LauraBeatrizSimsMD

FECF, Vice President

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Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1991 - 1994
Wayne State University School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1991
Wayne State University/ Kresge Eye InstituteFellowship, 1988 - 1990
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1988

Golden Key National Honor Society
Phi Beta Kappa
Summa Cum Laude
Visual Sciences Fellowship Award National Institute of Health/ Wayne State University, 1988
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Journal Articles

Proliferative Response and Micro molecular Synthesis by Ocular Cells Cultured on Extra Cellular Matrix Materials
Kennedy, A., Sotolongo L., Das A., and Zhang N., Current Eye Research, 1990

Books/Book Chapters

Humoral Factors in the Regulation of Tissue Growth
Chapter: Growth Factors and the Retina: Normal vascularization and Pathologic neovascularization
Page 18 - 46Frank R. and Sotolongo L.Editors: Piero P. Foá.Springer-Verlag, New York1993

Abstracts/Posters

Adjunctive Subconjunctival Mitomycin C in Glaucoma Triple Procedure
Pierro S., Reed S., Juzych M., Shin D., Sotolongo L., Song M., and Kim Y., ARVO, San Francisco, CA, 1994
The Influence of Litigation on IMprovement of Neurophthalmic Manifestations in Closed Head Injury Patients.
Ramocki J, Sotolongo L., Spoor T., and Brine B., Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Sarasota, Fla, 1994
A Comparison of the Incidence and Severity of Retinopathy of Prematurity Between Age and Weight Matched Infants Treated With and Without Surfactant
Sotolongo L., Ferguson O., Yedavaly S., and Iverson D., Investigative Ophthalmology, Sarasota, Fla, 1992

Volunteer Vision Screening Identifies Large Number of Children Who Need HelpAugust 26th, 2015

Chair of Public Relations, 2014-2015, FLorida Society of Ophthalmology 2014 - 2015
Vice President, For Eye Care Foundation-FECF
Board of Directors, Member, Florida Society of Ophthalmology
Charter Member, Miami Medical Lions Club at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Admissions Interview Committee, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine