Imaging and Fundus Evaluation

Jaime Tesmer

Ms. Tesmer has over 15 years of experience in conducting clinical-based testing and research at a prestigious medical institution. Holding certifications as a Certified Retinal Angiographer (CRA) and Optical Coherence Tomography Certified (OCT-C) since 2012, her commitment to maintaining these credentials underscores her dedication to the industry and its advancement.

Simon Cherry

Dr. Cherry is Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Center for Molecular and Genomic Imaging at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Cherry’s research interests center around biomedical imaging and in particular the development and application of in vivo molecular imaging technology and systems, with specific expertise in positron emission tomography (PET) and optical imaging and their application in preclinical research.

Douglas Rowland

Dr. Rowland has over 14 years of experience in biomedical imaging and a further 6 years experience in instrumentation for physics experiments. He is the Principal Research Scientist at the Center for Molecular and Genomic Imaging (CMGI) at UC Davis. Since 2007, he has been responsible for collaborating with principal investigators in the design and implementation of imaging experiments on the full compliment of small animal in vivo imaging technologies at CMGI including MRI, microCT, Optical and microPET.

Yijun Huang

Dr. Huang earned his Ph.D. in bioengineering from University of Pennsylvania and is currently a Senior Scientist in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is co-director of the Fundus Photograph Reading Center, UW-Madison and co-founder and Chief Technology Officer for EyeKor. Dr. Huang has 15 years experience in developing software and hardware imaging solutions for ophthalmic imaging applications both in academic and industrial environments. Dr.

Hugh Wabers

Mr. Wabers is a medical photographer with the Fundus Photograph Reading Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is an expert in the acquisition of fundus images and routinely conducts fluorescein angiographic studies.

Monica Motta

Ms. Motta is a Registered Veterinary Technician and Registered Lab Animal Technician at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis. Her research interests include corneal wound healing, myopia and Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca. She has additional training in industry and grant project development and design, high resolution imaging and acquisition and clinical trial design and execution. Other research interests include ERG/VEP, ultrasound and tear film analysis.

Larry Hubbard

Mr. Hubbard is a researcher in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He is also Associate Director-Image Grading, Fundus Photograph Reading Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research has included developing an ordinal scale to express the severity of diabetic retinopathy and designing the Reading Center's grading program for evaluating treatment of infection that can lead to blindness in patients with AIDS.

Michael Altaweel

Dr. Altaweel is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Co-Director of the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology Fundus Photograph Reading Center. His clinical specialties include diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous, and fundus interpretation. His research interests include clinical trials of drug efficacy as well as the scientific grading of retinal photographs and fluorescein angiograms.

Ronald Danis

Dr. Danis is a practicing medical retina specialist, Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW Fundus Photograph Reading Center (FPRC), Principle Investigator on more than a dozen industry and federally funded multicenter clinical trials, and Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of EyeKor. Dr. Danis' preclinical research has employed a variety of animal models of intraocular angiogenesis, including laser-induced choroidal neovascularization, oxygen-induced retinopathy, and ischemia-induced retinal neovascularization.

T. Michael Nork

Dr. Nork is a founder, serves as a member of the Executive Board, and provides consulting on many aspects of vision science.

Dr. Nork is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He is fellowship trained in ophthalmic pathology, and his clinical specialties include diseases, surgery of the retina and vitreous, and clinical electrophysiology.