OAS Presents a Virtual Town Hall
Anesthesia Safety for Elective Ophthalmic Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 6:30 pm CST
Cost: Free
Scroll down past the agenda to view faculty biographies, which are listed according to presentation order.
Agenda
6:30 pm Welcome & Opening Remarks
Zhuang T. Fang, MD, MSPH, FASA, OAS President, University of California, Los Angeles
6:35 pm Guidelines for Reopening Elective Ophthalmic Surgery
George Dumas, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
6:40 pm Considerations for Reopening Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Lynne Young, MBA, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital
6:50 pm Wilmer’s Approach to Surgical Operations During and Through the Pandemic
Rahul Shah, Wilmer’s Eye Institute, John Hopkins
7:00 pm Pre-Operative Anesthesia & Covid-19 Status Evaluation for Elective Ophthalmic Surgery
Jennifer Katsura, MSN, CRNA, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
7:10 pm General Anesthesia for Ophthalmic Surgery: Considerations to Minimize Exposure
Tina Tran, MD, Wilmer’s Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine
7:20 pm The Management of Ocular Blocks
7:30 pm Q & A / Discussion
7:45 pm Conclude
faculty Biographies
Zhuang T. Fang, MD, MSPH, FASA, OAS President, University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Zhuang Fang is an anesthesiologist at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He completed his medical training at the UCA School of Medicine and is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Fang is the current President of the Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society (OAS).
George Dumas, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Dumas is an Associate Professor and Chief of Anesthesia Services at the Callahan Eye Hospital, University of Alabama at Birmingham. He attended medical school at UAB and completed his residency at Emory University. His research and clinical interests include ophthalmic anesthesia, geriatric anesthesia and outpatient anesthesia.
Lynne Young, MBA, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Lynne Young, MBA, is the Director of Clinical Operations at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Rahul Shah, Wilmer’s Eye Institute, John Hopkins
Rahul M. Shah is the Assistant Administrator at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine. He received his Masters of Health Administration from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Jennifer Katsura, MSN, CRNA, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
Jennifer Katsura is an administrator at the UCLA Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, UCLA Health.
Tina Tran, MD, Wilmer’s Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Dr. Tina Tran is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine, and performed her residency at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Howard Palte, MD, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami
Dr. Howard Palte practices anesthesiology at the University of Miami Health System. Dr. Palte completed his residency in anesthesiology from Johannesburg General Hospital and completed his residency at Leslie Williams Memorial Hospital. He attended medical school at the University of Cape Town.