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Welcome to the 75th Annual New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology Symposium:

A Legacy of Sight A Future of Clarity

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It will be held January 30th - February 1st, 2026 at the Sheraton New Orleans

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Reservations will not be available after January 9th, 2026.

2026 SPEAKERS

Beeran  Meghpara, MD

Beeran
Meghpara, MD

Fellowship-trained ophthalmologist specializing in cornea, cataract, and laser refractive surgery.

David  Granet, MD

David
Granet, MD

Anne Ratner Chair of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Director of the Children's Eye Center at UC San Diego

David  Hunter, MD, PhD

David
Hunter, MD, PhD

Ophthalmologist-in-Chief at Boston Children's Hospital and a Professor at Harvard Medical School

Mary  Qui, MD

Mary
Qui, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Chicago

Monte  Del Monte, MD

Monte
Del Monte, MD

Director of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus and Skillman Professor at the University of Michigan

Ramesh Ramesh Ayyala, MD

Ramesh
Ramesh Ayyala, MD

Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology at the University of South Florida (USF) and holds the James P. and Heather Gills Chair

Steven  Safran, MD, PA

Steven
Safran, MD, PA

Board Certified, fellowship-trained Cornea Specialist

Uday  Devgan, MD

Uday
Devgan, MD

World-renowned ophthalmologist specializing in cataract and refractive surgery in Los Angeles.

2025 Session Handouts

Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Session 10

2025 Annual Symposium Program

New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology 74th Annual Symposium

February 20-23, 2025 Sheraton New Orleans

Thursday, Feb 20th
Waterbury Foyer 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Registration
Mr. Oso 8:00 PM-10:00 PM Superhero Soiree
Friday, Feb 21st
Waterbury Foyer 6:30 AM - 7:55 AM Registration
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast
Waterbury/Lagniappe 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall
Rhythms Ballroom 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM President's Remarks
Session 1 Retina Presiding Officer-
Rhythms Ballroom 8:00 AM - 8:15AM Retinal Imaging in 2025 - Matthew Cunningham, MD
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM OCT Interpretation for the Busy Provider - Matthew Cunningham, MD
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Treatment Protocols and Updates - Matthew Cunningham, MD
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Ocular Tumor Review - Matthew Cunningham, MD
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Intravitreal Injections - Michael Singer, MD
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Q&A - Drs. Cunningham and Danzig
Waterbury/Lagniappe 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Break and Visit the Exhibits
Session 2 Anterior Segment Presiding Officer-
Rhythms Ballroom 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Introducing the Light Adjustable Lens and LAL+ - Priya Mathews, MD
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Managing the Panoply of Premium IOLs - Michael Snyder, MD
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Introducing a New Trifocal/EDOF Lens- The Odyssey - Priya Mathews, MD
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Update on Secondary Intraocular Lenses - Matthew Cunningham, MD
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM What to Do with the Unhappy(Premium IOL?) Patient - Michael Snyder, MD
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Vitrectomy for Visually Significant Floaters - Matthew Cunningham, MD
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Roundtable: Tips/Tricks to Minimize Post Malcontent - Drs. Cunningham, Mathews, and Snyder
Borgne 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break
Session 3 Neuro Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Five Easy Steps in Evaluating Unexplained Visual Loss - Andrew Lee, MD
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Optic Neuritis: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Andrew Lee, MD
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Typical and Atypical Optic Neuritis - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Five Neuroimaging Studies Every Ophthalmologist Needs to Know - Andrew Lee, MD
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Q&A - Drs. Henderson and Lee
Waterbury/Lagniappe 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Break and Visit the Exhibits
Session 4 Retina Presiding Officer-
Rhythms Ballroom 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Aviceda Trial for Dry Eye AMD - Carl Danzig, MD
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM GA… Who to Treat? A Case Series - Carl Danzig, MD
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Ocular Therapeutix SOL Trial… TKI's for Wet AMD - Carl Danzig, MD
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM 4DMT Gene Therapy for Wet AMD - Carl Danzig, MD
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Combination Therapy for DME - Michael Singer, MD
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Roundtable: New Treatment Modalities: Promise vs. Mirage Photobiomodulation - Drs. Cunningham and Danzig
Nottoway 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Workshop: Lessons Learned from Glaucoma Claims: Closing the Loop, Medical Record Amendments, and Comanagement Guidance- Hans K. Bruhn
Roux Bistro 5:30 - 8:00 PM President's Reception
Saturday, Feb 22nd
Waterbury Foyer 6:30 AM - 7:55 AM Registration
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast
Waterbury/Lagniappe 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall
Rhythms Ballroom 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM President's Remarks
Session 5 Anterior Segment Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Corneal Crosslinking for Keratoconus and Post-LASIK Ectasia - Joaquin de Rojas, MD
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Iris Prosthesis: the Six Techniques that Cover Every Case - Michael Snyder, MD
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Surgical Management of Fuchs Dystrophy and Corneal Edema - Priya Mathews, MD
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM A Novel Quick-Set Temporary Keratoprosthesis: Making Lemons into Lemonade - Michael Snyder, MD
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Diagnosis of Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease - Joaquin de Rojas, MD
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Treatment of Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease - Priya Mathews, MD
Waterbury/Lagniappe 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Break and Visit the Exhibits
Session 6 Neuro Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Giant Cell Arteritis - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Five Diagnoses You Cannot Afford to Miss - Andrew Lee, MD
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Toxic/Nutritional Optic Neuropathy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
11:00 AM - 11:15 PM Five Visual Field Rules: How to Not Miss the Brain Tumor - Andrew Lee, MD
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Third Nerve Palsy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Sixth Nerve Palsy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Roundtable: Functional Vision Loss- When and Where Does the Buck Stop - Drs. Lee and Henderson
Borgne 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break
Session 7 Retina Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Management of Retinal Detachments - Matthew Cunningham, MD
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Real World Studies on Steroids - Michael Singer, MD
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Heads Up 3D Visualization in Vitreoretinal Surgery - Matthew Cunningham, MD
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM IOP in Real Life Studies for Steroids - Michael Singer, MD
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Real World Studies for AMD and DME - Michael Singer, MD
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Vasculitis after Intravitreal Injections - Michael Singer, MD
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Q&A - Drs. Cunningham and Singer
Waterbury/Lagniappe 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Break and Visit the Exhibits
Session 8 Anterior Segment Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Incorporating Practice-Wide Protocols for Light Adjustable Lens (Including Co-Managed Care) - Joaquin de Rojas, MD
4:00 pm - 4:15 PM Nanophthalmos, Scleral Windows, and IZH: Managing the Tiny Eye While Avoiding Effusions and Malignant Glaucoma - Michael Snyder, MD
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM The Latest in LASIK and PRK - Joaquin de Rojas, MD
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Iris Extirpation, Iris Prosthesis, and Endothelial Keratoplasty: A New Paradigm for "Doomed" Transplants - Michael Snyder, MD
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Introducing the EVO ICL: An Alternative to LASIK - Priya Mathews, MD
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Cool Complex Cataracts- Trauma! - Michael Snyder, MD
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Round Table: Risk Benefits Alternatives: Pros and Cons of Combined vs Staged Surgery - Drs. De Rojas, Snyder and Mathews
Nottoway 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Workshop Resident Poster Presentations
Roux Bistro 7:00:00 PM Speakers' Dinner
Sunday, Feb 23rd
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast
Rhythms Ballroom 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM President's Remarks
Session 9 Neuro Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Five Medicines that Can Blind Your Patients - Andrew Lee, MD
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Thyroid Eye Disease - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Developing Practice-Wide Guidelines and Protocols for Dry Eye Disease - Joaquin de Rojas, MD
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Premium IOLs in Imperfect Eyes - Michael Snyder, MD
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Urgencies in Ophthalmology, A General Overview - Hilary A. Beaver, MD
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Restroom Break
Session 10 Retina Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Oculis Diamond Trial for DME - Carl Danzig
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Disparities and Diabetic Retinopathy - Matthew Cunningham, MD
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Improving Outcomes in Patients with RVO: Tailoring Treatment - Carl Danzig
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Intravitreal Gene Therapy Using ADVM-022 - Michael Singer, MD
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Q&A
Rhythms Ballroom 12:00:00 PM Closing
Thursday, Feb 20th

Waterbury Foyer

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Registration

Mr. Oso

8:00 PM-10:00 PM

Superhero Soiree

Friday, Feb 21st

Waterbury Foyer

6:30 AM - 7:55 AM

Registration

6:45 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Waterbury/Lagniappe

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exhibit Hall

Rhythms Ballroom

7:55 AM - 8:00 AM

President's Remarks

Session 1 - Retina - Presiding Officer-

Rhythms Ballroom

8:00 AM - 8:15AM

Retinal Imaging in 2025 - Matthew Cunningham, MD

8:15 AM - 8:45 AM

OCT Interpretation for the Busy Provider - Matthew Cunningham, MD

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Treatment Protocols and Updates - Matthew Cunningham, MD

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Ocular Tumor Review - Matthew Cunningham, MD

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Intravitreal Injections - Michael Singer, MD

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Q&A - Drs. Cunningham and Danzig

Waterbury/Lagniappe

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Break and Visit the Exhibits

Session 2 - Anterior Segment - Presiding Officer-

Rhythms Ballroom

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Introducing the Light Adjustable Lens and LAL+ - Priya Mathews, MD

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Managing the Panoply of Premium IOLs - Michael Snyder, MD

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Introducing a New Trifocal/EDOF Lens- The Odyssey - Priya Mathews, MD

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Update on Secondary Intraocular Lenses - Matthew Cunningham, MD

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

What to Do with the Unhappy(Premium IOL?) Patient - Michael Snyder, MD

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Vitrectomy for Visually Significant Floaters - Matthew Cunningham, MD

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Roundtable: Tips/Tricks to Minimize Post Malcontent - Drs. Cunningham, Mathews, and Snyder

Borgne

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Break

Session 3 - Neuro - Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Five Easy Steps in Evaluating Unexplained Visual Loss - Andrew Lee, MD

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Optic Neuritis: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Andrew Lee, MD

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Typical and Atypical Optic Neuritis - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Five Neuroimaging Studies Every Ophthalmologist Needs to Know - Andrew Lee, MD

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Q&A - Drs. Henderson and Lee

Waterbury/Lagniappe

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Break and Visit the Exhibits

Session 4 - Retina - Presiding Officer-

Rhythms Ballroom

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Aviceda Trial for Dry Eye AMD - Carl Danzig, MD

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

GA… Who to Treat? A Case Series - Carl Danzig, MD

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Ocular Therapeutix SOL Trial… TKI's for Wet AMD - Carl Danzig, MD

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

4DMT Gene Therapy for Wet AMD - Carl Danzig, MD

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Combination Therapy for DME - Michael Singer, MD

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Roundtable: New Treatment Modalities: Promise vs. Mirage Photobiomodulation - Drs. Cunningham and Danzig

Nottoway

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Workshop: Lessons Learned from Glaucoma Claims: Closing the Loop, Medical Record Amendments, and Comanagement Guidance- Hans K. Bruhn

Roux Bistro

5:30 - 8:00 PM

President's Reception

Saturday, Feb 22nd

Waterbury Foyer

6:30 AM - 7:55 AM

Registration

6:45 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Waterbury/Lagniappe

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exhibit Hall

Rhythms Ballroom

7:55 AM - 8:00 AM

President's Remarks

Session 5

Anterior Segment

Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Corneal Crosslinking for Keratoconus and Post-LASIK Ectasia - Joaquin de Rojas, MD

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Iris Prosthesis: the Six Techniques that Cover Every Case - Michael Snyder, MD

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Surgical Management of Fuchs Dystrophy and Corneal Edema - Priya Mathews, MD

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

A Novel Quick-Set Temporary Keratoprosthesis: Making Lemons into Lemonade - Michael Snyder, MD

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Diagnosis of Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease - Joaquin de Rojas, MD

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Treatment of Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease - Priya Mathews, MD

Waterbury/Lagniappe

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Break and Visit the Exhibits

Session 6 - Neuro - Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Giant Cell Arteritis - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Five Diagnoses You Cannot Afford to Miss - Andrew Lee, MD

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Toxic/Nutritional Optic Neuropathy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

11:00 AM - 11:15 PM

Five Visual Field Rules: How to Not Miss the Brain Tumor - Andrew Lee, MD

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Third Nerve Palsy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Sixth Nerve Palsy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Roundtable: Functional Vision Loss- When and Where Does the Buck Stop - Drs. Lee and Henderson

Borgne

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Break

Session 7 - Retina - Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Management of Retinal Detachments - Matthew Cunningham, MD

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Real World Studies on Steroids - Michael Singer, MD

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Heads Up 3D Visualization in Vitreoretinal Surgery - Matthew Cunningham, MD

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

IOP in Real Life Studies for Steroids - Michael Singer, MD

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Real World Studies for AMD and DME - Michael Singer, MD

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Vasculitis after Intravitreal Injections - Michael Singer, MD

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Q&A - Drs. Cunningham and Singer

Waterbury/Lagniappe

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Break and Visit the Exhibits

Session 8 - Anterior Segment - Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Incorporating Practice-Wide Protocols for Light Adjustable Lens (Including Co-Managed Care) - Joaquin de Rojas, MD

4:00 pm - 4:15 PM

Nanophthalmos, Scleral Windows, and IZH: Managing the Tiny Eye While Avoiding Effusions and Malignant Glaucoma - Michael Snyder, MD

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

The Latest in LASIK and PRK - Joaquin de Rojas, MD

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Iris Extirpation, Iris Prosthesis, and Endothelial Keratoplasty: A New Paradigm for "Doomed" Transplants - Michael Snyder, MD

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Introducing the EVO ICL: An Alternative to LASIK - Priya Mathews, MD

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Cool Complex Cataracts- Trauma! - Michael Snyder, MD

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Round Table: Risk Benefits Alternatives: Pros and Cons of Combined vs Staged Surgery - Drs. De Rojas, Snyder and Mathews

Nottoway

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Workshop Resident Poster Presentations

Roux Bistro

7:00:00 PM

Speakers' Dinner

Sunday, Feb 23rd

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Rhythms Ballroom

7:55 AM - 8:00 AM

President's Remarks

Session 9 - Neuro - Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Five Medicines that Can Blind Your Patients - Andrew Lee, MD

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Thyroid Eye Disease - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Developing Practice-Wide Guidelines and Protocols for Dry Eye Disease - Joaquin de Rojas, MD

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Premium IOLs in Imperfect Eyes - Michael Snyder, MD

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Urgencies in Ophthalmology, A General Overview - Hilary A. Beaver, MD

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Restroom Break

Session 10 - Retina - Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Oculis Diamond Trial for DME - Carl Danzig

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Disparities and Diabetic Retinopathy - Matthew Cunningham, MD

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Improving Outcomes in Patients with RVO: Tailoring Treatment - Carl Danzig

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Intravitreal Gene Therapy Using ADVM-022 - Michael Singer, MD

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Q&A

Rhythms Ballroom

12:00:00 PM

Closing

2025 Tech Conference Agenda

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2025 SHERATON HOTEL
Lecture 1 8:00 - 8:30 AM How Brain Tumors Affect Vision - Amanda Henderson, MD
Lecture 2 8:30 - 9:00 AM Interpreting the Dangerous Neuro Op Visual Field for Technicians - Andrew Lee, MD
Lecture 3 9:00 - 9:30 AM Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Eye - Rebecca Metzinger, MD
9:30 - 10:00 AM BREAK AND VISIT THE EXHIBITS
Lecture 4 10:00 - 11:00 AM Perilous Pupils - Hilary Beaver, MD
Lecture 5 11:00 - 11:30 AM Intravitreal Injections - Michael Singer, MD
Lecture 6 11:30 - 12:00 PM Update on Tinted Contact Lenses - Peter R. Kastl, MD, PhD, MBA
12:00 - 1:15 PM Lunch
Lecture 7 1:15 - 1:45 PM Retinal Detachment Management - Matthew Cunningham, MD
Lecture 8 1:45 - 2:45 PM Stump the Comprehensive Ophthalmologist - Hilary Beaver, MD
Lecture 9 2:45 - 3:15 PM Ophthalmic Office Based Surgery: General Considerations - Brendon Sumich, MD
3:15 - 3:45 PM Break AND VISIT THE EXHIBITS
Lecture 10 3:45 - 4:15 PM JEOPARDY! Round - D. Anthony Mazzulla, MD
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2025 SHERATON HOTEL

Lecture 1

8:00 - 8:30 AM

How Brain Tumors Affect Vision - Amanda Henderson, MD

Lecture 2

8:30 - 9:00 AM

Interpreting the Dangerous Neuro Op Visual Field for Technicians - Andrew Lee, MD

Lecture 3

9:00 - 9:30 AM

Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Eye - Rebecca Metzinger, MD

9:30 - 10:00 AM

BREAK AND VISIT THE EXHIBITS

Lecture 4

10:00 - 11:00 AM

Perilous Pupils - Hilary Beaver, MD

Lecture 5

11:00 - 11:30 AM

Intravitreal Injections - Michael Singer, MD

Lecture 6

11:30 - 12:00 PM

Update on Tinted Contact Lenses - Peter R. Kastl, MD, PhD, MBA

12:00 - 1:15 PM

Lunch

Lecture 7

1:15 - 1:45 PM

Retinal Detachment Management - Matthew Cunningham, MD

Lecture 8

1:45 - 2:45 PM

Stump the Comprehensive Ophthalmologist - Hilary Beaver, MD

Lecture 9

2:45 - 3:15 PM

Ophthalmic Office Based Surgery: General Considerations - Brendon Sumich, MD

3:15 - 3:45 PM

Break AND VISIT THE EXHIBITS

Lecture 10

3:45 - 4:15 PM

JEOPARDY! Round - D. Anthony Mazzulla, MD