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Ophthalmic Innovation Symposium and Workshop at Stanford

July 28, 2026

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REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Registration is open for the Ophthalmic Innovation Symposium, Organized by CCOI, Co-Organized and Co-Hosted by the Ophthalmic Innovation Program at the Byers Eye Institute and the Mussallem Center for Biodesign at Stanford University. 

The Ophthalmic Innovation Program at Stanford teaches the basic principles that facilitate the introduction of products and technical advances into clinical practice: regulatory science, clinical trial design, strategic decision making, reimbursement, protection of intellectual property, and the development of a high-performance organizational structure – topics not taught in medical school or in residency but are critical for successful medical innovation.

Note: All speakers have been invited.  Speakers and Topics are subject to change.


Symposium Co-Directors

David Myung, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Stanford

Director - Ophthalmic Innovation Program at Stanford

 Frank Brodie, MD, MBA 

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco

Malvina Eydelman, MD

Executive Chair, Board of Directors, CCOI
President and CEO, 
Salution Nexus
Adjunct Professor, Stanford University



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Meeting Sponsors and Supporters

Travel Grants made possible through support from the NIH to Stanford University,



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Keynote Speaker
Daniel Palanker, PhD
Inventor, PRIMA Retinal Prosthesis




Innovation Fellows Panel


Zachary Bodnar, MD

Retina Specialist, Director of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Program

Eliot Dow, MD, PHD

Retina Specialist at Retinal Consultants Medical Group

Bryce Chiang, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins

Palmer Feibelman, MD

Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University School of Medicine

Kevin Jackson, MD

Eye Associates Northwest.

Alexander Kreymerman, MS, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow in Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology

Sachin Rajpal, MD

Clinical Instructor, Stanford University School of Medicine

Michael Mbagwu, MD

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine

Aaron Webel, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri School of Medicine

Moderated by: Emma Essock-Burns , PhD 

From Concept to Clinic


Jeff Goldberg, MD, PhD

Blumenkranz Smead Professor Chair, Department of Ophthalmology Byers Eye Institute at Stanford

Co-Founder, Emmecell, Inc.

 Emma Essock-Burns, PhD

Assistant Director, Stanford Biodesign Fellowship Program

 Dan Schwartz, MD 

Inventor, Light Adjustable Lens

Mark Blumenkranz, MD, MMS

HJ Smead Professor Emeritus, Co-Director, Ophthalmic Innovation Program, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford

Founder and Co-Director - Ophthalmic Innovation Program at Stanford

 Frank Brodie, MD, MBA 

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco

Bryce Chang, MD, PhD

Rising Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology


Industry Panel

Terry Kim

CMO, Alcon Vision

Daniela Ferrara, MS, MD, PHD, FASRS

Chief Medical Officer at Topcon Healthcare; Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine

Raj Rajpal

Founder and Medical Director, See Clearly Vision Group; Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, George Washington University; Former Chief Medical Officer, Johnson & Johnson Vision


Kfir Azoulay

CEO, Heidelberg Engineering

Moderated by: Frank Brodie, MD, MBA

Oculomics


Daniela Ferrara, MS, MD, PHD, FASRS

Chief Medical Officer at Topcon Healthcare; Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine

Michael McConnell, MD, MSEE

Clinical Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chief Health Officer, Toku; Author, Fight Heart Disease Like Cancer

Vinit Mahajan, MD, 
PhD 

Professor of Ophthalmology and Vice Chair of Research, Stanford University

Oculomics Panel

Ali Tafreshi

CEO, Topcon Healthcare, Inc

Daniela Ferrara, MS, MD, PHD, FASRS

Chief Medical Officer at Topcon Healthcare; Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine

Michael McConnell, MD, MSEE

Clinical Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chief Health Officer, Toku; Author, Fight Heart Disease Like Cancer

Vinit Mahajan, MD, 
PhD 

Professor of Ophthalmology and Vice Chair of Research, Stanford University

Daniel Ting, MBBS, PhD

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

Elvin Ng

Salution Nexus

Moderated by: Malvina Eydelman, MD

Investor Panel

Doug Fisher

Partner, Revelation Partners (Venture Capital)

Ali Tafreshi

CEO, Topcon Healthcare, Inc

Cathy Truitt, PhD

Head, Alcon Seed Fund

Raj Rajpal

Founder and Medical Director, See Clearly Vision Group; Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, George Washington University; Former Chief Medical Officer, Johnson & Johnson Vision


Moderated by: Malvina Eydelman, MD

Pediatrics


Natalie Afshari, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Professor of Ophthalmology, UC San Diego School of Medicine

Daniel Ting, MBBS, PhD

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

Zachary Bodnar, MD

Co-Founder, Vision Labs

LMIC


Geoff Tabin, MA, MD

Co-Founder and Chairman of the Himalayan Cataract Project, Professor of Ophthalmology and Global Medicine at Stanford University; Fairweather Foundation Professor

Founder, CureBlindness

 Amit Mathur, MD

LV Prasad Eye Institute

Daniela Ferrara, MS, MD, PHD, FASRS

Chief Medical Officer at Topcon Healthcare; Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine

 Barbara Erny, MD

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine

Regulatory Science in Innovation


Malvina Eydelman, MD

Executive Chair, Board of Directors, CCOI
President and CEO, 
Salution Nexus
Adjunct Professor, Stanford University


Elvin Ng

Salution Nexus









Tieuvi Nguyen

Salution Nexus

Artificial Intelligence


Ben Glenn, JD 

Shay Glenn IP Law

Intellectual Property


Darius Moshfeghi, MD

Chief of the Retina Division and Professor at the Horngren Family Vitreoretinal Center, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, at the Stanford University School of Medicine

Co-Founder, Vision Labs

Michael Abramoff, MD, PhD

The Robert C. Watzke, MD
Professor in Retina Research,
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences,
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Professor of Biomedical Engineering; 

Founder, Digital Diagnostics, Inventor, LumineticsCore AI for Diabetic Retinopathy

Daniel Ting, MD, PhD

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

Robotics


 Shameema Sikder, MD

L. Douglas Lee and Barbara Levinson-Lee Professorship of Ophthalmology

Director, Center of Excellence for Ophthalmic Surgical Education and Training

David Chang, MD, PhD

Managing Director at Platanus

JP Hubschman,  MD

Co-Founder and CEO, Horizon Surgical Systems

ROBOTICS PANEL


 Shameema Sikder, MD

L. Douglas Lee and Barbara Levinson-Lee Professorship of Ophthalmology

Director, Center of Excellence for Ophthalmic Surgical Education and Training

JP Hubschman,  MD

Co-Founder and CEO, Horizon Surgical Systems









Tieuvi Nguyen

Salution Nexus

David Chang, MD, PhD

Managing Director at Platanus

Moderated by:  Malvina Eydelman, MD

Closing Remarks

If you have questions, or would like to Sponsor any activities at the Event, please contact us at info@cc-oi.org for more information.