Effective July 1, 2021, Demetrios Vavvas, MD, PhD, will serve as the next incumbent of the Solman and Libe Friedman Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School.
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An internationally recognized expert in Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and renowned vitreoretinal surgeon, Demetrios Vavvas, MD, PhD, was promoted to Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School (HMS), effective June 1, 2021.... Read more about Demetrios Vavvas, MD, PhD, Promoted to Professor of Ophthalmology

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; Dean Elliot, MD, the Stelios Evangelos Gragoudas Professor of Ophthalmology; and John. B. Miller, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, reports concerns about the purported findings and raises concerns that may represent normal anatomical structures. 

Several ophthalmology faculty, staff, and trainees were honored with Partners HealthCare Partners in Excellence Awards for their contributions to Mass. Eye and Ear.... Read more about Ophthalmology Team Members Honored for Contributions to Mass. Eye and Ear

This year, several ophthalmology faculty were nominated for Harvard Medical School (HMS) Excellence in Mentoring Awards. These prestigious awards honor exceptional mentors who are committed to helping trainees develop and advance their professional careers in basic/clinical medicine, research, teaching, and administration.

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Faculty Recognition

Joseph Arboleda-Velasquez, MD, PhD, received a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and National Institute of Aging/National Institutes of Health in the amount of $1,016,301 over five years for his project, "Exploring the Role of Aging in Cerebral Ischemic Small Vessel Disease Using Notch3 Mutant Mice."

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