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Inês Laíns, MD, MSc, PhD

Career Plans: Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship at Mass Eye and Ear Dr. Laíns earned her medical degree and Master of Science in Medicine at the University of Coimbra in her home country of Portugal. She then received a scholarship from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology to complete...

Alexandra Castillejos, MD

Dr. Alexandra Castillejos graduated from Columbia University with her BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. While at Columbia, she received a Genentech Grant for a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. She was the Co-shadowing Program Chair of Columbia University’s pre-medical chapter of...

Luis Martinez-Velazquez, MD, PhD

Dr. Luis Martinez-Velazquez was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He completed his undergraduate studies in biochemical sciences and economics at Harvard University. While at Harvard, he was the president of the Puerto Rican Student Organization, and co-founder of the Harvard-MIT Puerto Rican Student...

2020 Annual and Alumni Virtual Meeting

On June 13, Harvard Ophthalmology hosted a successful reimagined Annual and Alumni Virtual Meeting with nearly 300 faculty and alumni attendees. With a central theme of I nnovation and Adaptation During COVID-19 and Beyond, the event focused on the department's creative response to the pandemic and...

Department Honors Thaddeus Dryja, MD, for His Contributions to Education

Professor of Ophthalmology Thaddeus Dryja, MD, received this year's Simmons Lessell Excellence in Education Award Presented during our clinical graduation ceremony on June 18, the award recognizes faculty who have made—and continue to make—sustained and profound contributions to education—just like...

Editorial Questions COVID-19 Link to Retinal Problems

Recent research suggested that COVID-19 may lead to changes to the retina such as OCT reflective lesions of inner retina. However, a new editorial authored by a team of retina specialists, including Harvard Ophthalmology faculty Demetrios G. Vavvas, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology...

Mohammad Dahrouj, MD, PhD, Receives Excellence in Patient Care

Mohammad "Mo" Dahrouj, MD, PhD, a second-year clinical vitreoretinal fellow at Mass. Eye and Ear, has been awarded the 2020 Retina Patient Care Award. The award is presented to a clinical fellow who demonstrates a superior commitment to caring for patients during the course of the year. Not awarded...