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Jun 4, 20191 min read
Ophthalmology Community Mourns Pioneering Inventor and Educator Dr. Patricia Bath
The community of ophthalmology mourns the recent loss of American Board of Ophthalmology Diplomate Patricia Bath, MD, the pioneering...
May 29, 20191 min read
ABO Diplomates Named to Prevent Blindness Advisory Committee for Vision and Population Health
Prevent Blindness, the nation's oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, has announced the appointment of new Advisory...
May 16, 20193 min read
ABO Diplomate Earns National Award for Community Service and Professional Achievement
Congratulations to American Board of Ophthalmology Diplomate Lawrence Najarian, MD, of Bedminster, NJ, who received the 2019 Ellis Island...
Apr 30, 20191 min read
Emeritus Director Shares Little-Known Facts About Pulitzer Prize Founder's Eye and Vision Health
You may have seen American Board of Ophthalmology Emeritus Director Daniel M. Albert, MD, in a recent PBS documentary on the life of...
Apr 24, 20192 min read
ABO Vice Chair Featured as April's "NANOS Hero"
American Board of Ophthalmology Vice Chair Lanning B. Kline, MD, was featured as the North-American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society's (NANOS)...
Mar 30, 20191 min read
In the News: ABO Diplomate Dr. Mark Rosenblatt Becomes UIC Medical School Dean
American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate Mark Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, MBA, has been named Dean of the University of Illinois College of...
Mar 22, 20191 min read
Iowa Ophthalmologist Dr. Nikhil Wagle Appointed to State Medical Board
American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate Nikhil Wagle, MD, has been appointed to the Iowa Board of Medicine by Governor Kim Reynolds for...
Mar 7, 20192 min read
Doctors' Day 2019: Who in Ophthalmology Inspires You?
Every year on March 30, we celebrate National Doctors’ Day—a day created to honor the commitment and dedication of the physician...
Feb 8, 20191 min read
ABO Director Dr. Debra J. Shetlar Named President-Elect of AAOOP
The American Board of Ophthalmology congratulates Director Debra J. Shetlar, MD, who was recently voted president-elect of the American...
Feb 7, 20193 min read
American Board of Ophthalmology Adds Drs. Keith A. Warren and Martha M. Wright to its 2020 Board of
The American Board of Ophthalmology is pleased to announce that board-certified ophthalmologists Keith A. Warren, MD, of Kansas, and...
Jan 18, 20192 min read
Dr. Tamara Fountain, ABO Examiner, Draws Parallels Between Aviation and Medicine
In addition to being an accomplished professor and ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgeon, American Board of Ophthalmology...
Jan 16, 20191 min read
In the News: ABO Emeritus Director and Examiner Work to Study Genetic Eye Condition
American Board of Ophthalmology Emeritus Director Keith Baratz, MD, and Examiner Sanjay Patel, MD, of Mayo Clinic, were recently featured...
Dec 4, 20181 min read
Real-Life Patient Encounters Put Board Questions to the Test
When does a test question become something more? When knowing the answer saves a life. In a recent article for The New York Times...
Nov 20, 20182 min read
ABO Diplomate Dr. Joel Schuman Named to ABMS Stakeholder Council
Joel Schuman, MD, a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, has been named to the newly formed Stakeholder Council of the...
Nov 1, 20185 min read
Congratulations and Welcome to Our Newest Diplomates (Fall 2018)
The American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate community officially grew 284 members stronger today. Please join us in congratulating the...
Oct 24, 20182 min read
How a Mid-Career Fellowship Changed One Ophthalmologist's Perspective
American Board of Ophthalmology Director Jane Bailey, MD, enjoyed a comfortable life in Nebraska with an active family and a busy private...
Oct 10, 20182 min read
Dr. Martha Wright Receives American Board of Ophthalmology's Goldfeller Volunteer Service Award
On October 5, 2018, the American Board of Ophthalmology recognized the extraordinary dedication of diplomate Martha M. Wright, MD, of...
Sep 13, 20182 min read
Tennessee Diplomate to be Honored with ABO’s Clarkson Quality Improvement Award at AAO 2018
When cornea specialist Sahar Kohanim, MD, MPH, noticed a high number of patients experiencing severe corneal ulcers due to exposure...
Aug 4, 20182 min read
Thank You, 2018 Exam Development Volunteers
The American Board of Ophthalmology thanks the following groups of diplomate-volunteers who contributed their knowledge and ophthalmic...
Jul 9, 20186 min read
Congratulations and Welcome to Our Newest Diplomates
The American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate community officially grew 287 members stronger today. Please join us in congratulating the...
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