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Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society 58th Annual Meeting and 43rd Ophthalmic Personnel Meeting Slated for March 10, 2023

The Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society, under the leadership of President Marshall W. Stafford, M.D. is pleased to announce the 58th Annual Meeting and the 43rd Meeting for Ophthalmic Personnel is scheduled for March 10, 2023. Both meetings will take place at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA. We look forward to offering an engaging and robust experience for attendees and exhibitors in a welcoming environment in which to learn and gather. Registration begins January 26, 2023 with POS members and ophthalmic personnel attendees receiving information by email and mail.

The Society is honored to welcome Leon

W. Herndon, Jr.,

MD, as the 42nd Annual Harvey E. Thorpe Lecturer. He is a Professor of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and was a member of the first class of the Leadership Development Program. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers, lectured nationally and internationally, and has participated in several research projects related to glaucoma. He currently serves as Chief of the Glaucoma Division at the Duke University Eye Center where he has trained 84 clinical fellows. Dr. Herndon has been recognized for his service in the community by receiving the Senior Achievement Award from the AAO and the Dedicated Humanitarian Service Award. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award from the UNC School of Medicine and was the Surgery Day Lecturer at the American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting in 2019. He was named to the 2021 Newsweek America’s Best Eye Doctors list (#27). He is founder of the North Carolina Glaucoma Club, and the chair of the Glaucoma Clinical Committee of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons as well as Vice President of the American Glaucoma Society.

Participating distinguished guest faculty include:

Philip Custer,

MD, FACS— Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

Tom Oetting,

MS, MD—Clinical Professor, Rodolfo N. Perez Jr., MD, and Margaret Perez Professor in Ophthalmology Education, Ophthalmology Residency Program Director, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA.

Michelle

Pineda, MBA— Risk Management Specialist, Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC).