Maloney Vision Institute: Dr. Uday Devgan

Current Professional Status:

	• Private Ophthalmic Practice (August 2006 to present)
	Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Maloney Vision Institute, 310-208-3937 10921 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 900, Los Angeles, California 90024
	• Acting Chief of Ophthalmology (July 2006 to present), Attending Surgeon (Oct. 2000 to present)
	Dept. of Surgery, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center, 818-364-3538 14445 Olive View Drive, Suite 2C-101, Sylmar, California 91342
	• Ophthalmic Teacher, Lecturer, & Presenter (July 2000 to present)
	International lecturer in 23countries (on 5 continents) in 2005 & 2006 alone
	• Ophthalmic Surgery Columnist, Writer, & Contributor
	Editorial Board Member: Review of Ophthalmology, Review of Refractive Surgery, Ocular Surgery News, Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today, Ophthalmology Management.

Former Positions:

	• Private Ophthalmic Practice & Surgery Center, July 2000 to August 2006
	Cataract Surgery & General Ophthalmology, Sun Valley, California
	• Private Ophthalmic Practice, Saint John's Medical Plaza, July 2000 to April 2003
	Cataract Surgery & General Ophthalmology, Santa Monica, California

Education and Training:

	• Ophthalmology Training
	Residency in Ophthalmology, UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, 2000 Clinical Research Award 1999 Simpson Outstanding Achievement Award 2000
	• Medical School
	University of Southern California, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California M.D. with Highest Distinction, Summa Cum Laude, 1996 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Early Junior Year Inductee
	• Undergraduate University
	College of Letters and Science, UCLA, Los Angeles, California Bachelor of Science, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 1992 Acceptance into Division of Honors due to achieving high school Valedictorian status

Honors, Awards, & Invited Lectures:

• Winner, Teaching Award, Jules Stein Eye Institute, 2002
• Creator & Sponsor, Resident Surgery Award, Jules Stein Eye Institute, 2002 to present
• Grand Prize Winner, Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, Surgery Film Fesitval, March 2005
• Visiting Professorship Invited Lecture, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, June 2005
• Invited Teacher, Resident Surgical Course, Mass. Eye & Ear, Harvard Medical School, June 2006
• Merit Award, Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, Surgery Film Festival, June 2006
• Keynote Speaker, Colombian Ophthalmology Congress, Medellin, Colombia, September 2006
• Multiple other lectures at various meetings (more than 50 in the past 2 years)

Certification and Associations:

• Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 2003
• Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2002
• Fellow, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2002
• Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology, 2001
• Medical License, Medical Board of California, 1998
• United States Medical Licensing Exam, 1994, 1996, 1997

Teaching Activities:

• UCLA Resident Surgical Teaching, approximately 150 surgical procedures per year (2000-present)
o approaching 1,000 total surgical procedures personally attended at Olive View
• Creator, UCLA Senior Resident Monthly Mentorship Dinner Program (2006 - present)
• Creator of the UCLA Resident Surgical Teaching DVD, containing more than 50 edited teaching videos of various intra-ocular surgical techniques and complications.
• UCLA Medical Student Preceptor (2005-present) with multiple projects in progress and one medical student paper already published
• Co-Moderator, Cataract Section, UCLA JSEI Clinical & Research Seminar, May 2006
• JSEI Basic Science Lecturer, Cataract Section, scheduled for January 24, 2007
• Participant in the Annual Medical Student Ophthalmology Course under Anne Coleman, MD, PhD
• Creator of the Inside Guide to JSEI and New Resident Guide to JSEI, 1998 (as a JSEI resident)

Personal Information:

• Citizenship: United States
• Languages: English, Fluent Medical Spanish (no translator required for clinic/OR)
• Interests: Traveling, Cars, Mechanical Watches, and enjoying life on a daily basis

Publications and Productions:

Book Chapters:

• Surgical Techniques in Phacoemulsification, Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2007 Feb; 18(1):19-22.
• Phaco Fluidics & Phaco Ultrasound Power Modulations, Ophthalmology Clinics of North America, 2006 Dec; 19(4):457-68.
• Pearls in the Transition to Phacoemulsification, Highlights of Ophthalmology, in progress with current JSEI resident Tania Tai MD
• Basics of Phacoemulsification Parameters: Fluidics & Power Modulations. Contemporary Ophthalmology, in progress.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles:

• Devgan U. Challenging Cataract Consultation. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 2006 Dec; 32(12):1994-5
• Devgan U, Yu F, Kim E, Coleman AL. Surgical under-treatment of glaucoma in black beneficiaries of Medicare. Archives of Ophthalmology. 2000 Feb; 118(2):253-6.
• Devgan U. Flip-and-Chop Technique of Cataract Surgery. Techniques in Ophthalmology. 2005 Mar; 3(1): 1-5. Lead Article.
• Devgan U. Reducing Phaco Energy. Journal of Clinical & Surgical Ophthalmology. 2005 Nov; 23(8); 290-292.
• Devgan U, Velez F. Congenital Cataract Surgery via 25 gauge incisions. In progress to be submitted.

Monthly Teaching Columns:

• Back to Basics Column, Ocular Surgery News (US and Worldwide), 15th of every month
  o Explains the basic concepts behind ocular surgical techniques
• Learning Phacoemulsification Column, Ophthalmology Times (Asia Editions), monthly
  o Teaching Asian Surgeons to move from extracapusular surgery to phacoemulsification
• Innovators Series Interviews, Ocular Surgery News (US and Worldwide), Starting November 2006
  o Interviewing prominent ophthalmology innovators so we can all learn from them

Surgical Teaching Videos:

• More than 50 videos teaching anterior segment surgical techniques and management of complications. Too numerous to list, however a DVD is available upon request.

Selected Trade Journal Articles:

• Intraocular use of triamcinolone, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION December 15, 2006
• Complications never fully eliminated, despite unprecedented technologies, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION November 15, 2006
• Management of astigmatism during cataract surgery, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION November 15, 2006
• Introduction: Maximizing Patient Outcomes with Advanced IOL Design, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION MONOGRAPH November 1, 2006
• Maximizing Patient Outcomes with Advanced IOL Design, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION MONOGRAPH November 1, 2006
• Equalizing pressure is key to managing prolapsed iris, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS SuperSite Top Story 10/18/2006
• Management of iris prolapse in cataract surgery, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION October 15, 2006
• How to perform an anterior vitrectomy, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION August 15, 2006
• Change of settings helps to prevent or minimize vitreous loss when the posterior capsule breaks, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION July 15, 2006
• At Issue: Small-incision cataract surgery, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION July 15, 2006
• New generation of IOLs moves toward combinations of advanced technologies, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION July 1, 2006
• Optimizing phaco fluidics settings helps to achieve efficient, safe cataract surgery, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION June 1, 2006
• Examining the differences between peristaltic and venturi pumps, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION May 1, 2006
• Aspheric IOLs improve image quality for patients, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION April 1, 2006
• Tools of the anterior segment trade: pharma, technology highlighted, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION February 15, 2006
• Size of phaco needle affects flow rate exponentially, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION February 15, 2006
• Cohesive OVD with dispersive characteristics provides flexibility, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION February 1, 2006
• Surgeon: Create relationship with refractive cataract patient, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS SuperSite Top Story 1/20/2006
• Improved phaco technologies may lead to improved outcomes, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS SuperSite Top Story 1/18/2006
• Latest fluoroquinolones have higher potency, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS SuperSite Breaking News 1/17/2006
• Practice patterns for perioperative NSAID use, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS SuperSite Breaking News 1/16/2006
• Ramping up phaco energy improves followability, reduces chatter at tip, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION January 1, 2006
• Phaco burst mode fundamentally different from pulse mode, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION December 1, 2005
• Pulse programming with variable duty cycle modifies energy delivery, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION November 1, 2005
• Back to Basics column provides a concise review, OCULAR SURGERY NEWS U.S. EDITION October 1, 2005
• Thorne D, Devgan U. The "Magic" of Phaco Power Modulations, Refractive Eye News, Cover article, Volume 4, Number 5, Feb/March 2006.
• Dry Eye Syndrome after Cataract Surgery, Review of Ophthalmology, Volume 12, Number 10, October 1, 2005
• Microkeratomes: Evaluating Third-Party Blades. Review of Ophthalmology, Volume 9, Number 7, July 15, 2005.
• Decreasing Phaco Energy and Optimizing Surgical Parameters, Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today, November 2004.
• Flip and Chop Technique for Dense Cataracts, Review of Refractive Surgery, 2005
• Aspheric IOL use in Cataract Surgery Patients, Ophthalmology Management, October 2006