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
Prem S Subramanian, MD, PHD Academy Biography
Vice Chair
Lee A Snyder, MD Academy Biography
AAO Staff Contact
Liz Sharpe
Councilors representing State Societies
Alabama Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Russell W Read, MD, PHD Academy Biography
Alaska Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Matthew G Guess, MD Academy Biography
Arizona Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Matthew J. Welch, MD Academy Biography
Arkansas Ophthalmological Society
Severin M Pouly, MD Academy Biography
California Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
Amin Ashrafzadeh, MD Academy Biography
Michael T Couris MD Academy Biography
Diana R Shiba, MD Academy Biography
Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Robert I Fish, MD Academy Biography
Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians
Steven C Thornquist, MD Academy Biography
Delaware Academy of Ophthalmology
Andrew P Shyu, MD Academy Biography
Florida Society of Ophthalmology
Jaime H Membreno, MD Academy Biography
Darby D Miller, MD, MPH Academy Biography
Joseph T Nezgoda, MD, MBA Academy Biography
Georgia Society of Ophthalmology
Amy J Estes, MD Academy Biography
Hawaii Ophthalmological Society
William K Wong, Jr., MD Academy Biography
Idaho Society of Ophthalmology
Daniel Gealy, MD Academy Biography
Illinois Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
James Ford McDonnell, MD Academy Biography
Krishna Patel, MD Academy Biography
Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology
Sally Primus, MD Academy Biography
Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology
Timothy J Daley, MD Academy Biography
Kansas Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Ajay Singh, 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
Sara Bozorg, MD Academy Biography
Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Renee Bovelle, MD Academy Biography
K. Michelle Huzella, MD Academy Biography
Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Jason M Gilbert, MD Academy Biography
Olivia C Liao, MD 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
Steven Miller Shields, MD Academy Biography
Montana Academy of Ophthalmology
Scott M Guess, MD Academy Biography
Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Academy Biography
New Hampshire Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Dane Slentz, MD Academy Biography
New Jersey Academy of Ophthalmology
Isaac C Ezon, MD Academy Biography
Michele A Miano, MD Academy Biography
New Mexico Academy of Ophthalmology
Elizabeth A Cretara, MD Academy Biography
New York State Ophthalmological Society
Brad E Kligman, MD Academy Biography
Amy A Mehta, MD Academy Biography
Michael A Pisacano, MD Academy Biography
Sarwar Zahid, MD Academy Biography
North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Susan Burden, MD Academy Biography
North Dakota Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Michael D Greenwood, MD Academy Biography
Ohio Ophthalmological Society
Joseph M Coney, MD Academy Biography
W. Walker Motley, MD Academy Biography
Oklahoma Academy of Ophthalmology
Ben J Harvey, MD Academy Biography
Oregon Academy of Ophthalmology
Chad M Bingham, MD Academy Biography
Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology
Robert L Bergren, MD Academy Biography
Scott M Goldstein, MD Academy Biography
Sonia Mehta, MD Academy Biography
Puerto Rico Society of Ophthalmology
Wandsy M Velez-Vazquez MD Academy Biography
Rhode Island Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Richard G Bryan, MD, PHD Academy Biography
South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology
John A Wells, III, MD Academy Biography
South Dakota Academy of Ophthalmology
Daniel Christian Terveen, MD Academy Biography
Tennessee Eye Surgeons
Brent E Aebi, MD Academy Biography
Texas Ophthalmological Association
Sidney K Gicheru, MD Academy Biography
Robert D Gross, MD, MBA Academy Biography
Sanjiv R Kumar, MD Academy Biography
Utah Ophthalmology Society
Theresa M Long, MD Academy Biography
Vermont Ophthalmological Society
Amy A Gregory, MD Academy Biography
Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Daniel B Drysdale MD Academy Biography
Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Courtney E Francis, MD Academy Biography
Washington DC Metropolitan Ophthalmological Society
Aruoriwo Oboh-Weilke, MD Academy Biography
West Virginia Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Charles D Francis, MD Academy Biography
Wisconsin Academy of Ophthalmology
David L Nash, MD Academy Biography
Councilors representing Subspecialty and Specialized Interest Societies
American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Ophthalmology
Geoffrey E Bradford, MD Academy Biography
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Stacey J Kruger, MD Academy Biography
Scott A Larson, MD Academy Biography
American Association of Ophthalmic Oncologists and Pathologists
Alison H Skalet, MD, PHD Academy Biography
American Board of Ophthalmology
Pratap Challa, MD Academy Biography
American College of Surgeons, Advisory Council for Ophthalmi
Gary S Hirshfield, MD Academy Biography
American Glaucoma Society
Samuel Solish, MD Academy Biography
American Ophthalmological Society
Esen K Akpek, MD Academy Biography
American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology
Donald A Morris, DO Academy Biography
American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Helayna Brown, MD Academy Biography
John B Cason, MD Academy Biography
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Shannath Louise Merbs MD PhD Academy Biography
American Society of Ophthalmic Trauma
Grant A Justin, MD Academy Biography
American Society of Retina Specialists
Ron Afshari Adelman, MD, MPH Academy Biography
Justis P Ehlers, MD Academy Biography
American Uveitis Society
Jennifer E Thorne, MD, PHD Academy Biography
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Srinivas R Sadda, MD Academy Biography
Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
James C Tsai, MD, MBA Academy Biography
Association of Veterans Affairs Ophthalmologists
Eric B Suhler, MD, MPH Academy Biography
Canadian Ophthalmological Society
Femida Kherani, MD Academy Biography
Cornea Society
Maria A Woodward, MD, MS Academy Biography
Eye and Contact Lens Association
Deborah S Jacobs, 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
Sunir J Garg, MD, FACS Academy Biography
National Medical Association, Ophthalmology Section
Monique M Barbour, MD Academy Biography
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Peter A Quiros, MD Academy Biography
Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group
Cecilia S Lee, MD Academy Biography
Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society
David S George, MD Academy Biography
Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology
Raquel Goldhardt, MD Academy Biography
Retina Society
Lejla Vajzovic, MD Academy Biography
Society of Military Ophthalmologists
Gary L Legault, MD Academy Biography
Vit-Buckle Society
Brian K Do, MD Academy Biography
Women in Ophthalmology
Laura B Enyedi, MD Academy Biography
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