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CURRICULUM VITAE

John D. Suson MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Ophthalmology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
925 North 87th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
1984 - 1988 Honors Bachelor of Science in Chemistry- Graduated Summa cum Laude, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1988 - 1992 Doctorate of Medicine, Graduated with Honors in Research, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
1992 - 1993 Transitional Internship, St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
1993 - 1996 Residency Program in Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, The Eye Institute, 925 N 87th St, Milwaukee, WI 53226

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
1996 - 2017 Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, The Eye Institute, 925 N 87th St, Milwaukee, WI 53226
1996 - Present Sophomore medical student teaching day, Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, The Eye Institute, 925 N 87th St, Milwaukee, WI 53226
2017 - Present Assistnat Professor of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, The Eye Institute, 925 N 87th St, Milwaukee, WI 53226

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
2004 President, Philippine Medical Association of Wisconsin
2010 - 2015 Medical Director, Wisconsin Eye Laser Center
2019 - Present Board Member, Wisconsin Academy of Ophthalmology

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/1996 - 02/2017 Physician/Owner, Ophthalmology, Suson Eye Specialists, WI
1996 - 2000 surgical supervision of residents, Ophthalmology, VA Medical Center, Clement J. Zablocki, Milwaukee, WI
2001 - Present Board of Directors, Philippine Cultural and Civic Center Foundation of Wisconsin
2008 - 2010 Board of Directors, Philippine Medical Association of Wisconsin
2010 - 2015 Medical Director, Ophthalmology, Wisconsin Eye Laser Center, LLC, WI
2014 - 2015 Board of Directors, Philippine Medical Association of Wisconsin
03/2017 - Present Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, The Eye Institute, 925 N 87th St, Milwaukee, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
Board Certified
1998
2020
   
AWARDS AND HONORS:
1984 - 1988 Honors Program, Marquette University
1984 - 1988 Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society
1984 - 1988 Schroeder Memorial Scholarship, Marquette University
1984 - 1988 Dean's List, Marquette University
1986 - 1988 Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Society
1987 - Present American Chemical Society Junior Analytical Chemist Award, Marquette University
1988 - Present Merck Senior Award in Chemistry, Marquette University
1988 - Present Phi Lambda Epsilon Chemical Honor Society
1988 - Present Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
1988 - 1990 Member, Student Medical Association for Animals in Research and Teaching
1988 - Present Graduated Summa cum Laude , Marquette University
1989 - 1990 Medical College of Wisconsin Summer Research Fellowship recipient, The Medical College of Wisconsin
1990 - Present Departmental commendation from the Department of Pharmacology, The Medical College of Wisconsin
1991 - Present Friends of the Medical College of Wisconsin travel grant to ARVO meeting in Sarasota, Florida
1991 - Present Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
1992 - Present The Hiram Benjamin Award, the Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, The Medical College of Wisconsin
1992 - Present The Pasteur Award for Excellence in Microbiology, the Department of Microbiology, The Medical College of Wisconsin
1992 - Present William Douglas Brooker Award for Excellence in Pharmacology, the Department of Pharmacology, The Medical College of Wisconsin
1995 - Present Copeland Award Recipient, the Department of Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Wisconsin
1995 - 1996 1995-1996 Co-Chief Resident, the Department of Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Wisconsin
- 2019 Best Didactic Educator by residents
- 06/22/2018 Resident Award for Excellence in Teaching- 2018, Department of Ophthalmology MCW
- 2018 Teacher of the Year by residents
- 2019 Best Surgical Educator by residents

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Wisconsin Academy of Ophthalmology
The State Medical Society of Wisconsin
American Academy of Ophthalmology
The Milwaukee Ophthalmologic Society
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
The Philippine Medical Association of Wisconsin

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Regional
IOL Insertion in Cataract Surgery, 2017 UW Multiphasic Phaco Surgery Course, Madison, WI, 08/18/2017
Phacoemulsification Wetlab Instructor, UW Multiphasic Phaco Surgery Course, Madison, WI, - 2018
Phacoemulsification Wetlab Instructor, UW Multiphasic Phaco Surgery Course, Madison, WI
Phacoemulsification Wetlab Instructor, 2017 UW Multiphasic Phaco Surgery Course, Madison, WI, - 08/19/2017
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
2018 - Present Member, Resident Program Selection Committee, Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin
2018 - Present Resident Action Committee, Ophthalmology
2019 - Present MCW Ophthalmology residency Milestones Committee
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Resident and Fellow Education
- 05/21/2018 2nd Annual MCW Resident LASIK Wetlab and Certification with Alcon at The Laser Center
- 06/12/2018 Lecture on Corneal Imaging
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Medical Student Education
- 06/05/2018 MSSRP (Medical Student Summer Research Program), Breakfast session; discussed career options
 
Resident and Fellow Education
2005 - Present The Eye Institute at The Medical College of Wisconsin, Resident Cataract Surgery Conference Instructor. Topics of Presentation: -Setting Up for the Beginning Cataract Surgeon -Visualization and Perception through the Surgical Microscope -Surgical Pearls of Cataract Surgery -Capsulorrhexis Techniques for the Beginning Surgeon -Pearls for Wound Construction in Cataract Surgery -Lens Disassembly Technique: Phaco Chop vs Divide and Conquer -Pearls for Two Handed Technique and Phaco Chop in Cataract Surgery -Small Pupil Cataract Surgery -Use of Viscoelastics in Cataract Surgery -High Myopia and Hyperopia in Cataract Surgery -Intraoperative Shallowing of the Anterior Chamber
2017 - Present The Eye Institute at The Medical College of Wisconsin, Development and implementation of Refractive surgery lecture series
2017 - 2018 The Eye Institute at The Medical College of Wisconsin, Development of Resident LASIK surgery program
2018 - Present The Eye Institute at The Medical College of Wisconsin, Development and implementation of surgical lab practice sessions with 1st and 2nd year residents during Consult rotations.
- 09/20/2017 The Medical College of Wisconsin, Practice wetlab with 1st year residents, making and suturing corneal incisions and wounds
- 08/16/2017 The Eye Institute at The Medical College of Wisconsin, Resident Lecture Series: Cataract Surgery Capsulorhexis and Nuclear Division Techniques
- 06/15/2017 The Medical College of Wisconsin, All resident wetlab, MCW Basics of setting up lab and phacoemulsification simulation
- 08/30/2017 The Medical College of Wisconsin, Practice wetlab with 3rd year residents, phaco chop techniques
- 11/28/2017 The Medical College of Wisconsin, Practice wetlab with 1st year residents, making and suturing corneal incisions and wounds
- 07/14/2017 The Eye Institute at The Medical College of Wisconsin, Resident Lecture Series: Informed Consent
- 05/15/2017 The Medical College of Wisconsin, 3rd year MCW resident LASIK Wetlab and certification with Alcon at The Laser Center in Brookfield, WI
- 07/25/2017 The Medical College of Wisconsin, Practice wetlab with 2nd year residents, suturing incisions
- 06/27/2017 The Medical College of Wisconsin, Practice wetlab with 2nd year residents, making incisions
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Faculty
2005 - Present On committee to develop and implement cataract surgery course for MCW residency. Helped implement and ongoing teaching faculty in this course
 
 
 
 

SPECIAL AREAS OF INTEREST:
Small Incision Cataract Surgery, Vision Correction and Refractive Eye Surgery, Comprehensive Ophthalmology.


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Modulation of Sodium-Potassium Adenosine Triphosphatase in Cultured Bovine Retinal Pigment Epithelium by Potassium, Suson, J.D.; Burke, J.M. (Dept. of Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226), Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, March 1993, 34(3):694-8.
2. Reactivity of (3-chloro-2methylenecycloalkyl)-palladium Chloride Dimers: Addition of Stabilized Carbon Nucleophiles and Application of Cyclopentannulation and Cyclohexannulation, Donaldson, W.A.; Wang, J.; Cepa, V.G.; Suson, J.D. (Dept. of Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233 USA), The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1989, 54(26), 6056-63.
 
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Senior Thesis in Chemistry: Formation and Reactivity of 9-ketobicyclo [5.4.0] undec-1-ene Via a Ring Homologation Functionalization Methodology, Suson, J.D.; Donaldson, W.A. (Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233), May 15, 1988.
 
Abstracts
1. Modulation of Na/K ATPase Pump Number and Cell Shape in Cultured RPE by Extracellular K, Suson, J.D.; Burke, J.M. (Dept. of Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226), ARVO abstract 1991.
2. Regional and Sodium Dependent Variation in ATP and Sodium Pump Number in RPE, Suson, J.D.; Nash, R.W.; McKay, B.S.; Burke, J.M. (Dept. of Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226), ARVO abstract 1993.
3. RPE Sensitivity to Hypoxia in Vitro, Nash, R.W.; McKay, B.S.; Suson, J.D.; Burke, J.M. (Dept. of Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226), ARVO abstract 1993.
4. Subpopulations of Human RPE in Vitro, McKay, B.S.; Suson, J.D.; Burke, J.M. (Dept. of Ophthalmology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226), ARVO abstract 1992.
 
Non-Peer Reviewed Educational Products
1. A [3+3] Annulation Approach to 9-oxo-bicyclo [5.4.0] undec-1-ene, Suson, J.D.; Donaldson, W.A., paper presentation at the 18th Annual Undergraduate Symposium in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Steven’s Point, 1988.
 
Patents
1. A novel method and device for an adjustable flow rate glaucoma shunt implant, U.S. patent awarded.
2. A novel method and device for a reversible tarsorrhaphy, U.S. patent awarded.