#  Faculty and Alumni Honored with AAO Awards 

 





October 17, 2022

 

 

 The Department of Ophthalmology was well represented at this year’s American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Subspecialty Day and Annual Meeting, held September 30 through October 3 in Chicago. Faculty and trainees across several affiliates participated as course instructors, panelists, moderators, and lecturers.  
   
Congratulations to our faculty and alumni who received AAO awards for their outstanding contributions to vision research, education, and service.

 **Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award**  
Morris E. Hartstein, MD (alumnus)  
   
**Straatsma Award for Excellence in Resident Education**  
Laura K. Green, MD (alumna)  
   
**Charles L. Schepens, MD/AAO Award Lecture**  
Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD (alumnus)  
   
**Robert N. Shaffer Award Lecture**  
Michael V. Drake, MD (alumnus)  
   
**William F. Hoyt Award Lecture**  
Steven E. Feldon, MD (alumnus)  
   
**Lifetime Achievement Honor Award**

- Thomas M. Aaberg, MD, MSPH (alumnus)
- Lloyd Paul Aiello, MD, PhD
- Jeffrey S. Heier, MD

 **Distinguished Service Award**   
James Chodosh, MD (former faculty alumnus)

 **Senior Achievement Award**

- Lama A. Al-Aswad, MD, MPH (alumna)
- Dasa Gangadhar, MD (alumnus)
- John Alexander Irvine, MD (alumnus)
- Kathleen A. Lamping, MD (alumna)
- Leonard A. Levin, MD, PhD (alumnus)

 **Achievement Award**

- Durga S. Borkar, MD (alumna)
- Matthew F. Gardiner, MD
- Pankaj C. Gupta, MD (alumnus)
- Leo A. Kim, MD, PhD
- Steven J. Lichtenstein, MD (alumnus)
- Peter W. MacIntosh, MD (alumnus)

 **Secretariat Award**

- Paul Lee, MD, JD (alumnus)
- David Palmer, MD (alumnus)
- Rajesh C. Rao, MD (alumnus)

 **International Scholar Recipient**   
Alejandro Rodriguez-Garcia, MD (alumnus)



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Awards ](/category/awards)
 
 

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