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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D., Independent Director

Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D.

Independent Director

Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D., is an ophthalmologist and internationally recognized expert in corneal and external eye diseases. He serves as director of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and holds the Kathleen and Stanley J. Glaser Chair in Ophthalmology.

Dr. Alfonso earned his bachelor’s degree and medical degree from Yale University. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, followed by advanced fellowships at Harvard Medical School in cornea, external disease and ophthalmic pathology.

He joined the Bascom Palmer faculty in 1986 and became a tenured professor in 1998. Since 2007, he has led the institute, which is consistently ranked among the top ophthalmology centers in the United States. Dr. Alfonso is known for his research and clinical expertise in corneal infections, transplants and keratoprosthesis (artificial cornea), has authored hundreds of scientific publications and has received major awards from national and international ophthalmology organizations.