Several ophthalmology faculty and Staff will be honored with Mass General Brigham Pillars of Excellence Awards for their contributions to both Mass Eye and Ear and the Mass General Brigham system. As part of this annual, system-wide employee recognition program, members of each organization nominated individuals and teams to be recognized for going above and beyond in their daily work.
Commitment to an Exceptional Patient Experience
Individual Recipients
- Amy Watts, OD, Director, Vision Rehabilitation Service and Optometry and Contact Lens Service, Mass Eye and Ear
- Ileana Guerrero, Medical Administrative Assistant, Glaucoma Service, Mass Eye and Ear
Advancing Innovation & Progress
Individual Recipient
- Drenushe Krasniqi, Research Assistant, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear
Commitment to an Exceptional Patient Experience
Ocular Oncology Care Team
- Ivana Kim, MD, Co-Director, Ocular Melanoma Center, Mass Eye and Ear
- Helen A. Shih, MD, Medical Director, Mass General Hospital Proton Therapy Centers
- Ryan J. Sullivan, MD, Oncologist, Mass General Hospital
Collaborating Across the System
Wentworth-Douglass and Mass Eye and Ear Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening Program—Mass Eye and Ear Team Members
- Debra Rogers, Senior Vice President of Ophthalmology, Mass Eye and Ear
- Mohammad Dahrouj, MD, PhD, Retina Service, Mass Eye and Ear
- Nimesh (Nemo) Patel, MD, Director, Pediatric Retina, Boston Children's Hospital; Retina Service, Mass Eye and Ear; Associate Fellowship Director, Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship, Mass Eye and Ear
- Errieana Tejada, Medical Administrative Assistant, Retina Service, Mass Eye and Ear
- David Tosatti, Director of Operations, Mass Eye and Ear
Optimizing Teamwork
Animal Care Staff, Mass Eye and Ear
- Marie Ortega, Director, Animal Care
- Kevin Phelps, Associate Director, Animal Care
- Edmund Addo, Animal Care Facilities Supervisor
- Gilberto Alas, Animal Care Technician 1
- Matthew Benson, Animal Care Technician 2
- Jon Burns, Animal Care Technician 1
- Elvia Buruca, Animal Care Technician 1
- Jose Buruca, Animal Care Technician 1
- Ramon Cruz, Animal Care Technician 1
- Robert Flug-Silva, Animal Care Facilities Supervisor
- Patrick Holmes, Animal Care Technician 2
- Andrew Hyppolite, Animal Care Technician 1
- Caitlin Keiper, Animal Vision Core Technician
- Miele MacMillan, Senior Animal Health Technologist
- Michele Mammolenti, Operations Specialist & Trainer
- Kerry Norton, Animal Health Technologist
- Rob O’Mara, Animal Care Technician 1
- Seth Ormsby, Animal Care Technician 1
- Lily Patneaude, Animal Care Technician 1
- Kyle Rheaume, Animal Care Technician 2
- Kahira Saez-Torres, Research Training Program Coordinator
- Deidania Sanchez, Animal Care Technician 1
- Abdul Sesay, Animal Care Technician 1
- Tiffany Simmons, Animal Care Technician 1
- Herver Villanueva, Animal Care Technician 1
- Maria Villanueva, Animal Care Technician 1