The LEO Lifelong Education for the Ophthalmologist Continuing Education Recognition Award is annually presented to Academy members in recognition of their ongoing participation in the Academy’s education programs and publications.
The Academy’s LEO Lifelong Education for the Ophthalmologist Award has been recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA) as qualifying for reciprocity with their Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA). The Academy was the first national medical specialty society to arrange for this benefit on behalf of its members.
Criteria for LEO Lifelong Education for the Ophthalmologist Award Eligibility
- Minimum of 150 AAO CME credits earned during a 3-year period from July 1 through June 30
- Must have claimed CME credit for at least 1 Annual Meeting or a Practicing Ophthalmologist Learning System (POLS) module during the three year time period
- Must not have been a LEO Award recipient during the same 3 year date range
- Must be an active member of AAO and AMA
International members may be interested in the International Ophthalmologist Education Award and the International Scholar Award.
2018 LEO Lifelong Education for the Ophthalmologist Award Recipients
| Wael M Abdelghani MD |
| Shareef B Ahmed MD |
| Richard C Angrist MD |
| Janet L Barrall MD |
| Thomas L Beardsley MD |
| Shari Carney, MD |
| Coye T Carver MD FACS |
| Christopher T Cessna DO |
| Adrianne Marie Q De La Paz MD |
| Kendall R Dobbins, MD |
| Richard Dohoda MD |
| Dean R Ellis MD |
| Andrew C O Fong MD |
| Benjamin D Freilich MD |
| Walter I Fried MD PhD |
| Richard E Gans MD |
| Paul B Greenberg MD |
| Nicole E Gross MD |
| Navid Hakimian MD |
| Elizabeth Ann Hansen MD |
| David D Harrell MD |
| Herbert J Ingraham, MD |
| Lawrence Joseph Jaeger MD |
| May Khadem MD |
| Samer A Khosrof MD |
| Bruce A Klunzinger MD |
| Stefanie Knapp MD |
| James A Knupp MD |
| Brian A LaGreca MD |
| Damien M Luviano MD |
| Joseph Majstoravich, MD |
| Steven J Marks MD |
| Athanasios G Marneris, DO |
| Shari Martyn MD |
| Kirk Albert Murdock MD |
| Charles Floyd Palmer, MD |
| Edward A Pulice MD |
| Ying Qian MD PhD |
| Kathryn L. Patterson MD |
| Richard R Roebuck MD |
| Casey Rogers MD |
| Ellie E Samadani MD |
| Luis R Santiago MD |
| Alan Victor Spigelman MD |
| Richard R Stout MD |
| Brian K Takagi MD |
| Jila S Waikhom MD |