Speakers
Bureau
- Brian
Boxer Wachler, MD
- Douglas D. Koch, MD
- Stephen S. Lane, MD
- Richard L. Lindstrom,
MD
- Robert
K. Maloney, MD, MA (Oxon)
- Marguerite
B. McDonald, MD, FACS
- Stephen
G. Slade, MD
- Roger F. Steinert, MD-Chair
- Robert Doyle Stulting, MD, PhD
A recognized leader in corneal, cataract, refractive
and laser surgery, Richard L. Lindstrom, MD is currently the
managing partner of Minnesota Eye Consultants and an attending
surgeon at the Phillips Eye Institute and the Minnesota Eye
and Laser Surgery Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Lindstrom
is the medical director of the Phillips Eye Institute Center
for Teaching and Research, an ophthalmic research and surgical
skills education facility that he conceptualized. Prior to
entering private practice, he was professor of ophthalmology
and the Harold G. Scheie Research Chair at the University
of Minnesota. He is the associate director of the Minnesota
Lions Eye Bank and the medical director of Laser Vision Centers,
Inc., Midwest Surgical Services, Inc.
Dr. Lindstrom is active on multiple editorial boards and the
committees of various professional societies. He is the chief
medical editor for Ocular Surgery News and its associated
international publications and associate editor of the
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the CLAO Journal,
the Journal of Corneal & Refractive Surgery and Ophthalmic
Surgery. Recently awarded the lifetime achievement award
from the International Society of Refractive Surgery, Dr.
Lindstrom also has served as program chair, president-elect
and president of the organization. He is active in the leadership
of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,
the Eye Bank Association of America, and the American Academy
of Ophthalmology, and a member of the American Ophthalmological
Society.
Dr. Lindstrom holds 28 patents in ophthalmology, has presented
at 27 named lectures in the field, and has co-edited three
books on ophthalmic surgery. He has published more than 300
articles in medical journals and more than 50 book chapters.
Dr. Lindstrom has received a number of awards, including the
Barraguer Award and the Senior Honor Award from the American
Academy of Ophthalmology and the Pioneer in Refractive Surgery
Award from Summit Technology.
After graduating magna cum laude from the College of Liberal
Arts at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Lindstrom went on
at the university to obtain both his bachelor of science and
doctorate of medicine degrees. He was an intern in internal
medicine at Northwestern Hospital and resident in ophthalmology
at the University of Minnesota. Supported by a grant from
the National Eye Institute, Dr. Lindstrom also performed two
full-time research projects at the University of Minnesota.
He was a fellow in various disciplines at Minnesota Hospitals,
Mary Shields Eye Hospital, Dallas, Texas, and University Hospitals
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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