Shelley and Steven Einhorn Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology; Surgeon Director and Chief of Glaucoma at New York Eye & Ear Infirmary; Professor, New York Medical College. FAAO, FACS, FRCOphth, Gold Fellow ARVO. Past President, Ophthalmic Laser Surgical Society; New York Glaucoma Society; Section on Ophthalmology, New York Academy of Medicine; New York Society for Clinical Ophthalmology; Vice-President of ARVO. Numerous medical and scientific advisory and editorial boards. Member, Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis. Board of Trustees, International Council of Ophthalmology. Awards include Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Ophthalmologist of Year; Gold Medal, Greek Glaucoma Society; Louis Rudin Award for research in ophthalmology; Jesse H. Neal Award for Editorial Achievement; Albion O. Bernstein, MD Award NY State Medical Society of the State of New York for outstanding contributions to medicine; American Academy of Ophthalmology Lifetime Achievement Honor Award; Leadership in Educuation in Ophthalmology (LEO) Award; Dean’s Distinguished Research Award from the New York Medical College; Glaucoma Foundation Award for Innovation and Excellence in Glaucoma; TKC Liu Memorial Award for Leadership; Dominick Purpura Distinguished Alumnus Annual Award from Albert Einstein College of Medicine; ARVO Distinguished Service Award; ARVO Gold Fellowship; HRH Prince Abdulaziz Al-Saud Prevention of Blindness Award; Jose Rizal International Medal, El-Maghraby International Award, Moacyr Alvaro Gold Medal, Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award. Co-authored or edited 9 textbooks, 1700 medical and scientific papers, chapters, articles, abstracts. Over 700 lectures, including 40 named lectures. Founded Glaucoma Foundation, annual Optic Nerve Rescue and Regeneration Think Tank, New York Glaucoma Research Institute. Organizer of first annual World Glaucoma Day. Founder, ARVO Host-a-Research Program, Von Graefe Society, Lindberg Society. Specialties: Glaucoma