Congratulations to the following international members. The Academy is grateful for your contributions to the Academy, its scientific and educational programs and to ophthalmology.
International Scholar Award
Awarded in recognition of international Academy members who meet specific criteria in their lifelong commitment to learning.
2013
Antonio Barloggio, MD (Switzerland)
Antonios Kotzampasis, MD (Greece)
Carlos Alberto Restrepo Pelaez, MD (Colombia)
Georgios P. Paleokastritis, MD (Greece)
Iordanis P. Besmertis, MD (Greece)
Tsukasa Hanemoto, MD (Japan)
2012
Abali I. Chuku, MBBS (Nigeria)
Alejandro Navas, MD (Mexico)
Daniel Horacio Scorsetti, MD PhD (Argentina)
Emeterio Pina-Hurtado, MD PhD (Spain)
Erkan Mutlukan, MD PhD (United Kingdom)
Ernesto S. Yapur, MD (Argentina)
Francesco P. Bernardini, MD (Italy)
Gerardo Salvador Lopez, MD (El Salvador)
Graciela Garcia-Briones, MD (Mexico)
Hadi Kjaerbo, MD (Denmark)
Hosam A. Ibrahim Elzembely, MD (Egypt)
Hosam El Sheha, MD PhD (Saudi Arabia)
Jan Eize Siegersma, MD MSc FEBO (The Netherlands)
Jos A. Gegundez-Fernandez, MD PhD (Spain)
Juan Salinas, MD (United Kingdom)
Luis H. De La O, MD (Mexico)
Marcia Clivati Martins, MD (Brazil)
Mohamed L. Daramy, MD (England)
Paul A. Adler, MBBS (Australia)
Prakash Mathew, MBBS (England)
Prasan M. Rao, MD (United Arab Emirates)
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International Ophthalmologist Education Award
Awarded in recognition of international Academy members who meet specific criteria in the pursuit of lifelong education in ophthalmology.
2013
Andrzej Mierzejewski, MD (Poland)
Carlos E. Solarte, MD (Canada)
Colin G Thompson, MBBS (Australia)
Emilio Dorronzoro, MD (Spain)
Irshad Ahamed Subhan, MD (Saudi Arabia)
Leandro C Zacharias, MD (Brazil)
Lizette L. Mowatt, MBBS (Jamaica)
Marta Hovan, MD (United Kingdom)
2012
Abdul Hamid Awan, MBBS (Pakistan)
Ahmad B. Maqsood, MBBS (Pakistan)
Alicia M. Ponce, MD (Honduras)
Alina Oprina, MD (France)
Ana Cristina Perez, MD (Ecuador)
Annabelle Ayame Okada, MD (Japan)
Anthi Bakouli, MD (Greece)
Arif Omar Khan, MD (Saudi Arabia)
Arturo J. Ramirez-Miranda, MD (Mexico)
Colin J. Vize, MBBS (England)
Constantino Trapatsas, MD (Panama)
Dieudonne Kaimbo Wa Kaimbo, MD (Congo)
Emilio M. Dodds, MD (Argentina)
Emmanouil Gkogkos, MD (Greece)
Enzo M. Vingolo, MD (Italy)
F. Javier Farina, MD (Spain)
Frederic Scholtes, MD (France)
Gian P. Giuliari, MD (Venezuela)
Gustavo E. Tamayo, MD (Colombia)
Heitor Panetta, MD (Brazil)
Hisham H. Soliman MBBCh (United Arab Emirates)
Igor J. Lundqvist, MD (Netherlands)
Jeannine Srourian, MD (Syrian Arab Republic)
Joaquim A. Campos Lopes, MD (Portugal)
Jorge E. Valdez, MD (Mexico)
Juliano V. Coatti, MD (Brazil)
Khaled Bairi, MD (France)
Leo J. Noordzij, MD (Netherlands)
Lovre Bojic, MD (Croatia (Hrvatska)
Luis Danilo D. Ponce, MD (Honduras)
Marcos D. Parra Orjuela, MD (Colombia)
Martin Baumeister MD (Germany)
Masako Sugai, MD (Japan)
Massoud Teimory, MBChB (England)
Matthias Christian Grieshaber, MD (Switzerland)
Milagros E. Martinez, MD (Dominican Republic)
Mohammad M. Parvaresh Rizi, MD (Iran)
Muhammad S. Raja, MBBS (United Kingdom)
Nam Soo Han, MD (Korea)
Nobuyuki Shoji, MD (Japan)
Norinobu Kaga, MD (Japan)
Paulo J. Vale, MD (Potugal)
Pierre George Mardelli, MD (Lebanon)
Ramesh Kekunnaya, MD FRCS (India)
Roberto Murillo Limongi S. Carvalho, MD (Brazil)
Rosario Tapia-Ramirez, MD (Mexico)
Sawsan R. Nowilaty, MD (Saudi Arabia)
Shadrokh Nabili, MD (United Kingdom)
Shivanand J. Sheth, MBBS (India)
Thi Ha Chau Tran, MBBS (France)
Thomas Kohnen, MD (Germany)
Valentina Franco Cardenas, MD (Mexico)
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Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award
First awarded in 1992, the Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award was established to recognize the contributions of Academy Fellows and Members in selflessly providing medical eye care. The award is presented to individuals for their participation in charitable activities, indigent care, community service or other humanitarian activity.
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Achievement Award Program
The Achievement Award Program recognizes individuals who participate in Academy activities, including the scientific programs at the Annual Meeting and more than 25 other categories of contribution to the Academy.
The award program is based on a cumulative point system; one point is awarded for each area of contribution, and an individual can earn a maximum of three points per year.
Senior Achievement Award
The Senior Achievement Award is part of the Achievement Award Program. To receive the Senior Achievement Award, individuals must obtain 30 points.
2011
Frank G. Holz, MD (Germany)
Geoffrey E. Rose FRCOphth (England)
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Achievement Award
The Achievement Award is part of the Achievement Award Program. To receive the Achievement Award, individuals must obtain 10 points.
2011
Albert J Augustin MD (Germany)
Anna L Ells MD (Canada)
Antonio P Ciardella MD (Italy)
Arif O Khan MD (Saudi Arabia)
Aylin Kiliç Uzbek MD (Turkey)
Barbara Kusa MD (Italy)
Belquiz A Nassaralla MD PhD (Brazil)
Carlos E Pavésio MD (England)
Catherine M Birt MD (Canada)
Cesar C Carriazo Escaf MD (Colombia)
Cesare Forlini MD (Italy)
Clive Peckar FRCS FRCSEd FRCOphth (England)
Daniel H Scorsetti MD PhD (Argentina)
David E Pelayes MD PhD (Argentina)
Emmanouil Mavrikakis MD PhD (Greece)
Federico A Graue-Wiechers MD (Mexico)
Francisco Contreras MD (Peru)
George D Kymionis MD PhD (Greece)
Harminder S Dua MD PhD (England)
Ian J Constable MBBS (Australia)
Ioannis Mavrikakis MD PhD (Greece)
Jeong-Min Hwang MD (Korea)
Jose Morales MD (Saudi Arabia)
Juan Murube MD PhD (Spain)
Juan Oscar Croxatto MD (Argentina)
Luis Izquierdo Jr MD (Peru)
Marcelo T Nicolela MD (Canada)
Marcio B Nehemy MD (Brazil)
Martine J Jager MD (The Netherlands)
Miguel A Teus MD (Spain)
Motohiro Kamei MD PhD (Japan)
Nathalie Cassoux MD PhD (France)
Niro Kasahara MD (Brazil)
Raja Narayanan MD (India)
Ramin Tadayoni MD PhD (France)
Renato Ambrosio Jr MD (Brazil)
Ritu Arora MD MBBS (India)
Roberto Pinelli MD (Italy)
Sathish Srinivasan FRCOphth (Scotland)
Shady T Awwad MD (Lebanon)
Shigeto Shimmura MD (Japan)
Sunay Duman MD (Turkey)
Thierry G Zeyen MD PhD (Belgium)
Timothy Y Lai MD FRCS (Hong Kong)
Virgilio Morales-Canton MD (Mexico)
Vishali Gupta MBBS (India)
Yusuke Oshima MD (Japan)
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