Department of Biological and Vision Sciences

The Department of Biological and Vision Sciences oversees all didactic courses covering the basic sciences forming the foundation for optometry education. Courses include materials on system anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology, ocular anatomy and physiology, immunology, pharmacology, ocular disease, optics and contact lenses, oculomotor and binocular vision, visual system development, and visual perception.

All faculty conducting basic and translational research are also appointed to the Department of Biological and Vision Sciences. All faculty eligible for graduate faculty appointments are also appointed to the college’s Graduate Center for Vision Research, which administers the college’s MS and PhD programs and various research support programs.

Department Chair:
Suresh Viswanathan, PhD
Phone: (212) 938-5780
Fax: (212) 938-5794
 

Department Faculty:

Kathy Allen-Aquilante, OD, PhD     Assistant Clinical Professor

Jose-Manuel Alonso, MD, PhD       Professor

Benjamin Backus, PhD                   Associate Professor

Ann Beaton, PhD                            Associate Professor

Kenneth Ciuffreda, OD, PhD          Distinguished Teaching Professor

Robert Duckman, OD                     Professor

Mitchell Dul, OD                             Professor

Ralph Gundel, OD                          Associate Professor

Philip Kruger, OD PhD                    Distinguished Teaching Professor

Robert McPeek, PhD                      Associate Professor

John Picarelli, PhD                         Associate Professor

Jordan Pola, PhD                           Distinguished Teaching Professor

Jerry Rapp, PhD                             Professor

Peter Reinach, PhD                        Distinguished Teaching Professor

Robert Sack, PhD                           Professor

Steven Schwartz, OD, PhD            Professor

Harold Sedgwick, PhD                   Associate Professor

Miduturu Srinivas, PhD                  Associate Professor

David Troilo, PhD                           Professor

Qasim Zaidi, PhD                           Distinguished Professor

Secondary Appointments:

Diane Adamczyk, OD                     Associate Professor

Jay Cohen, OD                               Professor

Neil Falasca, OD                            Associate Clinical Professor

Nancy Kirsch, optician                    Assistant Clinical Professor

Steven Larson, OD, PsyD              Assistant Clinical Professor

David Libassi, OD                           Assistant Clinical Professor

Cristina Llerena Law, OD                Assistant Clinical Professor

Richard Madonna, OD                    Associate Professor

Patricia Modica, OD                        Assistant Professor

Scott Richter, OD                            Associate Professor

Terry Scheid, OD                            Associate Clinical Professor

Arnold Sherman, OD                       Associate Clinical Professor

Audra Steiner, OD                           Assistant Clinical Professor

Barry Tannen, OD                           Associate Clinical Professor

Adjunct Faculty:

Bruce Bogart, PhD                           Adjunct Professor

Victoria Harnik, PhD                         Adjunct Associate Professor

Kalman Rubinson, PhD                    Adjunct Associate Professor

William Warner, PhD                        Adjunct Associate Professor

Departmental Support Staff:

Darcy Cavanagh – Administrative Assistant
Robert Frezza – Administrative Assistant

Thomas Flagg, M.Phil. – Instructional Support Specialist

Sonal Sathe, MS – Instructional Support Associate