Saint Louis Ophthalmological Society
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Board Members
David Vollman, MD, MBA - President
Rose Schultehenrich - Executive Secretary
Rose has served on the board of the St. Louis Ophthalmological Society as the Executive Secretary since 2004. She takes care of the Society, the doctors memberships, arranging dinners and obtaining CME for the physicians.
She is married to Stan Schultehenrich; they have 5 children and 10 grandchildren. She enjoys spinning and dancing.
Francisco Garcia-Ferrer, MD - Vice President
Gabriela M. Espinoza, M.D., is the Assistant Dean for Educational Programming in the office of Graduate Medical Education at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at SSM SLUCare Physician Group.
Dr. Espinoza is a graduate of Harvard University with a major in applied mathematics to biomedical engineering and went on to train in medicine at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She then completed training in ophthalmology at Washington University in Saint Louis. She specializes in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery and served as the ophthalmology residency program director at Saint Louis University for over a decade before her current position.
Gabriela Espinoza, MD - Secretary-Treasurer
Dr. Edelstein is the Assistant Professor at Saint Louis University Department of Ophthalmology.
Associate Medical Director at Mid-America Transplant.
Training: Medical School at University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Ophthalmology residency at Washington University School of
Medicine St. Louis, Missouri.
Cornea, external disease and refractive surgery fellowship at
Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri.
Sean Edelstein, MD - Member At Large
Dr. Vollman is the Vice President of Medical Practice for Medical and Surgical Specialties, SSM Health Medical Group, Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, St. Louis University School of Medicine.
In his role at SSM Health, Dr. Vollman leads medical and surgical specialties, supports system-wide Clinical Programs, and serves as a key physician leadership resource. He is responsible for developing short- and long-term strategic and operational plans to ensure alignment with broader organization priorities. In addition, he will oversee the integrated delivery network and help grow and enhance department and medical group operations. He will also be engaged in ophthalmic patient care and resident education at St. Louis University Hospital.
Dr. Garcia-Ferrer is the chief ophthalmologist for Mercy Clinic Eye Specialists in St. Louis and Division Chief for Ophthalmology at Mercy Hospital, St. Louis. Prior to joining Mercy Clinic in 2014, he served as an Associate Professor at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, with a joint position as Chief of the Sacramento VA Medical Center. Dr. Garcia-Ferrer received his medical education and residency training at Washington University in St. Louis, and completed fellowship training in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery at the University of California, Davis.
