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Fall Congress
Thank you to everyone who attended our first Fall Congress at the Grandover Resort.
We will continue to monitor the climate of the COVID-19 pandemic, and assess any new health precautions and local and/or state mandates and guidance, to deploy any further changes to the format of this event if necessary. Location: Grandover Resort (1000 Club Rd., Greensboro, NC 27407) Room Block/Resort Perks: A room block is available for $209/night (king and double queen rooms available). Guests will receive complimentary parking and wifi, no resort fee, and a 20% discount on spa services during the meeting! Highlights:
Speakers  Dan Bennett, MD North Carolina Dr. Bennett was born and raised in Burke, Virginia. He completed both his undergraduate and medical school training with honors at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. He completed a residency in ophthalmology at the Hamilton Eye Institute (University of Tennessee) in Memphis, Tennessee. While in Memphis, Dr. Bennett participated in the education of medical students and helped organize several free clinics and screening programs to help underserved patients obtain routine eye exams and treatment. He completed a vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.  Melanie Denton, OD North Carolina Raised on a hog farm in Michigan, Dr. Denton dreamed of attending the University of Michigan. She did just that, graduating with a BS in Anthropology-Zoology in 2005. Following her undergraduate studies, she attended the Michigan College of Optometry, obtaining her doctorate in optometry in 2009. Dr. Denton completed her student internships at the Duke Eye Center, the Detroit Veteran’s Affairs Hospital, and the Optometric Institute and Clinic of Detroit. Following graduation, she elected to pursue an Ocular Disease residency program and was selected to be a resident at the prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, FL, where she completed her residency. While living in Asheville, she completed an MBA from Western Carolina University. Dr. Denton has a passion for patient care and recognizes the eyes as the window to a person’s overall health. She treats and manages a wide array of ocular diseases, ocular traumas, primary eye care, and comprehensive eye evaluations. Dr. Denton also enjoys fitting contact lenses of all kinds and pediatric exams. She works on a part-time basis at the VA Facilities in Salisbury and Kernersville. Dr. Denton is active in her profession and the community. She is a member of the Historic Salisbury Foundation, the Rowan Chamber of Commerce, and the Salisbury Rotary. She volunteers as a clinical examiner for the North Carolina Board of Optometry. She is also a member of the North Carolina Optometric Society, the American Optometric Association, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry.  Rebecca Manning, MD North Carolina Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Manning received her undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia. She attended the University of Alabama Birmingham for medical school and Medical University of South Carolina for internship and ophthalmology residency. She then completed a vitreoretinal fellowship at Wake Forest University. Dr. Manning is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retina Specialists. She is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Manning enjoys yoga, running, cooking, travel, and tennis.  Michael Marino, OD North Carolina Dr. Marino is currently Clinical Field Director at Triangle Visions Optometry. He has owned his own private practice, served as Clinical Director of TLC Laser Eye Centers in Raleigh, and was a Clinical Assistant Professor at UNC Kittner Eye Center. He has a passion for myopia control as well as fitting scleral contact lenses.  Gene Milder, MD North Carolina Dr Milder graduated from the University of Virginia as an Echols scholar and the Distinguished Midshipman Graduate of 1997. He earned his MD from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After spending three years as an aviation medicine doctor in the Navy, he completed his residency in Ophthalmology at the Navy Medical Center in San Diego, California. He returned to Philadelphia for fellowship training in vitreoretinal disease at The Wills Eye Hospital. Dr Milder has been in practice with the Navy, stationed in Virginia, since 2011. He joined NC Retina Associates in 2018.  Laura Snyder, MD North Carolina Dr. Snyder earned her undergraduate degree from Yale University in Connecticut and returned to Ohio for medical school at Case Western Reserve University. While at Case Western, she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society which recognizes students with exemplary academics, professionalism, and leadership. Dr. Snyder completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Chicago where she served as Chief Resident. Following residency, she completed her vitreoretinal fellowship at Vanderbilt University where she was presented with the J. Donald M. Gass Award for excellence in patient care. Dr. Snyder is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retina Specialists. She has published peer-reviewed research articles in Retina and OSLI Retina. Her areas of interest include secondary intraocular lenses, macular degeneration, diabetes, retinal vascular occlusions, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, and retinal tears and detachments.  Karl Stonecipher, MD North Carolina Dr. Karl Stonecipher, Medical Director of TLC Greensboro, has practiced ophthalmology in North Carolina for more than a decade. His refractive experience dates back to 1987, and he has performed more than 77,000 procedures. Dr. Stonecipher has been certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology since 1992. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, he completed his residency in Ophthalmology at Tulane University. Dr. Stonecipher received a fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at the McGee Eye Institute with J. James Rowsey, MD. Dr. Stonecipher’s memberships include the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the International Society for Refractive Surgeons and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Stonecipher has over 100 abstracts, articles, and book chapters published nationally and internationally, and speaks both nationally and internationally on refractive, cataract, presbyopic and corneal surgery. He is currently involved in multiple FDA trials for the study of the Cornea, Cataract, Presbyopic and Refractive Surgery. Today, he is registered with Who’s Who in Ophthalmology, and picked as one of America’s Top Ophthalmologists. He was an Intralase pioneer, a Global Ambassador to Wavelight and LaserACE and has been voted by his colleagues as one of the top 50 ophthalmologists.
For questions, contact Christy Santacana, Meetings Coordinator, at (919) 977-6964 or [email protected]. |
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