Mark W. Johnson, M.D., Honored with Heed-Gutman Award

Mark Johnson, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Director of the Retina and Uveitis Service, is the latest Kellogg leader to receive the Heed-Gutman Award from the Society of Heed Fellows of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).

The award recognizes extraordinary and distinguished clinical, research and/or educational leadership and service to the field. A leading clinician and investigator in the medical and surgical treatment of macular, vitreomacular and vitreoretinal disorders, Dr. Johnson has served as principal investigator on numerous multicenter clinical trials. A prominent voice on retina topics, he has delivered more than 20 named lectures and 240 invited talks in the U.S. and internationally and authored or co-authored nearly 250 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters.

“I was humbled—and surprised—to learn about the award,” he says. “Over the years I’ve been in the audience to celebrate numerous Heed-Gutman awardees. Hearing about their accomplishments has always inspired me to keep learning and contributing. What an honor to find myself in such esteemed company.”

In addition to the Heed-Gutman Award, Dr. Johnson, a past president of both The Macula Society and The Retina Society, has received a U.S. Presidential Scholar Award and both the Senior Achievement Honor and Life Achievement Honor Awards from the AAO.

Header image caption: Mark Johnson, MD