Editorial introductions

Abstract

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology was launched in 1990. It is one of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The field of Ophthalmology is divided into nine sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading authority in the area, who identifies the most important topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Journal's Section Editors for this issue. Section Editors Alex V. LevinAlex V. LevinAfter graduating from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania and Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, USA, Dr Levin completed a pediatric residency at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and continued on at CHOP as a staff child abuse pediatrician. He then completed an ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, USA. This was followed by a pediatric ophthalmology fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada where he continued as a staff ophthalmologist and Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Genetics and Ophthalmology and Vision Science at the University of Toronto, Canada, for over 16 years. He was the Director of the Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship program and Co-Director of their Ocular Genetics program. He completed a MHSc in Bioethics at the University of Toronto and was the University's Director of Postgraduate Bioethics Education. He was a Project Director in the Research Institute in the Hospital for Sick Children and an Associate Member of the Institute of Medical Sciences School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto. In 2008 he relocated back to Philadelphia to become Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Ocular Genetics at Wills Eye Institute. He now holds US Board certification in pediatrics, ophthalmology, and child abuse pediatrics. Dr Levin has a long-standing interest in the ocular manifestations of child abuse, pediatric cataract, pediatric glaucoma, ocular genetics and the ophthalmic manifestations of pediatric systemic disease. He has published over 155 peer reviewed papers, 105 book chapters, and 2 books. He serves on the Editorial Board of Pediatrics and as an Associate editor for the Journal of the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. He has been a peer reviewer for 27 journals and has given over 900 invited lectures and visiting professorships worldwide. William J. LiphamWilliam J. LiphamWilliam J. Lipham, MD attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, where his undergraduate studies in biology and zoology led him to pursue a career in medicine. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, USA. After his first year of medical school training, Dr Lipham was selected to participate in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health (HHMI-NIH) Research Scholars Program at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. During his two-year NIH fellowship, he received a young investigators award from the Secretariat of the 5th International Symposium on the Immunology and Immunopathology of the Eye in Tokyo, Japan. Upon completion of his fellowship, Dr Lipham was chosen by a panel of NIH scientists to receive a merit scholarship from HHMI for demonstrating “outstanding potential as a future leader in academic medicine”. After graduating from medical school, he completed his transitional internship at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA. Dr Lipham then completed a three-year ophthalmology residency at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami, Florida, USA and pursued an additional two-year American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) fellowship with Jonathan J. Dutton, MD, PhD at Duke University Eye Center in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Upon completion of his fellowship, Dr Lipham was selected by the residents and faculty of Duke Eye Center to receive the Hornaday Fellow Award for demonstrating excellence in clinical care, resident education, ethics and research. He was also the recipient of the Marvin H. Quickert Award, which is given for the most outstanding thesis from those submitted by candidates seeking membership in the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr Lipham is an editorial reviewer for the medical journal Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is an editorial board member for Ocular Surgery News, Video Journal of Ophthalmology, and Highlights of Ophthalmology. He has authored a textbook entitled Cosmetic and Clinical Applications of Botox and Dermal Fillers as well as numerous articles and chapters in the fields of ophthalmology and oculoplastic surgery. Dr Lipham also serves as a surgical consultant for a number of medical device companies and has been a guest lecturer at numerous universities, hospitals, and medical societies worldwide.