Images Magazine Spring 2013 - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

profileSynergy of Expertise Drives Newocular oncology centerat Bascom PalmerImagine the unsurpassed careof a trio of world–renowned ocular oncologistswho combine their clinical knowledge andpioneering research breakthroughs in a uniquecollaboration known as the Bascom PalmerEye Institute Ocular Oncology Center. This isnow a reality. The recent arrival of J. WilliamHarbour, M.D., at Bascom Palmer, who joinsocular oncologists Carol L. Karp, M.D., andDavid T. Tse, M.D., means patients from thecommunity, around the country and the worldwill now benefit from the Institute’s “one stopmanagement.”“One of the most important reasons I came toBascom Palmer is the opportunity to work withDr. Karp and Dr. Tse. Each of us has differenthighly specialized training that really gives us apowerful and diverse skill set to handle anytype of tumor in or around the eye,” saidHarbour, who left a distinguished professorshipat Washington University to become directorof the Ocular Oncology Center, professor ofophthalmology at the University of Miami MillerSchool of Medicine, and holder of the Mark J.Daily, M.D. Chair.“We collaborate on a daily basis,” said Tse, theDr. Nassar Al-Rashid Chair in Ophthalmic Plastic,Orbital Surgery and Oncology. “If someone has alesion on the surface of their eye (the cornea) —that is Carol’s domain; if it invades the orbit (theeye socket) or the eyelid that is where I wouldcome in to help; and if they have a tumor thatenters or arises from inside the eye, that is Bill’sspecialty. There is a unique blend of expertise tooptimize patient care.”“I cannot think of any other center in the worldwhere you have three internationally-recognized24