Sapna Gangaputra, MD, MPH is the recipient of the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS)’ 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award.
Alumni News
Ophthalmology Alumni Association Welcomes New Members
The UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is pleased to welcome three new members to the UW Ophthalmology Alumni Association.
Popular UW Textbook Reaches New Audiences With Help of Former Visiting Fellow
A popular ophthalmology textbook authored by a world-renowned University of Wisconsin pediatric ophthalmologist has made its way overseas. Burton Kushner MD’s “Strabismus: Practical Pearls You Won’t Find in Textbooks” has been translated into Mandarin.
WANDA MARTINEZ NAMED 2023 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA
We are pleased to announce that Wanda Martinez, MD, PhD is the recipient of the 2023 Ophthalmology Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
Department’s First Cornea Fellow Treats More Than Just Eyes
For Edith Navarro, MD, a 1995 graduate – and the department’s first – of the UW’s ophthalmology cornea fellowship program, providing care for those in need is about much more than just their eyes. As medical director of the Tzu Chi Eye Center in Santa Mesa, Philippines, Navarro believes good eye care treats the whole person in a compassionate way.
Guillermo de Venecia: Honoring a Lifetime of Compassionate, Dedicated Service
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is saddened by the loss of longtime faculty member, colleague and beloved friend Guillermo de Venecia, MD. De Venecia died May 11, 2023, at the age of 91.
Remembering Dr. Alice McPherson
With great sadness, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences mourns the passing of notable alumna, retina specialist, and vision research advocate Alice McPherson, MD on January 16th, 2023.
Kikkawa honored as 2022 Distinguished Alumni
Don O. Kikkawa, MD, FACS is the recipient of the 2022 UW-Madison Ophthalmology Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Kikkawa, who completed his fellowship in oculoplastics at UW-Madison in 1992, said he was drawn to the …
DOVS Announces Transition for Phase 2 Medical Student Education Director
A 15-year veteran of the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences will soon be stepping aside from his role as Director of Medical Student Education. But he’ll be handing the reigns to …