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The Sanford and Susan Greenberg Prize to End Blindness recognizes visionary doctors and researchers for their contributions to eliminate blindness. We are pleased to share that, of the 13 recipients chosen for 2020, four are connected to Harvard Ophthalmology. The 13 awardees will share $3 million...

Jia Yin, MD, PhD, MPH , Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, is the recent recipient of three research awards to support her basic and clinical research in the areas of corneal angiogenesis, innervation, wound healing, and regeneration. 2020 Alcon Research Institute Young...

James Chodosh, MD, MPH , the Edith Ives Cogan Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School , and Lotfi Merabet, OD, PhD, MPH , Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School , were both nominated for the Harvard Medical School (HMS) Harold Amos Faculty Diversity Awards. These...

Zhigang He, MD, PhD, a Professor of Neurology and Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and a researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Established by the National Academy of Sciences, NAM serves alongside the...

Grayson Armstrong, MD, MPH, Instructor in Ophthalmology and Director of Ophthalmic Education in Core Medicine at Harvard Medical School, was recently elected vice president of the Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (MSEPS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to legislative and...

This year, Harvard Ophthalmology is honoring Matthew Gardiner, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Ophthalmology Emergency, Consult, and Hospitalist Services at Mass Eye and Ear, for his dedication to teaching and mentoring clinical trainees and junior faculty. Board...

In recognition of Darlene Dartt, PhD, and her career-long commitment to mentoring multiple generations of students, trainees, and faculty, Harvard Ophthalmology has selected her to receive the 2021 Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award. A Senior Scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass...

Nazlee Zebardast, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and Director of Glaucoma Imaging at Mass Eye and Ear, has been awarded the Research to Prevent Blindness 2021 Career Development Award. This award will provide $300,000 of support over four years for Dr...

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Sherleen Chen, MD, received this year's Simmons Lessell Excellence in Education Award. Presented during our clinical graduation ceremony on June 17, 2021, the award recognizes faculty who have made—and continue to make—sustained and profound contributions to...

At the recent Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) Annual Business Meeting, Joan W. Miller, MD , Chief of Harvard Ophthalmology, was voted in as President-Elect of the Association. Dr. Miller previously served on the AUPO Board of Trustees as a Trustee-At-Large.