CURRICULUM VITAE

Name:                          Peter V. Palena, M.D.

Address:                      Riddle Eye Associates, P.C.

                                    Outpatient Pavilion-Suite 3302

                                    1098 W. Baltimore Pike

                                    Media, PA. 19063

                                    (610) 565-6780

                                    (610) 565-9390 FAX

Date of Birth:             April 15, 1938 Philadelphia, PA.

Education:                  College:               LaSalle College,

                                                                A.B. 1959

                                                                Philadelphia, PA

                                    Medical School:  Jefferson Medical College, M.D., 1963

                                                                Philadelphia, PA.

                                    Internship:           Jefferson Medical College Hospital

                                                                1963-64, Philadelphia, PA.

                        Residency:           Jefferson Medical College Hospital

                                                     Ophthalmology, 1966-69

                                                     Philadelphia, PA

                        Fellowship:          Wills Eye Hospital

                                                     Retinal 1969-1970

                                                     Philadelphia, PA.

Medical Licenses:  Pennsylvania (By Examination, 1964)

Board Certified:  American Board of Ophthalmology 5-12-71.

Armed Forces:  LCDR, M.C., USNR

                                 Active Duty:  1964-1966

                                 1964-Medical Officer, USS POCONO (AGC-16)

                                 1965-Medical Officer, Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA

                                 1966-1969 USNR

Staff Appointments & Professional Activities:

Riddle Memorial Hospital 1970-Present

                        Chief, Division of Ophthalmology 1984-Present

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 1970-Present

Wills Eye Hospital 1974-Present

Riddle Memorial Hospital

                        Director of Eye Care Center 1994-Present

Fair Acres Geriatric Center

                        Consulting Ophthalmologist 1970-Present

            Retinal Consultant at Kremer Refractive & Laser Center

Societies:  American Medical Association

                  Pennsylvania Medical Society

                  Delaware County Medical Society

                  American Academy of Ophthalmology

                  Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology

                  American College of Surgeons

Practice/Work Experience:

      1970-1981 Media Clinic

                  1981-1989 Jaeger-Palena Eye Associates

                  1989-Present Riddle Eye Associates, P.C.

                           1098 W. Baltimore Pike-Suite 3302

                            Media, PA 19063

                            (610) 565-6780