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Examiners for the American Board of Ophthalmology are diplomates selected by the ABO to examine at the oral examination, item writers for the written examination and as special committee members in the development of examination materials.

Examiners are selected based on a strict ABO evaluation and their strong commitment to providing quality ophthalmic care.

The Board sincerely thanks its Examiners and Item Writing Committees for their commitment and dedication. The ABO is grateful to the many current Examiners who assist in the examination process and who do so without compensation. The costs associated with preparing and administering a national standardized examination are high. For many years, to help off set these costs, the ABO has been the recipient of an extraordinary act of beneficence by hundreds of ophthalmologists throughout the country. Without this voluntary participation, the candidates’ expenses would be considerably higher. In recognition of their contribution to the ABO’s mission to maintain the highest quality of ophthalmic care, the ABO would like to recognize and thank those who serve as Examiners. The Board would also like to specially recognize those examiners who have shown unwavering commitment to the ABO by examining at more than 15 exams.

20+ Exams
Lawrence A. Gans, Hazelwood, MO
Eva H. Hewes, Los Altos, CA
Richard A. Lewis, Houston, TX

15+ Exams
Arthur W. Allen, San Francisco, CA
Joseph W. Berkow, Baltimore, MD
Steven E. Feldon, Rochester, NY
Anne B. Fulton, Boston, MA
Andrew J. Levada, Waterbury, CT
Don Liu, Columbia, MO
W. Scott Peterson, Waterbury, CT
Debra J. Shetlar, Houston, TX
Steven M. Shields, Chesterfield, MO
Julia L. Stevens, Lexington, KY
Khalid F. Tabbara, San Francisco, CA

2010 Examiners Serving As Mentors
Anderson-Nelson, Susan, Wheaton, IL
Blodi, Christopher, West Des Moines, IA
Brandt, James, Carmichael, CA
Chang, Tom, Arcadia, CA
Coats, David, Houston, TX
Emerick, Geoffrey, West Hartford, CT
Feldon, Steven, Rochester, NY
Gans, Lawrence, Hazelwood, MO
Groden, Lewis, Tampa, FL
Herman, David, Rochester, MN
Hsu-Winges, Charlene, Hillsborough, CA
Kalina, Paul, St. Louis Park, MN
Kline, Lanning, Birmingham, AL
Krauss, Howard, Los Angeles, CA
McLeod, Stephen, San Francisco, CA
Morgan, Rebecca, Oklahoma City, OK
O'Brien, Joan, Philadelphia, PA
Paysse, Evelyn, Houston, TX
Perkins, Todd, Madison, WI
Rich, Daniel, Sebastopol, CA
Sheth, Bhavna, Milwaukee, WI
Shetlar, Debra, Houston, TX
Spencer, W., Dallas, TX
Steinert, Roger, Irvine, CA
Stevens, Julia, Lexington, KY
Walker, Jonathan, Ft. Wayne, IN

2010 Examiners
Afshari, Natalie A., Durham, NC
Aiello, Patrick D., Yuma, AZ
Alcorn, Debby M., Stanford, CA
Alford, Mark A., Fort Worth, TX
Allen, Arthur W., San Francisco, CA
Allen, Richard C., Iowa City, IA
Anderson-Nelson, Susan J., Wheaton, IL
Arnold, Barbara J., Sacramento, CA
Arun, Veena V., Burr Ridge, IL
Bacharach, Jason , Petaluma, CA
Bailey, Jane A., Omaha, NE
Banta, James T., Miami, FL
Barrall, Janet L., Issaquah, WA
Beardsley, Thomas L., Asheville, NC
Beebe, Walter E., Dallas, TX
Beeson, Charles C., La Jolla, CA
Beller, Richard A., Napa, CA
Berdy, Gregg J., St. Louis, MO
Bernardino, Carlo R., Salinas, CA
Berzins, U. John, Salem, OR
Bishop, John E., Corpus Christi, TX
Blodi, Christopher F., West Des Moines, IA
Bolling, James P., Jacksonville, FL
Bowden, Frank W., Jacksonville, FL
Bradford, James D., Little Rock, AR
Brandt, James D., Sacramento, CA
Brinton, Daniel A., Oakland, CA
Budenz, Donald L., Miami Shores, FL
Burkat, Cathy N., Middleton, WI
Buzney, Sheldon M., Cambridge, MA
Calman, Andrew F., San Francisco, CA
Carlson, Dean W., Colorado Springs, CO
Carter, Keith D., Iowa City, IA
Challa, Pratap , Durham, NC
Chaluvadi, Uma D., Indianapolis, IN
Chang, Tom S., Pasadena, CA
Chee, Percival H., Honolulu, HI
Chen, Janet , Pismo Beach, CA
Ching, Florencio C., Orange, CA
Chiu, Cynthia S., San Francisco, CA
Chung, Kelly D., Portland, OR
Coats, David K., Houston, TX
Coleman, Jamie M., Walla Walla, WA
Cosgrove, Patricia A., Bozeman, MT
Craven, E. Randy, Parker, CO
Davidson, Richard S., Denver, CO
Davitt, Bradley V., St. Louis, MO
Dieckert, J. Paul, Belton, TX
Donahue, Sean P., Brentwood, TN
Eller, Andrew W., Pittsburgh, PA
Emerick, Geoffrey T., West Hartford, CT
Emerson, Michael V., Minneapolis, MN
Epley, K. David, Woodinville, WA
Fawzi, Amani A., Los Angeles, CA
Feder, Robert S., Chicago, IL
Feil, Stanley H., Visalia, CA
Feiz, Vahid , Sacramento, CA
Feldon, Steven E., Rochester, NY
Foster, Jill A., Columbus, OH
Foster, William J., Houston, TX
Frambach, Donald A., Ventura, CA
Fredrick, Douglas R., Stanford, CA
Gans, Lawrence A., Hazelwood, MO
Garcia, Denise D., Gilbert, AZ
Garcia-Ferrer, Francisco J., Sacramento, CA
Gardner, Kathryn M., Santa Monica, CA
Garrity, James A., Rochester, MN
Gattey, Devin M., Portland, OR
Gigantelli, James W., Omaha, NE
Godley, Bernard F., Galveston, TX
Golnik, Karl C., Terrace Park, OH
Gossman, Mitchell V., St. Cloud, MN
Grajewski, Alana L., Minneapolis, MN
Gray, Andrea V., Roseburg, OR
Groden, Lewis R., Tampa, FL
Gross, Ronald L., Houston, TX
Hausheer, Jean R., Leawood, KS
Hered, Robert W., Jacksonville, FL
Herman, David C., Rochester, MN
Hester, Ralph B., Oklahoma City, OK
Hewes, Eva H., Los Altos, CA
Hopen, Gary R., Hollywood, FL
Horn, Erich P., Piedmont, CA
Horns, Dorothy J., Edina, MN
Hsu-Winges, Charlene , Hillsborough, CA
Hug, Denise A., Lenexa, KS
Hunt, Michael G., Ft. Worth, TX
Husted, Roger C., Monterey, CA
Hwang, Thomas S., Portland, OR
Imes, Richard K., Alamo, CA
Jahan-Parwar, Bobbie L., San Marino, CA
Jarus, Glen D., Whittier, CA
Jeng, Bennie H., San Francisco, CA
Joffe, Leonard , Tucson, AZ
Johnson, L. Alan, Reno, NV
Kalina, Paul H., St. Louis Park, MN
Karr, Daniel J., Portland, OR
Katz, Raananah S., Plantation, FL
Kaye, Laurence D., Tucson, AZ
Keenum, Deborah G., Billings, MT
Khan, Amir R., Rochester, MN
Kidwell, Thomas P., Rancho Cordova, CA
Kikkawa, Don O., La Jolla, CA
Kim, Esther S. Y., Sacramento, CA
Kim, Jonathan W., Palo Alto, CA
Kim, Stella K., Houston, TX
Kline, Lanning B., Birmingham, AL
Krauss, Howard R., Los Angeles, CA
Lauer, Andreas K., Portland, OR
Lee, Katherine Ann, Boise, ID
Leonard, Robert E., Edmond, OK
Lin, Christopher , Redding, CA
Lin, Shan Chi, San Francisco, CA
Liu, Don , Columbia, MO
Lloyd, Mary Ann , Palo Alto, CA
Lu, Kenneth L., Arcadia, CA
Macy, Jonathan I., Los Angeles, CA
Mansberger, Steven L., Portland, OR
Margulies, Linda J., Martinez, CA
Masket, Samuel , Los Angeles, CA
Mathers, William D., Portland, OR
Mathews, Robert C., Bend, OR
Mazzoli, Robert A., Steilacoom, WA
McKillop, Brian R., Seattle, WA
McKinney, J. Kevin, Oregon City, OR
McLeod, Stephen D., San Francisco, CA
Merrill, Pauline T., Oak Park, IL
Meyers, Stephanie J., Omaha, NE
Mitzel, Duane L., Scottsdale, AZ
Moorthy, Ramana S., Indianapolis, IN
Morgan, Rebecca K., Oklahoma City, OK
Mosaed, Sameh , Irvine, CA
Munden, Paul M., Amarillo, TX
Murphy, Scott A., St. Joseph, MO
Myers, Thomas D., Provo, UT
Najafi-Tagol, Kathryn K., Novato, CA
Naseri, Ayman , San Francisco, CA
Nehls-Rikkers, Sarah M., Madison, WI
Netland, Peter A., Charlottesville, VA
Neuhaus, Russell W., Austin, TX
Ng, John D., Portland, OR
O'Brien, Joan M., Philadelphia, PA
Oetting, Thomas A., Iowa City, IA
Orengo-Nania, Silvia D., Houston, TX
Ou, Richard J., Houston, TX
Park, Donald W., Phoenix, AZ
Parrish, Richard K., Miami, FL
Paysse, Evelyn A., Houston, TX
Pelton, Ron W., Colorado Springs, CO
Perkins, Todd W., Madison, WI
Phillips, Andrew F., Arcadia, CA
Pickering, Terri-Diann E., San Francisco, CA
Poliak, Jose G., Margate, FL
Potampa, W. Mark, Kirkland, WA
Priluck, Ira A., Omaha, NE
Rausch, Michael W., Puyallup, WA
Reilly, Charles D., San Antonio, TX
Reynolds, Adam C., Boise, ID
Rich, Daniel G., Sebastopol, CA
Riedel, Patrick J., Edina, MN
Robin, Jeffrey S., El Macero, CA
Rojas, Mario , Brodhead, WI
Rosa, Robert H., Temple, TX
Ruben, James B., Roseville, CA
Rubenstein, Jonathan B., Chicago, IL
Russell, Stephen R., Iowa City, IA
Sadun, Alfredo A., Los Angeles, CA
Saetre, Siv B., Davenport, IA
Schiedler, Vivian , San Diego, CA
Shah, Gaurav K., St. Louis, MO
Sheth, Bhavna P., Milwaukee, WI
Shetlar, Debra J., Houston, TX
Shields, Steven M., Chesterfield, MO
Sigler, Scott C., Edmond, OK
Simon, John W., Albany, NY
Simpson, Jennifer L., Irvine, CA
Singh, Kuldev , Menlo Park, CA
Snyder, Robert W., Tucson, AZ
Song, Alice , Long Beach, CA
Song, Julia , Long Beach, CA
Spencer, W. Rand, Dallas, TX
Steinert, Roger F., Irvine, CA
Stevens, Julia L., Lexington, KY
Stevens, Rhoads E., Honolulu, HI
Stewart, Michael W., Jacksonville, FL
Stock, E. Lee, Grafton, WI
Stone, Donald U., Edmond, OK
Tabbara, Khalid F., San Francisco, CA
Tamaru, Ronald D., Folsom, CA
Tamura, Eddy E., Richmond, CA
Tanaka, George H., San Francisco, CA
Tanji, Troy M., Waipahu, HI
Tao, Jeremiah P., Irvine, CA
Tarbet, Kristin J., Woodinville, WA
Tewari, Asheesh , Detroit, MI
Varma, Rohit , Los Angeles, CA
Walker, Jonathan D., Ft. Wayne, IN
Warn, Ann A., Lawton, OK
Weaver, Daniel T., Billings, MT
Welch, John C., Hastings, NE
Whitten, Richard H., Fresno, CA
Wohl, Thomas A., Franklin, TN
Wong, Tien Pei , Houston, TX
Wood, Matthew H., Lincoln, NE
Woodward, Julie A., Durham, NC
Wright, Martha M., Minneapolis, MN
WuDunn, Darrell , Indianapolis, IN
Yen, Kimberly G., Houston, TX
Yen, Michael T., Houston, TX
Zakov, Z. Nicholas, Beachwood, OH
Zambrano, William , Miami Lakes, FL

2010 Examination Committees

MOC Item Writers’ Committee
Adelman, Ron A., Hamden, CT
Bailey, Jane A., Omaha, NE
Boes, David A., Great Falls, MT
Bowie, Esther M., Charleston, SC
Bowman, Charles B., Dallas, TX
Braunstein, Richard E., Roslyn Heights, NY
Capo, Hilda, Miami, FL
Chen, Philip P., Seattle, WA
Christiansen, Stephen P., Boston, MA
Chung, Sophia M. St. Louis, MO
Cunningham, Emmett T., Hillsborough, CA
Davidson, Richard S., Denver, CO
Davitt, Bradley V., St. Louis, MO
Dieckert, J. Paul, Belton, TX
Downing, John E., Bowling Green, KY
Eller, Andrew W., Pittsburgh, PA
Engel, Harry M., New York, NY
Epley, K. David, Kirkland, WA
Feil, Stanley H., Visalia, CA
Fenzl, Thomas C., Wooster, OH
Fox, Gregory M., Shawnee Mission, KS
Freedman, Sharon F., Durham, NC
Gans, Lawrence A., St. Louis, MO
Gigantelli, James W., Omaha, NE
Gittinger, John W., Boston, MA
Gordon, Lynn K., Los Angeles, CA
Gray, Andrea V., Roseburg, OR
Hausheer, Jean R., Prairie Village, KS
Herman, David C., Rochester, MN
Holds, John B., Des Peres, MO
Huang, Andrew J.W., St. Louis, MO
Iwamoto, Mami A., Boston, MA
Jay, Walter M., Maywood, IL
Jeng, Bennie H., San Francisco, CA
Johns, Karla J., Nashville, TN
Johnson, Mark W., Ann Arbor, MI
Jokl, Danny H-K, Bronxville, NY
Kimbrough, Barbara O. Johnson City, TN
Kline, Lanning B., Birmingham, AL
Kurz, Daryl E., Indianapolis, IN
Lauer, Andreas K., Portland, OR
Lee, Michael S., Minneapolis, MN
Lim, Jennifer I., Los Angeles, CA
Lin, Christopher, Redding, CA
Liu, Don, Columbia, MO
Newton, Catherine, Louisville, KY
Ng, John D., Portland, OR
Parrish, Richard K., Miami, FL
Paysse, Evelyn A., Houston, TX
Perkins, Todd W., Madison, WI
Raab, Edward L., New York, NY
Robin, Alan L., Baltimore, MD
Romanowski, Andrew, Portland, OR
Rosenberg, Michael A., Chicago, IL
Rosenfeld, Steven I., Delray Beach, FL
Rubin, Peter A.D., Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Schultze, Robert L., Delmar, NY
Sheren, Scott B., Riverhead, NY
Sheth, Bhavna P., Milwaukee, WI
Shetlar, Debra J., Houston, TX
Simon, John W., Slingerlands, NY
Stechschulte, John R., Columbus, OH
Subramanian, Prem S., Silver Spring, MD
Thompson, John T., Baltimore, MD
Valluri, Shailaja, Indianapolis, IN
Walker, Jonathan D., Fort Wayne, IN
Walker, Rebecca S., Chalfont, PA
Whiteside-deVos, Julia, Shaker Heights, OH
Whittaker, Thomas J., Prairie Village, KS
Wilson, M. Edward, Charleston, SC
Wright, Martha M., Minneapolis, MN
Yeatts, R. Patrick, Winston-Salem, NC
Yen, Michael T., Houston, TX
Young, Craig W., Presque Isle, ME
Zobal-Ratner, Jitka L., Slingerlands, NY

Oral Exam Item Writers’ Committee
Afshari, Natalie A., Durham, NC
Alcorn, Debby M., Stanford, CA
Challa, Pratap , Durham, NC
Eller, Andrew W., Pittsburgh, PA
Emerick, Geoffrey T., West Hartford, CT
Feldon, Steven E., Rochester, NY
Foster, Jill A., Columbus, OH
Fredrick, Douglas R., Stanford, CA
Gans, Lawrence A., Hazelwood, MO
Garrity, James A., Rochester, MN
Golnik, Karl C., Terrace Park, OH
Halperin, Lawrence S., Boca Raton, FL
Herman, David C., Rochester, MN
Hsu-Winges, Charlene , Hillsborough, CA
Kline, Lanning B., Birmingham, AL
Moorthy, Ramana S., Indianapolis, IN
Morgan, Rebecca K., Oklahoma City, OK
Mudumbai, Raghu C., Seattle, WA
O'Brien, Joan M., Philadelphia, PA
Prum, Bruce E., Charlottesville, VA
Rosa, Robert H., Temple, TX
Shields, Steven M., Chesterfield, MO
Stevens, Julia L., Lexington, KY
Stock, E. Lee, Grafton, WI
Walker, Jonathan D., Ft. Wayne, IN

Item Review Committee
Coats, David K., Houston, TX
Dunn, James P., Baltimore, M.D.
Joos, Karen M., Nashville, TN
Lee, Andrew G., Iowa City, IA
Ng, John D., Portland, OR
Paysse, Evelyn A., Houston, TX
Schechter, Robert J., Los Angeles, CA
Sheppard, John D., Norfolk, VA
Song, Alice, Long Beach, CA
Stevens, Julia L., Lexington, KY
Stout, J. Timothy, Portland, OR

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