Stahl, Erin D. - Kansas City, MO
Stevens, Rhoads E. - Honolulu, HI
Stevens, Rosalind A. - Lebanon, NH
Stewart, Michael W. - Jacksonville, FL
Subramanian, Prem S. - Denver, CO
Suner, Ivan J. - Tampa, FL
Sung, Edward - Wheaton, IL
Thompson, John T. - Baltimore, MD
Thompson, Lisa S. - Gurnee, IL
Tlucek, Paul S. - Portland, OR
To, King W. - Bristol, RI
Tsai, James C. - Scarsdale, NY
Tsai, Linda M. - St. Louis, MO
Tu, Daniel C. - Portland, OR
Tuli, Sonal S. - Gainesville, FL
Van Gelder, Russell N. - Seattle, WA
van Kuijk, Fredericus J. - Minneapolis, MN
Van Meter, Woodford S. - Lexington, KY
Vasamsetti, Anusha - Chicago, IL
Wagner, David G. - Potomac, MD
Walker, Jonathan D. - Ft. Wayne, IN
Ward, Thomas P. - Farmington, CT
Weaver, Daniel T. - Billings, MT
Weikert, Mitchell P. - Houston, TX
Welch, John C. - Hastings, NE
Welcome, Brian A. - Greenville, SC
Wen, Angie En - New York, NY
Wendel, Lucas J. - Iowa City, IA
Werner, Mark A. - Delray beach, FL
Willen, Christi M. - Lexington, KY
Williams, Christopher A. - Upland, PA
Winges, Kimberly Mei - Portland, OR
Wirostko, William J. - Milwaukee, WI
Wong, Tien Pei - Houston, TX
Wroblewski, Keith J. - Laytonsville, MD
WuDunn, Darrell - Jacksonville, FL
Yanovitch, Tammy L. - Oklahoma City, OK
Yen, Kimberly G. - Houston, TX
Yen, Michael T. - Houston, TX
Young, Terri L. - Madison, WI
Yung, Chi-Wah Rudy - Indianapolis, IN
Zambrano, William - Miami Lakes, FL
Zink, Jeffrey M. - Cincinnati, OH
Zobal-Ratner, Jitka L. - Slingerlands, NY
EXAMINATION DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Cataract Committee
John A. Campagna, San Antonio TX
Cynthia S. Chiu, Oakland CA
Robert I. Fish, Littleton CO
Yousuf M. Khalifa, Atlanta GA
Amy Lin, Salt Lake City UT
Paul M. Munden, Oklahoma City OK
Brian A. Welcome, Greenville SC
Comprehensive Committee
Thomas L. Beardsley, Asheville NC
Sean M. Breit, Creve Coeur MO
Sherleen H. Chen, Chestnut Hill MA
Francesca M. Giliberti, Totowa NJ
Steven M. Shields, Chesterfield MO
Gayle S. Shulman, Livingston NJ
Linda M. Tsai, St. Louis MO
Chi-Wah Rudy Yung, Indianapolis IN
Cornea Committee
Alex W. Cohen, Iowa City IA
M. Soledad Cortina, Chicago IL
Samuel F. A. Fulcher, Belton TX
Catherine Newton, Louisville KY
Sanjay V. Patel, Rochester MN
Isabella T. Phan, San Francisco CA
Christina R. Prescott, Cockeysville MD
Divya Srikumaran, Ellicott City MD
Glaucoma Committee
Pratap Challa, Durham NC
Vikas Chopra, Santa Monica CA
JoAnn A. Giaconi, Los Angeles CA
Cheryl L. Khanna, Rochester MN
Steven L. Mansberger, Portland OR
Joseph F. Panarelli, Scarsdale NY
Mansi B. Parikh, Denver CO
Joel S. Schuman, New York NY
Neuro-Ophthalmology Committee
M. Tariq Bhatti, Durham MN
Julie Falardeau, Portland OR
Courtney E. Francis, Seattle WA
Bradley J. Katz, Salt Lake City UT
Reid Longmuir, Nashville TN
Vivek R. Patel, Los Angeles CA
Prem S. Subramanian, Denver CO
Oculoplastics Committee
Mark A. Alford, Fort Worth TX
Cat N. Burkat, Madison WI
Andrew S. Eiseman, Mount Pleasant SC
Mami A. Iwamoto, Boston MA
Jennifer A. Sivak, Morgantown WV
Eric A. Steele, Portland OR
Jeremiah P. Tao, Irvine CA
Michael T. Yen, Houston TX
Pediatrics Committee
Angela N. Buffenn, Los Angeles CA
Anthony P. Johnson, Greenville SC
Monte D. Mills, Philadelphia PA
Evelyn A. Paysse, Houston TX
Daniel T. Weaver, Billings MT
Christi M. Willen, Lexington KY
Tammy L. Yanovitch, Oklahoma City OK
Refractive Intervention Committee
Mary K. Daly, Lexington MA
William J. Foster, Springfield PA
David A. Goldman, Palm Beach Gardens FL
Jean R. Hausheer, Lawton OK
Paul H. Kalina, St. Louis Park MN
Vandana C. Reddy, Atlanta GA
Julie M. Schallhorn, San Francisco CA
Retina Committee
Amy S. Chomsky, Nashville TN
M. Vaughn Emerson, Minneapolis MN
Thomas S. Hwang, Portland OR
Jaclyn L. Kovach, Naples FL
Daryl E. Kurz, Arlington VA
Wen-Hsiang Lee, Miami FL
Susan M. Malinowski, Southfield MI
John T. Stout, Houston TX
Uveitis Committee
Esther M. Bowie, Hershey PA
J. Paul Dieckert, Belton TX
James P. Dunn, Baltimore MD
Ann-Marie Lobo, Chicago IL
Veena R. Raiji, Chicago IL
Wendy M. Smith, Rochester MN
Khalid F. Tabbara, San Francisco CA
Exam Development Meeting Co-Moderators
Thomas L. Beardsley, Asheville NC
M. Tariq Bhatti, Durham MN
Amy S. Chomsky, Nashville TN
J. Paul Dieckert, Belton TX
Samuel F. A. Fulcher, Belton TX
Brian A. Welcome, Greenville SC
Mentors
M. Tariq Bhatti, Durham MN
Esther M. Bowie, Hershey PA
Vikas Chopra, Santa Monica CA
Samuel F. A. Fulcher, Belton TX
Richard J. Grostern, Chicago IL
Anthony P. Johnson, Greenville SC
Daryl E. Kurz, Arlington VA
Andrew G. Lee, Bellaire TX
Catherine Newton, Louisville KY
Robert L. Schultze, Delmar NY
Troy M. Tanji, Waipahu HI
Brian A. Welcome, Greenville SC
Additional 2019 Item Writers
Cataract
Eric L. Fry, Garden City KS
Glaucoma
Troy M. Tanji, Waipahu HI
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Andrew G. Lee, Bellaire TX
Pediatrics
Douglas R. Fredrick, New York NY
Refractive Intervention
Michael W. Fung, Wynnewood PA
Richard J. Grostern, Chicago IL
Gina M. Rogers, Chicago IL
Robert L. Schultze, Delmar NY
Retina
Matthew A. Cunningham, Longwood FL
Uveitis
Courtney Crawford, Abilene TX