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About Us
Regardless of size, companies can have difficult decisions identifying which opportunities to pursue, how and if they’ll pay off, ways to increase utilization, and how to manage their portfolio of technologies, drugs, and/or activities. Add to that a need to recognize key opinion leader talent and industry leadership to best grow the company and provide beyond-excellent customer service. That’s where Singular Strategies comes in.
Led by Eric Donnenfeld, Jim Mazzo, Kerry Solomon, and Vance Thompson — ophthalmic business, clinical, surgical, and regulatory insiders with over 100 years of invaluable experience — will evaluate a company’s current state and then fast track its growth by providing a single, straightforward plan to take it from adequate to extraordinary.
We’ve built large, thriving practices and we can do it for you, too.
We’ll see your vision and then push beyond it, guiding the way toward real growth and transformation.
Eric Donnenfeld, MD
Dr. Donnenfeld is a clinical professor of ophthalmology at New York University. He is an internationally recognized expert with over 215 peer-reviewed papers, 45 book chapters, and three books as well as many lectures around the world. Dr. Donnenfeld is a past president of ASCRS and OMIG, trustee of Dartmouth Medical School, editor in chief of EyeWorld, and the incoming president of the International Intraocular Implant Society. Dr. Donnenfeld has worked extensively with industry and was one of the lead launch key opinion leaders of dozens of successful ophthalmic products. Dr. Donnenfeld was named America’s Best Eye Doctor in 2021 by Newsweek and The Ophthalmologist named him one of the 50 Most Influential People in Ophthalmology.
Jim Mazzo
James V. (Jim) Mazzo is Executive Chairman of Neurotech, a retinal implant company; and Chief Executive Officer and president for Avellino Labs, a biotechnology and genetic science company. He is also an Advisor for Zeiss and an Advisor for Bain Consulting.
Mazzo is one of the ophthalmic industry’s best known and most respected business leaders with more than 40 years of proven experience. His global reputation for building and running world-class organizations is based on 22 years of leading Allergan’s North American and European eye care organizations; seven years as Chairman, President and CEO of Advanced Medical Optics (AMO); four years as EVP of Abbott’s global ophthalmology business; three years as Executive Chair and CEO of AcuFocus; and four years as Global President of Ophthalmic Devices for Carl Zeiss Meditec.
Additionally, he is the Founder and Chairman of OCTANe, a member of the International Intraocular Implant Club (lllC) and Executive Committee Board Member with the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA).
Mazzo is on the ASCRS Governing Board, the AAO Foundation Advisory Board, the AGS Foundation Advisory Board, a Chair Member of the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, a Consultant of Anivive Lifesciences, sits on the Board of Visus Therapeutics, Refocus Group, Centricity Vision, LensGen, Iantrek, and Preceyes, serves on NASA’s Mission to Mars Committee, is an Officer in the Order of St. John, and is also a Board Member of the Anaheim Ducks Foundation.
His accomplishments and contributions to the healthcare industry and business and educational communities include serving as Board Chairman for AdvaMed; serving on the University of California at Irvine foundation; the Vice Chair Trustee, Chapman University; and years of dedicated experience with the medical device industry including cardiology, orthopedics as well as ophthalmology. Jim has also been recognized as a Top 100 Innovator in Ophthalmology multiple times and in 2021 received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
Kerry Solomon, MD
Dr. Solomon is a leader and innovator in ophthalmology. As an internationally renown LASIK and Refractive Cataract Surgeon, Dr Solomon is often sought out by, and works closely with, industry worldwide to help advance todays technology and surgical techniques in eye surgery. He serves as the Medical Director of Carolina Eyecare Physicians, South Carolina’s largest Eyecare practice. Dr. Solomon, a past president of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), currently serves as the chair of the domestic foundation for ASCRS. He’s a founder of Operation Sight, a national not-for-profit initiative providing cataract surgery for patients in need. Dr. Solomon is a board member of US Eye, a physician-led, patient-centric ophthalmic platform. Dr Solomon is a founder of Veracity, an innovative company that provides software solutions for ophthalmology. Since 2002, Dr. Solomon has been named one of the “Top 50 Opinion Leaders in the Fields of Cataract and Refractive Surgery” and one of the “Best Doctors in America” every year. He is a perennial research leader, and has been named one of the top 250 innovators in the field of premium IOL surgery by the publishers and editors of Premier Surgeon. He has also been cited in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Money, Redbook, and Reader’s Digest. His television appearances include NBC’s Today and the PBS series Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, which aired in more than 140 countries.
Vance Thompson, MD
Vance Thompson, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist who leads a collaborative team of medical professionals in treating vision conditions using advanced technology and innovative techniques. As a leading international researcher, Dr. Thompson has played an important role in the discovery and development of the advanced technologies and techniques used in both laser and implant vision correction surgeries today. Dr. Thompson has led nearly 80 FDA-monitored clinical trials and has published numerous papers and book chapters on his findings. In addition, Dr. Thompson co-authored the textbook titled Refractive Surgery and lectures and teaches all around the world.
Areas of Expertise
We help bring out your inner greatness to move you forward. That’s all thanks to the depth of our collective experience, which ensures that our clients are always well-positioned in the marketplace. Our expertise is highlighted in the following areas:
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