Our Team

John Ladas, MD, PhD

Founder & CEO
Dr. Ladas is the founder of AES and a pioneer of AI advances in ophthalmology. His work has resulted in multiple AI patents in the USA and worldwide. His work directly shapes the future of medical and surgical eyecare.

Uday Devgan, MD

Co Founder 
Dr. Devgan is a founding member of AES. He is the founder of CataractCoach.com, the
most widely utilized education site in eye surgery. A former professor at UCLA. Dr. Devgan's expertise has made him the leading authority in the surgical community.

Bert Jun, MD, PhD

Co Founder 
Dr. Jun is a founding member of AES and Chairman of Ophthalmology at the University of Virginia Medical School. He was previously Chief of Cataract, Corneal and Refractive Surgery at Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Jun oversees academic and institutional relationships for AES.

Richard Lindstrom, MD

Senior Medical Advisor
Dr. Lindstrom has been an integral part of more than 200 ophthalmic companies with dozens of successful exits. He has a 40-year track record of success with commercialization in ophthalmology. Previously, he was a professor at the University of Minnesota.

John Berdahl, MD

Senior Medical Advisor
Dr. Berdahl is the top USA key opinion leader in anterior segment surgery of the eye. He is a visionary and has led the creation of multiple refractive and glaucoma start-ups.

Robert Engstrom, MD

Senior Medical Advisor
Dr. Engstrom is a recognized expert in macular degeneration and collaborates closely with Dr. Ladas on algorithm development. He previously served as the managing partner of a private retina practice and, prior to that, as a Professor of Ophthalmology at UCLA.

Donna Ladas

Client Relations Coordinator
Donna began her healthcare career as a breast cancer nurse navigator, where she coordinated complex, multidisciplinary care for patients before moving into ophthalmology practice administration. Donna leads the integration of innovative technologies into clinical practice, partnering with providers and staff to optimize workflows, and support exceptional patient care.

Louis M. Lyons, II

Legal and Operations Advisor
An attorney, Louis has more than 30 years of legal and operational experience. He was co-founder, COO, and Counsel of Illumina Computing Group Inc., a streaming data analytics software company that recently sold to a leading AI company. He spent nearly 20 years at Ernst & Young LLP as an executive leader for the Americas Tax service line.

David Waldrop

Technology Advisor
An entrepreneur, David was the principal founder, president, and CEO of Illumina Computing Group Inc., a streaming data analytics software company that recently sold to a leading AI company. David has more than 40 years of experience envisioning and delivering exceptional technology solutions as an architect and technology leader at Ernst & Young LLP, Groove Networks, and Microsoft.