Speakers
Keynote speakers
Elin Bohman
MD, PhD
Elin Bohman MD, PhD, is a senior consultant in oculoplastic surgery with a special focus on lacrimal- and orbital surgery as well as care of the anophthalmic socket. Elin Bohman has, since 2014, been Director of the Oculoplastic and Orbital Services at S:t Erik Eye Hospital, Stockholm and is a member of the Stockholm Craniofacial Team. She wrote her thesis on lacrimal drainage diseases and lacrimal surgery. Her current primary research areas are eyelid circulation, effects of vasoconstriction in oculoplastic surgery, Orbital surgery and ophthalmological sequelae of facial nerve paralysis. She is Treasurer of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, member of the Orbital Society and a member of the Orbit and Oftalmolog editorial boards. She was the SOE lecturer for the Swedish Ophthalmological society 2023. Elin Bohman is a well sought-after lecturer and responsible for the residents’ course in Oculoplastic, Orbit and Oncology.
George C. Charonis
MD, PhD
Dr. Charonis studied Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specialized in Ophthalmology at the University of Louisville, KY, USA and subspecialized in Orbitofacial Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA. He obtained his PhD in Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
He is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a full member of ASOPRS and ESOPRS. He is currently a Committee Member of ESOPRS and was the organizer of the 35th ESOPRS meeting in Athens. He is past President of the Hellenic Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and of the Hellenic Society of Ophthalmology.
He is the co-founder and Chairman of Athens Vision Eye Institute in Athens, Greece. His scientific interests are aesthetic and reconstructive eyelid surgery, lacrimal surgery and orbital surgery.
He has authored several book chapters and publications and has lectured extensively in the past 30 years in National and International meetings as an Invited speaker.
He was a member of the Greek National Water ski team for over 15 years and was the former Greek National record holder in Tricks and a two-time National Overall champion.
He is a founding member and ex Vice President of Axion Hellas, a non-profit volunteer organization that focuses on support of vulnerable local communities by providing health services, improvement of living conditions and promotion of natural and cultural awareness.
Antonio Augusto V. Cruz
Ph.D
Antonio Augusto V. Cruz completed his medical degree at the Fluminense School of Medicine from 1971 to 1976. In 1985, he earned his Ph.D. from the Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine at the University of São Paulo. In 1989, he received a postdoctoral fellowship to conduct research at the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA. During the two and a half years he spent in Boston, he was an observer in the oculoplastic service directed by John Shore at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Since 1992, when he returned to Brazil, he has devoted himself full-time to research, surgery, and clinical practice in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery (oculoplastics). In 1995, he was appointed Full Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP).
In 2012, he was appointed Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University to lead the Oculoplastics Service at the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He returned to Brazil in 2015 to resume leadership of the Oculoplastics Service at the Hospital das Clínicas of FMRP-USP.
He has currently published 267 international articles indexed in PubMed and 33 book chapters. In 2021, he was honored with the James Katowitz Award by the American Society of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS).
PubMed bibliography
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1-MauAhh9HNAJt/bibliography/public/
Dan Georgescu
MD, PhD
Dr. Dan Georgescu is an oculofacial plastic surgeon specialized in the cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the eyelids and the face. He is, however, a comprehensive oculofacial surgeon with great expertise in orbital (eye socket) and lacrimal (tear duct) surgery. He is dual board certified by the American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery (ABFCS) and the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO). He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) and the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS). He is the Hon. Secretary of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS) and the Treasurer of the American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery (ABFCS).
A graduate of Yale University, Dr Dan Georgescu trained at Moran Eye Center in Salt Lake City, the Nr. 1 ophthalmology residency training program in the West followed by a 2-year ASOPRS fellowship at The Center for Facial Appearances with Drs Richard Anderson and John McCann, the most sought-after oculofacial plastic surgery training program in the country. In 2010, Dr Georgescu became a clinical assistant professor at Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore followed by 5 years of international work in Europe and Asia. Dr Georgescu has been in private practice in Bucharest since 2013 and Fort Lauderdale since 2016.
Dr Georgescu has performed over 10,000 eyelid and facial surgical procedures and has worked in 6 countries (USA, France, Spain, Romania, Andorra, Cambodia and Lebanon) on 3 continents. He is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Romanian and can communicate in Portuguese, Creole, Italian, Catalan and German.
Dr Dan Georgescu is a frequent lecturer at national and international meetings where he presents his innovative techniques for facial rejuvenation. His leading research is focused on brow fat and orbital fat transposition around the eyes for correcting age-related volume loss at the time of eyelid lift surgery. Dr Georgescu is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed publications in the most prestigious journals in the field, such as: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (OPRS), The Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, Orbit, The Journal of Neuroscience and Cell.
Dr Georgescu loves living between South Florida and Europe with his family, being a World traveler and gastronomic enthusiast. He is also an outdoors lover, with surfing, skiing, hiking, mountain biking and climbing being among his favorite sports.
Alice Goh
MD
Dr. Alice Goh is a board-certified, fellowship-trained oculoplastic surgeon and a recognized leader in cosmetic eyelid surgery and facial rejuvenation. A dual-fellowship recipient from the prestigious Samsung Medical Center (Seoul) and the Jules Stein Eye Institute (UCLA), she bridges international surgical standards with cutting-edge aesthetic techniques.
As the Founding Chair of the Malaysia Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (MSOPRS) and an Executive Council member of APSOPRS, Dr. Goh is a pivotal figure in the advancement of cosmetic eyelid surgery in Asia. She is widely recognized as the creator of MINEL (Minimally Invasive Eyelid surgery), a specialized skin-preservation upper blepharoplasty. A sought-after international speaker and Treasurer of MSAM, Dr. Goh currently leads her private practice in Kuala Lumpur, where she remains a staunch advocate for minimally invasive techniques that prioritize both functional integrity and natural aesthetic harmony.
Ben Simon Guy
MD, MHA
Prof. Guy J. Ben Simon, MD, MHA, is Head of the Orbital, Ophthalmic Plastic and Lacrimal Surgery Institute at Sheba Medical Center and Professor of Ophthalmology at Tel Aviv University. He completed his medical training at the Hebrew University, with advanced fellowship training in oculoplastic and orbital surgery at UCLA and the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, and holds a Master’s degree in Health Administration. Prof. Ben Simon has authored over 130 peer-reviewed publications, serves as editor of the Atlas of Orbital Imaging, and is an active member of leading international ophthalmic societies, including ASOPRS, AAO, and the Orbital Society. He has held key leadership roles in Israeli oculoplastics, organized major international meetings, and is widely involved in clinical, academic, and humanitarian initiatives worldwide. He is a sought-after keynote speaker at international meetings, with main interests in orbital imaging, lacrimal and reconstructive surgery, thyroid eye disease, orbital tumors, and complex eyelid and facial rehabilitation
Reynaldo Javate
M.D., F.I.C.S.
- Professor of Ophthalmology
- Chief, Lacrimal, Orbital and Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Section UST Hospital Eye Institute, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, University of Santo Tomas, Espana, Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines
- Member Executive Council, World Society of Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Society (WSOPRAS) and Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO)
- Former Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology and USTH Eye Institute
- Former President of the International Society of Dacryology and Dry Eye
- Former President of the Philippine Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Founding President, Asia-Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Fellow, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS)
William Katowitz
MD
William Rocamora Katowitz, MD is an Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and an attending surgeon at the ‘Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Scheie Eye Institute, and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is fellowship-trained in oculoplastic, orbital, and lacrimal surgery and pediatric ophthalmology with advanced subspecialty training at CHOP, the University of Pennsylvania, and Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.
Dr. Katowitz’s clinical practice and academic career focus on complex pediatric eyelid, lacrimal, and orbital disease, including congenital ptosis, craniofacial syndromes, orbital tumors, vascular malformations, thyroid eye disease, and nasolacrimal disorders. He serves as Fellowship Director for the ASOPRS Fellowship in Oculoplastics at CHOP and UPenn. In 2025, he was appointed Director of Oculoplastic Surgery at the Edwin and Fannie Gray Hall Center for Human Appearance.
An internationally recognized educator and speaker, Dr. Katowitz has delivered hundreds of invited lectures worldwide and has held leadership roles in major ophthalmic societies, including ASOPRS, NASAOS, and the Orbital Society. He is a prolific author with extensive peer-reviewed publications, textbook chapters, and editorial board appointments, and is widely regarded as a leader in pediatric oculoplastic and orbital surgery.
Robert C. Kersten
MD
Robert C. Kersten, MD, one of the country’s top oculoplastic surgeons, practices at the John A. Moran Eye Center University of Utah location where he treats adults and children with congenital and acquired disorders of the soft tissues and bones around the eyes. He also performs cosmetic eyelid and upper facial rejuvenation.
Dr. Kersten has authored more than 200 publications on the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and cosmetic problems in the eye area. He has been recognized by his peers as one of America’s Best Doctors for over 20 years and received the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The American Society of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery awarded Dr. Kersten the 2021 Dortzbach Award in honor of his “outstanding teaching, academic, scientific, and scholarly achievements.”
He serves as program director and selection chair for Moran’s oculoplastic fellowship.
The former editor of the American Academy of Ophthalmology textbook on surgery for the eyelids, orbits, and tear-duct system, Kersten has lectured internationally in more than 30 countries and frequently speaks in North America.
Dr. Kersten, former chief of ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of California San Francisco, earned his medical degree at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, where he also completed a residency in ophthalmology and a fellowship in ophthalmic plastic, orbital, and reconstructive surgery.
Throughout his career, he has devoted significant time to outreach care, performing surgeries and training ophthalmologists worldwide.
Daphna Landau
MD
Daphna Landau is the President of the Israeli Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ISOPRS), and an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology in Tel Aviv University. Prof. Landau holds an MD from Tel Aviv University and a BSc in Mathematics with Computer Science from the Technion. Prof. Landau is a graduate of the prestigious Technion Program for Excellence and the Talpiot Sheba Medical Leadership Program. She completed two advanced fellowships in oculoplastic and orbital surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and at Sheba Medical Center, where she currently serves as a senior consultant at the Orbital, Ophthalmic Plastic & Lacrimal Surgery Institute. Prof. Landau is the founder of the Pediatric Oculoplastic Clinic and the Ophthalmic Genetics Clinic at Sheba Medical Center. Prof. Landau has authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications, serves as editor of the Atlas of Orbital Imaging, and has organized and chaired major national and international meetings in the field. She is widely involved in clinical, innovative, academic, and humanitarian initiatives worldwide.
Francesco Quaranta Leoni
MD
Francesco Quaranta Leoni, MD is the Medical Director at Oftalmoplastica Roma, Rome – Italy, the Head of the Oculoplastic Department at Tiberia Hospital – GVM Care & Research, Rome – Italy, and Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at the Universities of Pavia and Ferrara – Italy.
Past President of ESOPRS and SICOP (Italian Oculoplastic Surgery Society), International Associate Member of ASOPRS, Member of ITEDS, International Member of AAO, Committee Member and Advisor for Oculoplastic Surgery of AIMO (Italian Association of Ophthalmologists), Member of the Advisory Board of APSOPRS, and of the SwissOPRS, Member of the Editorial Board of Orbit and of the European Journal of Ophthalmology. He attended general ophthalmic and subspecialty strabismus training at the Catholic University of Rome, and a two-year Fellowship in Oculoplastic, Lacrimal and Orbital Surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital – London. In 2014, he received the ASOPRS Merrill Reeh Pathology Award for his work on the management of porous orbital implants requiring explantation. He lectures regularly worldwide on oculoplastic surgery, has presented the Tessier Lecture in Paris in 2022, the Mustardé Lecture in Rotterdam in 2024, publishes in the field, and has a commitment to teaching, training ophthalmic doctors at residency and post residency level. He is the co-Editor of Oculoplastic, Lacrimal and Orbital Surgery: The ESOPRS Textbook – Springer, 2024, and EBOD and EBO-ESOPRS examiner.
Ilse Mombaerts
MD, PhD
Ilse Mombaerts graduated magna cum laude as bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Leuven, Belgium in 1985, graduated summa cum laude as Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Leuven in 1989, qualified in Ophthalmology at the University Hospitals Leuven in 1993, took a clinical and research orbital fellowship at the Orbital Center Amsterdam (1992-1996) and received a PhD on Orbital Pseudotumor at the University of Amsterdam in 1996. She is founder and director of the Orbital, Lacrimal & Eyelid Unit at the University Hospitals of Leuven and Professor in the Department of Neurosciences at the Catholic University of Leuven. Her scientific work focuses on orbital inflammatory disorders, anophthalmic socket syndrome, lacrimal outflow surgery, and extraocular muscle tissue engineering, on which she has authored peer-reviewed papers, contributed to textbooks, and participated in international initiatives aimed at improving guidelines in the management of patients with these conditions. Prof. Mombaerts serves on the editorial board of Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Milind Naik
MD
Dr Milind Naik is working as an Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeon at the LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad since 2001. He obtained his Ophthalmology training at the Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. Thereafter, he pursued Fellowship in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery at the LV Prasad Eye Institute, India and Orbitofacial Plastic Surgery International fellowship at the Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles.
His areas of interest include Aesthetic and Facial Plastic Surgery, Thyroid Eye Disease, and Minimally Invasive Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery. He is currently the Vice President of the Asia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Dr Naik has over 240 peer-reviewed publications, and is on the Editorial Board of several journals pertaining to Ophthalmic Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery. Dr Naik loves creative surgery, and teaching. He also loves cycling, painting, and Origami.
Santiago Ortiz-Pérez
PhD
Dr. Santiago Ortiz-Pérez is a Consultant Ophthalmologist specialized in oculoplastic surgery, periocular aesthetics, and orbital disease. He completed his ophthalmology training at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and undertook advanced oculoplastic fellowships in the United Kingdom at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, and The Western Ophthalmic Hospital. He holds a PhD in Medicine from the University of Barcelona.
He is currently Professor and Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs and Quality at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Granada, Founder and Principal Investigator of the Granada Vision and Eye Research Team at Ibs.GRANADA, and Head of the Oculoplastic and Periocular Aesthetics Unit at Vithas Andalucía Institute of Ophthalmology. He previously served as Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves in Granada.
Dr. Ortiz-Pérez has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications, two books, and multiple book chapters, and is a frequent invited speaker at national and international meetings. He is a Board member of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS), a member of the EBO–ESOPRS Examination Committee, and Treasurer of the International Society of Dacryology and Dry Eye (ISD-DE).
Paul Phelps
MD, FACS
Paul Phelps, MD, FACS is a board-certified oculofacial plastic surgeon who combines advanced surgical techniques with an artistic eye to deliver natural, refreshed results. He is the Founder and CEO of Chicago Oculofacial Plastic Surgery, Director of Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery at Cook County Health, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Dr. Phelps completed an internal medicine internship at the University of Illinois at Chicago and an ophthalmology residency at Cook County Health. He went on to complete fellowship training in ophthalmic pathology fellowship at the University of Wisconsin–Madison followed by an oculofacial plastic surgery at Albany Medical Center in New York
AFulbright Scholar, Dr. Phelps studied at Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, India, an experience that broadened his perspective on eye care and innovation. He is an active clinician-scholar with more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and contributes to the field through AAO and ASOPRS committee leadership and invited presentations around the globe.
Outside of medicine, he enjoys downhill skiing, boating, and travel, and loves spending time with his wife and three children.
Peerooz Saeed
MD, PhD
Peerooz Saeed studied medicine at the university of Amsterdam. After residencies in neurosurgery and ophthalmology in Amsterdam, he was a fellow in orbital and oculoplastic surgery with Leo Koornneef in Amsterdam and Jack Rootman in Vancouver, Canada. He received his PhD at University of Amsterdam.
His scientific work focuses on Graves orbitopathy, Orbital tumors and anatomy on which he is author of many peer-reviewed publications and contributed to textbooks.
At this moment is he professor of orbital surgery, the director of orbital center at Amsterdam university medical center (AUMC) and vice chair of department of ophthalmology of AUMC. He has trained many orbital and oculoplastic surgeons from across Europe, North America, and Asia. Since 2004, he is the president the World Access to Medical Advances Foundation an organization which facilitates training and fellowship programs on site. He is member of the orbital society, European society of ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Angelo Tsirbas
MD
Dr. Angelo Tsirbas is a renown Oculoplastic Surgeon with a distinguished background. He trained in Australia and then worked in NYC and Los Angeles for many years. Since returning to Australia Dr. Tsirbas has narrowed his focus to Aesthetic Surgery. Dr. Tsirbas is sought after by patients from around the world for help in correcting some of the most challenging complicated cases with his innovative surgical techniques. Dr. Tsirbas popularised modern endoscopic lacrimal surgery in the ophthalmic and Oculoplastic community. He published the early use of robotics in Ophthalmology 20 years ago. He developed surgical techniques in the 1990’s that are still used around the world today. His work now specialises in obtaining the finest and most natural results for Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery.