Federico Velez
Biography
Dr. Federico G. Velez is the Leonard Apt Endowed Chair in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology in the Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at the Stein Eye Institute and Doheny Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Dr. Velez serves as Executive Secretary of the Latin American Council of Strabismus (CLADE), Medical Editor of the World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Newsletter, and Associate Editor of the European Journal of Ophthalmology.
He has delivered more than 500 national and international lectures, including over 50 keynote presentations, and has published more than 250 scientific publications, including peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and abstracts.
Dr. Velez has pioneered several surgical techniques for managing complex strabismus and has contributed to the development of surgical guidelines for these challenging conditions.
His contributions to education and ophthalmology have been recognized with numerous honors, including the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute Best Teacher Award and the AAO and AAPOS Achievement and Senior Achievement Awards.