Officers and Committees of the Macula Society
Officers of the Macula Society - 2009-2010
- Jerry A. Shields, MD
President
- Michael L. Klein, MD
President-Elect
- Emily Y. Chew, MD
Secretary
- Lawrence J. Singerman, MD
Executive Secretary
- Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD
Treasurer
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Past Presidents of the Macula Society
- Arnall Patz, MD
- J. Donald M. Gass, MD
- Morton F. Goldberg, MD
- Robert C. Watzke, MD
- Stephen J. Ryan, MD
- John G. Clarkson, MD
- David H. Orth, MD
- Alexander J. Brucker, MD
- Lee M. Jampol, MD
- Thomas M. Aaberg, MD
- Travis A. Meredith, MD
- Kurt A. Gitter, MD
- William F. Mieler, MD
- Daniel Finkelstein, MD
- Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD
- Evangelos S. Gragoudas, MD
Immediate Past President
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Commitees of the Macula Society
Several committees are dedicated to specific goals and objectives of the Society. The Macula Society has an Executive Committee, consisting of the officers and committee chairpersons, who have the responsibility of overseeing the general direction of the Society. The Awards Committee recommends specific candidates for recognition at the meeting. The By-Laws Committee provides structure to the Society providing members with an optimal experience; the Research & Education Committee accepts applications and awards grants to researchers whose goals are consistent with the Macula Society's objectives. The Credentials Committee accepts and reviews new membership applications, bringing those who qualify to the members for a vote. The Meeting Planning Committee selects the venue and organizes the activities. The Nominating Committee identifies and nominates members for key positions, which will support the goals and objectives of the Macula Society. The Program Committee reviews abstracts and decides which papers will be presented to the members at the annual meeting. The recently added Website committee will oversee the development of the website.
Commitee Chairs of the Macula Society
- Alexander J. Brucker, MD*
Awards
- Julia A. Haller, MD
By-Laws
- Timothy W. Olsen, MD*
Credentials
- Charles C. Barr, MD
Meeting Planning
- Mark W. Johnson, MD
Nominating
- Philip Rosenfeld, MD
Program
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- Jennifer I. Lim, MD
- Research and Education
- Mathew MacCumber, MD
Website
- Prof. Francesco Bandello
International Member Representative
- Michael Ip, MD
Young Member Representative
- Neil M. Bressler, MD
Macula Society AAO Councilor
- Alan G. Palestine, MD
Macula Society AAO Alternate Councilor
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Awards and Lectures of the Macula Society
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The Macula Society recognizes outstanding achievement by its members and others, through various awards and lectures, which are presented at the meeting not necessarily annually, but rather, just when a truly worthy recipient is identified:
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The Arnall Patz Medal - For outstanding contributions in the study of Retinal Vascular Diseases.
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Past recipients:
- Arnall Patz, MD
- Matthew Davis, MD
- John Clarkson, MD
- Daniel Finkelstein, MD
- Ronald Klein, MD
- Rosario Brancato, MD
- Koichi Shimizu, MD
- Morton F. Goldberg, MD
- W. Richard Green, MD
- Sohan S. Hayreh, MD, PhD, DSc
- Eva M. Kohner, MD
- Gary C. Brown, MD
- Evangelos Gragoudas, MD
- Harvey Lincoff, MD
- Michael L. Klein, MD
- Yuval Yassur, MD
- Jean-Jacques De Laey, MD, PhD
- Napoleone Ferrara, MD
- Lawrence J. Singerman, MD
- Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD
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The J. Donald Gass Medal - For outstanding contributions in the study of Macular Diseases.
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Past recipients:
- J. Donald Gass, MD
- W. Richard Green, MD
- Stuart Fine, MD
- Gabriel J. Coscas, MD
- Alan Bird, MD
- Lawrence J. Yannuzzi, MD
- Lawrence J. Singerman, MD
- Harvey A. Lincoff, MD
- Evangelos S. Gragoudas, MD
- Neil M. Bressler, MD
- Lee M. Jampol, MD
- Gisele Soubrane, MD
- Emily Y. Chew, MD
- Jerry A. Shields, MD
- Carmen Puliafito, MD
- Joan Miller, MD
- Alexander J. Brucker, MD
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Paul Henkind Memorial Lecture - given in memory of Paul Henkind, who was Chairman of the Research Committee of the Society, for outstanding retinal research.
Past recipients:
- John Marshall, MD
- Morton Goldberg, MD
- Arnall Patz, MD
- Lloyd Aiello, MD
- Alan Bird, MD
- Jerry A. Shields, MD
- Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD
- Howard Schatz, MD
- J. Donald Gass, MD
- Mark O.M. Tso, MD
- Lee M. Jampol, MD
- Jose Cunha-Vaz, MD
- Curtis Meinert, PhD
- Gerald A. Fishman, MD
- Thomas M. Aaberg, Sr., MD
- Frederick L. Ferris III, MD
- Gerard Lutty, PhD
- Gholam A. Peyman, MD
- Robert N. Frank, MD
- Peter Hamilton, MD
- Paul Sternberg Jr., MD
- Lloyd Paul Aiello, MD, PhD
- Anthony P. Adamis, MD
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Young Investigator Award - for "that individual or group of individuals under the age of 45 years whose work gives high promise of notable advance in the clinical treatment of disorders of the eye."
Past recipients:
- Bert M. Glaser, MD
- Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD
- Thaddeus P. Dryja, MD
- Carmen A. Puliafito, MD
- Matthew A. Thomas, MD
- Peter A. Campochiaro, MD
- Neil M. Bressler, MD
- Edwin M. Stone, MD
- Joan W. Miller, MD
- William E. Smiddy, MD
- Richard F. Spaide, MD
- Susan B. Bressler, MD and Carol L. Shields, MD
- Lloyd Paul Aiello, MD and Jason S. Slakter, MD
- Daniel F. Martin, MD
- Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, MD and Timothy G. Murray, MD
- Anat Lowenstein, MD
- Glenn J. Jaffe, MD
- Philip Rosenfeld, MD, PhD
- J. William Harbour, MD
- Timothy W. Olsen, MD
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W. Richard Green Lecture - Given to an individual whose work has helped elucidate the pathogenesis of diseases of the retina.
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Past recipients:
- Mark O.M. Tso, MD
- Daniel Albert, MD
- J. Donald M. Gass, MD
- Hans Edwin Grossniklaus, MD
- Mark Blumenkrantz , MD
- Michael Marmor, MD
- Sohan S. Hayreh, MD, PhD, DSc
- Prof. Dr. Anselm Kampik
- Ralph C. Eagle, Jr., MD
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The Macula Society's success is a tribute to the Founders, Officers, Chairpersons and Committee members who have given freely of their time and efforts to further the mission of the Society. The Macula Society also recognizes its many sponsors, without whose support the Society could not be so excellent. Most important, however, to the success of the Society, has been the remarkable loyalty of its members, who present their best work at the annual meeting.
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