The Council serves as the advisory body to the Board of Trustees.
The council was established in accordance with section 7.01 of the Bylaws of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Chair
Lynn K Gordon MD PhD Academy Biography
Vice Chair
Sarwat Salim MD Academy Biography
AAO Staff Contact
Liz Sharpe
Councilors representing State Societies
Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology
Stephen J Kelly MD Academy Biography
Alaska Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
David S Zumbro MD Academy Biography
Arizona Ophthalmological Society
Brian T Rose MD Academy Biography
Arkansas Ophthalmological Society
Thomas H Moseley MD Academy Biography
California Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
Vineet N Batra MD Academy Biography
Troy R Elander MD Academy Biography
JoAnn A Giaconi MD Academy Biography
Leah Levi MD Academy Biography
Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Academy Biography
Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians
Edward S Lim MD Academy Biography
Delaware Academy of Ophthalmology
Dorothy M Moore, MD Academy Biography
Florida Society of Ophthalmology
David B Cano MD Academy Biography
Mark Michels MD FACS Academy Biography
Stephen G Schwartz, MD MBA Academy Biography
Georgia Society of Ophthalmology
S Anna Kao MD Academy Biography
Hawaii Ophthalmological Society
Rhoads E Stevens MD Academy Biography
Idaho Society of Ophthalmology
James B Earl MD Academy Biography
Illinois Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
Kathryn A Colby MD PhD Academy Biography
Sohail J Hasan MD PhD Academy Biography
Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology
Andrew W Tharp MD Academy Biography
Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology
Elizabeth H Gauger, MD Academy Biography
Kansas Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Paul D Weishaar MD Academy Biography
Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Julie S Lee MD Academy Biography
Louisiana Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
George S Ellis Jr, MD, FACS Academy Biography
Maine Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Linda A Schumacher-Feero MD Academy Biography
Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Renee C Bovelle MD Academy Biography
Lee A Snyder MD Academy Biography
Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Michael H Goldstein MD Academy Biography
John Mandeville MD PhD Academy Biography
Michigan Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Anne M Nachazel MD Academy Biography
Timothy P Page MD Academy Biography
Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology
Amanda C Maltry, MD Academy Biography
Mississippi Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Michael J Borne MD Academy Biography
Missouri Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Linda M Tsai MD Academy Biography
Montana Academy of Ophthalmology
Craig L Wilkerson MD Academy Biography
Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Thomas A Graul MD Academy Biography
Nevada Academy of Ophthalmology
Hardeep S Dhindsa MD Academy Biography
New Hampshire Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Nancy D Efferson-Bonachea MD Academy Biography
New Jersey Academy of Ophthalmology
Cecily A Lesko MD FACS Academy Biography
John R Stabile MD Academy Biography
New Mexico Academy of Ophthalmology
Kamalesh J Ramaiya MD Academy Biography
New York State Ophthalmological Society
Amjad M Hammad MD Academy Biography
Martin E Lederman MD Academy Biography
Gareth M Lema MD PhD Academy Biography
Grace Sun, MD Academy Biography
North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
J Stuart McCracken MD Academy Biography
North Dakota Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Michelle K Atchison MD Academy Biography
Ohio Ophthalmological Society
Jeffrey W Perkins MD Academy Biography
Bernard D Perla MD Academy Biography
Oklahoma Academy of Ophthalmology
Amalia Miranda MD Academy Biography
Oregon Academy of Ophthalmology
Dinelli M Monson MD Academy Biography
Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology
David M Armesto MD Academy Biography
David I Silbert MD Academy Biography
Sharon L Taylor MD Academy Biography
Puerto Rico Society of Ophthalmology
Cristina Ferrari MD Academy Biography
Rhode Island Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
David R Rivera MD Academy Biography
South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology
Todd D Gwin MD Academy Biography
South Dakota Academy of Ophthalmology
Jessica A Claussen, MD Academy Biography
Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology
Mark D Ewald MD Academy Biography
Texas Ophthalmological Association
Robert D Gross MD Academy Biography
Richard Galen Kemp MD Academy Biography
Aaron M Miller, MD, MBA Academy Biography
Utah Ophthalmology Society
James G Howard MD Academy Biography
Vermont Ophthalmological Society
Jeffery D Young MD Academy Biography
Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Alan L Wagner MD FACS Academy Biography
Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Michael Brush MD Academy Biography
Washington DC Metropolitan Ophthalmological Society
Leslie S Jones MD Academy Biography
West Virginia Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Edgar C Gamponia MD Academy Biography
Wisconsin Academy of Ophthalmology
Suzanne M Falkenberry MD Academy Biography
Wyoming Ophthalmological Society
Jennifer M Nottage, MD Academy Biography
Councilors representing Subspecialty and Specialized Interest Societies
American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Ophthalmology
Gregg T Lueder MD Academy Biography
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Mary Louise Z Collins MD Academy Biography
American Association of Ophthalmic Oncologists and Pathologists
George Harocopos MD Academy Biography
American Board of Ophthalmology
Sarah M Nehls MD Academy Biography
American College of Surgeons, Advisory Council for Ophthalmi
Paul Andrew Edwards MD Academy Biography
Edward L Raab MD Academy Biography
American Glaucoma Society
Carla J Siegfried MD Academy Biography
American Ophthalmological Society
Sophie J Bakri MD Academy Biography
American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology
Donald A Morris DO Academy Biography
American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Preeya K Gupta MD Academy Biography
Bryan S Lee, MD JD Academy Biography
American Society of Ocular Trauma
C. Douglas Witherspoon, MD Academy Biography
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Kathleen M Duerksen MD Academy Biography
American Society of Retina Specialists
G Baker Hubbard MD Academy Biography
Judy E Kim MD Academy Biography
American Uveitis Society
Russell W Read, MD, PHD Academy Biography
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Emily Y Chew MD Academy Biography
Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
Donald L Budenz MD MPH Academy Biography
Association of Veterans Affairs Ophthalmologists
Paul B Greenberg MD Academy Biography
Canadian Ophthalmological Society
Guillermo Rocha MD Academy Biography
Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists
Bennie H Jeng MD Academy Biography
Cornea Society
William B Trattler MD Academy Biography
Eye Bank Association of America
William Barry Lee MD Academy Biography
Intl Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel In Ophth
William H Ehlers MD Academy Biography
Macula Society
Sharon D Solomon MD Academy Biography
National Medical Association, Ophthalmology Section
Chasidy D Singleton MD Academy Biography
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Prem S Subramanian MD PhD Academy Biography
Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group
Anat Galor MD Academy Biography
Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society
Cathleen M McCabe MD Academy Biography
Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology
Zelia M Correa MD Academy Biography
Retina Society
Jennifer Irene Lim, MD Academy Biography
Society of Military Ophthalmologists
Rachel A Lieberman, MD Academy Biography
Women in Ophthalmology
Regine S Pappas MD Academy Biography