- TFOS global ambassadors and international chapter affiliate
Canada
Alfonso Iovieno
Alfonso Iovieno currently works as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Iovieno obtained his medical degree and completed his Ophthalmology residency at University Campus Bio-medico in Rome, Italy. He then sub-specialized in cornea, external diseases, ocular surface and complex anterior segment surgery during his 3 years of fellowship training at the University of Toronto, Canada and Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, UK. Dr. Iovieno also completed a Ph.D. in ocular microbiology and immunology between University Campus Bio-medico and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida. His research focus has spanned from ocular surface immunology to corneal infections and transplantation, he has won numerous awards and recognitions and holds several patents for biomedical devices. Dr. Iovieno regularly presents and moderates at national and international meetings, and has been extensively involved in training courses on the latest techniques for corneal transplantation. He has authored over 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 10 book chapters. True to his Italian background, he is an avid soccer fan and enjoys traveling and family time.