Title: Associate Staff, Director, Professor of Ophthalmology
Company: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Scheie Eye Institute, Perelman School of Medicine
Location: Merion Station, Pennsylvania, United States
Affiliations/Associations/Societies:
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Association for Cancer Research
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Board of Ophthalmology
- American Medical Women’s Association
- American Ophthalmological Society
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Society of Retina Specialists
- Apogean Society
- Aspen Retinal Detachment Society
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital
- California Academy of Sciences
- California Physicians Alliance
- Center for Childhood Cancer Research
- Children’s Oncology Group, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Clinical Research Forum
- Consortium of Universities for Global Health
- Dartmouth Medical School
- Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
- European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
- Federal Advocacy for Ophthalmologists and Patients
- Frederick C. Cordes Eye Society
- Genotyping Network (eyeGENE)
- Greater Philadelphia Ophthalmic Society
- Harvard Medical School
- Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Resident Retreat (invited mentor, 2006-2009)
- Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics
- Institute of Medicine (elected member, 2013-Present)
- International Association of Women
- International Cancer Information Service Group (ICISG)
- International College of Surgeons
- International Society for Eye Research
- International Society of Ocular Oncology (international advisory board, appointed member, 2007)
- International Symposium on Ocular Tumors (1997)
- International U.S. Surgeon, Fellow
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Middlebury College
- National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research;
- National Association of Professional Women (NAPW)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI) (study committee)
- National Eye Institute, Global Genes Project
- National Ophthalmic Disease (invited member, principal investigator)
- Neuroscience Graduate Group
- Oculoplastics Society
- Ophthalmic Oncology Group, Joint European Research Meetings, Ophthalmology and Vision
- Ophthalmic World Leaders (OWL)
- ORBIS (strategic committee board member, 2017-Present)
- Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmological Society
- Penn Forum for Women Faculty
- Penn Medicine Biobank Committee
- Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Northern California Association
- Philadelphia College of Physicians, Fellow
- Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) (associate member)
- The European Society for Medical Oncology (associate member)
- The Hospital & Health System Association of Pennsylvania (member)
- The Macula Society
- The Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology
- The Penn Club of New York
- The Royal Society of Medicine (2019)
- Union League of Philadelphia
- University of California, San Francisco
- Women in Ophthalmology
Achievements:
- Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2021, 2020)
- Featured Member, Marquis Millennium Magazine, Marquis Who’s Who (2021)
- Inductee, Top Professionals of the Year, Marquis Who’s Who (2020)
- Recipient, 2020 ICA Conference Health Communications Division Award, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (2020)
- Elected Silver Fellow, ARVO Fellows Class of 2020, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (2020)
- Featured Listee, Top Cancer Doctors, Philadelphia Magazine (2020)
- Recipient, 2019 Retina Research Foundation’s Gertrude D. Pyron Award, Lifetime Research Achievement, American Society of Retina Specialists (2019)
- Featured Listee, Top Doctors, Philadelphia Magazine (2019)
- Recipient, 2017 PPMC Patient Advocacy Award (2017)
- Recipient, Inspirational Physician Recognition Program Award, The Women Physicians Section, American Medical Association (2017)
- Recipient, Laureate Award, USC Keck School of Medicine (2017)
- Recipient, Secretariat Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2016)
- Featured Listee, 52 Ophthalmologists to Know, Becker’s ASC Review (2016)
- Recipient, 2015 Penn Medicine Innovation Accelerator Program Award (2015)
- Featured Listee, Best Cancer Doctor in America, Newsweek (2015)
- Recipient, Certificate of Appreciation as Community Internship Sponsor, Conestoga High School (2014)
- Recipient, Women in Ophthalmology Suzanne Veronneau – Troutman Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2013)
- Honoree, America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly (2009-Present)
- Recipient, Certificate of Appreciation as Preceptor, Parnassus Integrated Student Clinical Experiences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (2007-2008)
- Recipient, Work-Life Achievement Award, Work-Life Resources Center, University of California, San Francisco (2006)
- Recipient, Senior Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2006)
- Recipient, Certificate of Recognition for Dedicated Service, Longitudinal Clinical Experience Program, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (2004-2005)
- Inductee, Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (2002-2009)
- Recipient, National Medical Association Ophthalmology Award for Excellence in Medical Students and Ophthalmology (2002)
- Recipient, Physician Scientist Award, Inaugural Year, Research to Prevent Blindness (2001-2003)
- Honoree, Celebrating Women Faculty, Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women, University of California, San Francisco (2001)
- Honoree, Champion of Diversity, Office of Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity and Diversity, University of California, San Francisco (2000-2009)
- Recipient, Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (1997)
- Recipient, Young Investigator Award, Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology and Research to Prevent Blindness (1997)
- Recipient, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Travel Award (1991)
- Recipient, Dean’s Medal, Outstanding Graduating Senior, Dartmouth Medical School (1986)
- Inductee, Alpha Omega Alpha, Dartmouth Medical School (1986)
- Syvertson Fellowship, Outstanding Junior Student, Dartmouth Medical School (1986)
- Warden Fellowship, Bryn Mawr College (1985)
- Named Class Valedictorian, Middlebury College (1982)
- Recipient, Catlin Award, Classical Studies, Middlebury College (1979)
- Recipient, Woolsey Prize, Religious Studies, Middlebury College (1979)
