Ishrat Ahmed, MD, PhD, Receives Brockhurst Academic Development Award

Ishrat Ahmed, MD, PhD, is the recipient of the 2022-2023 Robert Brockhurst Academic Development Award. This award provides essential support to clinical or research retina fellows by enabling them to attend and present at national conferences. This award was created to honor the legacy of Robert J. Brockhurst, MD, an Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and dedicated teacher who passed away in 2010. This fund was established in his memory by his fellows, colleagues, friends, and family.Dr. Ahmed completed her residency training at Wilmer Eye Institute and joined Mass Eye and Ear with an impressive record in basic science research. She has proven to be a well-rounded clinician with an exceptional level of patient care demonstrated during fellowship and is sure to be a future leader in our field. After graduation, Dr. Ahmed will join the faculty at Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as a clinician scientist focusing on elucidating the mechanisms underlying inherited retinal degenerations.