Scientific & Medical Advisory Board (SMAB)

The SMAB is composed of scientists nominated from each member organisations’ scientific & medical advisory boards.

Its purpose is to

• help national research efforts to produce the best possible results through the exchange of information and co-operation
• inform and advise Retina International and national Retina International member societies in medical and research matters

SMAB Members

Chairmen:

• Prof. Eberhart Zrenner
  University Eye Hospital, Tübingen
• Prof. Joe G. Hollyfield
  The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

Secretary:

• Prof. Gerald J. Chader
  Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Members:

• Australia
  Prof. Erica Fletcher
  University of Melbourne, Parkville Victoria 
  Dr. Michael Kalloniatis
  University of New South Wales, Sydney
• Brazil
  Dr. Juliana Maria Sallum
  Sao Paulo
  Dr. Rosane Resende
  Rio de Janeiro
• Canada
  Dr. Elise Heon
  The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
  Dr. Robert S. Molday
  University of British Columbia, Vancouver
• China
  Prof. Xia Xiaoping
  Zhongshan University, Guangzhou
• Denmark
  Dr. Thomas Rosenberg
  National Eye Clinic for Visually Impaired, Hellerup
• Finland
  Dr. Eeva-Marja Sankila
  Helsinki University Eye Hospital, Helsinki
  Dr. Sirkka-Liisa Rudanko
  Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired, Ilris
• France
  Dr. Josseline Kaplan
  Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris
  Prof. Jean-Louis Dufier
  Hôpital Necker - Enfants Malades, Paris
• Germany
  Prof. Andreas Gal
  Institut für Humangenetik, Hamburg
  Prof. Eberhart Zrenner
  Universitätsaugenklinik Tübingen
• Greece
  Prof. Michael Moschos
  University of Athens, Athens
  Dr. Mirto Papaioannou
• Hong Kong
  MD Stephen T.S. Lam
  Clinical Genetics Service, Dept. of Health, Kowloon
  Prof. Shea-ping Yip
  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon
• India
  Dr. S. Natarajan
  Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, Aashirwad, Mumbai
• Ireland
  Prof. Peter Humphries
  Trinity College, Wellcome Ocular Genetics Unit, Dublin
• Italy
  Prof. Nicola Orzalesi
  Ospedale S. Paolo, Clinica Oculistica, Milano
  Prof. Alfredo Ciccodicola
  IGB Institute of Genetics and Biophisics, Napoli
• Japan
  MD,PhD Shuichi Yamamoto
  Prof. Toshio Maruo
  Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo
• Lithuania
  Ph. D. Julia Vidute Archiuliene
  Laboratory of Visual Rehabilitation, Kaunas Medical Academy
  Prof. Vaidutis Kucinskas
  Vilnius University Hospital, Vilnius
• Netherlands
  Dr. Frans P.M. Cremers
  Universiteit van Nijmegen, Nijmegen
  Dr. Arthur A.B. Bergen
  The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam
• New Zealand
  Dr. Dianne Sharp
  Auckland
  Dr. Andrea Vincent
  Auckland
• Norway
  MD, PhD. Ruth Riise
  Central Hospital in Hedmark, Hamar
  Ragnheidur Bragadóttir
  Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo
• Pakistan
  Dr. Bashir Ahmed Chohan
  Chohan Eye Hospital, Islamabad
  Prof. Aslam K. Malik
  Islamabad
• South Africa
  Dr. Linda Visser
  Natal Medical School, University of Natal, Congella
  Prof. Raj Ramesar
  UCT Medical School, Cape Town
• Spain
  Dr .Concepción Vilela
  Hospital La Fe, Servicio de Neurofisiologia, Valencia
  Dr. Carmen Ayuso García
  Fundación Jiménez Diaz, Genetics Dept., Madrid
• Sweden
  Prof. Sten Andréasson
  University Hospital of Lund, Lund
  Prof. Fredrik Ghosh
  University of Lund, Lund
• Switzerland
  Prof. Günter Niemeyer
  Zürich
  Prof. Albert Schinzel
  Institut für medizinische Genetik, Zürich
• United Kingdom
  Prof. Anthony Moore
• UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London 
  Prof. John Marshall
  UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London
• USA
  MD. Alan M. Laties
  University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia
  Dr. Stephen M. Rose
  The Foundation Fighting Blindness, Owings Mills