Resident Co-Chairs: Ryan S. Meshkin, MD and Henry W. Zhou, MD
Paul A. Chandler Visiting Professorship
The Paul A. Chandler Visiting Professorship was established by Dr. David Cogan to honor Dr. Chandler’s exceptional teaching, research, and service during his tenure at Mass Eye and Ear. Dr. Chandler was known among his colleagues and trainees as a gifted surgeon and enthusiastic teacher who mentored two generations of ophthalmologists interested in glaucoma. Dr. Chandler completed his medical training and ophthalmology residency at Harvard Medical School. In 1940, he established the Glaucoma Service at Mass Eye and Ear. Among his accomplishments, Dr. Chandler’s work influenced the diagnosis and treatment of pupillary block and malignant glaucoma. A noted researcher and author, he coauthored the textbook Glaucoma in 1965 with colleague Dr. Morton Grant, which was the definitive text on glaucoma for many years, and is now in its fifth edition.
Every year, the Chandler Visiting Professorship is organized by two Harvard Ophthalmology residents, who invite a celebrated ophthalmologist to Mass Eye and Ear for one day of scholarly interaction. Former Chandler Professors include:
1972 Edward W.D. Norton
1973 Michael J. Hogan
1974 J. Donald M. Gass
1975 Frederick C. Blodi
1976 Robert N. Shaffer
1977 Morton F. Goldberg
1978 Harold G. Scheie
1979 Paul Henkind
1980 W. Richard Green
1981 William H. Havener
1982 Stephen J. Ryan, Jr.
1983 Frederick A. Jakobiec
1984 J. Lawton Smith
1985 Lee M. Jampol
1986 Dan B. Jones
1987 Thomas M. Aaberg
1988 Morton E. Smith
1989 Stuart L. Fine
1990 George O. Waring, II
1991 Howard Schatz
1992 Robert B. Nussenblatt
1993 Jay H. Krachmer
1994 Irene H. Maumenee
1995 Neil R. Miller
1996 Peter Laibson
1997 David L. Guyton
1998 William S. Tasman
1999 Lawrence Yannuzzi
2000 George O. Waring, III
2001 Neil M. Bressler
2002 Nancy J. Newman
2003 Julia A. Haller
2004 George B. Bartley
2005 Elisabeth J. Cohen
2006 Harry A. Quigley
2006 Jonathan D. Trobe
2007 Narsing Rao
2008 Andrew Schachat
2009 Arun Dev Singh
2010 Monte Mills
2011 Glenn J. Jaffe
2012 James C. Tsai
2013 Andrew G. Lee
2014 Carol Shields
2015 Emmett Cunningham, Jr
2016 Steven J. Gedde
2017 Jurij R. Bilyk
2018 Richard F. Spaide
2019 Steven L. Galetta
2020 Christopher J. Rapuano
2021 Russell Van Gelder
2022 Mark W. Johnson
2023 Keith D. Carter
Paul A. Chandler Visiting Professorship
December 13, 2024
Chandler Visiting Professor
Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS Professor of Ophthalmology,
Duke University School of Medicine
Adult and Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery and Disease, Duke University Eye Center
Dr. Vajzovic is a vitreoretinal surgeon and tenured Professor of Ophthalmology at Duke University School of Medicine with expertise in adult and pediatric retinal diseases and surgery.
Dr. Vajzovic is passionate about translational research and collaborates closely with Duke biomedical engineers to develop imaging devices to improve ophthalmic care. She serves as a principal investigator for numerous national clinical trials in early to late stages of development. Her research interests span from pediatric to adult retinal diseases such as dry and wet age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and venous occlusive diseases, as well as vitreoretinal surgical diseases.
In addition, Dr. Vajzovic is interested in cutting edge technologies and recovery of vision in hereditary and common retinal diseases with genetherapy, stem cell technology and retinal implants. She is a co-director of the Duke Pediatric Retina and Optic Nerve Center, and directs the Duke Center for Artificial and Regenerative Vision, where she performs gene-therapy delivery, and device implantation to restore vision to individuals with total blindness.
An influential educator, Dr. Vajzovic organizes and directs several highly successful national and international courses, including the first-of-its-kind Advances in Pediatric Retina Course at Duke and the international Duke fellows and general Advances in Vitreous Surgery Course. She is director of prestigious Duke Vitreoretinal Surgical Fellowship and director of Duke Eye Center’s Continuing Medical Education program.
Dr. Vajzovic completed her vitreoretinal fellowship training at Duke and residency training at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, FL. While in training, she received Heed Fellowship Award, Society of Heed Fellows Award and Retina Society Research Award. She is active on the Women in Ophthalmology (WIO) Board of Directors where she serves as a Treasurer and a Chair of Clinical Trial Training Program. In addition, she serves as a Retina Society American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Council Representative and American Society of Retina Specialist (ASRS) Research and Safety in Therapeutics Committee Member. She is an elected member of the Retina Society, Macula Society and Club Jules Gonin Society. Dr. Vajzovic has been awarded the AAO Achievement Award, ASRS Senior Honor Award, Vit Buckle Society Mentorship Award, WIO Emerging Leader Award and Emerging Leader Award by Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Medical Alumni Association.
Friday, December 13, 2024
9:00am Breakfast and Resident Q&A with Dr. Vajzovic
9:45am Introduction & History
Drs. Ryan Sameen Meshkin and Henry Zhou
10:00am Stuck In Sight
Drs. Andrew Griswold, Dennis Akrobetu, and Lindsay Klofas Kozek
10:20am Trouble at Distance
Drs. Moosa Zaidi, Henry Zhou, and Enchi Chang
10:40am Chicken or the Egg? - Dr. Edward Lu
11:00am Seeing the Unseen
Drs. Huey Shih, Darren Chen, and James Harris
11:20am The Quiet Turbulence
Drs. Chhavi Saini, Edward Lu, and Amee Azad
11:40am Growing Detached - Dr. Lindsay Klofas Kozek
12:00pm A Pop of Color
Drs. Grace Baldwin, Ryan Sameen Meshkin, and Saghar Bagheri
12:20pm Checks and Balances
Drs. Molly Munsell, Rachel Tandias, and Melissa Yuan
12:40pm A Bloody Mystery - Dr. Maryam Zekavat
1:00pm Lunch
1:50pm An X-Traordinary Turn of Events
Drs. Harold Dorsey, Hursuong Vongsachang, and Eileen Feng
2:10pm An Empty Inheritance?
Drs. Janice Ong, Da Meng, and Scott Shuldiner
2:30pm The Bee Gees: Now In Theaters - Dr. James Harris
2:50pm Hit or Miss?
Drs. Ayush Parikh, Maryam Zekavat, and Tatiana Rosenblatt
3:10pm Let’s Buckle Up! - Dr. Melissa Yuan
3:30pm Break and Group Photo
3:45pm Introduction of Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS
Dr. Demetrios Vavvas
3:50pm The 2024 Paul A. Chandler Visiting Professor Lecture
Innovations in Retinal Surgery: Intraoperative OCT and 3D Visualization Techniques
Dr. Lejla Vajzovic
4:50pm Closing Remarks
Drs. Ryan Sameen Meshkin and Henry Zhou