2025 Post Graduate Convention

Date & Time

THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 | 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 | 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Hosted Reception immediately following – FEATURING DR. GLAUCOMFLECKEN!


Dr. Glaucomflecken Reception

Your 2025 PGC registration includes a FREE ticket to see Dr. Glaucomflecken who will be performing at this year’s reception. Hurry – space is limited and will sell out! Click here for more info.


Location

World Forestry Center | Cheatham Hall
4033 SW Canyon Rd | Portland, OR 97221


Hotel

OAO has a room block at the Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center. Please click here to reserve a room at the discounted rate of $189.00/night.


Parking

This year’s PGC registration does not include a parking pass. Please use the parking kitty app which you can download ahead of time here.


Materials


Registration

Click here to register for the OAO 2025 Post Graduate Convention. If you cannot attend in person, this event will also be live streamed. If you are not a member and would like to join the Oregon Academy of Ophthalmology, click here.


Exhibitors

2025 Exhibitors, click here to register.


2025 Faculty

CATARACT SURGERY


Uday Devgan, MD, FACS, FRCS
Devgan Eye Surgery, Los Angeles, CA

Uday Devgan, MD is in private practice, specializing in cataract and refractive surgery, at Devgan Eye Surgery in Los Angeles and a full partner at Specialty Surgical Center in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Devgan is also passionate about teaching ocular surgery to the next generation of ophthalmologists. He has previously served as full clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the UCLA School of Medicine as well as Chief of Ophthalmology at Olive View UCLA Medical Center and has been actively involved in resident surgical teaching for over two decades. Dr. Devgan is honored to have won the most Surgical Professor Teaching Awards (5x) in the history of UCLA’s Ophthalmology Department.

He has been named one of the top key opinion leaders in ophthalmology and he has taught ocular surgery in more than 60 countries to tens of thousands of fellow ophthalmologists. Dr. Devgan runs CataractCoach.com which has more than 2,300 teaching videos/articles and boasts over 100,000 subscribers with more than a million views every month. He also developed an entire curriculum series, a free cataract surgery book, and now the top podcast in ophthalmology. Most recently he has started a revolutionary AI bio-mathematical company, helped develop an innovative truly accommodating lens implant, and is involved with the future of fully robotic cataract surgery.


RETINA / UVEITIS


Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD
Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, OH

Aleksandra V. Rachitskaya, MD, FASRS, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Case Western Reserve University’s Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and a member of the vitreoretinal faculty at Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute. 

Dr. Rachitskaya is a vital and varied researcher. She is involved in numerous clinical trials, including studies on diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, inherited retinal diseases, and novel surgical approaches. Dr. Rachitskaya regularly publishes on her research with over 80 peer-reviewed publications, multiple invited publications, and book chapters.  She has given numerous national and international presentations on her work.

She is a committee member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Retina Society, and the board member of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Vit-Buckle Society, and the Retina World Congress. She is the President -Elect of the Vit-Buckle Society and the President of the Ohio Ophthalmological Society.


CORNEA & REFRACTIVE SURGERY


ANTHONY J. ALDAVE, MD
The Stein Eye Institute, UCLA

Anthony J. Aldave, MD, received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He performed his residency training in ophthalmology at the Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Dr. Aldave then completed a two-year Cornea, Uveitis and Refractive Surgery Fellowship at The University of California, San Francisco/ Francis I. Proctor Foundation.  He joined the Stein Eye Institute in July 2002 as a full-time member of the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Services.  Dr. Aldave is currently a Professor of Ophthalmology, holds the Bartly J. Mondino, M.D., Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology, is Co-Chief of the Cornea and Uveitis Division and Director of the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship Program.

Dr. Aldave has received numerous honors during his career, including: the Alpha Omega Alpha Scholarship Award for graduating first in his medical school class; the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellowship; the American Ophthalmological Society-Knapp Testimonial Fund Fellowship; the first Claes Dohlman Society Award; the Achievement, Secretariat and Senior Achievement Awards from the American Academy of Ophthalmology; the R. Townley Paton Award from the Eye Bank Association of American; and the Asia Cornea Foundation Medal Award.

In addition to his busy clinical practice, Dr. Aldave directs the Corneal Genetics Laboratory at the Stein Eye Institute, which is focused on elucidating the molecular genetic basis of the corneal dystrophies and developing novel gene- and cell-based therapies.  Recognized as a leader in his chosen field of scientific investigation, Dr. Aldave has authored over 170 peer-reviewed scientific publications, given 500 scientific presentations at local, national and international meetings and serves as a scientific reviewer for 20 ophthalmology and genetics journals.


PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY


K. DAVID EPLEY, MD
Children’s Eye Care, Inc.

Dr. Epley was born and raised in Salem, Oregon, the oldest of 4 children. He attended Whitman College, where he earned a B.A. in Biology. Following college, he studied medicine at the Oregon Health and Sciences University, where he graduated with an M.D. in 1993. He interned at the Portland Program in Internal Medicine, then studied ophthalmology at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore from 1994-1997. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology at the St. Louis Children’s Hospital/Barnes-Jewish Washington University program in 1998. He was board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1999, and he recertified in 2019. He is participating in Continuous Certification.

As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Epley has distinguished himself locally, nationally and internationally. He has published in the peer-reviewed scientific literature 40 times, given over 100 lectures to state, national and international scientific meetings, and written 4 book chapters. He completed the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) Leadership Development Program in 2005-06. He has been honored with the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) and AAO Honor (2009, 2010) and Senior Honor (2019, 2021) awards, the Marshall M. Parks Bronze Medal in 2014, and the AAO Secretariat Award in 2016. He presided over AAPOS’ Inaugural International meeting with SNEC in Singapore in 2013. Dr. Epley has served in dozens of leadership positions for the Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (WAEPS), the American Eye Study Club (AESC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) and AAPOS and the AAO. He served as President of WAEPS from 2004-05, AAPOS from 2012-13, the Children’s Eye Foundation from 2014-2018, and the American Eye Study Club from 2021-22. He just finished two 4-year terms as a Director for the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is currently the President of the Children’s Eye Foundation’s Foundation Advisory Board, and long-time Deputy Editor of the American Academy of Ophthalmology/Knights Templar Eye Foundation Pediatric Ophthalmology Education Center.


GLAUCOMA RISK MANAGEMENT


Jeannette Domask, Risk Manager
Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC
)

Jeannette Domask is a risk professional with over two decades in the field of risk management and medical malpractice litigation. Jeannette brings a wealth of experience to the forefront of healthcare risk management. Currently serving as a Risk Manager of Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company, Jeannette is involved in providing guidance and education to physicians to mitigate risks in their practice.  She was recently in a risk management and patient safety role in a hospital and was involved in investigations of events, including facilitating root cause analysis processes to develop action plans to improve patient safety. She began her career in medical malpractice as a claim representative handling litigated cases against physicians.  Jeannette holds a Master of Public Health in Health Services Administration. Additionally, she is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM).


Cancellations

There is a $25.00 fee for cancellations. No refunds after February 20, 2025.