Education

New Faculty

JENNIFER C. LARSON, MD

Jennifer Larson, MD, joined the clinical faculty of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences on the comprehensive service in August. She earned an Honors Bachelor of Science–Biomedical Sciences degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, and then spent the rest of her education as a Badger. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. After spending her intern leap year in the Department of General Surgery, she completed her residency in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences where she served as chief resident during her PGY-4 year.

Dr. Larson practices at Deming Way, Madison Eye Associates and UW Health East Eye Clinic.

EVAN J. WARNER, MD

Evan Warner, MD, joined the clinical faculty of Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in February on the cornea service.
He earned a Bachelor of Sciences in Genetics with honors and highest distinction from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. After serving a transitional year internship at Aurora–Saint Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
he returned to UW–Madison where he completed an ophthalmology residency and subsequent Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery fellowship in the department.

Before joining our faculty, Dr. Warner was a cornea, anterior segment and refractive surgeon at Moyes Eye Center, Kansas City, Missouri. He practices at Deming Way, University Station and UW Health East Eye Clinic.

MRINALINI HOON, PHD

Mrinalini Hoon, PhD, joined the research faculty of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences as a retina cell biologist. She holds
a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Physiology from the Calcutta University, Presidency College, Kolkata, India. She then attended the MSc/ PhD Neuroscience program of the International Max Planck Research School at the University of Gottingen, Germany, where she graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Dr. Hoon joined the Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington as a Senior Fellow. She later became an Acting Instructor at the Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington until she joined the Department this April.

The Hoon Lab studies mammalian retinal development, maturation, disease.

Meet Our Residents

Visiting Professors

Mirko Babic, MD, PhD
Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Grand Rounds: “Ophthalmoscopic Aspects of Glaucoma Optic Neuropathy”
November 9, 2017

Remo Susanna, MD
Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Grand Rounds: “IOP Fluctuation and Peak, Myth or Truth”
November 9, 2017

Carol Shields, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology, Thomas Jefferson University Director, Ocular Oncology Service at Wills Eye Hospital
Grand Rounds: “Intraocular Tumors: A Rare Flock of Birds”
December 1, 2017

Dennis P. Han, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Grand Rounds: “Lean in Ophthalmic Practice”
January 19, 2018

Donald Zack, MD, PhD
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Center
Grand Rounds: “Towards a Neuroprotective Strategy for the Treatment of Glaucoma and the Retinal Degenerations”
February 23, 2018

Abbot Clark, PhD, FARVO
North Texas Eye Research Institute
Keynote Speaker, Kambara Vision Science Symposium: “Discovery of New Glaucoma Molecular Pathogenic Pathways and Novel Therapeutic Approaches”
March 16, 2018

Ross F. Collery, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute
Kambara Vision Science Symposium: “Assessing the Roles of Interphotoreceptor Retinoid-Binding Protein (IRBP) and IRBP-like Proteins in the Zebrafish Eye”
March 16, 2018

Daniel Lipinski, MSc, DPhil
Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute
Kambara Vision Science Symposium: “Development of an Inducible Anti-VEGF Gene Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration”
March 16, 2018

Markus Kuehn, PhD
University of Iowa, Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Kambara Vision Science Symposium: “Cellular Strategies for Functional Regeneration of the Trabecular Meshwork”
March 16, 2018

Denise Jess, CEO/Executive Director-WI Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired; Jaclyn Borchardt, MS, Program Director- Vision Forward Association; Amy Wurf, MSEd, CLVT-WI Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired; Terri Davis, MS, BSW, Executive Director- Vision Forward Association
After the Eye Exam: Vision Rehabilitation Services
April 13, 2018

W. Daniel Stamer, PhD
Duke University
Frontiers In Vision Research: “Restoring Conventional Outflow Function: The Next Generation of Glaucoma Therapeutics”
June 21, 2018

Eric Pierce, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Grand Rounds: “Gene and Genetic Therapies for Inherited Retinal Degenerations”
July 27, 2018

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