Curriculum Vitae
Last Updated: 2009

Name:
Kwok Li

Office Address:
17350 St. Luke's Way #330
The Woodlands, Texas 77384
Phone: 936-273-0606
Fax: 936-273-0607
Email: kwok.li@aectx.com


Education:

1988	B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University
1989	M.S. in Computer Engineering, Cornell University
1996	M.D. State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine

Postdoctoral Training
Internships and Residencies:

1996-1997	Internal Medicine Internship, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine
1997-2001	Residency, Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Medical Center
2000-2001	Chief Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Medical Center

Licensure:

2001	Texas Medical and Surgical license
1997	Louisiana Medical and Surgical license

Certification:

	Diplomate (Board Certified) of American Board of Ophthalmology
	Fellow of American College of Surgeons
	Certification for LADARVision CustomCoreaâ and Visx CustomVueä
	Certification for for Conductive Keratoplasty
	Certification in PRK , PTK and LASIK with VISX Excimer Laser Systemä
	Certification in PRK, PTK and LASIK with Alcon LADARVision
	Certification for for Hansatomeä, Amadeusä, and SKBMä microkeratomes
	Certification for for Staar Surgical AquaFlowä implant glaucoma surgery

Hospital and Facility Privileges:

Attending Physician, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX

Attending Physician, St. Luke's Community Medical Center at The Woodlands, TX

Attending Physician, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital, The Woodlands, TX

Laser Eye Institute of Houston, Houston, TX

Texas Institute of Rehabilitation Research, Houston, TX

Professional Societies:

American Academy of Ophthalmology

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,

American College of Surgeons

Research to Prevent Blindness

Harris County Medical Society

Texas Medical Association

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Chinese American Doctors Association of Houston, Board of directors

Community Service Related to Professional Work:

2001-Now

Community healthfairs organized by Tzu-Chi International Medical Association

Awards and Honors:

2000-2001	Chief Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, LSU Medical Center
2000	Most Outstanding Research Lecture, LSU Medical Center
1996	Cowper Ophthalmology Scholarship, SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine
1996	The Dr.Thomas Guttuso Award for Excellence in Ophthalmology, SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine
1996	The James Platt White Award for Clinical Excellence, SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine, 1996 ?
1996	Graduation with Research Thesis Honor, SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine
1994	NIH Cancer Research Fellowship, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
1989	Engineering Merit Scholarship, Cornell University
1986-1988	Excellence in Mathematics and Science Scholarship, Polytechnic University

Presentation and Research Publications:

1. Kwok Li, Carl J. Senft, Auguste. G.-Y.Chiou, Steve. Kaufman, Roger. W. Beuerman, In vivo Confocal Microscopy of Human Conjunctiva, submitted to Cornea August 2000
2. Kwok Li, Mary T. Green, Ocular Emergency lunch lectures for St. Luke?s Episcopal Hospital Staff, Houston, TX, July 28, 2003
3. Kwok Li, Mary T. Green, Ocular Emergency lunch lectures for St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Staff, Houston, TX, July 22, 2002
4. Kwok Li, Mary T. Green, Simeen Jhaver, New Treatemnt Modalities in Eye Care, A continued medical education course approved by the Texas Board of Optometrists and presented to Texas optometrists to enhance the understanding of current concept in glaucoma, dry eye and and other ocular disorders, Nov 19, 2002, Houston, TX.
5. Carl J. Senft, Kwok Li, Brian Gehardt, Herbert E. Kaufman, Prevention of Cornea Graft Failure Using an Cyclosporine Analog Intraoperatively in a Rabbit Cornea Transplant Model,  2001 ARVO.
6. Kwok Li, Carl J. Senft, Auguste. G.-Y.Chiou, Steve. Kaufman, Roger. W. Beuerman, Confocal Microscopy of Human Conjunctiva, Abstract # 2427: poster presentation. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Fort Lauderdale, Florida May 2000. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci: May 2, 2000; Vol. 41, No. 4: B674.
7. Kwok Li, James J Reidy, "Comparison of Effectiveness of Different Pharmocological Agents in the Treatment of Endotoxin-Induced-Uveitis in a Rabbit Model", poster presentation. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Fort Lauderdale, Florida May 1996. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci: May, 1996; Vol. 37, No. 4.
8. Ali Pirayes, Kwok Li, Samuel Osmar, Nick Mamalis, Randall J Olson, "In Vitro Analysis of AcrySof Intraocular Lens ?Glistening? in AcryPak and Wagon Wheel Packaging", abstract in the XIIIth Congress of The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, 1996, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
9. Stanley R Frankel, Kwok Li, et. al., "Multiparameter Immunophenotype of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia", presented at the Am. Society of Hematology 36th Annual Meeting at Nashville, Tennessee.
10. Kwok Li, "Excimer Laser and Its Use in Correcting Myopia", presented at the High Tech in Medicine seminar, 1993, SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine.