Lehrerfahrung
Alljährliche Kurse
07/2009 - Trabectome glaucoma surgery trainer: annual wet labs at the AAO, ARVO, AGS; lectures and hands-on courses
09/2013 - Lectures in the annual Vision Science Course University of Pittsburgh.
09/2009 - Lectures in Glaucoma for resident physicians and students Yale University and University of Pittsburgh.
Ehemalige Fellows
07/2012 - 04/2019 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Mentored the following individuals:
- Si Chen, MD. PhD-student/research fellow 2018-
- Joel Palko, MD, PhD, Glaucoma Fellow 2018-
- Anhtuan Nguyen, MD, Glaucoma Fellow 2018-
- Andrew Siegel, MD, Glaucoma Fellow 2017-2018
- Robert Null, MD, Glaucoma Fellow 2017-2018
- Hong Ying, MD, Visiting Scholar 2017 -
- Hamed Esfandiari, MD, Visiting Scholar 2017 -
- Priyal Shah, medical student, Rutgers University 2017-2018
- Yalong Dang, MD, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher 2015-2018
- Susannah Waxman, Research Associate 2016-
- Chao Wang, Medical Student, Two-Year Research Associate 2016-
- Edward Chay, MD, Glaucoma Fellow 2016-2017
- Kate Fallano, MD, Glaucoma Fellow 2016-2017
- Manik Goel, MD, Glaucoma Fellow 2015-2016 (now Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at West Virginia U)
- Igor Bussel, MD, residency mentor
- Eric Brown, MD, PhD, Glaucoma Fellow 2014-2015 (now Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Vanderbilt U)
- Julia Polat, MD, Glaucoma Fellow 2014-2016 (now Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Pittsburgh U)
- Hardik Parikh, medical student, Rutgers University, student fellowship in Loewen lab 2015-2016
- Adrianna Jenssen, medical student, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2015-
- Gordon Scott, medical student, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2015-2016
- Daniel Park, medical student, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2014-2016
- Sushma Kola, medical student, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2013-2016
- Rachel Davis, MD, Glaucoma Fellow 2012-13 (now Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of New Mexico, NM)
- Evan Lagouros, MD, Glaucoma Fellow 2013-14
- Devora Cohen-Karni, PhD. Postdoctoral Research Fellow. 2013-2014
- Richard Ladley, University of Pittsburgh, College. Research Student, 2014-2015
- Amardeep Dhaliwal, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2013-2014
- James Kim, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2013-2014
- Stephen Z. Wang, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2013-2015
- Vladimir Lamm, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2013-2014
- Sam Myers, University of Pittsburgh, 02/2013-09/2013
07/2009 - 06/2012 Department of Ophthalmology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Mentored the following individuals:
- Kevin Kaplowitz, MD, Glaucoma fellow 2011-12 (now attending at the Loma Linda University, CA)
- Jigna Joshi, MD, Glaucoma Fellow 2009-10 (clinical assistant professor at Northwestern U)
- Kristine Ahrlich, MD, Glaucoma Fellow 2010-2011 (clinical assistant professor at Yale U)
- Julius Oatts, Doris Duke Fellow, 2011-12 (ophthalmology resident at UCSF)
- Eberechi Nwogu, Yale School of Medicine Fellow, 2011-12 (resident at Thomas Jefferson U)
- Ze Zhang, Yale School of Medicine Fellow, 2011-12
- Katherine Xie, Yale Undergraduate, 2011-12
- Sophie Leung, Yale Undergraduate, 2011-12
- Phyllis Thangaraj, Yale Undergraduate, 2011-12 (went to the NIH)
- Claudia Martinez, Yale Undergraduate, 2011-12 (went to Harvard MIRT)
- Jerry Du, Yale Undergraduate, 2011-12 (went to Cornell U, School of Med.)
- Nina Ni, Yale Medical Student, 2009-10 (went to Wills Eye, T. Jefferson)
- Sonya Thomas, Doris Duke Fellow, 2010-11 (went to Wilmer, J. Hopkins)
- Harry Tseng, Yale M.S., Biomed. Eng. 2011-12 (went to Albany Med. College)
- Jing Chen, Yale Medical Student, 2011-12 (went to Jules Stein, UCLA)
07/2008 - 06/2009 Department of Ophthalmology, University California San Diego, San Diego, CA: OR attending and instructor for glaucoma and cataract surgery for ophthalmology residents.
02/2008 - 06/2008 Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL: Wet-lab instructor and OR attending and for cataract surgery for ophthalmology residents.
07/2005 - 07/2007 Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL: Mentored medical student Jeffrey Chen in molecular biology laboratory, resulting in co-authorship and own publication.
06/2002 - 06/2004 Molecular Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Mentored technician Wu-Lin Teo, B.S. (went to Calgary U, Neuroscience PhD).
Seminars and Invited Lectureships
- Session Chair: Ab Interno Approach. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017. Chicago, IL.
- Session Chair: Wet Lab - Ab Interno Approach. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017. Chicago, IL.
- Anterior Chamber Anatomy and Glaucoma. Vision Core Lecture Series. University of Pittsburgh. 2018.
- Keynote Lecture: Enhancing Outflow. International Glaucoma Symposium. Henan University. Sanmenxia, Henan, China. April 2018.
- Keynote Lecture: Restoring Outflow. Hunan Ophthalmological Society Meeting. Changsha, Hunan, China. April 2018.
- Lecture: Initiative to Cure Glaucoma: Where is the Downstream Outflow resistance? Annual Conference of the Medical Examiner of Allegheny County. Pittsburgh, PA, April 2018.
- Lecture: Initiative to Cure Glaucoma: Where is the Downstream Outflow resistance? Annual Conference of the Medical Examiner of Allegheny County. Pittsburgh, PA, April 2018.
- Lecture: McGowan Retreat March 2018: Modifying pressure and outflow of the eye. Pittsburgh, PA
- Lecture: American Glaucoma Society Meeting, March 2018: Goniotome and Trabectome. New York, NY
- Anterior Chamber Anatomy and Glaucoma. Vision Core Lecture Series. University of Pittsburgh. 2017.
- Session Chair: Ab Interno Approach. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017. Chicago, IL.
- Session Chair: Wet Lab - Ab Interno Approach. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017. Chicago, IL.
- Session Chair: Latest in Glaucoma Diagnostic. American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2017.
- Lecture, Wet lab: Ab interno trabeculectomy, Zhengzhou Medical University. April 2017, Zhengzhou, China.
- Lecture: Microincisional Glaucoma Surgery. Central South University. April 2017, Changsha, China
- Session Chair: Impact of Digital Imaging and Electronic Records on Workflow in Glaucoma. Ophthalmology Update University of California San Diego. February 2017, Loyola, CA.
- Session Chair Ophthalmology Update: Expanded Indications and Future of Ab Interno Trabeculectomy. February 2017, Loyola, CA.
- Lecture: Combining measurements from three anatomical areas for glaucoma diagnosis with FDOCT. January 2017. SUNY Downstate. Atlantic City, NJ.
- Session Chair: Techniques and Results for Expanded Indications of Trabectome Surgery. January 2017. SUNY Downstate Ophthalmology Course. Atlantic City, NJ.
- Quantitative Canalograms to Measure Outflow Enhancements. January 2017. SUNY Downstate. Atlantic City, NJ.
- Anterior Chamber Anatomy and Glaucoma. Vision Core Lecture Series. University of Pittsburgh. 2016.
- Session Chair: Ab Interno Approach. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2016. Chicago, IL.
- Session Chair: Wet Lab - Ab Interno Approach. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2016. Chicago, IL.
- Lecture: Anatomy and physiology of the Anterior Chamber. Biology of Vision Course, University of Pittsburgh. September 2016.
- Session Chair: Glaucoma Controversies. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2016 Chicago.
- Session Chair: Restoring Outflow. International Society of Eye Research 2016. Tokyo.
- Grand Rounds Speaker: Restoring Conventional Outflow. Guangzhou August 2016. Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University.
- Speaker: Ab Interno Trabeculectomy. Annual Ophthalmic Conference. Peking University People's Hospital. August 2016.
- Session Chair: Measuring Discrete Outflow Enhancement. Vision Restoration Conference 2016. University of Pittsburgh.
- Anterior Chamber Anatomy and Glaucoma. Vision Core Lecture Series. University of Pittsburgh. 2015.
- Session Chair: Trabectome Surgery: Techniques and Technology. International Glaucoma Meeting 2015. University of Lanzhou, China.
- Outcomes in Expanded Indications. International Glaucoma Meeting 2015. University of Lanzhou, China.
- Trabeculoplasty. International Glaucoma Meeting 2015. University of Lanzhou, China.
- Outflow Engineering. Grand Rounds Speaker June 2015. University of Mainz, Germany.
- Restoring Outflow. Vision Restoration Conference 2015. University of Pittsburgh 2015.
- Introduction to Trabectome Surgery: Technique and Outcomes. 2015 Sanmenxia, China.
- Trabectome Surgery: Update on Technique and New Range of Indications. Asian Pacific Association of Ophthalmology 2015. Guangzhou, China.
- Laser Trabeculoplasty as 1st line of treatment for glaucomas with open angle. Kansas City Society of Ophthalmology 2015.
- Ab Interno Trabeculectomy: Techniques and range of Indications. Kansas City Society of Ophthalmology 2015
- Ab Interno Approach to Schlemm’s Canal. American Academy of Ophthalmology. Chicago 2014.
- Trabeculoplasty as First Line of Treatment in POAG. South Florida Ophthalmology Meeting. September 2014. Tampa, FL.
- Anterior Chamber Anatomy and Glaucoma. Vision Core Lecture Series. University of Pittsburgh. 2014.
- Glaucoma Surgery. University of Pittsburgh Lecture Series 2014.
- Bioengineering Outflow. South Florida Ophthalmology Meeting. September 2014. Tampa, FL.
- Ab Interno Trabeculectomy from Hypertension to Advanced Glaucoma. September 2014. Tampa, FL.
- Towards Outflow Tract Regeneration. Regenerative Ophthalmology Meeting 2014. University of Pittsburgh.
- Trabectome Course at the Annual Meeting of the Deutsche Ophthalmo-Chirurgen 2014. Nuremberg, Germany.
- Trabectome Course and Wet Lab at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting 2013. New Orleans.
- Live Surgery Course and Wet Lab at the 23rd Midwest Glaucoma Symposium, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. 2013.
- Key Steps in Trabectome Surgery. 23rd Midwest Glaucoma Symposium, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. 2013.
- Key Steps in Trabectome Surgery: Lectures and Wet Labs. 2nd Innovations in Glaucoma Surgery. St. Louis University 2013.
- Ab Interno Trabeculectomy. World Glaucoma Congress 2013, Vancouver, Canada.
- Bioengineering of Trabecular Meshwork. 2013 Vision Restoration: Regenerative Medicine in Ophthalmology. University of Pittsburgh, PA.
- Reverse Engineering of the Outflow Tract. 2013 McGowan Institute Biomedical Engineering Retreat. Nemacolin, PA.
- Rethinking Glaucoma Surgery. University California San Diego Ophthalmology Update 2013, San Diego, CA.
- Putting Phaco-Trabectome into Perspective. Hawaiian Eye 2013.
- Key Steps in Trabectome Surgery. Hawaiian Eye 2013.
- Laser Trabeculoplasty Techniques and Pre- and Postoperative Management. Hawaiian Eye 2013.
- Phaco-Trabectome Techniques - Video. Hawaiian Eye 2013.
- Glaucoma Drainage Device Discussion. Hawaiian Eye 2013.
- Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery. Hawaiian Eye 2013.
- Trabectome Skill Transfer Course. AAO 2012. Chicago, IL.
- Trabectome Wetlab. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2012. Bascom Palmer, Florida, FL.
- Trabectome Update. American Glaucoma Society. February 2012. Manhattan, New York.
- Trabectome Wetlab. American Glaucoma Society. February 2012. Manhattan, New York.
- Trabeculoplasty as First Line of Treatment for Open Angle Glaucoma. American Academy of Ophthalmology. October 2011. Orlando, Florida.
- Trabectome as a Primary Surgery. American Academy of Ophthalmology. October 2011. Orlando, Florida.
- Integration of Visual Field and Optic Nerve Examination Data with Electronic Medical Record Systems. American Academy of Ophthalmology. October 2011. Orlando, Florida.
- Managing the Loose Lens. World Glaucoma Congress June 2011. Paris, France.
- Trabeculectomy: How I Do It. World Glaucoma Congress June 2011. Paris, France.
- Annual Harvard School of Medicine Intensive Cataract Surgery Training Course. May 7-8, 2011. Boston, MA
- The Role of Ocular Blood Flow. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2011.
- New Glaucoma Surgeries. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2011.
- Approach to Cataract Surgery in Hypotony. American Glaucoma Society 2011.
- Glaucoma Surgery Related Emergencies. New York, NY. Yale Ophthalmic Emergencies Symposium 2010.
- 24-Hour IOP Variations and Refractive Error. International Society for Eye Research. Montreal, Canada, Biennial Meeting 2010.
- Intracameral and Intravitreal Agents. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Boston, MA, Annual Meeting 2010.
- Glaucoma Surgery, Postoperative Care and Emergencies. Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Boston, MA, Annual Meeting 2010.
- Small Pupil Surgery. American Glaucoma Association. Naples, FL, Annual Meeting 2010.