PHYSICIAN CEO 2020 Participant Directory

Juan F. Batlle Logroño, MD is the Vice-President of Centro Láser in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic,

where he specializes in Corneal Transplant surgeries(DALK, DSAEK, DMEK, PK), Refractive Surgery (LASIK,

PRK, SMILE), Cataract Surgery, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Correction of Refractive Defects with intraocular lens

(ICL), Dry Eye and Eye Surface disease, and the use of Amniotic Membrane in corneal problems.

Dr. Batlle is the Vice-President of Banco de Córneas in the Dominican Republic, a non-profit organization that

seeks to promote the donation of eye tissues for people with corneal conditions. Thanks to this work, the

organization has made innumerable transplants, promoting the process of awareness about the importance of being

a donor.

“I always had my vocation clear. I learned it from my father, seeing his commitment to patients. I am the third

generation of a family of ophthalmologists, and I know the responsibility that implies for me.”

As a doctor specialized in different areas of Ophthalmology, Dr. Batlle Logroño collaborates with the other doctors

of Centro Láser in the visual health operations of the organization. As Vice President of the Corneas Bank of the

Dominican Republic, he is one of the main promoters of the donation of organs for the sight, making people aware

of the importance of the cornea for a correct visual health and the human and social commitment that implies the

donation process. As Vice President of Centro Láser, he focuses on promoting the investigation of new areas and

modern techniques in Ophthalmology, in order to offer a better service for the visual health of Dominicans.

Dr. Batlle studied at the Vanderbilt University, where he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Neuroscience. He went

on to obtain a Doctorate in Medicine from the Tulane University School of Medicine, where he also completed his

Residency in Ophthalmology. Subsequently, he studied to specialize in the area of cornea and refractive surgery. As

an ophthalmologist recognized for his work, Dr. Batlle is a member of several important organizations focused on

the development of Ophthalmology at both national and international levels. Currently, he is a member of the

Dominican Ophthalmology Society (SDO), the Pan American Ophthalmology Association (APO), the American

Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), and the

Refractive Surgery Alliance Society (RSA). He has made several publications in specialized journals in

Ophthalmology, such as the article “Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine” in 2016.