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Second year resident Ines Lains, MD, PhD, has been selected to participate in the 2021 Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO)/Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Resident and Fellow Research Forum at the upcoming annual meeting. This forum was established to encourage the most...

Resonance, the first Zoom edition of HMS's annual poetry slam and open mic night. This special event was sponsored by the Office of Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership (DICP) and hosted by M1 students Tola Ibikunle and Nereida Ramirez. The evening consisted of performances from HMS/HSDM...

Y'all we brought the holiday cheer tonight! Thanks to everyone for coming out. We had attendees from every class year and got to learn so much about each other through "Guess the SNMA/SNDA-er" trivia. Special thanks to Tola Ibikunle and all her little helpers for organizing, and congratulations to...

A new paper by Jacob Arellano-Anderson, HMS student, and Alex S. Keuroghlian, HMS Associate Professor of Psychiatry, discusses the limitations of current alcohol use disorder (AUD) screening tools for accurately assessing and counseling transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse patients. Abstract...

Dr Heng's team published the largest histopathological review of transmasculine breast tissues. The aim of the study, published in Modern Pathology, was to clairfy the effect of gender-affirming testosterone therapy in the breast. Press release by BIDMC: https://www.bidmc.org/about-bidmc/news/2020...

John Loewenstein, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and Associate Clinical Chief of Ophthalmology at Mass Eye and Ear, will retire in December. A dedicated teacher throughout his career, he helped develop teaching tools to improve surgical competency in ophthalmology...

Congratulations to our faculty and alumni who will be reconized by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) for their outstanding contributions to vision research, education, and service at the Academy's 2020 Virtual Meeting this weekend. John H. Kempen, MD, MPH, PhD, MHS, to Receive Humanitarian...

On November 7, C. Stephen Foster, MD, alumnus and Professor of Ophthalmology, Part-time was recognized for his lifetime contributions to the field of ophthalmology with the virtual unveiling of his official portrait at Mass Eye and Ear. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Foster pioneered the use of...

It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce that Frederick A. Jakobiec, MD, DSc, passed away peacefully at the age of 78 on November 14, 2020. An international leader in eye pathology and the former Chair of Harvard Ophthalmology and Chief of Mass Eye and Ear Department of Ophthalmology, Dr...

Mary C. Whitman, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, is the 2020 recipient of the Boston Children's Hospital Career Development Fellowship, which provides transitional funding for junior faculty members to enhance research productivity during the early stages of...