Harvard Ophthalmology hosted its 2026 Annual Meeting and Alumni Reunion on June 11–12.
Eric Pierce, MD, PhD, is receiving the 2026 Llura Liggett Gund Award, the Foundation Fighting Blindness' highest honor, for his pioneering work in gene discovery, genetic diagnostics, and therapeutic development for IRDs.
Maria Emfietzoglou, MD, a postdoctoral research fellow at Mass Eye and Ear, received a 2025 Vitreoretinal Surgery Foundation Research Award
Dennis Akrobetu, MD, a PGY-4 resident, and Ayush Parikh, MD, a PGY-3 resident, are recipients of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation 2026 Resident Excellence Award.
Harvard Ophthalmology was well represented at last month’s annual meeting of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) in San Diego.
Inas Aboobakar, MD, Recognized with David L. Epstein Clinician-Scientist Research Award
Congratulations to the following Harvard Ophthalmology faculty and alumni who were each recognized as one of "Boston's Top Doctors 2026" by Boston magazine.
Sandra Hoyek , MD, was recognized with a Top-10 Poster Award at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting in August.
