James L. Hargiss, M.D., Lecture in Oculoplastics & Orbital Surgery

James L. Hargiss, M.D., Lecture in Oculoplastics & Orbital Surgery

Dr. James Hargiss has been an icon in Seattle Ophthalmology since beginning his practice in 1951. He was the first in Seattle to perform corneal transplants in 1956, and in 1958 he established Seattle’s first eye bank. In the 1960s, Dr. Hargiss created Ophthalmology Grand Rounds at Harborview and was a volunteer attending physician, even before an official Department of Ophthalmology was created at the University of Washington. For 50 years, Dr. Hargiss has been a teacher and mentor to residents and fellows at the University of Washington. This endowed Hargiss Lecture was established in 2014 to honor Dr. Hargiss’s service to the University and the larger community.

2024 Hargiss Lecture, April 25, 8 a.m.
Ninth and Jefferson Building 7th floor conference room
Allen Putterman, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology and Co-Chief of Oculoplastic Surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine

Dr. Putterman has been in private practice for over 35 years, and has had extensive experience during that time, having performed over 20,000 oculofacial plastic surgery procedures. He is Professor of Ophthalmology and Co-Chief of Oculoplastic Surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine.  He has also served as president of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery and The Chicago Ophthalmological Society. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has served on their certification committee. He is one of approximately 30 doctors in the USA to be privileged to have an approved oculofacial plastic surgery fellowship.

Dr. Putterman has published over 375 scientific papers, mostly on oculoplastic surgery procedures and instruments he has invented. He has contributed to more than 50 textbooks, and recently published the 4th edition of his definitive textbook, Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery.  Dr. Putterman has also given over 365 lectures in his field, both nationally and internationally.