Events
FY2023 HMDP VE in Medical Retina - Prof David Sarraf
Professionals
Doctors
12 June 2023
This HMDP Programme is scheduled for 3 July - 7 July 2023.
Visiting Expert in medical retina
Prof David Sarraf is the Ministry's HMDP Visiting Expert in Medical Retina. His HMDP Programme is scheduled for 3 July - 7 July 2023.
About the visit/HMDP expert
Prof Sarraf is a world leader in the field of advanced retinal imaging and has delivered close to 300 invited lectures at various meetings worldwide including several endowed and keynote lectures. He has served on the BCSC section of the AAO and has been awarded Achievement and Secretariat and Senior Achievement awards by the AAO.
Prof Sarraf’s focus of research interest is in the field of advanced retinal imaging. He has been a pioneer in the clinical application of OCT angiography and is a world expert on OCTA and OCT imaging of the macula and has applied these technologies to better understand the structure and arrangement of the retinal capillary plexus and the ischemic cascade. His research also focused on the dry and wet forms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and specifically the evaluation of pigment epithelial detachment and retinal pigment epithelial tears. He was nominated to the American Ophthalmological Society because of his research work on the subject of PED and AMD.
Prof Sarraf has published over 200 research papers, case reports and reviews and has authored 16 book chapters and is co-author for the second edition of the Retina Atlas and will be Section Editor for the next Ryan Retina edition. Dr. Sarraf is a world leader in the field of advanced retinal imaging and has delivered close to 300 invited lectures at various meetings worldwide including several endowed and keynote lectures.
HMDP programme schedule
Contact details
Name: Ms Faazilah Farveen Nasar/Ms Jayna Wong
Email: faazilah.farveen.nasar@snec.com.sg/ jayna.wong@snec.com.sg
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