Lectures and Education Home

A variety of lectures and other educational opportunities are offered by the Department in keeping with Mass. Eye and Ear's teaching and research mission.  Please click here for further information on this academic year's Grand Rounds schedule.  For information on lectures associated with Visiting Professorships, click here.

See below for standing opportunities within several services, as well as named lectureships.

Macula Conference

Evangelos S. Gragoudas, MD with residents and fellows
Mondays, 1:00-2:00PM, Sloane Teaching Room, 3rd Floor, MEEI

Junior residents present retina cases to Dr. Gragoudas, the Charles Edward Whitten Professor of Ophthalmology, and to the Clinical Fellows in Retina. This format allows for dynamic discussion about the evaluation and management of a diverse array of retinal disease.  Continuing Medical Education credit is available.

Pathology Rounds

Frederick A. Jakobiec, MD, DSc with residents and fellows
Second Tuesday of every month (except September and October) at 6:00PM, Sloane Teaching Room, 3rd Floor, MEEI

Cases are presented for discussion to Dr. Jakobiec, the Henry Willard Williams Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology and Director of the David G. Cogan Laboratory of Ophthalmic Pathology.

Boston Ophthalmic Pathology Lecture Series

April 17, 2012  6:00-8:00PM, Meltzer Auditorium, 3rd Floor, MEEI

A joint venture with the Boston University Department of Ophthalmology, this conference is organized by Dr. Frederick Jakobiec.  April's series will be
“Pathology of the Eyelids and Conjunctiva” given by Ralph Eagle, MD of
Wills Eye Institute.

Edward B. Murphy, Jr., M.D. and Leo T. Chylack, Jr., M.D. Distinguished Lectureship in Cataract Surgery

December 14-15, 2011
Thomas A. Oetting, MD, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Meltzer Auditorium, Floor 3, MEEI

This lectureship was established to commemorate and acknowledge the rich teaching and research contributions in cataract surgery of Dr. Leo T. Chylack, Jr., MD and Dr. Edward B. Murphy, Jr. MD. On Wednesday, the Distinguished Lecturer will deliver a lecture to the Residents from 4:30-6:30PM, and on Thursday he will deliver an additional lecture during Grand Rounds (8:00-9:00AM).

Ephraim Friedman Lecture

February 29, 2012
Anthony P. Adamis, MD, Genentech, Inc. and Harvard Medical School, Meltzer Auditorium, Floor 3, MEEI

This annual lecture honors the extraordinary teaching, research, and service of the late Dr. Ephraim Friedman, who made major contributions to the field of Ophthalmology and age-related macular degeneration research.       

Page updated: 21 November 2011