It is our esteemed pleasure to host Dr. Ciku Mathenge, MD PhD, an eyecare leader in Africa (specifically Rwanda) who has earned adulation and respect among her patients and the global ophthalmology community for her clinical care as well as research. Dr. Mathenge originally spent many years as an ophthalmologist in Nakuru Eye Unit at Rift Valley Provincial Hospital in Kenya where she transformed care. She served as the Regional Medical Advisor for the Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) and started programs in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi. She was awarded the first Sir John Wilson Fellowship by the British Council for Prevention of Blindness and received her PhD from the acclaimed London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine where she conducted research in glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and ARMD in Africa. She has over 30 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals. Currently, Dr. Mathenge has been working diligently on developing the Rwanda International Institute of Ophthalmology (RIIO), a center that aims to become the top center for training and research for all eyecare specialists in the region. Among the many committees Dr. Mathenge has served on, some of them include the ICO advisory committee as well as the ICO Diabetic Retinopathy Task Force.  We have much to learn from this episode as Dr. Mathenge narrates her journey and shares the incredible path that is forged with hard work, integrity, and a pursuit to make her residence a place of progress and ingenuity!

Welcome back to another episode of Open globe talk. We are joined today by Dr. Cristos Ifantides who is the Director of Ophthalmic Global Outreach and Assistant professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado. Dr. Ifantides obtained his MD and MBA from the University of Florida college of medicine and subsequently did his ophthalmology residency training at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He then did his fellowship training at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye Institute in Academic Global Ophthalmology and Anterior segment. Listen in on this episode for some key early career advice!

Welcome back to another episode of open globe talk, we are joined today by Dr. Jenny Yu, who is an Oculoplastics specialist and the Co-founder of Project Theia. Dr. Yu attended the Ohio State University where she received a BS with distinction, honoring in biochemistry. She later obtained her MD through OSU’s College of Medicine and Public Health before embarking on a residency in Ophthalmology at St. Vincent Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh where she also fellowship trained in Oculoplastics. As our first episode on Global Oculoplastics, this episode goes over multiple topics relevant at the trainee-level. You don't want to miss this incredible session!

Welcome back to another episode of Open Globe Talk. In this episode we are traveling to Haiti with Dr. William Myers who is an incredible global ophthalmologist as we will come to hear of his exemplary service work. He obtained his MD from Dartmouth Medical School and did his ophthalmology residency at Northwestern University where he is also faculty.  He then did an orbit and oculoplastics fellowship at Medical College Wisconsin and since then he has performed over 30,000 cataract surgeries. Among his many contributions to the field of ophthalmology which include co-developing dropless cataract surgery in 2006, he is the co- instructor of the annual ASCRS and AAO courses on intracameral (inside the eye) agents for anterior segment surgery, featuring leading international ophthalmic researchers from 4 continents.

In this episode of Open Globe Talk, we are joined by Dr. Emily Cole, MD MPH who is the Assistant Chief of Service and a current global ophthalmology fellow at the University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Cole attended Brown University of her undergraduate and then went on to obtain her dual MD MPH degrees at Tufts University School of Medicine. Most recently, she completed her ophthalmology residency from the University of Illinois at Chicago. As she applies to retina fellowship, we discuss with Dr. Cole how she is preparing to be a global ophthalmologist in the field of retina as well as her tips for training as a global ophthalmologist!

In today's episode, we host the wonderful Dr. Sriranjani Padmanabhan, a glaucoma specialist and a global ophthalmology-trained surgeon. With her recent training, she imparts several advices for how to approach global ophthalmology training. This is especially helpful for those who want to serve under-resourced populations here in the US as well!  Dr. Padmanabhan earned her medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and completed her residency in ophthalmology at the Scheie Eye Institute at University of Pennsylvania. Soon after completing her glaucoma fellowship at Emory Eye Center, she completed a fellowship in international ophthalmology and global blindness prevention at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute.

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 from Yale College and obtained his medical education from Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Ophthalmology from The Greater Baltimore Medical Center and did his glaucoma fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Medicine Wilmer Eye Institute. He is the member of 2 prestigious and highly selective organizations: the American Ophthalmological Society and the Glaucoma Research Society. Among the many awards he has received, he has been recognized with the Outstanding Humanitarian Service award by the AAO, and the Humanitarian award by the American Glaucoma Society. We are excited to discuss Dr. Robin’s incredible global journey and his work in glaucoma at the Aravind Eye Care System.

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 Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Along with being named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for Ophthalmology, she was also listed in the premier surgeon 300 List as a surgeon innovator for refractive surgery. She has performed over 40,000 cataract surgeries and more than 17,000 LASIK procedures. She has transferred these skills to the international level through her multiple mission trips and we can’t wait to hear from her today!

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 Scripps Hospital, he completed his residency in ophthalmology at Emory University, where he was elected Chief Resident. Immediately upon graduating from Emory, Dr. Cherwek joined Orbis International, where he was able to lecture and work in over 20 countries aboard the Flying Eye Hospital and help build the organization’s award-winning telemedicine platform, Cybersight. We are excited to host him on the podcast and learn more about the incredible Orbis organization!