The Lifelong Education for the Ophthalmologist (LEO) 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 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 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 reported ProVision product credit 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.
2016 LEO Award Recipients
| Steven M Brady DO |
| Gary G Carothers MD |
| Rafael Chiu MD |
| Richard Chiu DO |
| Chad Denison MD |
| Yelena Doych MD |
| Jon L Dusse MD FACS |
| Miguel A Espiritu MD |
| Marianne S Geraci MD |
| John S Greco Jr MD |
| Leslie D Grosinger MD |
| Kurt A Haller MD |
| Russell A Hayhurst MD |
| Jocelyn S Hess MD |
| Steve J Hillam, DO |
| Holly S Holm MD |
| Dean Hu MD |
| Michele A Jamison MD |
| Ronald W Johnson MD |
| Lauren A Kallina MD |
| Kandon K Kamae, MD |
| Roman G Kernitsky MD |
| David D Kim MD |
| Wendy A Klein MD |
| Ramesh M Kode MD |
| Jeevak Lal MD |
| Thomas D Lenart MD PhD |
| Junping Li MD PhD |
| Ning Lin MD |
| Howard J Loff MD |
| Ross B MacIntyre MD |
| Mary S Makar MD |
| Lauren M McDonald, MD |
| Kevin B Miller MD |
| Kelly T Mitchell MD |
| Abraham S Mitias MD, FACS |
| M Chris Monson MD |
| Jose R Montes MD |
| Mario C Mota MD |
| Samuel E Navon MD PhD |
| Hunter W Norris MD |
| James L Plotnik MD FACS |
| Sundhar R Ramasamy MD |
| Trudy K Ramjattan MD |
| William J Ramsay MD |
| Alexander Glen Rico MD |
| Ruben F Salinas-Garcia MD FACS |
| Ashley H Schauer MD |
| David S Scheer MD |
| Leonard S Seifter MD |
| Farid F Shafik MD, FACS |
| David M Shepherd MD |
| Kevin M Shiramizu MD |
| Scott M Smetana MD |
| Marcus J Solomon MD |
| Renée Solomon, MD |
| Shalini Sood MD |
| Christopher J Stock MD |
| Edward M Stroh MD |
| Michael K Taylor MD |
| Edmond H Thall MD |
| William Scott Thompson MD |
| Tina D Turner MD |
| William N White II MD |
| Jonathan Woolfson MD |
| Joseph F Woschitz MD |
| Peter Zloty MD |
| Daniel Zuckerbrod MD MPH |