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
Sarwat Salim, MD Academy Biography
Vice Chair
Thomas A Graul MD Academy Biography
AAO Staff Contact
Liz Sharpe
Councilors representing State Societies
Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology
E M Brendan Wyatt MD Academy Biography
Alaska Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
David S Zumbro MD Academy Biography
Arizona Ophthalmological Society
Matthew J Welch MD Academy Biography
Arkansas Ophthalmological Society
Scott C Claycomb MD Academy Biography
California Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
Amin Ashrafzadeh MD Academy Biography
Vineet N Batra MD Academy Biography
Troy R Elander MD Academy Biography
Roma Patel, MD Academy Biography
Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Rebecca Sands Braverman, MD 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
Adam M Katz MD Academy Biography
Mark Michels MD FACS Academy Biography
Joseph T Nezgoda, 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
Daniel Gealy, MD Academy Biography
Illinois Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
Evan P Lagouros, MD Academy Biography
James Ford McDonnell MD Academy Biography
Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology
Stephen R Klapper 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
Woodford S Van Meter MD FACS Academy Biography
Louisiana Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Donald C Falgoust MD 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
Jason M Gilbert MD Academy Biography
John Mandeville MD PhD Academy Biography
Michigan Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Thomas M Aaberg Jr MD Academy Biography
Thomas J Byrd MD Academy Biography
Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology
Sasha Strul, MD Academy Biography
Mississippi Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Kimberly A Crowder MD Academy Biography
Missouri Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Linda M Tsai MD Academy Biography
Montana Academy of Ophthalmology
Scott M Guess MD Academy Biography
Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Matthew F Appenzeller MD Academy Biography
Nevada Academy of Ophthalmology
Michael D Westafer, MD Academy Biography
New Hampshire Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Nancy D Efferson-Bonachea MD Academy Biography
New Jersey Academy of Ophthalmology
Isaac C Ezon MD Academy Biography
Robert M Scharfman MD Academy Biography
New Mexico Academy of Ophthalmology
Kenneth M Downes, MD Academy Biography
New York State Ophthalmological Society
Amjad M Hammad MD Academy Biography
Gareth M Lema MD PhD Academy Biography
Michael A Pisacano MD Academy Biography
Grace Sun, MD Academy Biography
North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Sara Ellen Stoneburner MD Academy Biography
North Dakota Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Michael D Greenwood, MD Academy Biography
Ohio Ophthalmological Society
W Walker Motley, MD Academy Biography
Jeffrey W Perkins MD Academy Biography
Oklahoma Academy of Ophthalmology
Jonathan E Drummond MD Academy Biography
Oregon Academy of Ophthalmology
Nisha Nagarkatti-Gude, MD Academy Biography
Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology
Robert L Bergren 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
Richard G Bryan MD PhD Academy Biography
South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology
Edward G Mintz MD PhD 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
Sidney K Gicheru MD Academy Biography
Robert D Gross MD Academy Biography
Chevy C Lee MD Academy Biography
Utah Ophthalmology Society
Brian C Stagg, 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
David J Smits, MD Academy Biography
Councilors representing Subspecialty and Specialized Interest Societies
American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Ophthalmology
Daniel J Karr MD Academy Biography
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Scott A Larson MD Academy Biography
American Association of Ophthalmic Oncologists and Pathologists
Alison H Skalet MD PhD Academy Biography
American Board of Ophthalmology
K David Epley, MD Academy Biography
American College of Surgeons, Advisory Council for Ophthalmi
Kimberly D Davis, MD, FACS, MBA Academy Biography
Edward L Raab MD Academy Biography
American Glaucoma Society
JoAnn A Giaconi 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
Susanne M Hewitt MD Academy Biography
Majid R Moarefi, MD Academy Biography
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Kathleen M Duerksen MD Academy Biography
American Society of Ophthalmic Trauma
Fasika A Woreta MD Academy Biography
American Society of Retina Specialists
Justis P Ehlers MD Academy Biography
G Baker Hubbard MD Academy Biography
American Uveitis Society
Russell W Read, MD, PHD Academy Biography
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Louis R Pasquale MD Academy Biography
Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
Donald L Budenz MD MPH Academy Biography
Association of Veterans Affairs Ophthalmologists
Eric B Suhler, MD, MPH Academy Biography
Canadian Ophthalmological Society
Michael E Ashenhurst MD Academy Biography
Cornea Society
Maria A Woodward, MD, MS Academy Biography
Eye and Contact Lens Association
Ira J Udell MD Academy Biography
Eye Bank Association of America
William Barry Lee MD Academy Biography
Intl Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophth
Richard C Allen MD PhD Academy Biography
Macula Society
Sharon D Solomon, MD Academy Biography
National Medical Association, Ophthalmology Section
Daniel Laroche MD Academy Biography
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Prem S Subramanian MD PhD Academy Biography
Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group
Cecilia S Lee, MD Academy Biography
Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society
Cathleen M McCabe MD Academy Biography
Pan American Association of Ophthalmology
Academy Biography
Retina Society
Audina M Berrocal MD Academy Biography
Society of Military Ophthalmologists
Rachel A Lieberman, MD Academy Biography
Women in Ophthalmology
Femida Kherani MD Academy Biography