Gifford-Truhlsen Conference
Thuy Doan, MD, PhD, was the 2023 Stanley M. Truhlsen, MD Memorial lecturer.
The annual Gifford-Truhlsen Conference provides a venue for presentations by the residents, fellows and alumni of the department.
Included in the conference are lectures by four prominent visiting professors, who are invited to present named lectures. These lectures are named for individuals who have contributed to the development and prominence of UNMC and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
The 31st annual conference will be held June 12-14, 2025 and will include two days of surgical simulation training, as well as basic science and clinical science research presentations.
2025 Keynote Lectures
Read about the prominent speakers who will present named lectures at the 31st annual conference.
Harold Gifford Jr. Memorial Lecture
Steven R. Sarkisian, Jr., MD, will present the 2025 Gifford Lecture. Dr Sarkisian is the former director of the glaucoma service and fellowship at the Dean McGee Eye Institute and the former Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. He is the founder and CEO of Oklahoma Eye Surgeons, PLLC, and he specializes in premium cataract surgery and glaucoma surgery, with a special interest in helping his patients be glasses-free and performing minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS).
Stanley M. Truhlsen, MD, Memorial Lecture
Eric D. Nudleman, MD, PhD will present the 2025 Truhlsen Lecture. Dr. Nudleman is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in adult and pediatric vitreoretinal diseases. As an associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Nudleman instructs medical students, residents and fellows.
Judy and C. David Fritch, MD, Lecture
Brandon D. Ayers, MD will present the 2025 Fritch Lecture. Dr. Ayres is board certified in ophthalmology and specializes in all forms of corneal transplantation. He has been part of the Cornea Service at Wills Eye Hospital since 2005, and has been part of Ophthalmic Partners since 2007. He serves as an Assistant Surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital and is an instructor at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University.
Carl B. Camras, MD Memorial Lecture
Kuldev Singh, MD is Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Glaucoma Service at University Medical Line, Stanford Ayers Eye Institute in Palo Alto, California.
2025 AGENDA - coming soon
Registration for the 2025 conference is coming soon.
For more information, call Kim Witt, 402-990-7925.
