EDUCATION
- 1997, BA, Biology in Society, Cornell University
- 2001, MD, Medicine, Emory University
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
- 07/01-06/02 Internship, Department of Medicine, The University of Massachusetts
- 07/02-06/05 Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, New York University (NYU)/Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital (MEETH)
- 07/05-06/06 Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus, Medical University of South Carolina
CURRENT LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION:
- 2002 United States Medical Licensing Examination Completion
- 2006 Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
- 2007 American Board of Ophthalmology
CURRENT HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
- 2007 – Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH)
- 2008 – Massachusetts Eye and Ear (MEE)
- 2009 – Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
- 2015 – Beverly Hospital
- 2015 – North Shore Medical Center
CURRENT ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
- 2007-Part-time Clinical Instructor, Harvard University
EMPLOYMENT
- 2015- Present, Specialized Pediatric Eye Care, Beverly MA
- 2007-Present, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston MA
- 2006-2007, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Associates, Providence, RI
CURRENT LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND COMMITTEES
- 2010 – Children’s Vision Massachusetts Coalition, Prevent Blindness America
- 2015 – President/Founder, Specialized Pediatric Eye Care
- 2019 – Socioeconomic Committee Member, American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
- 2020 – Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, North Shore Representative
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, CURRENT MEMBERSHIP
- 2005 – American Academy of Ophthalmology, Fellow
- 2006 – American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Member
- 2008 – Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
- 2009 – New England Ophthalmological Society
- 2017 – Massachusetts Medical Society
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
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Guatemala Surgical Mission Trip; 40-50 surgical cases per annual week trip |
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Nepal Eye Hospital; Month long educational trip to work with Dr. Sabina Shrestha, head of Nepal Eye Hospital Pediatric Ophthalmology division |
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Save our Children’s Sight, Boston MA; Advocacy day at the Massachusetts Statehouse (Sponsor: Children’s Vision Massachusetts Coalition), invited speaker |
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Member of the Board of Health, Salem MA |
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Health Advisory Board member; Optineeds, Inc (http://www.optineeds.org)
Massachusetts Statehouse Advocacy Day (Sponsor: Children’s Vision Massachusetts Coalition); invited master of ceremony |
RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Teaching of Students in Courses:
| 2005 | Pediatric Ophthalmology | Medical University of South Carolina |
| Nurse Practitioner Students | 2 hour lecture | |
| 2010-2015 | Core Medicine I | Harvard Medical School |
| 3rd year medical students | 2-hr sessions 8 times/yr |
Formal Teaching of Residents, Clinical Fellows and Research Fellows (post-docs):
| 2004 | Surgical Instruction Course | New York University |
| 2nd year ophthalmology residents | 4 hour training session | |
| 2006 | OKAPS Review Series | Medical University of South Carolina |
| Ophthalmology Residents | 1 hour lecture | |
| 2006 | Non-Accidental Trauma | Medical University of South Carolina |
| Pediatrics Residents | 1 hour lecture | |
| 2007 | Pediatric ophthalmology lecture | Brown Medical School |
| Ophthalmology Residents | 1 hour lecture | |
| 2008-present | Pediatric Ophthalmology Wednesday AM Conferences | BCH |
| Ophthalmology residents and pediatric ophthalmology fellows; medical students on rotation | 1hr sessions 2 times/year | |
| 2008 | OKAPS review lecture | BCH |
| Pediatric Ophthalmology Residents | 1 hour lecture | |
| 2008 | Non-Accidental Trauma | MEE |
| Ophthalmology Residents | 1 hour lecture | |
| 2010 | OKAPS review lecture | MEE |
| Ophthalmology Residents | 1 hour lecture | |
| 2011 | OKAPS review lecture | MEE |
| Ophthalmology Residents | 1 hour lecture | |
| 2013 | Introduction to Eye Movements and Strabismus Surgery | MEE |
| Ophthalmology Residents (BMC and MEEI), BCH Fellows | Full day course and wetlab | |
| 2013 | Pediatric Vision Screening | MEE |
| Ophthalmology Residents | 1 hour lecture | |
| 2014 | Introduction to Eye Movements and Strabismus Surgery | MEE |
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2018 |
Ophthalmology Residents (BMC and MEEI); BCH Fellows
Think about VISION! Lend Lecture: Fellowship in Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities |
Full day course and wetlab
BCH |
Clinical Supervisory and Training Responsibilities:
| 2005-2006 | Surgical and Clinical Instructor, Pediatric Ophthalmology Residency Rotation, MUSC | A minimum of two sessions/week for ¾ or more of the fellowship year |
| 2006-2007 | Surgical Instructor: ocular trauma and strabismus at Rhode Island Hospital; cataract extraction at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Providence, RI | One day a week |
| 2007-2015 | Children’s Hospital Boston clinic and consult attending | 1 session three days/week |
| 2007-present | Children’s Hospital Boston Ophthalmology Surgical Instructor | 1 session a week until 2015; 2 sessions about every three months since 2015 |
Mentored Trainees and Faculty:
| 2009-2010 | Erin Salcone, MD; Faculty, Dartmouth Medical Center
Career stage: resident, fellow. Mentoring role: advice on fellowship choice, selection as well as career choice. |
| 2009-2010 | Sudha Nallasamy, MD; Faculty, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Career stage: fellow. Mentoring role: career development, cataract paper. |
| 2009-2010 | Bharti Gangwani, MD; Faculty, Children’s Hospital Boston
Career stage: research and clinical fellow. Mentoring role: career development, Down syndrome nasolacrimal duct obstruction abstract and paper. |
| 2010-2011 | Ankoor Shah, MD PhD; Faculty, Children’s Hospital Boston
Career stage: resident, fellow. Mentoring role: advice on fellowship choice, selection as well as career choice, research project on the PVS versus the Spot vision scanner. |
| 2011-present | Josephine Sandoval, OD; Faculty, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Career stage: faculty at BCH. Mentoring role: career development; research project on the PVS versus the Spot vision scanner. |
| 2011-present | Srikant Sarangi; Research fellow at BMC.
Career stage: research fellow/PhD candidate. Mentoring role: career development; job advice; letters of recommendation. Multiple year research project on the use of the QLS scanner to study aging of the human lens and beta-amyloid deposits. |
| 2012-2013 | Andrew Schneier, MD; Private practice, Orlando FL
Career stage: resident, fellow, practicing physician. Mentoring role: advice on fellowship choice, letters of recommendation provided; Down syndrome project on nystagmus and optic nerve anomalies with resultant publications. Career Advice presently. |
| 2012-2013 | Carolyn Graeber, MD; Faculty Boston Children’s Hospital
Career stage: fellow. Mentoring role: career development both during fellowship as well as regular communication about cases and career during her years as a practicing pediatric ophthalmologist |
| 2012-2014 | Frank Weng.
Career stage: research fellow. Mentoring role: career development/advice and abstract on refractive error and cataracts in Down syndrome patients. |
| 2014-2015
2014-2015 |
Luai Eldweik, MD; Faculty Jordan Hospital; Current position at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Career stage: fellow. Mentoring role: research project on surgical esotropia in Down syndrome patients. Charlotte Gore, MD; Faculty, UC Irvine, Assistant Professor. Career stage: fellow. Mentoring Role: career development |
| 2014-2015 | Pavlina Kemp, MD; Faculty, University of Iowa
Career stage: fellow. Mentoring role: career development |
| 2014-2015 | Jeffrey Hollander
Career stage: research fellow. Mentoring role: career development/advice and clinical projects including abstract on surgical esotropia in Down syndrome. |
| 2014-2018 | Yashley Garcia
Career Stage: nursing student, ophthalmic technician. Mentoring role: career development, letters of recommendation for school. |
| 2015-present | Alex Song
Career stage: undergraduate student at Brown University. Mentoring role: career development including advice on being premedical/interested in ophthalmology and advisor to the starting and business ongoings of his non-profit organization, OptiNeeds, Inc. |
| 2015-present | Catherine Johnson, OD; Faculty, New England College of Optometry
Career stage: faculty. Mentoring role: career development. |
| 2017-present | Barish Poole
Career stage: medical student at the University of Southern California/Keck School of Medicine. Mentoring role: career development, local sponsor of a rotation in pediatric ophthalmology. |
2017-2018 Katherine Workman
Career Stage: undergraduate university student at Boston University. Mentoring role: observorship, clinical project at Specialized Pediatric Eye Care.
2017-2018 Mary-Magdalene Dodd
Career Stage: Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital. Mentoring role: career development
2019-2020 Christina Scelfo, MD; Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellow Boston Children’s Hospital. Mentoring role: career development
Formal Teaching of Peers (e.g., CME and other continuing education courses):
No presentations below were sponsored by outside entities
| 2006 | “Non-Accidental Trauma”&“Retinopathy of Prematurity” | Single Lecture and Panelist |
| Anterior Segment Cataract Refractive Surgery/Medical Univeristy of South Carolina Kiawah Island National Ophthalmology Meeting | Kiawah, South Carolina | |
| 2007 | “Angle Surgery” Glaucoma Conference | Panel Member |
| Department of Ophthalmology Brown Medical School CME | Providence, RI | |
| 2008 | “The Red Eye” | Single Lecture |
| Frontiers in Pediatric Surgical Specialties | Massachusetts Medical Society | |
| 2008 | “Non-Accidental Pediatric Ophthalmologic Trauma” | Single lecture |
| Pediatric Grand Rounds/Joint Continuing Medical Education Committee | Lawrence General Memorial Hospital | |
| 2009 | “Vision Testing in Children” | Single Lecture |
| Frontiers in Pediatric Surgical Specialties | Massachusetts Medical Society | |
| 2009 | “Non-accidental Trauma” | Single Lecture |
| Pediatric Healthcare Summit, BCH | Framingham, MA | |
| 2009 | “Unique Aspects & Eye Care Management in Down Syndrome Patients” | Single Lecture |
| Update on Ophthalmology, HMS | MEE | |
| 2010 | “Ocular Manifestation of Down Syndrome” | Single Lecture |
| Longwood Medical Area Ophthalmology Conference | BID | |
| 2010 | Pediatric Strabismus | Single lecture |
| Pediatric Grand Rounds/Joint Continuing Medical Education Committee | Lawrence General Memorial Hospital | |
| 2011 | “Ophthalmology for the Primary Care Physician” | Single Lecture |
| Department of Adolescent Medicine CME | BCH | |
| 2013 | “Infant Vision Screening” | Single Lecture |
| Learning Communities, PPOC practices | Wellesley, MA | |
| 2013 | Ask the Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Expert: Dermatology, Allergy and Ophthalmology | Lecture and Panelist |
| PRIMED East Conference | Boston, MA | |
| 2015 | Topics in Pediatric Ophthalmology | Single Lecture |
| Pediatric Grand Rounds | North Shore Medical Center | |
| 2015 | Topics in Pediatric Ophthalmology | Single Lecture |
| Pediatric Grand Rounds | Beverly Hospital | |
| 2016 | Topics in Pediatric Eye Care | Single Lecture |
| Partners Healthcare | Lynn Community Health Center |
2018 Demonstration of Eye Care for the person with Specialized Pediatric Eye Care, Inc
Intellectual Disability; creation of materials for Examiner/Demonstrator/Interviewee
an online CME/CE program for ophthalmologists
and optometrists.
2018 “What’s new in Children’s Eye Health?”
Ophthalmology Insights for Primary Care Providers Waltham Woods (BCH sponsor)
Local Invited Presentations:
No presentations below were sponsored by outside entities
| 2006 | Retinopathy of Prematurity; Grand Rounds |
| Department of Pediatrics, MUSC | |
| 2006 | Retinopathy of Prematurity; Grand Rounds |
| Department of Pediatrics, RIH, Brown University | |
| 2007 | Topical Ketorolac Tromethamine and Retinopathy of Prematurity; Perinatology Conference |
| Women and Infant’s Hospital, Brown University | |
| 2009 | Retinopathy of Prematurity; Grand Rounds |
| Department of Anesthesia Children’s Hospital Boston | |
| 2011 | Vision Screening Instrumentation and Pediatric Ophthalmology |
| Lions Eye Foundation | |
| 2012 | “Inflammatory Eye Disease”; Grand Rounds |
| Department of Rheumatology, BCH | |
| 2012 | Screening Technology in Pediatric Ophthalmology |
| Lions Eye Foundation | |
| 2012 | Vision and Eye Issues in Children with Down Syndrome |
| Children’s Hospital Boston Down Syndrome Program Speaker Series |
Report of Regional, National and International Invited Teaching and Presentations
Those presentations below sponsored by outside entities are so noted and the sponsor(s) is (are) identified.
Regional
| 2009 | Strabismus, Pediatric Cataract & Retinopathy of Prematurity (invited lecture – 4 hours)
Maine Optometric Society annual meeting Bar Harbour, ME |
| 2012 | OKAPS review lecture (invited lecture – 1.5 hours)
Ophthalmology Residents Boston Medical Center |
| 2014 | Advocacy Panel for Children’s Vision (invited speaker)
Regional meeting of the American Association of Certified Orthoptists Boston, MA |
| 2015 | Understanding Vision: Critical for Early Intervention Success
Massachusetts Early Intervention Coalition workshop Framingham, MA |
| 2015 | Scanning for Amyloid in Down Syndrome (invited speaker)
Technology in Pediatric Ophthalmology workshop New England Ophthalmology Society Boston, MA |
| 2016 | Understanding Vision: Critical for Early Intervention Success (invited speaker)
Massachusetts Early Intervention Coalition workshop Natick, MA |
| 2017
2018 |
Understanding Vision: Critical for Early Intervention Success (invited speaker)
Massachusetts Early Intervention Coalition workshop Natick, MA Understanding Vision: Critical for Early Intervention Success (invited speaker) Massachusetts Early Intervention Coalition workshop Natick, MA |
2019 Understanding Vision: Critical for Early Intervention Success (invited speaker)
Massachusetts Early Intervention Coalition workshop
Natick, MA
2019 Use of Iris Claw Lenses for Pediatric Aphakia (invited speaker)
Paradigm Shifts in Pediatric Ophthalmology
New England Ophthalmology Society
2020 Understanding Vision: Critical for Early Intervention Success (invited speaker)
Massachusetts Early Intervention Coalition workshop
Natick, MA (cancelled due to COVID 19 but meetings on workshop held and presentation prepared)
National
| 2006 | Pediatric Cataract Extraction with intraocular lens implantation: visual acuity outcome when measured at age four years and older (selected oral abstract)
Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Keystone, CO |
| 2006 | Pediatric Cataract Extraction with intraocular lens implantation: visual acuity outcome when measured at age four years and older (selected oral abstract)
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery San Francisco, CA |
| 2011 | Current Concepts in Pediatric Uveitis (invited podium presentation)
American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting Boston, MA |
| 2012 | Why is an evidence base needed for changes in clinical care? (Research Committee Workshop)
Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus San Antonio, TX |
2018 Children’s Vision Advocacy (invited podium presentation)
Spring Meeting of the American Academy of Certified Orthoptists
Washington DC
2018 Point-Counterpoint: Is it necessary to treat amblyopia before strabismus surgery?
Spring Meeting of the American Academy of Certified Orthoptists
Washington DC
2020 GiGi’s Playhouse West Texas Down Syndrome Health Symposium: Vision and Eye Issues in People with Down Syndrome. Invited lecturer, El Paso TX
International
| 2011 | International Strabismus Symposium (invited guest lecturer)
Nepal Eye Hospital (supported in part by ORBIS) Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 2012 | Outcomes of JIA-associated uveitis: visual prognosis in the age of TNF-alpha inhibitor therapy (oral abstract)
World Congress Ophthalmology Milan, Italy |
| 2017 | Vision and eye issues in children with Down syndrome (invited guest lecturer- special session)
2nd Global Pediatric Ophthalmology Congress Milan, Italy |
| 2017 | Surgical esotropia in Down syndrome patients (oral abstract)
2nd Global Pediatric Ophthalmology Congress Milan, Italy |
Report of Teaching and Education Innovations
| BCH Ophthalmology Surgical Program | Development of an attending assessment form for trainees upon completion of a surgical case. Development of edited surgical video, attending specific, for trainee review prior to surgery. Pre and post rotation assessments of surgical competency and confidence for the trainees as different elements of the surgical program were implemented (eg video, wetlab) with statistical evaluation of the additions (interventions) to the surgical education via the assessments from both trainees and attending physicians. Results presented to the BCH Teaching Academy. |
Educational Material for Patients and the Lay Community:
Books, monographs, articles and presentations in other media (e.g., video and websites, movies, television and radio) that educate the public about medicine, health or biomedical sciences
| 2008; updated 2017 | Vision and Down Syndrome | Author | National Down Syndrome Society Website Question and Answer Article |
| 2010 | “Should we change our eyeglass prescribing for children?” | Author | Children’s Hospital Boston Health and Science Blog |
| 2014 | National Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month | Interviewee | Kiwi Magazine |
| 2016 | Ask about vision | Video Presenter | Public Service Announcements (1 and 3 minute); Children’s Vision Massachusetts |
Report of Scholarship
Peer-Reviewed Scholarship in print or other media:
Research Investigations
*Senior Authorship **Mentored Trainee |
Other peer-reviewed scholarship
Infections. Herpes 1995; 2(1): 27-32.
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Scholarship without named authorship
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Reviews, chapters, monographs and editorials
| 1.) Ledoux DM, Johnston S, Walton DS. Angle surgery: goniotomy and trabeculotomy. In: Kahook M (ed.). Essentials of Glaucoma Surgery. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated;2012:260-272. |
Professional educational materials or reports, in print or other media:
| 1.) 2009 Pediatric Views Bimonthly Publication to Referring Physicians – Ask the Expert Column
“How can pediatricians treat children with eye injuries; and when should a child be referred?” |
Abstracts, Poster Presentations and Exhibits Presented at Professional Meetings:
| 1.) Gaiser, Hilary, Moore, Bruce OD, Solaka, Nadine BSc, Ledoux, Danielle MD, Sandoval, Josephine OD, Shah, Ankoor MD, Rook, Caitlin MS, He, Ran BS. Accuracy of the Spot Pediatric Vision Screener for Detection of Hyperopia, Astigmatism, and Anisometropia. ARVO abstract 2014.
2.) F. Weng, O. Adebona, D. Ledoux. The relationship of cataracts and refractive error in children with Down syndrome. ARVO abstract 2014. 3.) A.-M. Lobo, S. Faez, M. Lo, G.N. Papaliodis, D. Ledoux. Ocular complications in juvenile idiopathic arthritis associated uveitis patients on TNF inhibitor therapy. ARVO abstract 2015 4.) Jeffrey N. Hollander, BS; Luai Eldweik, MD; Danielle Ledoux, MD. Surgical Esotropia in Down Syndrome Patients. ARVO Abstract 2015 5.) Christina Scelfo, MD; Danielle Ledoux, MD. Patterns of Esotropia in Down Syndrome Patients. AAPOS Abstract 2020. |
