CURRICULUM VITAE
John D. Suson MD
John D. Suson MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Eye Institute |
925 N 87 St |
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 Date | Expiration |
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 |
MEDICAL COLLEGE 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.
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2. A novel method and device for a reversible tarsorrhaphy, U.S. patent awarded. |