Cris Jacoba, MD, Recognized by Rabb-Venable Excellence in Ophthalmology Research Program

September 20, 2022

CrisCris Jacoba, MD, a clinical research fellow at Beetham Eye Institute at Joslin Diabetes Center, placed second in the Rabb-Venable Excellence in Ophthalmology Program in the Resident/Fellow category for his paper "Automated machine learning models for diabetic retinopathy screening using handheld fundus cameras in a low-resource community screening program." Dr. Jacoba's research was one of 70 abstracts presented at the National Medical Association annual assembly in June.

The Rabb-Venable Excellence in Ophthalmology Research Program recognizes outstanding medical students and residents/fellows from medical schools and ophthalmology programs across the United States.