David P. Smith, M.D.

The Late Professor David Boyes Smith

The following clauses from the " Memorandum regarding the position of medical officers to be appointed to H. M.'s Indian Forces " makes this clear. " The claims to pension of widows and families of medical officers shall be treated under the provisions of such Royal Warrant regulating the grant of pensions to the widows and families of British officers as may be in force at the time being. "The...

David C. Leach, MD Award Recipients

During her time in residency, Jenny developed an interest in patient safety and transitions of care, specifically, the hand-off process. As our EIP application and proposals unfolded, Jenny became involved in the design and implementation of a hand-off study, which is known as the ISWITCH study. This innovative project tested different methods of handoff training and compared the effectiveness ...

The Third David M Lawrence, MD, Chairman's Patient Safety Award.

Remembering David L. Epstein, MMM, MD, 1944-2014.

On March 4, 2014, David Epstein, MD, was suddenly taken from us and we are left empty and saddened. David was a world-renowned glaucoma clinician-scientist who made seminal contributions to our profession in many key areas, including basic science research, research mentoring, the education and training of residents and fellows, administrative management, and health care policy at the universit...

David Kasner, MD, and the Road to Pars Plana Vitrectomy

David Kasner, MD (1927-2001), used his extensive dissections of eye bank eyes and experiences in teaching cataract surgery to resident physicians to realize that excision of vitreous when present in the anterior chamber of eyes undergoing cataract surgery was preferable to prior intraoperative procedures. Noting that eyes tolerated his maneuvers, he then performed planned subtotal open-sky vitr...