The Seventeenth Annual

1998 William Tasman, mD

1999 scheffer Tseng, mD, PhD

2000 sTePhen m. Drance, Oc, mD

2001 neil r. miller, mD

2002 BurTOn J. Kushner, mD

2003 harry flynn, Jr., mD

2004 richarD K. Parrish, ii, mD

2005 hilel leWis, mD

2006 elias l. TraBOulsi, mD

2007 BarTly J. mOnDinO, mD

2008 DaviD W. ParKe ii, mD

2009 DaviD huang, mD, PhD

2010 emily y. cheW, MD

2011 Bill AylwArd, FrCS, FrCOphth, Md

2012 pAul A. KAuFMAn, Md

2013 leOnArd A. levin, Md, phd

Thursday March 13th, 2014

Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute,

7th Floor Amphitheater

5:00 PM

COluMBiA univerSity

depArtMent OF OphthAlMOlOgy

edwArd S. hArKneSS eye inStitute

635 weSt 165th Street

new yOrK, ny 10032

PasT OllenDOrff lecTurersulriCh OllendOrFF, Md leCtureShip

“The Power of Convergent Technologies; How Optical Coherence Tomography and Intravitreal Drug Delivery Have Revolutionized Ophthalmic Practice”

The Ulrich OllendOrff, Md lecTUreship in the Department of Ophthalmology at Columbia University was established in 1997, the year before Dr. Ollendorff ’s death, to honor his long and renowned career as an eye doctor in Washington Heights. The annual lectureship was endowed by a gift from the Ollendorff Family to commemorate Dr. Ollendorff in fufillment of the wishes of his son, Stephen and his daughter-in-law, Bjorg. Dr. Ollendorff was a German refugee who came to the United States in 1939. Born in Breslau in 1906, Ulrich Ollendorff graduated from medical school at the top of his class and became a professor of ophthalmology in Breslau. When the Nazi regime forced him to leave academia, Dr. Ollendorff, with his wife, Anne, and their young son, Stephen, fled from Germany. Once he re-established his professional credentials in the United States, Dr. Ollendorff opened an Ophthalmology practice in Washington Heights that became legendary for its quality of care. He also held admitting privileges at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and at Wadsworth Hospital, where he performed eye surgery several times a week. At the time, Jewish doctors did not practice at Columbia-Presbyterian. A modest man, Ulrich Ollendorff was pleased to accept an apple pie in lieu of his fee and had to climb many flights of stairs to make house calls, all for six dollars a visit! By the time he retired in 1986, at the age of 80, Dr. Ollendorff had treated more than 300,000 grateful patients. Stephen Ollendorff recalls that everyone in Washington Heights knew his father saying, “He generated enormous respect within his community.” The Ulrich Ollendorff, MD Lectureship will not only benefit students and practitioners, but is also a fitting tribute to a man who devoted his life to promoting excellence in ophthalmologic care.

Ulrich OllendOrff, Md lecTUreship

carMen a. pUliafiTO, Md, MBa has served as Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC since 2007. He continues to lead the transformation of the Keck School into one of the United States’ preeminent research-intensive medical schools. Dr. Puliafito is a renowned ophthalmologist, widely recognized for his innovative advances in treatment, including his co-invention of optical coherence tomography (OCT), which revolutionized laser surgery. In addition to his responsibilities as Dean, he is an active clinician at the USC Eye Institute and serves as the current editor of Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging. From 2001 to 2007, Dr. Puliafito served as chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Prior to his work at Bascom Palmer, he served as founding director of the New England Eye Center and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Tufts University (1991 to 2001). A cum laude graduate of Harvard College and a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Puliafito also earned an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

carMen a. pUliafiTO Md, MBa

Dean, KecK School of MeDicine

May S. & John hooval Dean’S chair in MeDicine

ProfeSSor of oPhthalMology anD health ManageMent

UniverSity of SoUthern california

the Seventeenth annUal Ulrich ollenDorff, MD lectUreShiP

Carmen a. Puliafito, mD, mBa

“The Power of Convergent Technologies; How Optical Coherence Tomography and Intravitreal Drug Delivery Have

Revolutionized Ophthalmic Practice”