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Clinical Ophthalmology
Dr Sotiria Palioura
Dr Palioura
Dr Palioura, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Dr Sotiria Palioura is Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is a cornea, cataract, and ocular surface disease specialist whose work bridges clinical excellence with translational and global ophthalmology. Her research and clinical interests encompass ocular surface tumors, ocular surface inflammatory disorders, regenerative and reconstructive surgery of the anterior segment, and advanced imaging technologies for corneal and ocular surface disorders.
Dr Palioura received her MD and PhD degrees from Yale University and completed her residency in Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Following her fellowship in Cornea and External Diseases at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (BPEI), she joined BPEI as adjunct faculty engaged in patient care, teaching, and international collaboration. She serves on multiple committees of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), including the Cornea Committee, Education Committee, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Working Group, and Cornea Research Working Group.
Dr Palioura has delivered invited lectures and instructional courses across Europe, the Americas, and Asia, and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters. Prior to rejoining Bascom Palmer full-time in April 2025, she led a busy anterior segment practice in Athens, Greece, and held visiting professorships in Cyprus, USA (BPEI and Yale University) and Argentina, where she contributed to ophthalmic education and curriculum development.
Dr Yousef Fouad
Section: Retina
Dr Fouad
Dr Fouad, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Dr Yousef A. Fouad, MD, FRCS (Glasg.), FICO, MSc (Ophth) is a retina specialist based in Cairo, Egypt. He is also a lecturer at the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine at Ain Shams University, and a former visiting fellow of the retinal disorders and ophthalmic genetics department at the Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles.
Dr Fouad has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and 3 book chapters and serves on the editorial board and as a reviewer for multiple well-recognized journals within the discipline. He has received many national and international awards and grants, including from the American Society of Retina Specialists, FLORetina, Egyptian Ophthalmological Society, Egyptian Vitreoretinal Society, among others.
Dr Bharat Gurnani
Section: Cataract
Dr Gurnani
Dr Gurnani, Gomabai Netralaya, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India
Dr Bharat Gurnani, MBBS, DNB, FCRS, FICO, FAICO Cornea, FAICO Refractive Surgery, MRCS Ed, MNAMS, FIALCE, is currently a Cataract, Cornea, Refractive Surgery, Trauma, External Diseases, and Ocular Surface consultant at Gomabai Netralaya, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Dr Gurnani has a keen interest in research, conference presentations, and publication. He is an active member of YOSI and has done over 100 presentations at various conferences and has published over 350 papers and reviewed over 600 articles and is on the editorial board of 18 PubMed indexed journals.
Dr Gurnani is a recipient of more than 50 awards and youngest to get 200 PubMed indexed Ophthalmology publications. He is also the recipient of AIOS 2023 international heroes award, best paper award at Ophthalmic society of Kenya 2023, Best physical poster award at AIOS 2021, 2023, Best paper award at AIOS 2020, 2021, ACOIN award best youngest researcher 2023, AIOS YOSI Essay writing competition award 2023, IJO Best of certificate award 2021,2022,2023, FAICO Refractive surgery degree award by AIOS 2023, Thesis to publication 2023 by Aravind Eye Care System, Maximum publications award by Aravind Eye Care System 2019,2020,2021 and 2022, recipient of AIOS travel grant for international presentations.
Dr Gurnani works with a vision to take YOSI and AIOS to greater heights by regular contributions in the upcoming activities and helping juniors with educational activities. His keen interests are dry eye, microbial keratitis, keratoconus, complex cataract surgeries, MSICS, Phacoemulsification, ectactic corneal diseases, lamellar and refractive surgeries. He works with a global collaborative vision to enhance research and publication in the country.
Editorial Board
Prof. Dr. Ali
Mohammad Javed Ali, Head, Govindram Seksaria Institute of Dacryology, L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India; Hong Leong Professor, National University of Singapore, Gast Professor, Friedrich Alexander University, Nuremberg, Germany. Editor-in-Chief - Seminars in Ophthalmology, Associate Editor - Ocular Surface.
Dr Arnold
Robert Arnold, Alaska Blind Child Discovery, Alaska Childrens EYE & Strabismus, United States.
Dr Chen
Haoyu Chen, M.D., Joint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University & the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Coleman
Anne L. Coleman, MD, PhD, Chair and Executive Medical Director, Department of Ophthalmology; Director, UCLA Stein Eye Institute; Affiliation Chair, Doheny Eye Institute; Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA; Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA, USA.
Dr Frisina
Rino Frisina, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Padova, Italy.
Professor Hawlina
Marko Hawlina, Professor, University Eye Hospital of University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Professor Herman
Ira M. Herman, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Emeritus, Program in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, Center for Innovations in Wound Healing Research, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA.
Dr Jacob
Justin Jacob, Dr, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
Dr Kalita
Iva Kalita, Ophthalmology Fellow, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Australia
Professor Kao
Winston W-Y Kao, Emeritus, Ben and Louise Tate Professor Ophthalmology, College of Medicine University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Professor Lakshminarayanan
Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, Professor of Optometry and Vision Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Canada.
Professor Lawrenson
John G. Lawrenson, Professor of Clinical Visual Science, Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University of London, UK
Professor Mansour
Ahmad Mansour, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut
Professor Meyer
David Meyer, MBChB, FCFP(SA), HonnsBSc, MMed (Ophth), FCOphth (SA),PhD, Professor emeritus, Stellenbosch University, and Former Head of Ophthalmology and the Department of Surgical Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa.
Professor Nischal
Kanwal (Ken) Nischal, Division Chief, Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA USA.
Prof. Dr. Nuzzi
Raffaele Nuzzi, Professor. Dr. Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy.
Dr Patel
Sudi Patel, Dr, Research Consultant, Visiting Professor at Svjetlost Eye Clinic, Croatia, Shypyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Ukraine, and CERCA, University of Salento, Italy.
Professor Pe'er
Jacob Pe'er, M.D., Jonas Friedenwald Professor of Ophthalmic Research Division of Ophthalmology Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center Jerusalem, Israel
Dr Regini
Justyn Regini, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
Professor Richard
Gisbert Richard, Professor of Ophthalmology, General Secretary of the EURETINA Society, Head and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany
Professor Rosenbaum
Daniel M. Rosenbaum, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate, NY, USA
Dr Sheppard Jnr
John Sheppard, President, Virginia Eye Consultants, Professor of Ophthalmology, Microbiology & Molecular Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Dr Soni
Chetan Soni, Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, MO; Ophthalmologist, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO; Adjunct Professor, Kansas University Eye Center, Prairie Village, KS, USA
Professor Stitt
Alan Stitt, Professor, McCauley Chair of Experimental Ophthalmology, Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dr Tyler
Christopher Tyler, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
Professor Uğurbaş
Suat Hayri Ugurbas, Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Bülent Ecevit University, Turkey
Prof. Dr. Vajpayee
Rasik Vajpayee, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Eye Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Professor Yospaiboon
Yosanan Yospaiboon, Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology, KKU Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Chairman, Research Committee, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand.