The Daroff-Dell'Osso Ocular Motility Laboratory
(OMLAB)*

Current Personnel
Director:
Mark F. Walker, MD   (2014 - Present)

Principal Investigators:
Louis F. Dell'Osso, PhD   (1972 - Present [WOC])
John S. Stahl, MD, PhD   (2000 - Present)
Mark F. Walker, MD   (2008 - Present)
Jonathan B. Jacobs, PhD   (2008 - Present)
Alessandro Serra, MD, PhD   (2013 - Present)

Co-Investigators:
Robert B. Daroff, MD   (1980 - Present)
Neal Peachey, PhD   (2006 - Present)
Faruk Orge, MD (Co-Investigator 2009 - Present)

Clinical Colleagues:
Throughout the history of this lab, both in Miami and Cleveland, our studies of ocular motor dysfunction required
a steady supply of patients with all types of motility disorders. They have been, and continue to be, supplied by
the many referring physicians in both those localities and throughout the United States and other countries.
In return for the opportunity to study their patients, we supply the referring physicians with ocular motor diagnoses
and suggest the therapies with the highest probability of success in each case. The contribution of referring physicians
to our research effort has, therefore, been essential. We are indebted to the many unnamed sources of patient material and thank them.

Past Personnel
Directors and Co-Directors:
Robert B. Daroff, MD   (Director 1970 - 1980)
Louis F. Dell'Osso, PhD   (Co-Director 1970 - 1980)
Louis F. Dell'Osso, PhD   (Director 1980 - 2010)
Larry A. Abel, PhD (Co-Director 1980 - 1986)
R. John Leigh, MD   (Director 2010 - 2014)

Principal and Co-Investigators:
Robert B. Daroff, MD   (1969 - 1980)
John T. Flynn, MD (Co-Investigator 1970 - 1980)
Thorne Shipley, PhD (Co-Investigator 1970 - 1980)
Joel S. Glaser, MD (Co-Investigator 1970 - 1980)
J. Lawton Smith, MD (Co-Investigator 1970 - 1980)
B. Todd Troost, MD (1972 - 1982)
Larry A. Abel, PhD (1978 - 1986)
Carl Ellenberger Jr. (Co-Investigator 1980 - 1983)
R. John Leigh, MD   (1982 - 2014)
Robert L. Tomsak, MD, PhD   (1986 - 2010)
Bernd F. Remler, MD (Co-Investigator 1990 - 1999)
Robert N. Sawyer Jr., MD (1992 - 1993)
Lea Averbuch-Heller, MD (Co-Investigator 1996 - 2000)
John S. Stahl, MD, PhD   (Co-Investigator 1996 - 2000)
Janet C. Rucker, MD (Co-Investigator 2003 - 2005)
Jonathan B. Jacobs, PhD   (Co-Investigator 2005 - 2008)
Mark F. Walker, MD   (Co-Investigator 2007 - 2008)

Visiting Scientists:
Dieter Schmidt, MD (1977 - 1978)
Akio Tabuchi, MD (1985 - 1986)
Jae I. Kim, MD (1999 - 2000)

Fellows:
Ron Weber, MD (1969 - 1970)
B. Todd Troost, MD (1970 - 1972)               Daniel Boghen, MD (1971 - 1973)
Thomas Carlow, MD (1972 - 1974)               James A. Sharpe, MD (1972 - 1974)
Larry A. Abel, PhD (1976 - 1978)                 Joseph R. Zahn, PhD (1977 - 1978)
Michael J. Doslak, PhD (1978 - 1979)           Larry Parker, MD (1978 - 1979)
Lanning B. Kline, MD (1979 - 1980)             Sebastiano Traccis, MD (1981 - 1982)
Patrick J.M. Lavin, MD (1982 - 1983)           Larry Whicker Jr., MD (1982 - 1983)
Hans Grossniklaus, MD (1982 - 1983)           Stephen E. Thurston, MD (1983 - 1985)
Barbara M. Weissman, MD (1985 - 1986)     Richcard W. Hertle, MD (1985 - 1986)
Gerald E. Grossman, MD (1985 - 1987)         Bernd F. Remler, MD (1987 - 1988)
Eric F. Maas, MD (1989 - 1990)                     Lea Averbuch-Heller, MD (1993 - 1996)
Klaus Rottach, PhD (1994 - 1995)                 Adriana A. Kori, MD (1994 - 1995)
Roongroj Bhidayasiri, MD (1999 - 2000)       Stefano Ramat, PhD (1999 - 2000)
Jonathan B. Jacobs, PhD (2001 - 2005)        Alessandro Serra, MD (2001 - 2002)
Siobhan Garbutt, PhD (2001 - 2002)             Sangeeta Khanna, MD (2005 - 2006)
Elisa Bala, MD (2006 - 2010)                        Alessandro Serra, MD, PhD (2006 - 2013)
Matthew J. Thurtell, MBBS (2007 - 2009)    Zhong Wang, PhD (2008 - 2010)
Ken Lao, PhD (2008 - 2013)

Graduate Students:
Stephen Zarzecki, MS (1970 - 1971)             Rathindra Nath Roy, MS (1970 - 1971)
Michael T. Hyson, PhD (1973 - 1976)           William P. Huebner, PhD (1986 - 1990)
Scott H. Seidman, PhD (1987 - 1993)           Nirav V. Sheth, MS (1991 - 1994)
Vallabh E. Das, MS, PhD (1992 - 1999)       Ari Z. Zivotofsky, PhD (1992 - 1996)
Daniel M. Erchul, MS (1994 - 1997)             Jonathan B. Jacobs, PhD   (1995 - 2001)
Jeffrey T. Sommers, MS (1998 - 2000)         Shouchen Dun, MS (1999 - 2001)
Helen Han, PhD (1998 - 2005)                     Arun Kumar, MS, PhD (1999 - 2005)
Zhong Wang, MS, PhD (2003 - 2008)           Ken Liao, MS, PhD (2003 - 2008)
Anand Joshi, MS, PhD (2005-2009)

Engineers:
Ryan Smith   (2000-2004)
Igor Kofman   (2005-2008)
Zach Thumser   (2005-2013)
Brian Oomen   (2004-2009)
King Yi         (2009-2011)
Rosalyn Schneider   (2010-2013)
Peggy Skelly, PhD   (2011-2013)

Research Assistants:
Susan King   (2009 - 2013)
Athena Chen   (2009 - 2010)