The commitment and dedication of nearly 600 Examiners and Exam Development volunteers make it possible for the Board to administer comprehensive, peer-developed assessments and professional development activities.
Examiners for the American Board of Ophthalmology are diplomates selected by the ABO to examine at the oral examination, item writers for both the written and oral examinations 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 offset 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.
2016 Volunteer Listing
20+ Exams
Liu, Don - Columbia, MO
Morgan Rebecca K. - Oklahoma City, OK
Shields, Steven M. - Chesterfield, MO
15+ Examiners
Beller Richard A. - Napa, CA
Davitt, Bradley V. - St. Louis, MO
Del Monte, Monte A. - Ann Arbor, MI
Garrity, James A. - Rochester, MN
Hausheer, Jean R. - Lawton, OK
Margulies Linda J. - Martinez, CA
Welch, John C. - Hastings, NE
Mentor Examiners
Aaron, Maria E.M. - Atlanta, GA
Aiello, Patrick D. - Yuma, AZ
Alcorn Debby M. - Stanford, CA
Beardsley, Thomas L. - Asheville, NC
Beebe, Walter E. - Dallas, TX
Bishop John E. - Corpus Christi, TX
Bradford J. David - Little Rock, AR
Brinton Daniel A. - Oakland, CA
Davitt, Bradley V. - St. Louis, MO
Dieckert, J. Paul - Belton, TX
Emerick, Geoffrey T. - West Hartford, CT
Feil, Stanley H. - Visalia, CA
Gigantelli, James W. - Omaha, NE
Jeng, Bennie H. - Clarksville, MD
Kay Marilyn C. - Madison, WI
Lam, Byron L. - Miami, FL
Lloyd, Mary Ann - Palo Alto, CA
Margulies Linda J. - Martinez, CA
Meyers, Stephanie J. - Omaha, NE
Orengo-Nania, Silvia D. - Houston, TX
Paysse, Evelyn A. - Houston, TX
Phillips, Andrew F. - Arcadia, CA
Sadun, Alfredo A. - Pasadena, CA
Shields, Steven M. - Chesterfield, MO
Welch, John C. - Hastings, NE
Examiners
Aaron, Maria E.M. - Atlanta, GA
Agarwal, Anita - Nashville, TN
Aiello, Patrick D. - Yuma, AZ
Albanis, Chris V. - Chicago, IL
Alcorn Debby M. - Stanford, CA
Armour, Rebecca L. - Portland, OR
Arrindell, Everton L. - Nashville, TN
Arun, Veena V. - Chicago, IL
Bacharach, Jason - Petaluma, CA
Barkmeier, Andrew J. - Rochester, MN
Barrall, Janet L. - Sammamish, WA
Beardsley, Thomas L. - Asheville, NC
Beauchamp, Cynthia L. - Dallas, TX
Beebe, Walter E. - Dallas, TX
Beller Richard A. - Napa, CA
Berzins U. John - Salem, OR
Bhatti, M. Tariq - Durham, NC
Bishop John E. - Corpus Christi, TX
Bloomer, Michele M. - San Francisco, CA
Boland, Michael V. - Cockeysville, MD
Bolling, James P. - Jacksonville, FL
Borchert, Mark S. - Los Angeles, CA
Bowie, Esther M. - Hershey, PA
Bradford J. David - Little Rock, AR
Brinton Daniel A. - Oakland, CA
Buchanan, Adam G. - University Place, WA
Burden, James H. - Colorado Springs, CO
Burkat, Cat N. - Madison, WI
Calman, Andrew F. - San Francisco, CA
Campagna, John A. - San Antonio, TX
Cantor Louis B. - Indianapolis, IN
Capoor, Seema - Lexington, KY
Chalam, Kakarla V. - Jacksonville, FL
Chaudhry, Nauman A. - Norwich, CT
Chen, Janet - Pismo Beach, CA
Cherney, Edward F. - Nashville, TN
Chomsky, Amy S. - Nashville, TN
Chopra, Vikas - Santa Monica, CA
Christiansen, Stephen P. - Boston, MA
Chung, Mina M. - Rochester, NY
Chung, Kelly D. - Portland, OR
Cosgrove, Patricia A. - Bozeman, MT
Costakos, Deborah Mehl - River Hills, WI
Council, Matthew D. - St. Louis, MO
Cowan, Gary M. - Ft. Worth, TX
Craven, E. Randy - Parker, CO
Crawford, Courtney - Benbrook, TX
Cullom, Mary Ellen P. - Williamsburg, VA
Danyluk, Andrew W. - Williamstown, MA
Davitt, Bradley V. - St. Louis, MO
Del Monte, Monte A. - Ann Arbor, MI
Dieckert, J. Paul - Belton, TX
Dunn, James P. - Baltimore, MD
Edgington, Bryan D. - Portland, OR
Edward, Deepak P. - Akron, OH
Emerick, Geoffrey T. - West Hartford, CT
Emerson, Michael V. - Minneapolis, MN
Engel, Kevin C. - Minneapolis, MN
Eustis, Jr. H. Sprague - New Orleans, LA
Falardeau, Julie - Portland, OR
Feil, Stanley H. - Visalia, CA
Fintelmann, Robert - Scottsdale, AZ
Fleming Daniel J. - Anderson, SC
Flowers, Brian E. - Fort Worth, TX
Fox, Gregory M. - Shawnee Mission, KS
Fredrick Douglas R. - Stanford, CA
Fulcher, Samuel F. A. - Belton, TX
Garrity, James A. - Rochester, MN
Gattey, Devin M. - Lake Oswego, OR
Gearinger, Matthew D. - Rochester, NY
Geraets, Ryan L. - Sioux Falls, SD
Gigantelli, James W. - Omaha, NE
Girschek, Brendan P. - Waterloo, IA
Goyal, Raj K. - Chicago, IL
Granadier, Robert J. - Royal Oak, MI
Graul, Thomas A. - Lincoln, NE
Gray, Andrea V. - Roseburg, OR
Green, M. Kelly - Marble Falls, TX
Gregori, Ninel Z. - Coral Gables, FL
Grostern, Richard J. - Chicago, IL
Hausheer, Jean R. - Lawton, OK
Haynes, William L. - Asheville, NC
Heatley, Gregg A. - Madison, WI
Holekamp, Nancy M. - Chesterfield, MO
Holland, Gary N. - Los Angeles, CA
Hopen Gary R. - Hollywood, FL
Horn, Erich P. - Piedmont, CA
Horns Dorothy J. - Edina, MN
Hsu-Winges, Charlene - Burlingame, CA
Huang, Andrew J.W. - St. Louis, MO
Hug, Denise A. - Lenexa, KS
Imes Richard K. - Alamo, CA
Iwamoto, Mami A. - Boston, MA
Jahan-Parwar, Bobbie L. - San Marino, CA
Jarus Glen D. - Whittier, CA
Jeng, Bennie H. - Clarksville, MD
John, Denise A. - Ann Arbor, MI
Johnson, A. Tim - Iowa City, IA
Johnson, Anthony P. - Greenville, SC
Johnson, Daniel A. - San Antonio, TX
Johnson, L. Alan - Napa, CA
Joondeph, Brian C. - Denver, CO
Kalina, Paul H. - St. Louis Park, MN
Katz, Douglas G. - Lexington, KY
Kay Marilyn C. - Madison, WI
Keenum, Deborah G. - Billings, MT
Khan, Amir R. - Rochester, MN
Khanna, Cheryl L. - Rochester, MN
Kim, Stella K. - Houston, TX
Kimura, Alan E. - Denver, CO
Korn, Bobby S. - San Diego, CA
Krauss, Howard R. - Los Angeles, CA
Lam, Byron L. - Miami, FL
Lee, Hui Bae Harold - Indianapolis, IN
Lee, Dave H. - Colorado Springs, CO
Lee, Katherine Ann - Boise, ID
Lee, Michael S. - Minneapolis, MN
Lee, Scott E. - Pinole, CA
Lee, William B. - Atlanta, GA
Lim, Michele C. - Sacramento, CA
Lin, Shan Chi - San Francisco, CA
Lin, Christopher - Redding, CA
Liu, Don - Columbia, MO
Lloyd, Mary Ann - Palo Alto, CA
Lubniewski, Anthony J. - St. Louis, MO
Lucas-Glass, Tina C. - Smyrna, GA
Macy, Jonathan I. - Los Angeles, CA
Mansberger, Steven L. - Portland, OR
Mares Frank J. - Albuquerque, NM
Margulies Linda J. - Martinez, CA
Martinez Navarro, Wanda M. - Gainesville, FL
Marx, Douglas P. - Pearland, TX
Mason, III John O - Birmingham, AL
Mathews Robert C. - Bend, OR
McKinney, J. Kevin - Oregon City, OR
Merrill, Pauline T. - Oak Park, IL
Meyers, Stephanie J. - Omaha, NE
Miller, Joseph M. - Tucson, AZ
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette J. - Ottumwa, IA
Morgan Rebecca K. - Oklahoma City, OK
Mruthyunjaya, Prithvi - Chapel Hill, NC
Munden, Paul M. - Prairie Village, KS
Murphy, Scott A. - St. Joseph, MO
Myers, Thomas D. - Provo, UT
Najafi-Tagol, Kathryn K. - Novato, CA
Naseri, Ayman - San Francisco, CA
Nelson, Mark L. - Gig Harbor, WA
Newton, Catherine - Louisville, KY
Ng, John D. - Portland, OR
Olson, Richard J. - Iowa City, IA
Orengo-Nania, Silvia D. - Houston, TX
Ou, Richard J. - Houston, TX
Page, Michael A. - St Louis Park, MN
Panday, Vasudha A. - San Antonio, TX
Parikh, Mansi B. - Portland, OR
Parsons Matthew R. - Provo, UT
Pasquale, Louis R. - Boston, MA
Patel, Sanjay V. - Rochester, MN
Paysse, Evelyn A. - Houston, TX
Pelton, Ron W. - Colorado Springs, CO
Phan, Isabella T. - San Francisco, CA
Phillips, Andrew F. - Arcadia, CA
Pickering, Terri-Diann E. - San Francisco, CA
Porfilio, William L. - Burlington, NC
Pramanik, Sudeep - Sparks, MD
Rao, P. Kumar - St. Louis, MO
Reilly, Charles D. - San Antonio, TX
Reynolds, Adam C. - Boise, ID
Rich, Leonard S. - Mobile, AL
Rich, Daniel G. - Sebastopol, CA
Richmond, Preston P. - Winter Park, FL
Rojas Mario - Brodhead, WI
Romanowski, Andrew - Portland, OR
Roth, Elena B. - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sadun, Alfredo A. - Pasadena, CA
Savitt, Michael L. - Libertyville, IL
Schiedler, Vivian - Ashland, OR
Schultze, Robert L. - Delmar, NY
Schuman, Joel S. - New York, NY
Scruggs, Jennifer T. - Little Rock, AR
Sears, Jonathan E. - Cleveland, OH
Semchyshyn, Taras T.M. - Winston Salem, NC
Shiba, Diana R. - South Pasadena, CA
Shmunes, Neil T. - Jacksonville, FL
Sigler, Scott C. - Edmond, OK
Singh, Ravi S. J. - Leawood, KS
Sivak, Jennifer A. - Morgantown, WV
Smetana, Scott M. - Colorado Springs, CO
Smith, Wendy M. - Rochester, MN
Sneed, Scott R. - Traverse City, MI
Sohn, Elliott H. - Iowa City, IA
Song, Julia - Manhattan Beach, CA
Song, Alice - Manhattan Beach, CA
Sorenson, John A. - New York, NY
Stahl, Erin D. - Kansas City, MO
Stevens Rosalind A. - Lebanon, NH
Stewart Michael W. - Jacksonville, FL
Subramanian, Prem S. - Denver, CO
Sung, Edward - Wheaton, IL
Tabandeh, Homayoun - Calabasas, CA
Tamaru Ronald D. - Folsom, CA
Tamura, Eddy E. - Moraga, CA
Tanji, Troy M. - Waipahu, HI
Tao, Jeremiah P. - Irvine, CA
Valluri, Shailaja - Carmel, IN
van Kuijk, Fredericus J. - Minneapolis, MN
Van Meter, Woodford S. - Lexington, KY
Virasch, Vanee V. - Highland Park, IL
Walker, Jonathan D. - Ft. Wayne, IN
Ward, Thomas P. - Farmington, CT
Warren, Keith A. - Overland Park, KS
Weaver, Daniel T. - Billings, MT
Weiner, Gary B. - Salina, KS
Welch, John C. - Hastings, NE
Welcome, Brian A. - Greenville, SC
Werner, Mark A. - Delray Beach, FL
Wexler, Stephen A. - Saint Louis, MO
Wiggins, Jr. Robert E. - Asheville, NC
Williams, Christopher A. - Upland, PA
Wohl, Thomas A. - Bloomfield, CT
Wong, Tien Pei - Houston, TX
Wood, Matthew H. - Lincoln, NE
Woodward, Julie A. - Durham, NC
Wright, Martha M. - North Oaks, MN
Wroblewski, Keith J. - Laytonsville, MD
WuDunn, Darrell - Indianapolis, IN
Yanovitch, Tammy L. - Oklahoma City, OK
Yeh Sandra W. - Springfield, IL
Yen, Michael T. - Houston, TX
Yeu, Elizabeth - Chesapeake, VA
Young Terri L. - Madison, WI
Zobal-Ratner, Jitka L. - Slingerlands, NY
Cataract Exam Development Committee
Challa, Pratap - Durham, NC
Chiu, Cynthia S. - San Francisco, CA
Cioffi, George A. - New York, NY
Daly, Mary K. - Boston, MA
Khalifa, Yousuf M. - Atlanta, GA
Olsakovsky, Leslie A. - Charlottesville, VA
Welcome, Brian A. - Greenville, SC
Comprehensive Exam Development Committee
Albanis, Chris V. - Chicago, IL
Beardsley, Thomas L. - Asheville, NC
Campagna, John A. - San Antonio, TX
Chen, Sherleen H. - Chestnut Hill, MA
Potter, Heather A. - Madison, WI
Schultze, Robert L. - Delmar, NY
Tsai, Linda M. - St. Louis, MO
Cornea Exam Development Committee
Cohen, Alex W. - Iowa City, IA
Fulcher, Samuel F. A. - Belton, TX
Huang, Andrew J. W. - St. Louis, MO
Jeng, Bennie H. - Clarksville, MD
Johnson, Daniel A. - San Antonio, TX
Kim, Stella K. - Houston, TX
Pramanik, Sudeep - Sparks, MD
Glaucoma Exam Development Committee
Chopra, Vikas - Santa Monica, CA
Craven, E. Randy - Parker, CO
Flowers, Brian E. - Fort Worth, TX
Giaconi, JoAnn A. - Los Angeles, CA
Giangiacomo, Annette L. - Atlanta, GA
Khandelwal, Sumitra - Houston, TX
Tanji, Troy M. - Waipahu, HI
Wright, Martha M. - North Oaks, MN
Neuro Exam Development Committee
Acierno, Marie D. - Baton Rouge, LA
Banik, Rudrani - New York, NY
Lam, Byron L. - Miami, FL
Lee, Andrew G. - Bellaire, TX
Lee, Michael S. - Minneapolis, MN
Quiros, Peter A. - Pasedena, CA
Subramanian, Prem S. - Denver, CO
Oculoplastics Exam Development Committee
Burkat, Cat N. - Madison, WI
Eiseman, Andrew S. - Mount Pleasant, SC
Iwamoto, Mami A. - Boston, MA
Ng, John D. - Portland, OR
Song, Alice - Manhattan Beach, CA
Tao, Jeremiah P. - Irvine, CA
Yen, Michael T. - Houston, TX
Pediatrics Exam Development Committee
Fredrick, Douglas R. - Stanford, CA
Johnson, Anthony P. - Greenville, SC
Larson, Scott A. - Iowa City, IA
Doherty-Leenheer, Rebecca S. - Albuquerque, NM
Paysse, Evelyn A. - Houston, TX
Rychwalski, Paul J. - Concord, NH
Yanovitch, Tammy L. - Oklahoma City, OK
Refraction Intervention Exam Development Committee
Foster, William J. - Springfield, PA
Goldman, David A. - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Grostern, Richard J. - Chicago, IL
Hausheer, Jean R. - Lawton, OK
Shiba, Diana R. - South Pasedena, CA
Shields, Steven M. - Chesterfield, MO
Thall, Edmond Hartley - Highland Heights, OH
Retina Exam Development Committee
Barr, Charles C. - Louisville, KY
Chomsky, Amy S. - Nashville, TN
Han, Dennis P. - Milwaukee, WI
Kurz, Daryl E. - Arlington, VA
Sohn, Elliott H. - Iowa City, IA
Stout, J. Tim - Houston, TX
Tabandeh, Homayoun - Calabasas, CA
Uveitis Exam Development Committee
Dieckert, J. Paul - Belton, TX
Lobo, Ann Marie - Boston, MA
Rao, P. Kumar - St. Louis, MO
Rosa, Robert H. - Temple, TX
Tabbara, Khalid F. - San Francisco, CA
Warren, Keith A. - Overland Park, KS
Cert Link Exam Development Committee
Bhatti, M. Tariq - Durham, NC
Blumenfeld, Louis C. - Maitland, FL
Breit, Sean - Creve Coeur, MO
Kovach, Jaclyn - Naples, FL
Malinowski, Susan M. - Southfield, MI 48034
Mansberger, Steven L. - Portland, OR
Munden, Paul M. - Prairie Village, KS
Newton, Catherine - Louisville, KY
Wolken, Mark S. - Belton, SC
Special Content Contributors
Chang, Holly – Seattle, WA, Oculoplastics
Jackson, Mitchell A. – Lake Villa, IL, Cataract
Khandelwal, Sumitra – Houston, TX, Cataract
Lin, Amy – Salt Lake City, UT, Refraction
Pasquale, Louis R. – Boston, MA, Glaucoma
Soni, Chetan R. – Bolivar, MO, Comprehensive
Whittaker, Thomas J. – Prairie Village, KS, Neuro
Content Outline Revisions
Ayres, Brandon D. – Bala Cynwyd, PA
Collins, Megan E. – Madison, WI
Esmaili, Neda – Milwaukee, WI
Gombos, Dan S. – Houston, TX
Jonisch, Jonathan – Great Neck, NY
LaRosa, Francis A. – Richmond, VA
Lin, Amy – Salt Lake City, UT
Rao, P. Kumar – St. Louis, MO
Salim, Sarwat – Milwaukee, WI
Scott, Adreinne W. – Baltimore, MD
Sen, H. Nida – Bethesda, MD
Ta, Christopher N. – Palo Alto, CA
Wen, Angie E. – New York, NY
Cortina, M. Soledad – Chicago, IL
Goyal, Raj K. – Chicago, IL
Ta, Christopher N. – Palo Alto, CA