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Honors
and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 4/4/2024
National Fund for Medical Education SmithKline Beckman Medical Perspectives Fellowship SK 69/82A
SmithKline Beckman
1982
Grant-In-Aid GA 89-028 Modulation of Tenon's Fibroblast Function by Timolol (Principal Investigator)
Fight for Sight
1989
Training Grant NIH #5T32 EY07097-02 Outflow Effects of Guanylate Cyclase Activators (Trainee)
National Institutes of Health
1989
Heed Fellowship
The Heed Ophthalmic Foundation
1989
Cell Adhesion Molecules in the Aqueous Outflow Pathway
The Glaucoma Foundation
1993
National Glaucoma Research Grant, CAMS Project, Cell Adhesion Molecules in the Aqueous Outflow Pathway (Principal Investigator)
American Health Assistance Foundation
1994
American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award
American Academy of Ophthalmology
1995
Optical Coherence Tomography: A Novel Glaucoma Diagnostic NIH R29 EY11006 (Principal Investigator)
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
1995
Objective Assessment of Retinal Function in Normal and Glaucomatous Eyes Using Multifocal Electroretinography (mERG) (Principal Investigator)
The Glaucoma Research Foundation
1996
Novel Glaucoma Diagnostics for Structure and Function NIH RO1 EY13178-01 (Principal Investigator)
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
2000
Novel Optical Diagnostics and Short Pulse Laser Surgery NIH EY11289-13 (Investigator; James G. Fujimoto, MIT, PI)
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
2000
Alcon Research Institute Award
Alcon Research Institute
2002
Lewis Rudin Glaucoma Prize
New York Academy of Medicine
2002
Best Doctors in America
2003
American Socitey for Clinical Investigation
2004
ARVO/Pfizer Translational Research Award
2005
America's Top Doctors - The Best in American Medicine
2006
American Medical Association- Physician's Recognition Award with Commendation
2006
Pitsburgh's Top Doctors
2006
Who's Who in Medical Sciences Education
2006
American Glaucoma Society - Patient Care Committee
2008
American Ophthalmological Society
2008
O'Connor Lectyreship Award
2009
University of Pittsburgh Innovator Award
2009
ARVO Fellows Class of 2010
2010
University of Pittsburgh Innovator Award
2010
Visiting Professir, Pfizer Award
2010
Clinical Scientist Award, American Glaucoma Society National Glaucoma Research Award
2011
Carnigie Science Awards; Life Sciences Award
2012
Champalimaud Vision Award
2012
American Academy of Ophthalmology, Life Achievement Honor Award
2013
ARVO, Fellows Class of 2014, Gold Fellow
2013
Distinguished Professor, University of Pittsburgh
2014
American Association of Physicians
2016
Fight for Sight Physician/Scientist Award
2016
Manhattan Ophthalmological Society
2016
