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February 2013 DJing doctors mix up medical work with music by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Staff Writer Re sol ve to shar pe n your Resolve to sharpen your LEADERSHIP skills and LEADERSHIP skills and st rengthen your profe ssional strengthen your professional e t n NETWORK in 2013! 3! ? ! Ophthalmic Women Leaders leadership l advancement l community JOIN Ophthalmic Women Leaders (OWL) for Dr. Kim and Dr. Aldave form the duo of DJ Special K and DJ AJA. F or Terry Kim, M.D., and Tony Aldave, M.D., it was a longtime interest in music and a chance discussion about DJing that led them to form the duo of DJ Special K and DJ AJA. Dr. Kim is professor of ophthalmology and director of ophthalmology fellowship programs, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Services, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, N.C. Dr. Aldave is associate professor of ophthalmology, UCLA; director, Cornea Service; and director, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship, Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles. While both initially got into DJing separately and do solo events, they also team up to put together sets twice a year for the Cornea Society at the ASCRS���ASOA Symposium & Congress and the AAO Annual Meeting. For these two surgeons, music and DJing offer a break from their everyday surgeries and clinical work. Musical interests Both doctors say that their interest in music goes back a number of years. ���Even as a young child, I think my parents realized that I liked music because I���d always get on my dad���s stereo and listen to his music,��� Dr. Kim said. Growing up, he was musically inclined, playing classical piano for about 16 years. It was around high school when he really started listening to the radio and getting more into mainstream music. Dr. Aldave said his love for music also goes back to his childhood. ���I have been a fan of electronic music ever since I was a kid,��� he said. ���I remember hearing Kraftwerk for the first time when I was in grade school and really liking their sound.��� In middle school and high school, Dr. Aldave and his friend started buying vinyls, trying to see who could find the best new groups and song remixes. In high school and college, he went to dance clubs just to listen to the music. Becoming a DJ For Dr. Kim, it was in high school that he started to DJ with a friend, mainly at parties, bar mitzvahs, and birthdays. ���I loved it because it was a different way to share music with your friends,��� he said. Dr. Kim continued to DJ a bit in college, but stopped during medical school, his residency, and his fellowcontinued on page 102 a new year packed with powerful programming and more events than ever before. Connect with women leaders across ophthalmology in a unique collegial environment. OWL membership includes: �� ���������������������� ������������������������������������ �� �������������� ���������������������� ���� ���������� ���������������� industry meetings �� ������ ������������������������������ ���� ���� ���������� �� �� ������������ ������������ �������������������� �������������� ������������ ���� ������������ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ for the professional development and advancement of women. ���As longtim ���As a longtime supporter of OWL, I encourage my ���� �������� ������ ������ �� �� �� ������ �������� �� �� ������ ���� �� �� ���� ���� ���� �� �� ���������������� ���������� ���� ���������� �� �������� ������������ �� �� ���������������� ���������� �� ���������� �� �� ������������ �� �������� �� ���������� �� ���� ���������������� �� �� ���������� �� �� ������ ���� �� ������������ �� �� ������ ���� ���� ���� ���� ������ ������ ���� �� �� ���� ���� �� �� ���� ���� �� ������ �� �� �� �� �� �� ������ �� ������ �� �������� ���� �� �� �� ���� ���� ������ �� �� ���� ���� ������ ��