Curbside Consultation in Cataract Surgery: 49 Clinical Questions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781617110887)

Terry Kim, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology at Duke Eye Center in Durham, North Carolina, received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in Durham and completed his residency and chief residency in ophthalmology at Emory Eye Center in Atlanta, Georgia. He continued with his fellowship training in corneal, external disease, and refractive surgery at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was then recruited to Duke University Eye Center, where he serves as principal and coinvestigator on a number of research grants from the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. Dr. Kim is a former director of the Residency Program and now serves as Director of Fellowship Programs. Dr. Kim's academic accomplishments include his extensive publications in the peer-reviewed literature, which include more than 200 journal articles, textbook chapters, and scientific abstracts. He is also coauthor and coeditor of 2 well-respected textbooks on corneal diseases and cataract surgery. Dr. Kim has delivered more than 200 invited lectures, both nationally and internationally. Dr. Kim was a recipient of the Achievement Award and the Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). His clinical and research work earned him honors and grants from the National Institutes of Health, Fight for Sight/Research to Prevent Blindness, Heed Ophthalmic Foundation, Alcon Laboratories, and Allergan. Dr. Kim is listed continually in Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in North Carolina, and America's Top Ophthalmologists. He has been voted by his peers as one of the 250 most prominent cataract and intraocular lens surgeons in the country by Premier Surgeon, as one of the "135 Leading Ophthalmologists in America" by Becker's ASC Review, as well as one of the "Top 50 Opinion Leaders" by Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today. Dr. Kim serves on the Governing Board for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) as Chair of the Cornea Clinical Committee, on the Annual Program Committee for the AAO, and on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for the Cornea Society. He recently was inducted into the International Intra-Ocular Implant Club and is consultant to the Ophthalmic Devices Panel of the FDA. Kim also sits on the editorial board for several journals, including Cornea, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Ocular Surgery News, EyeWorld, Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today, Premier Surgeon, Review of Ophthalmology, Advanced Ocular Care, and Topics in Ocular Antiinfectives. As consultant ophthalmologist for the Duke men's basketball team, Kim provides ophthalmic care for the players and coaches and has performed surgical procedures that have been featured on nationally televised programs such as those aired on the Discovery channel.