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CURRICULUM VITAE
Alan M. Berg, M.D.
EDUCATION:
Undergraduate:
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California BA
Psychology 1972
Medical School:
Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University MD 1976
Internship:
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Medicine, 1976-1977
Residency:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Medical Center
Ophthalmology 1977-1980
BOARDS:
American Board of Ophthalmology 1981
American Board of Eye Surgery 1990
SOCIETIES:
American Academy of Ophthalmology 1981
American Intraocular Implant Society
American Society of Cataract Refractive Surgery
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
American College of Eye Surgeons
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
USC Los Angeles County Hospital
APPOINTMENTS:
Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology - USC
Chief of Ophthalmology - Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, 1989,
1992, & 1994
Chief of Ophthalmology - City of Hope Medical Center, 1980-1996
PUBLICATIONS:
Medical column in Burbank Times newspaper Q & A format
Medical column in the Tolucan newspaper Q & A format
Attendance, Kerato-Refractive Society Annual Meeting. Radial
Keratotomy, Corneal Modification Techniques November 9, 1986
Article “Common Sense Facts About Common Eye Problems”, featured in
CIGNA and You Newsletter, Spring Issue 2002
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Teaching Staff of Los Angeles County USC Medical Center-Clinical Instructor
Stanford Course on Cataract Surgery-October 1983.
USC Cataract Course, Intraocular Lens Implantation, February 1981 and May 1983.
"Retinopathics at the Continuing Community Education Program."
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center May 1985.
"Phacoemulsification at the Ritz." 1988 & 1989. Sponsored by Coopervision.
"Diabetes: Prevention and Treatment of Complications." November 1989, Providence St. Joseph Medical Center.
Speakers Bureau Program, Marketing and Publications Department, Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, November 1989.
"Advances in Eye Care for the 90's." Burbank Community Hospital. December 1989.
"Eye and Systemic Disease." Providence St. Joseph Medical Center January 1990.
"Ocular Tumors." San Fernando Valley Optometric Society, April 1990.
"Laser Treatment of Eye Disorders." Medical Center of North Hollywood, October 1990.
Teaching Staff Los Angeles Children's Hospital
Stanford Course on Cataract Surgery - October 15, 1983.
USC Cataract Course, Intraocular Lens Implantation 1981, Feb. 1982, May 1983.
Community Forum, Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Cataract Surgery and Glaucoma 1982, 1984, 1985.
IOLAB Intraocular Lens Implant Seminar and Lab, Riverside Hospital, June 3, 1983, San Francisco, October 1983, and Whittier, June 28, 1983.
Occupational Health Seminar, June 27, 1983 Occupational Health Seminar, Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, June 15, 1983,
IOLAB Extracapsular Cataract Extraction and Posterior Chamber IOL Implantation Seminar and Lab Lecture: October 3, 1984,
Seattle WA, Laboratory: October 14, 1984, Renton, WA, AARP Seminar, Cataract Surgery, January 16, 1984.
ORC Post Academy Meeting in Kauai, Hawaii "Practice Management" October 1985.
Lion's Eye Club Regional Meeting, "New Advances in Eye Care." July 1985.
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center: "Retinopathies at the Continuing Community Education Program" May 1985.
Aimwell Health Education Program, Burbank Community Hospital: "Facts About Your Eyes", September 3, 10, 17, 24, 1985.
Occupational and Environmental Health American Lung Association of L.S. County Welding Conference and Seminar, February 1986.
Speaker, "The Eye and Systemic Disease." San Fernando Valley Optometric Society, January 29, 1987.
Speaker "Diabetes and the Eye." Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, August 28, 1986.
Attendance, American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, September 29-October 1985.
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Chaired Annual Meeting on Advances in Eye Care, April 1987.
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center spoke to Dept. of Family Practice on Advances in Eye Care, May 1987.
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center spoke at Internal Medicine Meeting on Advances in Eye Care, May 1987.
Far Western Medical Association, Sun Valley, ID, January 31, to February 7, 1987.
Radial Keratotomy Course, University of Oklahoma, September 17, 1986.
Ophthalmology Convention Dallas, TX, November 1987.
Taught Course Coopervision Phacoemulsification update at Albuquerque, NM, on March 18, 1988.
Instructor: Teaching Course "Phacoemulsification at the Ritz on April 22 & 23, 1988, at Laguna Niguel.
Chairman: Department of Ophthalmology - Providence St. Joseph Medical Center 1987-1989.
Moderator: St. Joseph Community Forum, June 1988 on "Advances in Eye Care."
Instructor: "Phaco at the Ritz." August 26 & 27, 1988 sponsored by Coopervision
Instructor: "Phaco at the Ritz." Laguna Beach March 30 & 31, 1989 sponsored by Coopervision.
"Diabetes: Prevention and Treatment of Complications." Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, November 1989.
Speakers Bureau Program, Marketing and Public Relations Dept., Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, November 27, 1989.
"Advances in Eye Care of the 90s" Burbank Community Hospital, December 1989.
"Eye Care and Systemic Disease" Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, January 1990
Lecture on "Ocular Tumors" to the San Fernando Valley Optometric Society on April 22, 1990.
Lecture "Laser Treatment of Eye Disorders" at Medical Center of North Hollywood, October 10, 1990.
Accepted and credentialed to work as Physician Advisor for California Medical Review, Inc. (CMRI), February 26, 1992.
Speaker at "Phaco Course" in Santa Barbara, Co-sponsored by Nidek, Kabi Pharmacia & Rhein, September 20, 1992.
District Director, Board Meetings, Los Angeles County Medical Association, July 1, 1992-June 30, 1993.
Voluntary Faculty of USC School of Medicine, promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor, July 1, 1993.
Speaker at the "Diabetes Community Forum", Providence St. Joseph Medical Center; Topic: "Good Diabetic Control and its Effect on the Eyes" November 10, 1993.
Lecture to Medical Assistants at Glendale Chapter of Medical Assistants Re: "Eye Diseases in the 90's" January 6, 1994.
District Director, Board Member of Los Angeles County Medical Association June 1992-1994.
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Panel Member for Burbank City Council Candidates Forum, League of Women Voters, Glendale/Burbank, February 1, 1995.
Speaker at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Noon Conference, Topic: "Basics in Eye Care for the Primary Care Specialist." May 2, 1995.
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Appointment to Resource Panel on Medical Review, Los Angeles County Medical Association, June 6, 1995
Speaker at the Retirement Public Employees Group on "Eye Care in the 90's." August 21, 1995
Speaker at Citizens Service Group on "Your Eyes in the 90's." August 17, 1995
Member of Advisory Board, Eye Care Specialist to advise and guide at the Freedom Vision Center, December 6, 1995
Noon Conference at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center titled "New Laser Applications in Eye Surgery." April 2, 1996
Re-elected Director on the Board of Directors of Lakeside Health Services, Inc. (2 nd year) May 29, 1996
Re-elected Director on the Board of Directors of Lakeside Health Services, Inc. (3 rd year) May 28, 1997
Appointed National Consultant, Merck Allergan Corporations 1998
Served on Conference Merck National Glaucoma Consultant Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, June 1998.
Lecture at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center. "Advances in Refractive Surgery" October 1998
Lecture to San Fernando Optometry Society "Advances in Surgery." March 1999
Lecture at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center "Laser in Refractive Surgery, LASIK" April 1999
Key Speaker at Hawaii Ophthalmologic Society Annual Meeting, February 2000.
Cataract Surgery in the New Millennium.
LASIK - Preventing and Treating Complications.
New advances in ophthalmic surgery.
Marketing your LASIK practice.
Attended Advanced Glaucoma Surgery Seminar by STAAR Surgical, Sept. 23, 2000.
Horizons on Treatment of Hyperopia - LTK Procedure, Sutton Place Hotel, Newport Beach, CA. , Aug. 19, 2000.
Presby Corp Seminar for Treatment of Presbyopia, June 10 and 11, 2000.
Keravision Intac Corneal Ring Segment Seminar and training session, July 2000.
Nidek EC-5000 Excimer Laser Seminar and training session, Long Beach Laser Center, Long Beach, CA, January 2001.
Attended Symposium on Cataract, IOL and refractive Surgery, ASCRS, April 28 – May 2, 2001
VISX STAR S3 Active Trak Excimer Laser System training session, Spring 2001.
“Refractive Surgery Update”, San Fernando and San Gabriel Valley Optometric Continuing Education Meetings, Spring & Fall 2000.
“Exciting Advances in 2001”, San Fernando and San Gabriel Valley Optometric Continuing Education Meetings, Spring & Fall 2001.
“Diabetes 2001”, Saint Joseph Medical Center, October 2001.
“Retina Vitreous Update 2002”, Good Samaritan Hospital, March 2002
VISX STAR S3 Custom-Corneal Ablation Pattern Method Training Course, April 2002
“What’s New in 2002?” San Fernando and San Gabriel Valley Optometric Continuing Education Meetings, Spring 2002.
“What’s New in 2002?” San Fernando and San Gabriel Valley Optometric Continuing Education Meetings, Fall 2002.
VISX WaveScan ® Custom Trials & Custom-CAP Update: “Marketing Advantages of the VISX WavePrint ™ Consumer Campaign”, Marina del Rey, CA, September 25, 2002
“Ocular Manifestation of Systemic Diseases” San Fernando and San Gabriel Valley Optometric Continuing Education Meetings, Fall 2002.
“Eye Care for Mature People”, Senior Citizens’ Group, Temple Beth Hillel, Sisterhood Forum, December 18, 2002
“Refractive Surgery Updates”, Guest Speaker at University of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, March 2003
“Plenty to See in 2003” San Fernando and San Gabriel Valley Optometric Continuing Education Meetings, Spring 2003
IntraLase Certification, Intralase Co., May 2003
VISX CustomVue Certification, VISX Co., June 2003
“Red Eyes and How to Treat Them”, Guest Speaker, San Gabriel Valley Optometric Society, Pasadena, CA, September 10, 2003
“Advances in Refractive Surgery – Seeing Better Than 20/20”, St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Burbank, CA, October 2, 2003
“Red Eye for Primary Care”, Guest Speaker for Alcon Laboratories, October 7 and 14, 2003, Sherman Oaks, CA
“Fall Eye Care Updates in 2003”, San Fernando and San Gabriel Valley Optometric Continuing Education Meetings, Fall 2003
Voted “Best Lasik-Laser Eye Center” by the readers of HealthBeat Magazine, a publication of the Los Angeles Daily News 2004
“The State of LASIK & Cataract Surgery 2004”, San Fernando and San Gabriel Valley Optometric Continuing Education Meetings, Spring 2004
VISX Fourier Wavefront Upgrade, a CustomVue Technology Certification, September 2004
Verisyse Phakic Intraocular Lens Training Certification, Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), New Orleans, October 21, 2004
“Fall Eye Care Updates in 2004”, San Fernando and San Gabriel Valley Optometric Continuing Education Meetings, November 2004
Intacs for Keratoconus HDE Course, New Orleans, November 2004
“New Refractive Options in 2005”, San Fernando and San Gabriel Valley Optometric Continuing Education Meetings, May 2005
Alcon Travatan Dosing Aid Clinical Study Investigator, July 2005
Attended 2005 Xalatan Ophthalmology Consultant Meeting, San Francisco, August 6-7, 2005
VISX Iris Registration Upgrade, a CustomVue Technology Certification, September 2005
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New Advances in Cataract Surgery, Belmont Village, Burbank, CA, September 13, 2005
New Advances in Cataract Surgery, Joslyn Center, Burbank, CA, October 5, 2005
“Diagnosis and Management of common and Unusual Corneal Diseases”, C & E’s Optometric Symposium, Garden Grove, CA, October 15, 2005
“Exciting Advances in Ophthalmology 2005”, San Fernando, San Gabriel and Santa Clarita Valley Continuing Education Meetings, November 2005
“Refractive Surgery Update 2006”, St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Burbank, CA, January 12, 2006
“Refractive Surgery Update 2006”, C & E’s Optometric Symposium, Garden Grove, CA, January 29, 2006
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Pacific Coast Refractive Symposium, VISX, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, February 2006
“Comanaging LASIK, Lids & Lenses in 2006”, San Fernando, San Gabriel and Santa Clarita Valley Continuing Education Meetings, Spring 2006
Channel 2 & Channel 9, “Contact Lens Corneal Infections”, November 2006
“New Ophthalmic Diagnoses & their Treatments”, San Fernando, San Gabriel and Santa Clarita Valley Continuing Education Meetings, Fall 2006
Attended American Academy of Ophthalmology Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2006
Guest Speaker at the Research Study Club, “Advanced Technology IOLs in Clinical Practice-ReZoom”, Los Angeles, CA, January 2007
AMO (American Medical Optics) Consultant, January 2007
STAAR Surgical Visian ICL Certification Course, February 2007, Arizona
Attended American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Symposium, San Diego, CA, April 2007
“Ophthalmic Updates in 2007”, San Fernando, San Gabriel and Santa Clarita Valley Continuing Education Meetings, Spring 2007
Appointed Chief LASIK Surgeon and Medical Director of TLC for the Greater Los Angeles Area, July 2007
“Controversies in Refractive Surgery”, VISX-AMO Guest Speaker, Aspen, Colorado, July 2007
“LASIK 101”, Guest Speaker on a Syndicated Talk Radio Show, Women Aloud, July 2007
“Dry Eye” Lecture, Dry Eye Advisory Summit, Alcon Speakers Alliance, Santa Monica, CA, August 28, 2007
Participated in Allergan Glaucoma National Consultant Meeting, Dana Point, CA, October 27, 2007
“Controversies in Refractive Surgery”, C & E’s Optometric Symposium, Garden Grove, CA, October 28, 2007
Television Interview Appearance on KOCE Public Television, American Health Journal, October 31, 2007 & November 2, 2007
“A New Season of Change at Berg-Feinfield TLC Vision Correction”, San Fernando, San Gabriel and Santa Clarita Valley Continuing Education Meetings, Fall 2007
Certification on Allegretto Wave Custom Excimer Laser System, November 2007
Certification of Custom Monovision with the VISX Star S 4 Excimer Laser System, Telluride, Colorado, February 2008
“Comanagement – Together, We Make the Pieces Fit!”, San Fernando, San Gabriel and Santa Clarita Valley Continuing Education Meetings, Spring 2008
“Sub-Bowman’s Keratomileusis”, Guest Speaker, TLC Refractive Surgery Summer Symposium, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, June 2008
“Enhancement – To Lift or not to Lift”, Guest Speaker, AMO Advanced Refractive Invitation 2008, Aspen, Colorado, July 2008
Awarded the “Best LASIK Surgeon”, 2008 LA Daily News Readers Choice Awards **Best of LA**
“Ophthalmic Updates in 2008”, San Fernando, San Gabriel and Santa Clarita Valley Continuing Education Meetings, Fall 2008
"Advances in Cataract Implant Technology", Hope Conference Center, St. Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, CA , April 2, 2009
“Going In-Depth with New Advances in Ophthalmology”, San Fernando, San Gabriel, Santa Clarita Valley and Los Angeles Continuing Education Meetings, Spring 2009
“Are Phakic IOLs Safe? & Is LVC of Presbyopia a Viable Alternative?”, Guest Speaker, TLC Refractive Surgery Summer Symposium, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, June 7, 2009
Lacrimal Dilation & Irrigation Workshops, COPE Certified, Sponsored by Medennium, BFVC TLC Sherman Oaks Laser Center, July 27 & August 9, 2009
2009 Advanced Refractive IOL Symposium, Aspen Colorado, Guest Speaker, August 16 – 18, 2009
“Ophthalmic Updates in 2009”, San Fernando, San Gabriel, Santa Clarita Valley and Los Angeles Continuing Education Meetings, Fall 2009
Guest Speaker for Acuvail Presentation – Allergan Core Program, Burbank, CA, October 2009
AMO 2010 Winter Advanced Refractive Symposium, Utah, February 22 – 23, 2010
Guest Speaker for Acuvail Presentation – Allergan Core Program, Stockton, CA, March 2010
Guest Speaker for Zymaxid Presentation – Allergan Core Program, Los Angeles, CA July 2010
Guest Speaker for Asian American Optometric Association, Cerritos, CA August 2010
Awarded the “Best LASIK Surgeon”, 2010 LA Daily News Reader Choice Awards **Best of LA**
Guest Speaker for Restasis Presentation – Allergan Core Program, Redondo Beach, CA Octover2010
“Ophthalmic Updates in 2010”, San Fernando, San Gabriel, Santa Clarita Valley, West Valley and Los Angeles Continuing Education Meetings, Fall 2010
“Glaucoma for the Modern Day Optometrists”, C & E’s Ocular Symposium, Orange, CA November 2010
Attended Dulaney-AIRS Aspen Invitational Refractive Symposium, Denver, Colorado, February/March 2011
“Occupational Eye Injuries”, Guest speaker at US Healthworks 2011 Medical Symposium, Dana Point, CA April 2, 2011
“Eyes, Vision and Beyond”, San Fernando, San Gabriel, Santa Clarita Valley and Los Angeles Continuing Education Meetings, Spring 2011
Advisory Board Member for Besivance, Bausch & Lomb, September 2011
Awarded the “Best LASIK Surgeon”, 2011 LA Daily News Reader Choice Awards **Best of LA**
“Updates in Refractive Cataract Surgery”, Cope Certified, Beverly Hills, CA September 13, 2011
Awarded the “Best Ophthalmologist” 2011 The Burbank Leader **Best of Burbank**
“Ophthalmic Updates in 2011”, San Fernando, San Gabriel, Santa Clarita Valley, West Valley and Los Angeles Continuing Education Meetings, Fall 2011
Lacrimal Dilation & Irrigation Workshop, COPE-ARBO Certified, Sherman Oaks, CA January 22, 2012
“Updates in Refractive & Cataract Surgeries”, COPE-ARBO Certified, Santa Monica, CA February 9, 2012
“Fundamentals of Gonioscopy”, COPE-ARBO Certified, Sherman Oaks, CA March 18, 2012
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“Fundamentals of Gonioscopy”, COPE-ARBO Certified, Sherman Oaks, CA May 20, 2012
“Managing LASIK and Cataract Post Operative”, COPE-ARBO Certified, San Fernando. San Gabriel, West Valley and Los Angeles, Spring 2012
“Ophthalmic Updates in 2012”, San Fernando, San Gabriel, Santa Clarita Valley, West Valley and Los Angeles Continuing Education Meetings, Fall 2012
“Fundamentals of Gonioscopy”, COPE-ARBO Certified, Sherman Oaks, CA January 27, 2013
ACOS-Dulaney Winter Meeting, Aspen, Colorado, February 25 - 26, 2013
Alcon JOULE LenSx® Laser Meeting, San Francisco, March 2, 2013
“New Advances in Refractive & Cataract Surgery”, COPE-ARBO Certified, Toluca Lake, Los Angeles & Beverly Hills, CA February, May & June 2013
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Attended North American Visian Excellence Group (NAVEG) ICL Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, Cheyenne Mountain Resort, August 2013
Awarded the “Best LASIK Surgeon”, 2013 LA Daily News Reader Choice Awards **Best of LA**
Awarded the “Best Ophthalmologist” 2013 The Burbank Leader **Best of Burbank**
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