VIRTUAL: Updates & Innovations in Retinoblastoma Management: Steps Towards Personalized Medicine for a Pediatric Ocular Cancer featuring Jesse L. Berry, MD

Jesse L. Berry, MD is a board-certified ophthalmologist with subspecialty training in ocular oncology. She received her undergraduate and medical degree from Harvard University in Massachusetts. Following her ophthalmology residency at the University of Southern California, she was the Assistant Chief of Service at the Los Angeles County Medical Center. She completed a fellowship in Ocular Oncology at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles under the mentorship of Drs. Jonathan Kim and A. Linn Murphree.

She currently serves as the Associate Director of Ocular Oncology at USC and CHLA and actively treats patients with retinoblastoma, uveal melanoma, intraocular and ocular surface tumors. Dr. Berry is active academically within the broader field of ophthalmology and ocular oncology. She is the Executive Secretary for the International Society of Ocular Oncology and was the conference president for the biennial meeting in Los Angeles in 2019. She is an active advocate for mentorship and opportunities for young ophthalmologists. As such, she is a member of the Young Ophthalmologist committee through the American Academy of Ophthalmology and co-leads the committee for young ophthalmic oncologists and pathologists (YOOPs). Dr. Berry is active within the Women in Ophthalmology organization and is the founder of WOO, Women in Ocular Oncology.

As a physician-scientist, Dr. Berry studies outcomes for retinoblastoma, melanoma and other tumors. Her main interest is the development of the aqueous humor as a liquid biopsy for retinoblastoma and other intraocular disease. She was awarded a K08 from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institute of Health in 2018 to further study this.

In 2019 she was promoted to Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Clinical Scholar, a special distinction provided by USC.

This meeting is being jointly sponsored by the Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development

Accreditation Statement 

In support of improving patient care, this activity is planned and implemented by Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and the Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology.  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement 

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this LIVESTREAM activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.