PIERRE G. MARDELLI, M.D.
Beirut Eye Center
Suite 1A/1B
Specialty Clinics Ctr
102 Maamari Street
Beirut Lebanon
DATE OF BIRTHJuly 9, 1965
CITIZENSHIPLebanon
EDUCATION
Doctor of Medicine
Saint Louis University
St.Louis, Missouri, May 1991
Bachelor of Sciences in Biology
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon, July 1986
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
Fellowship in Glaucoma
Washington University School of Medicine, St.Louis, Missouri
July 96 to July 97
Residency in Ophthalmology
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
July 93 to June 96
Fellowship in Cornea, External Diseases and Refractive Surgery
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
July 92 to June 93
Internship in Internal Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St.Louis, Missouri
July 91 to June 92
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
Glaucoma Service
Eye and Ear Hospital International
Beirut, Lebanon
July 97 to Present
Instructor
Glaucoma Service, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Washington University School of Medicine, St.Louis, Missouri
July 96 to July 97
Instructor
Ophthalmology Section, Department of Surgery
The John Cocran Medical Center
Department of Veterans Affairs, St.Louis, Missouri
July 96 to July 97
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
Texas State Licensure, 2002-Active
Missouri State Licensure 1992-Active
Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners 1992
Diplomat, American Board of Ophthalmology 1997, recertified 2007
Lebanese Order of Physicians 1997-Active
Qatar Health Registry 2004-Active
Kuwait Ministry of Health 2007-Active
HONORS
Honor Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2002
Alpha Omega Alpha-Honor Medical Society
President Housestaff Association, 1995-1996
Vice-president Housestaff Association, 1994-95
University of Missouri-Kansas City
B.S. with Distinction
Deanís List
American University of Beirut
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Academy of Ophthalmology-Fellow
American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmology
Alpha Omega Alpha-Honor Medical Society
BOOKS
Mardelli PG, Melki SA. Four Pearls to Conquer the Difficult Iris. In: Melki SA, Azar DA (eds): 101 Pearls in Refractive, Cataract, and Corneal, Slack inc, 2001 and 2006.
Piebenga LW, Matta CS, Mardelli PG. Patient Selection and Evaluation for Refractive Surgery. In: Krachmer JH, Mannus MJ, Holland EJ (eds): Cornea, St.Louis, Mosby 1996.
PUBLICATIONS
Mardelli PG. Slit-lamp Needle Revision of the Capsular Block Syndrome. J Cataract Refract Surg 2008 July
Mardelli PG. Phacoanaphylactic Endophthalmitis Secondary to Capsular Block Syndrome. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007 May;33(5):921-2
Mardelli PG. Repair of Cyclodialysis Clefts Using IOL Haptics. Am J Ophthalmol 2006: 142(4): 676-8
Pepose JS, Lim-Bon-Siong R, Mardelli PG. Future Shock: The Long-Term Consequences of Refractive Surgery. Br J Ophthalmol 1997: 81(6):428-9
Mardelli PG, Piebenga LW, Whitacre MA, Siegmud K. The Effect of Excimer Laser Photorefractive Keratectomy on Intraocular Pressure Measurements Using the Goldmann Applanation Tonometer. Ophthalmology 1997;104 (6): 945-8
Mardelli PG, Lederer JR, CM, Murray PL, Pastor SA. Slit-Lamp Needle Revision of Failed Filtering Blebs Using Mitomycin-C. Ophthalmology 1996; 103:1946-55.
Mardelli PG, Piebenga LW, Matta CS, Hyde LL, Gira J. Corneal Endothelial Status 12 to 55 Months Following Excimer Laser Photorefractive Keratectomy. Ophthalmology 1995; 102: 544-9.
Bloom JN, Gravisse ER, Mardelli PG. A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of The Upshoot-Downshoot Phenomenon of Duaneís Retraction Syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol 1991; 111: 548-54.
PRESENTATIONS
Mardelli PG. The Flap Lift Suture. Ophthalmology 2007. (Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting November 2007, New Orleans, LA)
Mardelli PG. Slit-Lamp Needle Revision of the Capsular Block Syndrome. Ophthalmology 2006. (Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada)
Mardelli PG. Bleb Revisions Techniques.
(Lecture Presentation at the Jordanian Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting, March 2005, Amman, Jordan)
Mardelli PG. Postoperative Management of Filtration Surgery
(Lecture Presentation at the Jordanian Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting, March 2005, Amman, Jordan)
Mardelli PG. Repair of Cyclodialysis Clefts Using IOL Haptics. Ophthalmology 2004 (Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, October 2004 New Orleans, Louisiana)
Waked NE, Mardelli PG, Checkrallah Antoine, Mneimneh M, Farraj H, Nasr E, Ghosn M. Primary T Cell Lymphoma Presenting as Conjunctival Thickening. Ophthalmology 2004 (Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, October 2004 New Orleans, Louisiana)
Mardelli PG. How to Approach the Failing Bleb.
(Lecture Presentation at the Greek Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting, Athens, Greece,
March 2004)
Mardelli PG. Slit-Lamp Needle Bleb Revision.
(Paper Presentation, Greek Glaucoma Society Meeting, Athens, March 2004)
Mardelli PG, Piebenga LW, Whitacre MA. The Effect of Photorefractive Keratectomy on Goldmann Applanation Tonometry. Ophthalmology 1996; 103 (Suppl).
(Paper Presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, October 1996, Chicago, Illinois)
Mardelli PG, Lederer JR, CM, Murray PL, Pastor SA. Slit-Lamp Needle Revision of Failed Filtering Blebs Using Mitomycin-C. Ophthalmology 1995; 102 (Suppl):112.
(Paper Presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 1995, Atlanta, Georgia)
Mardelli PG, Piebenga LW, Hyde LL, Gira J. The Effect of the Excimer Laser Photorefractive Keratectomy on the Corneal Endothelium. Ophthalmology 1994; 101 (Suppl):75.
(Paper Presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 1994, San Francisco, California)
Mardelli PG, Teague BT, Tauber J. Improvement in Squamous Metaplasia and Tear Osmolarity Following AquaSite Therapy. Ophthalmology 1993; 100 (Suppl): 33.
(Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 1993, Chicago, Illinois)
Mardelli PG, Teague BJ, Tauber J. Regional Impression Cytology Abnormalities in Normal Volunteers. Ophthalmology 1993; 100 (Suppl): 162.
(Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, November 1993, Chicago, Illinois)
Mardelli PG, Tauber J, Piebenga LW. A Randomized Study of the Effect of Artificial Lubricants on Corneal Topography.
(Poster Presentation at the CLAO Annual Meeting, January 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada)
Mardelli PG, Tauber J. Tear Film Analysis in Dry Eye Syndrome.
(Paper Presentation at the Missouri Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting, March 1993, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri)
COURSES
Mardelli PG, Lederer JR, CM, Brett Teague. Trabeculectomy Surgery from A to Z. Ophthalmology 2000, 2001.
(Course Presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, October 2000 Dallas and November 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana)
Lederer JR, CM, Mardelli PG. Slit-Lamp Needle Revision of Failed
Filtering Blebs Using Mitomycin-C. Ophthalmology 1997,1998,1999,2000.
(Course Presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, October 1997 San Francisco, November 1998 New Orleans, October 1999 Orlando and October 2000 Dallas, Texas)
Pastor SA, Mardelli PG. Endocyclophotocoagulation After Failed Non-Contact Transcleral Neodymium:Yag Cyclophotocoagulation. Ophthalmology 1996; 103 (Suppl).
(Videotape Presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, October 1996, Chicago, Illinois)
ABSTRACTS
Teague BJ, Skuta GL, Mardelli PG, Shaver RP, Nordquist RE. Ciliary Body and Retinal Toxicity After Subconjunctival Injection of Mitomycin C in Rabbit Eyes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1995; 36 (Suppl): 439.
Crosser V, Mardelli PG, Wu A, Tauber J. Duration of Tear Osmolarity Changes following Instillation of Artificial Lubricants in Patients with Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1995; 36 (Suppl): 4628.
Tauber J, Mardelli PG, Teague BJ, Crosser V. Improvement in Squamous Metaplasia Following AquaSite Treatment in Patients with Dry Eye Syndrome and Normal Volunteers. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1993; 34 (Suppl): 3810.
Rupani M, Mardelli PG, Teague BJ, Crosser V, Tauber J. Regional Impression Cytology in Normal Volunteers. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1993; 34 (Suppl): 3809.
Mardelli PG, Tauber J, Piebenga LW. Corneal Topographic Abnormalities Following the Use of Artificial Lubricants. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1993; 34 (Suppl): 2693.
Drew S, Walline TA, Tauber J, Mardelli PG, Cobb CJ, Gardner L. Comparison of Expanding Versus Contracting Diaphragm Movement in Excimer Laser Photoablation Without Nitrogen Gas Flow. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1993; 34 (Suppl): 490.
Walline TA, Piebenga LW, Bealer LA, Rupani M, Mardelli PG, Jaffe MR. Modulation of Corneal Wound Healing Following Excimer Laser Photoablation Using Interferon Gamma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1993; 34 (Suppl): 506.
Bloom JN, Gravisse ER, Mardelli PG. A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of The Upshoot-Downshoot Phenomenon of Duaneís Retraction Syndrome. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1991; 32 (Suppl): 2800.
JOURNAL REVIEWER
Ophthalmology, Journal of the Amercian Academy of Ophthalmology
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Archives of Ophthalmology
British Journal of Ophthalmology