36e édition (2024)

Fatemeh Rajaii, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Odd Fellows Rising Professor of Ophthalmology in the division of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery. She specializes in reconstructive and cosmetic eyelid, orbital, and facial surgery. This includes the surgical treatment of eyelid malpositions, facial skin cancers, tear drainage issues, orbital tumors, and thyroid eye disease. She also serves as Division Education Champion, developing and implementing the curriculum for resident education in oculoplastic surgery. Additionally, she has developed and presented a resident curriculum in personal finance.

Dr. Rajaii received a BS with distinction in Biology from Duke University. She completed her undergraduate medical training in the Medical Scientist Training Program at Johns Hopkins University, where she pursued a PhD in Neuroscience. The focus of her PhD research was neural development; she studied the role of retinoic acid signaling in embryonic forebrain development. She then completed residency training in ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins University Wilmer Eye Institute. She then completed a fellowship sponsored by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery under Dr. Raymond Douglas at the University of Michigan, where she received excellent surgical training. During her training, she developed a commitment to using her background in development to learn more about disease in an effort to develop novel therapies for otherwise difficult to control diseases. Dr. Rajaii’s lab has performed NEI/NIH funded research working to elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying orbital adipogenesis as they pertain to thyroid eye disease. She also does research focused on the epidemiology and outcomes of periorbital disease and trauma.

Dr. César A. Briceño is an Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard University and his medical degree at Johns Hopkins University, followed by residency training at the University of Southern California and fellowship training in oculoplastics at the University of Michigan under Dr. Christine Nelson. He serves as Assistant Dean of Diversity and Cultural Affairs and Advisory Dean at the Perelman School of Medicine. He co-directs the Scheie Eye Institute Thyroid Eye Disease Program and does clinical research on thyroid eye disease, orbital tumors, and cutaneous malignancies.