Open Globe Talk

In this episode we feature the esteemed Dr. Alan Robin, a leader in global ophthalmology and glaucoma. He currently serves as the Executive Vice President of the American Glaucoma Society. He also holds joint Associate Professorships in Ophthalmology and International Health at the Johns Hopkins University and is an adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan. He attended his undergraduate fro...

In this episode of Open Globe Talk, we talk with renowned ophthalmologist, Dr. Cathleen McCabe, MD, who is the Chief medical officer at Eye health America. She specializes in bladeless laser cataract surgery and LASIK at the Eye Associates of Manatee. Dr. McCabe received her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and did residency training in Ophthalmology from the Bascom Palmer Eye...

Open Globe Talk's 10th episode introduces Dr. Hunter Cherwek, an inspiring leader and global ophthalmologist. Dr. Cherwek is the Vice President of Clinical Services at Orbis International, the Flying Eye Hospital.  He received his undergraduate degree in biology from the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill and his medical degree from Duke University. After his transitional year at...

In this episode, OGT hosts Dr. Jacquelyn A. Jetton O'Banion, MD MSc, the director of Global Ophthalmology at Emory (GO-Emory). She is also an assistant professor of Ophthalmology and she practices Comprehensive Ophthalmology. Dr. O'Banion received her MD from University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio and subsequently pursued a residency in Ophthalmology from the University of Oklahoma...

In this episode, I am joined by our esteemed guest, Dr. Jeff Pettey, MD MBA who serves as the vice chair of education and associate professor at the University of Utah Department of Ophthalmology. His love for Utah shines through in his academic journey where he obtained his BA from the University of Utah . And while he got his medical degree from the Ohio state university college of medicine he d...

Dr. VK Raju is a renowned ophthalmologist who has served many roles at the international level. He is a clinical professor of Ophthalmology at West Virginia University and is also an adjunct professor of Wilmer eye institute, JHU. He is the founding chairman of Goutami Eye Institute in Rajahmundry, Andra Pradesh and is the President and founder of the Eye Foundation of America , a non-profit organ...

In this episode we talk with Dr. David Khorram, MD who is the Director and Lecturer for the Global Ophthalmology Division at The University of Virginia Department of Ophthalmology. He is also the Co-founder & Medical Director of Marianas Eye Institute. Dr. Khorram has spent over 20 years at Saipan, serving as its first full-time Ophthalmologist. As part of his professional roles, Dr. Khorram h...

In this episode of Open Globe Talk, we are joined by a recent graduate of the Moran Eye Center, Dr. Ashlie Benhisel. Dr. Benhisel is an specialty trained ophthalmologist who recently completed her global ophthalmology fellowship at the Moran Eye Center in Utah. She also obtained her medical school training and residency training at the University of Utah. She conducted subspecialty training in cor...

In this episode, we are joined by our esteemed guest Dr. Gullapalli N Rao. This episode is incredibly unique because not only is Dr. Rao our first international guest speaker but also a founder of one of the top eye institutes in India. Dr. Rao is an Indian ophthalmologist specializing in cornea and is the founder and chair of the world-renowned LV Prasad Eye Institute located in Hyderabad, India....

In this episode of Open Globe Talk, we introduce Dr. Leela Raju, MD who is a Clinical Associate Professor & Director of International Ophthalmology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. As an Ophthalmologist, she specializes in Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery. Dr. Raju is also currently the chairperson of the 'Eye-Bank of New York' and serves as the secretary and education coor...

In this episode, we catch up with Dr. Wallace Alward, MD who is a Glaucoma specialist and Professor Emeritus of the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology. He was recently named as an Orbis Hero for his service work, especially during the pandemic when Orbis went virtual. Dr. Alward founded the website Gonioscopy.org in 2007 as a resource to teach gonioscopy to residents. He has also been...

Our first guest speaker to start off the conversation on Global Ophthalmology is Dr. Zubair Ansari.  He is the Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and currently practices comprehensive Ophthalmology where he specializes in cataracts and refractive disease. He has a wealth of information regarding Academic Global Ophthalmology, which he conducted fellow...