Robert G. Fante, MD, FACS
Dr. Robert Fante is a nationally renowned, double board-certified specialist in oculofacial plastic surgery and facial cosmetic surgery. The vast majority of his patients give him 5 stars for his excellent work and his warm, caring approach and demeanor. His peers have recognized and selected him to lead multiple medical organizations in the U.S. and Colorado, as well as to be a visiting professor at universities in the U.S. and internationally. Dr. Fante has been practicing medicine in Denver for over 25 years, while making outreach trips to rural Kansas, Wyoming, Peru, Colombia, and Honduras. A lifelong learner, he stays on the cutting edge of his specialty by teaching, publishing research, and continuing medical education. He is married with three sons and enjoys skiing, cycling, novels, travel, and making pizza.
Education
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; B.A. summa cum laude (Six Year Combined B.A./M.D. Program)
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; M.D.
Postdoctoral Training
Ophthalmology Residency, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona
Aerospace Medicine Primary Course, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas
Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Fellowship, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Academic Appointments
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
Chief Clinical Preceptor in Ophthalmology, Physician’s Assistant Graduate Education Program, 55th Medical Group, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
Lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Clinical Associate Professor, Departments of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Honors and Awards
- 1981 National Merit Finalist and Scholarship Recipient
- 1981-1983 Dean’s List – Boston University
- 1981-1983 Academic Scholarships – Boston University
- 1982-1983 Distinguished Sophomore Award – Boston University
- 1984-1988 U.S. Air Force Health Professions Scholarship Program
- 1992 Chief Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona
- 1993 Distinguished Graduate – U.S. Air Force Aerospace Medicine Primary Course
- 1994, 2010 Physician’s Recognition Award – American Medical Association
- 1995 Preceptor of the Year Award – Physician’s Assistant Graduate Education
- Program, University of Nebraska and the U.S. Air Force
- 1996 Meritorious Service Medal – U.S. Air Force
- 2003 Achievement Award – American Academy of Ophthalmology
- 2003-present Best Doctors Award, Castle-Connolly
- 2016 Senior Achievement Award – American Academy of Ophthalmology
- 2016 Secretariat Award – American Academy of Ophthalmology
- 2017 Best Cosmetic Surgeon Award, Colorado Community Services
- 2017 Outstanding Contribution Award – American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- 2022 Kennedy Leadership Award – American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- 2022 Best Cosmetic Surgeon Award, Colorado Community Services
- 2022-present TOP DOCS Award, 5280 Magazine, Denver, Colorado
Current Hospital Staff Appointments
- Medical Staff, HealthOne Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Hospital, Denver, CO
- Medical Staff, Childrens’ Hospital, Denver, CO
- Medical Staff, HealthOne Rose Medical Center, Denver, CO
- Medical Staff, HealthOne Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO
- Medical Staff, Centura Porter Adventist Hospital & Harvard Park Surg Ctr, Denver, CO
- Medical Staff, Littleton Hospital, Littleton, CO
- Medical Staff, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
- Medical Staff, Sky Ridge Medical Center, Lone Tree, CO
- Medical Staff, Clear Creek Surgery Center, Wheat Ridge, CO
- Medical Staff, Goodland Regional Medical Center, Goodland, KS
Certification and Licensure
Specialty Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology
American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery
Medical Licensure: Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Massachusetts
Military Service
Major, Medical Corps, United States Air Force
Chief Ophthalmologist, 55th Medical Operations Squadron, 1992-1996
Memberships and Offices in Professional Societies
Fellow, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- President, 2021
- Vice President, 2019, President-Elect, 2020, Past-President, 2022
- Secretary of Education, 2015-18
- Co-chair, Editorial Board for ASOPRS-AAO Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Education Center
- Scientific Program Assistant Director, Fall Meeting 2010, Chicago, IL
- Scientific Program Director, Spring Meeting 2011, Jacksonville, FL
- Scientific Program Director, Fall Meeting 2012, Chicago, IL
- Chairman, Marketing Committee 2021-2023
- Chairman, Written Board Examination Subcommittee, 2007-2012
- Faculty, Colorado ASOPRS Fellowship, 2006-present
- Member: Executive, Program, Education, and Exhibit Committees
- Examiner, Oral Board Examination
- Colorado Representative, ASOPRS Advocacy Network
- Abstract Reviewer, 2019-2022, 2024
Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Editorial Board, ONE Network, 2015-present
- Leadership Development Program, Class XIX, 2017
- Practicing Ophthalmologists Curriculum Committee, Oculoplastics/Orbit Panel, 2011-2016
- Member, Practicing Ophthalmologists Advisory Committee for Education, 2009-2014
- Scientific Program Co-Director, Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Day 2010, Chicago, IL
- Scientific Program Co-Director, Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Day 2012, Chicago, IL
- Scientific Program Co-Director, Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Day 2013, N. Orleans
- Oculoplastic Representative, Maintenance of Certification Education Committee 2006-8
- Member, BCSC Committee for Section 4 Ophthalmic Pathology and Section 7 Orbit, -Eyelids, and Lacrimal System, 2009-2014
- Minority Ophthalmic Mentor 2020-present
- Co-curator, Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Exhibit, AAO Museum of the Eye, 2021
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Member, North American Society of Academic Orbital Surgeons
Member, Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
- Board of Directors, 2011-present
- President, 2015-17
Member, Royal Society of Medicine, London, England
Member, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Member, European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Member, Colorado Society of Facial Plastic Surgery
Member, American Eye Study Club
Director, Colorado Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Journal Club
Scientific Activities
Manuscript Review for Peer-Reviewed Journals
- 1997-present Ophthalmology
- 1997-present Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- 2005-present Archives of Ophthalmology/JAMA Ophthalmology
- 2014-present Translational Vision Science and Technology
- 2014-present Dermatologic Surgery
- 2018-present Orbit
- 2024-present Frontiers in Ophthalmology
Grant Support
- National Institutes of Health, University of Michigan, General Clinical Research Center
- Grant # M01RR00042, 1998.
Teaching Activities
University of Nebraska and Omaha VA Medical Center
- Ophthalmology Residency Preceptor in Ophthalmic Surgery and Family Practice Residency and Physician’s Assistant Program Preceptor
- Guest Speaker, University of Nebraska Grand Rounds in Ophthalmology, multiple occasions
University of Michigan and Ann Arbor VA Medical Center
- Ophthalmology Residency Preceptor in Ophthalmic and Eye Plastic Surgery
- Guest Speaker, University of Michigan Grand Rounds in Ophthalmology, multiple occasions
University of Colorado and Denver VA Medical Center
- Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Fellowship Preceptor and Ophthalmology Residency Preceptor
- Guest Speaker, University of Colorado Grand Rounds in Ophthalmology, multiple occasions
American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Senior Instructor or Associate Instructor, multiple courses in Applied Facial Anatomy for Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery, Small-Incision Oculoplastic Surgery, Aesthetic Facial Rejuvenation:
- Anatomy and Surgical Technique
- Program Co-chair, Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Day 2010
- Program Chair, Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Subspecialty Day 2012
- Faculty, AAO Maintenance of Certification Course
- Faculty, AAO Subspecialty Day 2020-2026
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Instructor, multiple courses and workshop in aesthetic surgery, surgical rejuvenation, autologous fat grafting, and practice management
- Aesthetic Scientific Symposium Program Chair 2010
- Spring Scientific Symposium Program Chair 2011
- Fall Scientific Symposium Program Chair 2012
- Chair, Neck Rejuvenation Course, 2018
American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
- Senior Instructor, Instruction Course 357 – Surgical Correction of Eyelid
- Malpositions
Board, Committee, and Administrative Service
United States Air Force 55th Medical Group
- Surgical Technician Education Committee (chair)
- Medical Records Committee
- Graduate Medical Education Advisory Committee
University of Nebraska
- Volunteer Faculty Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Ophthalmology
University of Michigan
- Resident Curriculum Development Committee, Eye Plastic and Orbital Surgery Service, Department of Ophthalmology
Presbyterian/St. Lukes Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
- Vice-Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
- Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
Harvard Park Surgery Center, Denver, Colorado
- Member, Board of Managers
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Colorado
- Member, Board of Directors
Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
- Member, Board of Directors
Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company
- Member, Underwriting, Finance, Nominating, Risk Management, and Claims Committees
- Member, Board of Directors
- Chairman, Board of Directors 2026-2028
Von’s Vision Charitable Foundation
- Member, Board of Directors
Invited Guest Lectures
Guest Lecturer – “Treatment of Lower Eyelid Laxity by Transcaruncular Plication of the Medial Canthal Ligament”, XXII Congress of the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology, Orlando, Florida, October 1999.
Visiting Professor – Fall Meeting – Kansas Optometric Association, Wichita, Kansas, October 2000. “Lacrimal Workup and Surgery in the 21st Century” and “Ocular Considerations in Facial Trauma”.
Guest Lecturer – Spring Meeting – American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Snowmass, Colorado, March 2001. “Camouflaging the Inferior Orbital Rim”, “Laser and TCA Peels Combined with Lower Blepharoplasty”, and “Avoiding and Fixing Complications from Lower Blepharoplasty”.
Guest Lecturer – Fall Meeting – American Academy of Ophthalmology/Joint Symposium with the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2001. “The Aging Face: How Do The Eyes Fit In?”
Visiting Professor – University of Michigan Department of Ophthalmology, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 2003. “Contemporary Management of Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction”, “Orbital Trauma”, “Eyelid Neoplasia”, “Comprehensive Oculoplastic Examination”, and “Advances in Cosmetic Lower Blepharoplasty”.
Visiting Professor – IV Congreso Internacional de Oftalmologia, Clinica de Oftalmologica San Diego, Medellin, Colombia, November 2004. “Masas y Quistes Palpebrales”, “Frontoplastia Endoscopica”, “Elevacion de Cejas y Blefaroplastia y Coreccion de ptosis”, “Complicaciones de la Blefaroplastia Inferior”, “CDCR Endoscopica”, “Nuevas Tendecias en Blefaroplastia Inferior”, “Obstuccione del Conducto Lacrimonasal”, “Pseudotumores y Linfomas Orbitarios”, “Retraccion Palpebral”, “Ritidoplastia”.
Visiting Professor – Istituto Peruano de Oftalmologia, Piura, Peru, May 2006 . “Thyroid Ophthalmolopathy”, “Orbital Tumors”, “Eyelid Reconstruction”, Surgical Proctor.
Guest Lecturer – Fall Meeting – American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Atlanta, GA, November 2008. “Aesthetic and Reconstructive Facial Fat Grafting”; also Moderator, Orbital Oncology Section.
Guest Lecturer – “Triplane Facelift” and “Transconjunctival Lateral Orbital Decompression” ASOPRS Spring Symposium, Aspen, Colorado, June 2010.
Visiting Professor – Kansas City Society of Ophthalomology and Otolaryngology, Kansas City, MO, January 2011. “Repair of Common Eyelid Malpositions”, “Strategies for Periocular Reconstruction”, “Thyroid Eye Disease: State of the Art and What We Still Don’t Know”(this lecture was published by the Audio-Digest of Ophthalmology in 2012).
Visiting Professor – Heart of America Contact Lens Society 51st Annual Congress, Kansas City, MO, February 2012. “Common Eyelid Malpositions”, “Masses and Bumps”, “Periocular Cosmetic Treatments”, “Thyroid Eye Disease”, “Perioperative Management of Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Patients”.
Guest Lecturer – “Male Midline Necklift” ASOPRS Spring Symposium, Tucson, Arizona, May 2012.
Visiting Professor – Universidad Nacional de Piura, Facultad de Medicina Humana. June 2013. Piura, Peru.
Guest Lecturer – Fall Meeting – Denver Metro Optometric Society – Denver, Colorado, September 2013. “Periocular Neoplasia and Reconstruction”.
Visiting Professor – XIVth Annual Meeting of the Societa Italiana Chirurgia OftalmoPlastica, Milano, Italy, October 2013. “Steroid Sparing Immunomodulatory Therapies”, “Reconstruction of Large Periocular Defects”
Visiting Professor – Weil-Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY, October 2014.
OMIC Guest Lecturer – Spring Meeting – American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Park City, UT, June 2014. “Captain of the Ship…Are you on the right course? Liability, Ethics, and Risk Management”.
Guest Lecturer – Spring Meeting – American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St. Thomas, USVI. May 2015. “Finesse with Periocular Facial Fillers”.
Grand Rounds Guest Lecturer – Rose Medical Center, Denver Colorado, September 2015. “Thyroid Eye Disease”.
Visiting Professor – University of Rochester Medical Center/Flaum Eye Institute, Rochester, NY, March 2016.
Guest Lecturer – Spring Meeting – American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vancouver, BC, June 2017. “Keeping out of Trouble: Six Strategies Based on OMIC’s Oculoplastic Claims Experience”.
Guest Lecturer and Neck Rejuvenation Session Organizer – American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Austin, Texas, June 2018. “Modified Corset Platysmaplasty”.
Guest Lecturer – Spring Meeting – American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nassau, Bahamas, June 2019. “Navigating Risk in Oculofacial Plastic Surgery”.
Visiting Professor – University of Michigan Medical School, Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, MI, July 2019.
Guest Lecturer – Fall Scientific Symposium – American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Francisco, California, October 2019. “Ancillary Procedures and Personnel – Lean Practice Model”
Guest Lecturer – Fall Subspecialty Day – American Academy of Ophthalmology, Virtual Meeting November 2020. “Browlifts and Upper Blepharoplasty – Going Above and Beyond”.
Guest Lecturer – Ophthalmic Surgery Grand Rounds Webinar, October 2020. “Eyelid Surgery and the Cornea”.
Guest Lecturer – Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Englewood, Colorado, March 2021. “Duty to Patients: Beginning, Ending, and Obligations”.
Course Director and Panelist – The 4th Challenging Cases in Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Webinar: Joint APSOPRS-ASOPRS Meeting, March 2021 “Revision Esthetic Oculofacial Surgeries”, “Grand Rounds”, “Upper Eyelid & Forehead Surgeries”.
Guest Lecturer – Spivey Forum at the American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA, November 2021. “Benefits vs. Goals: Managing Patient Expectations in Refractive and Oculofacial Plastic Surgery”.
Guest Lecturer – Fall Subspecialty Day – American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA, November 2021. “ Pandemonium in the Practice of Plastics”.
Guest Lecturer – Spring Scientific Symposium, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Greenbrier, West Virginia, March 2022. “Office-Based Surgery: Staying out of Trouble…!”.
Guest Lecturer – Cybersight International Webinar, November 15, 2022. “Periocular Bumps, Degenerations, and Neoplasia”
Visiting Professor – California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA March 2023. “Failure to Diagnose can be your biggest professional risk”. “Eyelid surgery and the Cornea”. “Epiphora and DCR”.
Guest Lecturer – Reaching New Heights in Facial Plastic Surgery, Beaver Creek, CO March 2023. “Cosmetic Canthoplasty”, “Extended Lower Blepharoplasty”.
Guest Lecturer – Colorado Oculoplastic Journal Club, June 2023, Denver Colorado. “Sonopet for lateral orbitotomy and lateral orbital decompression”.
Guest Lecturer – Reaching New Heights in Facial Plastic Surgery, Beaver Creek, CO March 2024. “Otoplasty for the Non-otolaryngologist”.
Guest Lecturer – Reaching New Heights in Facial Plastic Surgery, Beaver Creek, CO March 2025. “Avoiding Cosmetic Malpractice”, “What you should know if you perform eyelid surgery”.
Guest Lecturer – 2nd WSOPRAS Symposium, Istanbul, Turkïye, April 2025. “The orbicularis oculi in lower blepharoplasty”.
Guest Lecturer – Annual Scientific Symposium, Christian Ophthalmology Society, Broomfield, Colorado, August 2025. “Failure to Diagnose resulting in Malpractice”, “Staying out of trouble with In-Office Surgery”.
Guest Lecturer – Spring Scientific Symposium, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sedona, Arizona, June 2026. “Medical Professional Liability Exposur”.
Other Invited Presentations
“Scleral Tobramycin Levels following Three Methods of Drug Delivery in Rabbits”, Annual Meeting of the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1990.
“Hemorrhagic Choroidal Detachment Associated with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation”, Annual Meeting of the Vitreous Society, Kamuela, Hawaii, January 1991.
“Correlation of Ophthalmic Findings with Carotid Artery Stenosis”, Annual World Congress of the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 1991.
“Correlation of Eye Findings with Carotid Artery Stenosis”, Annual Meeting of the Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, San Antonio, Texas, April 1992.
“Resident Experience with Small Incision Phacoemulsification and Foldable Intraocular Lenses”, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Seattle, Washington, May 1993.
“Dissection in the Post-Orbicular Fascia in Lower Eyelid Reoperations”, Annual Meeting of the Gifford Laboratory and University of Nebraska Residents’/Alumni Day, Omaha, Nebraska, March 1995.
“Update on Endoscopic Brow and Midface Lifts”, Second Annual Fall Alumni Day, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 1996.
“Orbital Burkitt’s Lymphoma”, Annual Meeting of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Division of Ocular Pathology, Washington, D.C., August 1997.
“Smooth Muscle Hamartoma of Muller’s Muscle: Solitary Infantile Myofibroma”, Eastern Ophthalmic Pathology Society, New York City, New York, September 1997.
“Anatomy of the Aging Face”, 70th Annual Spring Postgraduate Conference – Aesthetic Surgery of the Face and Eyelids, University of Michigan Department of Ophthalmology, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 1998.
“Orbital Approach to Medial Canthal Ligament Plication for Lower Eyelid Laxity”, 15th Annual Department of Ophthalmology Research Day, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 1998.
“Mullerectomy in Seventh Nerve Palsy”, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1998.
“An Orbital Approach to Medial Canthal Ligament Plication for Lower Eyelid Laxity”, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1998.
“Facial Laser Resurfacing”, “Medical Advances in Graves’ Orbitopathy”, and “Minimizing Invasiveness in Oculoplastic Surgery”, Annual Meeting of the High Plains Eye Society, Breckenridge, Colorado, January 1999.
“Advances in Treatment for Graves’ Ophthalmopathy”, Centura Porter Hospital Grand Rounds in Ophthalmology, Denver, Colorado, May 1999.
“Motility Coupling with Medpor”, Medical Advisory Seminar – American Society of Ocularists Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, October 1999.
“Advances in Blepharospasm: Research and Treatment”, Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation, Denver, Colorado, January 2000.
“Alternatives in Aesthetic Upper Facial Rejuvenation”, Annual Meeting of the High Plains Eye Society, Breckenridge, Colorado, January 2000.
“Orbital Considerations in Facial Trauma”, The Ultimate Otolaryngology Update – University of Colorado School of Medicine, Breckenridge, Colorado, March 2000.
“Ocular Considerations in Facial Trauma”, Grand Rounds, St. Catherine’s Hospital, Garden City, Kansas, September 2000.
“Central and Lateral Brow Suspension in Endoscopic Forehead Surgery”, Fall Symposium, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dallas, Texas, October 2000.
“Aesthetic Facial Augmentation and Bone Substitutes”, Snowbird Symposium on Aesthetic and Reconstructive Facial Plastic Surgery – The New Millenium, Snowbird, Utah, January 2001.
“Endoscopic Balloon Dacryocystorhinostomy”, Fall Meeting, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2001
“Transconjunctival Fat Repositioning in Lower Blepharoplasty”, Spring Symposium, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vail, Colorado, March 2002
“Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Eyelids”, Grand Rounds, Fry Eye Associates, Garden City, Kansas, May 2002.
“Conjunctival Melting Syndrome Associated with the Use of Bovine Pericardium Wrapping Material” Fall Symposium, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Orlando, Florida, October 2002.
“Clinical Outcomes of Novabone-C/M in Orbital Reconstruction”, Fall Symposium, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Anaheim, California, November 2003.
“Oculoplastics for Technicians”, Fall Symposium, Joint Commission of Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, Denver, Colorado, December 2003.
“Differential Diagnosis in Ptosis”, 9th Annual High Plains Eye Society Symposium, Breckenridge, Colorado, January 2004.
“Eyelid and Orbital Trauma”, “Periocular Necrotizing Fasciitis”, Grand Rounds, Fry Eye Associates, Garden City, Kansas, April 2004.
“Hyaluronic Acid Gel (Restylane) Filler for Facial Rhytids: Lessons Learned from ASOPRS Member Treatment of 286 Patients”, Fall Symposium, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Orleans, LA, October 2004.
“Endoscopic Conjunctivodacrycystorhinostomy”, “Endoscopic Forehead Lift”, “Lymphoma and Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Disease”, 10th Annual High Plains Eye Society Symposium, Breckenridge, Colorado, January 2005.
“Advances in Thyroid Orbitopathy” 1st Summer Symposium – High Plains Eye Society, Garden City, Kansas, July 2005.
“New Technologies in Oculoplastic Surgery” 11th Annual High Plains Eye Society Symposium, Breckenridge, Colorado, January 2006.
“Techniques in Eyelid Reconstruction” – 12th Annual High Plains Eye Society Symposium, Breckenridge,
Colorado, January 2007.
“Innovations in Facial Surgery with Liposuction and Fat Grafting” – Fall Symposium, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Orleans, LA, November 2007.
“Diagnosis, Management, and Innovations in Graves’ Eye Disease” 13th Annual High Plains Eye Society Symposium, Breckenridge, Colorado, January 2008.
“Eyelid Masses” and “Perioperative Management” 15th Annual High Plains Eye Society Symposium, Breckenridge, Colorado, January 2010.
“Sino-orbital Tumor Causing Epiphora – an unusual presentation” American Eye Study Club annual meeting, Nemacolin, PA, August 2010.
“Thinking Scientifically in Healthcare” – 17th Annual High Plains Eye Society Symposium, Breckenridge, Colorado, January 2012.
“Malposiciones palpebrales comunes y su reparación”, “Tumores y enfermedad inflamatoria orbitaria”, “Patología y Cirugía de Vía Lagrimal”, “Masas , Trauma y Reconstrucción Periocular”, “Cirugía Oculoplástica Cosmética” Istituto Peruano Oftalmologico, Piura, Peru June 2013
“Lessons Learned from OMIC Malpractice Claims”, CSEPS Winter Meeting, Denver, Colorado, February 2014
“Cosmetic Facial Enhancement”, Rocky Mountain Ophthalmic Personnel Fall Meeting, Denver, Colorado, November 2014.
“OMIC Closed Cases: Lessons Learned”, CSEPS Winter Meeting, Denver, Colorado, March 2016.
“Difficult Case of Late Orbital Reconstruction”, ASOPRS Spring Meeting, Ojai, California, June 2016.
“Antimetabolites in Oculoplastic Surgery”, American Eye Study Club Meeting, Amelia Island, Florida, August 2016.
“Lessons learned from analysis of oculoplastic malpractice claims, 2006-2016”, Pine Ridge Eye Study Society Annual Meeting, Driggs, Idaho, July 2017.
“Efficacy and Positive Utility of a Combined Approach to Upper Eyelid Lifting” American Eye Study Club Meeting, Park City, Utah, August 2018.
“Evolution of Surgery for Lower Eyelid and Cheek Rejuvenation”, Pine Ridge Eye Study Society Annual Meeting, Driggs, Idaho, July 2019.
“Silicone scaffold support using the bilayer dermal regeneration matrix template (Integra®) for correction of complex or recurrent lower eyelid retraction“, ASOPRS Fall Meeting, San Francisco, October 2019.
“Thyroid Eye Disease”, 22nd International Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Conference, Graves’ Disease Foundation Meeting, Denver Colorado, October 2019.
“Why ASOPRS”, The Anatomy of Oculoplastics: A Webinar on Dissecting Fellowship Applications, Training, and Career Options in Oculofacial Plastic Surgery. May 2021.
“Osteoradionecrosis and Fistula after Malignant Schwannoma”. Spring Meeting of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Webinar June 2021.
“Buccal Fat Pedicle Flap for Severe Lower Lid Cicatricial Retraction”. Fall Scientific Symposium of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, September 2022.
“Canthoplasty and Canthopexy in Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery” 30th Annual High Plains Eye Society Symposium, Breckenridge, Colorado, January 2024.
“The expanding scope of oculofacial plastic surgery”, Pine Ridge Eye Study Society Annual Meeting, Driggs, Idaho, July 2024.
“Starting a Solo Private Practice” Fall Scientific Symposium of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, September 2024.
“The Unhappy Patient”. Fall Scientific Symposium of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, September 2024.
“What happens when you fail to make the right diagnosis? Primer in medical malpractice” 30th Annual High Plains Eye Society Symposium, Breckenridge, Colorado, January 2025.
“Orbicularis Suspension”, “Otoplasty”, and “Office-based Surgery”. 31st Annual High Plains Eye Society Symposium, Palm Springs, California, January 2026.
Bibliography
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Seddon JM, Gragoudas ES, Egan K, Glynn R, Howard S, Fante RG, Albert DM. Relative Survival Rates after Alternative Therapies for Uveal Melanoma. Ophthalmology 97:769-777, 1990.
- Allinson R, Fante R, List A. Recurrent Hemorrhagic Choroidal Detachment associated with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. Annals of Ophthalmology 24:72-74, 1992.
- Bull DA, Fante RG, Hunter GC, Van Dalen J, Lee D, Bernhard VM, McIntyre KE. Correlation of Ophthalmic Findings with Carotid Artery Stenosis. Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 33:401-406, 1992.
- Allinson RW, Metrikin DC, Fante, RG. The Incidence of Vitreous Loss Among Third Year Residents Performing Phacoemulsification. Ophthalmology 99:726-730, 1992.
- Metrikin DC, Fante RG, Hodes BL. Intraocular Cilia after Penetrating Eye Injury. Archives of Ophthalmology 110:921, 1992.
- Fante RG, Bartley GB. Rational (or Rationing?) Healthcare. Ophthalmology 106:1649-50, 1999.
- Fante RG, Elner VM. A Transcaruncular Approach to Medial Canthal Tendon Plication for Lower Eyelid Laxity. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 17:16-27, 2001.
- Fante RG, Baker SR. Fat Conserving Aesthetic Lower Blepharoplasty. Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers 32:41-47, 2001.
- Fante RG, Goldman M. Removal of Periocular Veins by Sclerotherapy. Ophthalmology 108:433-34, 2001.
- Fante RG, Frueh BR. Differential Section of the Facial Nerve as a Tertiary Procedure in the Management of Benign Essential Blepharospasm. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 17:276-280, 2001.
- O’Donnell B, Anderson RL, Collin R, Fante RG, Jordan D, Ritleng P. Repair of the Lax Medial Canthal Tendon. British Journal of Ophthalmology 87:220-4, 2003
- Fante RG, Fante RL. Perspective: The Physical Basis of Surgical Electrodissection. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 19:145-48, 2003
- Bidar M, Hawes MJ, Dresner SC, Epstein G, Lucarelli MJ, Glover T, Fante RG, Migliori ME. Conjunctival Melting Syndrome Associated with the use of Bovine Pericardium Wrapping Material. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 19:257-261, 2003.
- Elner VM, Mauffrey R, Fante RG, Harris M, Morton AD, Hassan AS. Comprehensive Midfacial Elevation for Ocular Complications of Facial Nerve Palsy. Archives of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 5:427-433, 2003.
- McCracken MS, Khan JA, Wulc AE, Holds JB, Fante RG, et al. Hyaluronic Acid Gel (Restylane) Filler for Facial Rhytids: Lessons Learned from ASOPRS member Treatment of 286 patients. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 22:188-191, 2006.
- Fry EL, Fante RG. Acute Orbital Edema Causing Reversible Blindness After the Administration of Intravenous Contrast Agent in a Patient with Thyroid Eye Disease. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 24:330-331, 2008.
- Hodgson N, Bratton E, Whipple K, Priel A, Oh SR, Fante RG, Kikkawa DO, Korn BC. Outcomes of Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy without Mucosal Flap Preservation. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 30(1)24-7;2014.
- Davies BW, Fante RG. Concurrent Endophthalmitis and Orbital Cellulitis From Metastatic Klebsiella pneumonia Liver Abscess. Ophthalmic Plastic Reconstructive Surgery 32(5):e118-e119, September/October 2016.
- Fante RG, Busci R, Wynkoop K. Medical Professional Liability Claims: Experience in Oculofacial Plastic Surgery. Ophthalmology 125(12)1996-1998: 2018 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.08.016.
- Boulter TE, Burkat CN, Downie E, Hawes MJ, Willoughby B, Fante RG. Silicone Scaffold Support Using a Bilayer Dermal Regeneration Matrix Template for Correction of Primary or Recurrent Eyelid Retraction. Ophthalmic Plastic Reconstructive Surgery 37:2:183-187: 2021.
- Allen RC, Bradley EA, Fante RG, Lucarelli MJ. A Perspective on the Current Role of Teprotumumab in Treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease. Ophthalmology 128:8:1135-1128; 2021.
- Tao J, Lelli G, Chambers C, Fante R. Recognition of Oculofacial Plastic Surgery: Past, Present, and Future Directions. Ophthalmic Plastic Reconstructive Surgery 39:1:1-3: 2023.
- Rana, H. S., Liddell, A. T., Patadia, A. H., Dertinger, J. E., Fante, RG, & Willoughby, B. J. (2024). Buccal fat pedicle flap with a delayed tarsoconjunctival flap for lower eyelid retraction: a new surgical methodology. Orbit, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1080/01676830.2024.2412789
Chapters in Books
- Fante RG. Ocular Chemical Burns. In: Griffith HW, Dambro M (eds): The Five Minute Clinical Consult (Lea & Febinger Publishing, Philadelphia, PA, 1993-present [updated annually]).
- Fante RG. Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma. In: Griffith HW, Dambro M (eds): The Five Minute Clinical Consult (Lea & Febinger Publishing, Philadelphia, PA, 1993-present [updated annually]).
- Fante RG. Lower Eyelid Reconstruction: Tenzel Flap. In: Toriumi D (ed) Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Lippincott, William and Wilkins Publishing, Philadelphia, PA 2006).
- Fante RG. Traumatic Optic Neuropathy. In: Gold, D, Lewis, R (ed.) Clinical Eye Atlas (AMA Press, Chicago, IL, 2001).
- Fante RG. Optic Nerve Head Tumors. In: Gold, D, Lewis, R (ed.) Clinical Eye Atlas (AMA Press, Chicago, IL, 2001).
- Popham JK, White W, Fante RG. Endoscopic Balloon Assisted Dacryocystorhinostomy. In: Cohen AJ et al: The Lacrimal System: Diagnosis, Management, and Surgery, Lippincott, Baltimore, MD, 2006.
- Fante RG. Eyelid Reconstruction. In: Baker SR (ed.) Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction 2nd edition Raven Press, Philadelphia, PA 2007.
- Fante RG. Endoscopic Forehead Lift. In: Hartstein M, Holds JB, Massry G (eds.) Pearls and Pitfalls in Oculoplastic Surgery, Springer, New York, NY, 2010.
- Fante RG and Hawes MJ. Eyelid Reconstruction. In: Baker SR (ed.) Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction 3rd edition, Lippincott Press, Philadelphia, PA, 2014.
- Fante RG. Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy. Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Education Center. American Academy of Ophthalmology. http://www.aao.org/oculoplastics-center/endonasal-dcr. November 4, 2015.
- Fante RG. External Ear Anatomy. Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Education Center. American Academy of Ophthalmology. http://www.aao.org/oculoplastics-center/anatomy-of-external-ear. November 4, 2015.
- Fante RG. Otoplasty. Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Education Center. American Academy of Ophthalmology. http://www.aao.org/oculoplastics-center/otoplasty. November 4, 2015.
- Fante RG. Staying Out of Trouble: Strategies Based on Recent OMIC Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Claims. In: Burnstine MA (ed.) Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery of the Upper Face, Thieme Publishers, Philadelphia 2019.
- Fante RG. Lower Eyelid Retraction: Middle/Posterior Lamellar Correction using Xenografts. In: Hartstein ME, Burkat CN, Holds JB, Ramesh D (ed.) Avoiding and Managing Complications in Cosmetic Oculofacial Surgery, Springer Science Publishers, 2021.
- Fante RG, Hawes MJ, Echalier EL. Eyelid Reconstruction. In: Baker SR (ed.) Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction 4th edition, Lippincott Press, Philadelphia, PA, 2021.
- Fante RG. Botulinum Toxin in Lower Facial Rejuvenation. In Burkat CN (ed.) A Comprehensive Guide to Functional and Aesthetic Botulinum Toxin 1st edition. Springer Nature Press, (in press 2026).
Abstracts, Preliminary Communications, Panel Discussions, Letters
- Fante RG, Snyder RW, Metrikin DC. Treating Dry Eye. The CLAO Journal 18:1, 1992.
- Snyder RW, Allinson RW, Fante RG, Stanko ML, Metrikin DC. Learning Phacoemulsification Surgery. Ophthalmology 99(supp):120, 1992.
- Allinson RW, Palmer ML, Fante RG, Stanko ML. Vitreous Loss During Phacoemulsification by Residents. Ophthalmology 99:1181, 1992.
- Ahmad AJ, Fante RG, Elner VM. Cyanoacrylate Glue and Eyedrops, Argus 2(7):13, 1997.
- Fante RG. Aesthetic Surgery Tip Redefined. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 18:42, 1998.
- Fante RG. Senile Enophthalmia and Herniated Lower Eyelid Fat. Plast Reconstr Surg 102:917-918, 1998.
- Fante RG, Elner VM. The Use of Epinephrine in Infiltrative Local Anesthesia for Eyelid Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 102:918, 1998.