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Subspecialty Societies

Societies

 

ALACCSA-R (Latin American Association of Cataract, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery)
APABO (Pan-American Association of Eye Banks)
CLADE (Latin American Strabismus Council)
CLAN (Latin American Neuro-Ophthalmology Club)
CLEO (Latin American Council of Ultrasound in Ophthalmology)
Prevention of Blindness Committee
Pan-American Cornea Society
Pan-American Low Vision Society
Pan-American Glaucoma Society
Pan-American Oculoplastic Society
Pan-American Ocular Oncology Society
Lorenz E. Zimmerman Ocular Pathology Society
Pan-American Retina Vitreous Society
Pan-American Trauma Society
SOPLA (Latin American Pediatric Ophthalmology Society)
SPEIO (Pan-American Ocular Inflammatory Diseases Society)

ALACCSA-R (Latin American Association of Cataract, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery)
www.alaccsa.com
Miguel Srur MD
President
, Executive Board (2012)
Fundación Oftalmológica Los Andes
Las Hualtatas 5951 Vitacura
Santiago CHILE
Tel: (56-2) 370-4600
Email: msrura@gmail.com
Ecuardo Chávez-Mondragón MD
Vice President
, Executive Board
Alta Especialidad En Segmento Anterior S.C.
Antonio M. Anza 47
Col. Roma
Mexico City, DF 06700 MEXICO
Tel: (52-55) 5564-3319
Email: drechavezm@hotmail.com
Sergio Kwitko MD
Secretary
, Executive Board
OftalmoCentro
Av. Nilo Peçanha 724/401
Porto Alegre, RS 90470-000 BRAZIL
Tel: (55-51) 330-7733
Email: kwitko.ez@terra.com.br
Humberto Belloso MD
Secretary
, Executive Board
Mar - 1808
PO Box 025801
Miami, FL 33102-5801
Tel: (58-261) 791-5691 (Venezuela)
Email: saldebe@gmail.com
Eduardo G. Cornú Maynez MD
Treasurer, Executive Board

Guerrero 125
Col. Las Rosas
Gómez Palacio, DGO 35090 MEXICO
Tel: (52-17) 14-2587
William De La Peña MD
President, Board of Directors

2446 Whittier Blvd
Montebello, CA 90640-3041
Tel: (323) 728-5500
Fax: (323) 728-4408
Email: wdlpeye@aol.com
Email: alaccsa@aol.com
   
APABO (Pan-American Association of Eye Banks)
http://www.apaboeyebanks.org  //  http://www.apabo.com.br
Luciane Barbosa de Sousa MD
President

Rua França Pinto 537/31
São Paulo, SP 04016-032 BRAZIL
Tel/Fax: (55-11) 5572-6334
Email: lucienebarbosa@pobox.com
Mark J. Mannis, MD
Past President
UC Davis
Department of Ophthalmology
4860 Y Street #2400
Sacramento, CA 95817-2307
Tel/Fax: (55-11) 5572-6334
Ana Maria Guimarães Garcia
Consultant

Caixa Postal 210
Pouso Alegre MG 37550-000 Brazil
Tel./Fax: (55-35) 3423-8661
Email: apabo@uninet.com.br
Lina María López Márquez, CO
Consultant

Cra. 43 E 5-107
Medellín Colombia
Tel: (57-4) 266-2300
Email: bancornea@une.net.co
CLADE (Latin American Strabismus Council)
www.cladeweb.org
Mauro Goldchmit MD
President
(2010 - 2016)
Rua Francisco Leitão 382
São Paulo, SP 05414-020
BRAZIL
Tel (55-11) 3085-0480
Fax: (55-11) 3085-1716
Email: maurog@uol.com.br
María Estela Arroyo Yllanes MD
General Secretary
(2010 - 2016)
Roberto Gayol 1255 PB, Col. Del Valle
Mexico City, DF 03100
MEXICO
Tel.: (52-55) 5559-2328
Fax: (52-55) 5559-0987
Email: mearroyo1@gmail.com
CLAN (Latin American Neuro-Ophthalmology Club)
http://neurooftalmoclub.com/
Lidia López, MD
General Secretary

CLAN (Club Latino Americano de Neuro-Oftalmología)
Rio de Janeiro 640-1F y G
Buenos Aires 1663 ARGENTINA
Tel.: (54-11) 4982-4877
Fax: (54-11) 5777-3209
Email: lidialopez65@gmail.com
 
CLEO (Latin American Council of Ultrasound in Ophthalmology)
Cecilio Velasco Barona MD
Presidente
(March 2005 - June 2007)
Cecilio Francisco Velasco Barona, MD
Palmas 735-1102
Lomas de Chapultepec
Mexico City, DF 11000 Mexico
Tel.: (52-55) 5520-1596
Fax: (52-55) 5520-5478
Email: cfvelasco@terra.com.mx
 
PAN-AMERICAN PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS COMMITTEE
Fernando Raul Barría, MD
Chair

Fernando Barria y Cia Ltda
San Martin 1350
Concepción Chile
Tel.: (56-41) 225-9573
Fax: (56-41) 229-0199
email: fdobarria@vtr.net
 
PAN-AMERICAN CORNEA SOCIETY
José Alvaro P. Gomes, MD
President

Clinica Pereira Gomes Oftalmologia
Rua Sabará 566 4º and cj 43 Higenôpolis
São Paulo, SP Brazil
Tel.: (55-11) 3255-1603
Fax: (55-11) 3214-5811
email: japgomes@uol.com.br
 
PAN-AMERICAN LOW VISION SOCIETY
www.spbajavision.org
Luciene Chaves Fernandes MD
President
(2011 - 2013)
Rua Padre Rolim 515/1002
Santa Efigenia
Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil 30130-090
Tel.: (55-31) 3241-1148
Email: lucienef22@gmail.com
Vanesa Bosch Canto MD
Vice Presidente

Aviñon 37
Col. Villa Verdun
Mexico City, DF 01810 Mexico
Tel.: (52-55) 5635-0510
Email: vabosch@gmail.com
Célia Regina Nakanami MD
Treasurer

Av. Brig. Faria Lima 1597 9º andar
São Paulo, SP 01452-917 Brazil
Tel.: (55-11) 3813-1200
Email: ce.nakanami@gmail.com
Rosario Espinoza MD
Ex-President

Rosario Espinoza Carrillo, MD
Vision Sin Fronteras
Diego de Aguero 208
Monterrico - Santiago de Surco
Lima 33 PERU
Tel.: (51-1) 226-3801
Email: respinoza@visionsinfronteras.org
PAN-AMERICAN GLAUCOMA SOCIETY
S. Fabian Lerner MD
President
(2011-2013)
3 de Febrero 1641 Piso 8
Buenos Aires 1426
ARGENTINA
Tel/Fax: (54-11) 4961-9258
Email: glaucomas@yahoo.com.ar
Remo Susanna Jr. MD
Ex President

Universidade de São Paulo
Av. São Gualter 99
São Paulo, SP 05455-000
BRAZIL
Tel.: (55-11) 3022-2738
Fax: (55-11) 3022-4300
Email: rsusanna@terra.com.br
Patricio Schlottman MD
Executive Secretary
(2011-2013)
Patricio G. Schlottmann, MD
Superi 3665 Dto. 1
Buenos Aires, 1430
ARGENTINA
Tel: (54-11) 4544-2889
Email: schlottp@yahoo.com.ar
 

PAN-AMERICAN OCULOPLASTIC SOCIETY
www.sopanoc.com

Daniel Weil MD
President
(2012)
Pueyrredon 1458 10 B
Buenos Aires 1118 ARGENTINA
Tel.: (54-11) 4822-7251
Email: danielweil@plasticaocular.com
José Luis Tovilla Canales MD
Vice President
(2012)
Clínica Florida
Enrique Sada Muguerza No. 1
Cto. Centro Comercial Cd. Satelite
Naucalpán, MEX 53100 MEXICO
Tel.: (52-55) 5572--1251
Email: jltovilla@yahoo.com
Faroche Melgen MD
Treasurer
(2012)
Medicalnet
Av. Anacaona 21 Bella Vista
Torre Almaden III Apto. 201
Santo Domingo DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Tel.: (809) 541-6567
Email: farochemelgen@hotmail.com
Ricardo Morschbacher MD
Secretary
(2012)
Ricardo Morschbacher, MD
Av. Borges de Medeiros 3160/1803
Porto Alegre, RS 90110-150 BRAZIL
Tel.: (55-51) 3233-8775
Email: ricardomorsch@hotmail.com
PAN-AMERICAN OCULAR ONCOLOGY SOCIETY
Arun Singh MD
President
(2010-2015)
Director, Department of Ophthalmic Oncology
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cole Eye Institute (i-329)
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
Francisco Contreras Campos MD
Executive Director
(2010-2015)
Instituto de Ojos Primavera
Av. Prolongación Primavera 821
Chacarilla - San Borja
Lima PERU
A. Linn Murphree MD
Treasurer
(2010-2015)
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd MS 88
Los Angeles, CA 90027-6062 USA
Javier Elizalde MD
Secretary
(2010-2015)
Javier Elizalde, MD
Muntaner 314
Barcelona 08021 SPAIN
David Pelayes MD
Executive Director
(2010-2015)
Emilio Mitre 477 Piso 5 A
Buenos Aires 1424 ARGENTINA
Dan Gombos MD
Secretary, English
(2010-2015)
1515 Holcombe Blvd Box 441
Houston, TX 77030-4009 USA
Raul S. Cordero MD
Secretary, Spanish
(2010-2015)
Nestor Batanero 137 Dpto. 302
Lima 33 PERU
Rubens N. Belfort MD
Secretary, Portuguese
(2010-2015)
Henry C. Witelson Ocular Pathology Lab
Room 216 Duff Medical Bldg
3775 University Street
Montreal, PQ H3A 2B4 CANADA
LORENZ E. ZIMMERMAN OCULAR ONCOLOGY SOCIETY
J. Oscar Croxatto MD
President

Azcuenada 1077 - 2ºB
Buenos Aires 1115 ARGENTINA
Tel.: (54-11) 4823-2327
Fax: (54-11) 4823-2327
Email: juan.croxatto@gmail.com
 

PAN-AMERICAN RETINA VITREOUS SOCIETY (formerly GLADAOF)

María H. Berrocal MD
President (2012 - 2014)
6 Calle Joffre Apto. PH BIn
San Juan, PR  00907-1613
Tel.: (787) 724-5464

Lihteh Wu MD
Past President
Instituto de Cirugía Ocular
PO Box 144-1225 Plaza Mayor
San José 1000 COSTA RICA
Tel.: (506) 2256-2134

Michel E. Farah MD
Executive Director (2012 - 2014)
Rua Ibijau 331/4 andar Moema
São Paulo, SP  04525-020 BRAZIL
Tel.: (55-11) 5055-1177
Fax: (55-11) 5055-6998
Virgilio Morales-Cantón MD
Secretary Treasurer (2012 - 2014)
Puente de Piedra 150-II-515
Tlalpán
Mexico City, DF 14050 MEXICO
Tel.: (52-55) 5666-3383
Mauricio Maia MD
Secretary for Academic Affairs (2012 - 2014)
Maurício Maia, MD
Av. Otto Ribeiro 901
São Paulo, SP 19800-320 BRAZIL
Tel.: (55-11) 3402-2026
Arturo Alezzandrini Jr. MD
Secretary for Social Activities (2012 - 2014)
Oftalmos
Av. Córdoba 1830
Buenos Aires C1120AAN ARGENTINA
Tel.: (54-11) 4812-1357
   
PAN-AMERICAN TRAUMA SOCIETY
Gregorio F. Gabela, MD
President (2011 - 2013)
Av. Eloy Alfaro 32-380
y Juan Severino
Quito ECUADOR
Montevideo, 11600 Uruguay
Tel.: (593-2) 223-7594
Fax: (593-2) 223-8738
Email: ggabela@centrodelavision.med.ec
Hugo Hernán Ocampo Domínguez, MD
Vice President (2011 - 2013)
Clínica de Oftalmología de Cali
Carrera 47 Sur No. 8 C 94 Cons. 202
Cali, Valle del Cauca
COLOMBIA
Tel: (57-321) 759-3518
Fax: (57-2) 553-4140
Email: hhocampo@gmail.com
SOPLA (Latin American Pediatric Ophthamology Society)
www.sopla.org
Marlene Vogel MD
President

Puerta del Sol 36 Piso 2 Las Condes
Santiago, 7580069 Chile
Tel.: (56-2) 206-6767
Fax: (56-2) 207-4891
Email: marlenevogel@mi.cl
 
SPEIO (Pan-American Inflammatory Ocular Diseases Society)
Careen Y. Lowder MD PhD
President

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue A-31
Cleveland, OH 44195-0001
Tel.: (216) 444-3642
Fax: (216) 445-8475
Email: lowderc@ccf.org
Jacobo Melamed Cattan MD
Vice President

Av. Alegrete 126/304
Porto Alegre, RS 90460-100 Brazil
Tel.: (55-51) 224-0322
Fax: (55-51) 332-8324
Email: melamed@conex.com.br
Lourdes Arellanes García MD
General Secretary

Vicente García Torres 46
Col. San Lucas Coyoacán
Mexico 04030, DF MEXICO
Tel.: (52-55) 5659-9006/5659-9007/5574-0617/5574-9739
Fax: (52-55) 5659-3635
Email: lourdes.arellanes@apec.com.mx

 

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