Residents Take Part in Global Simulation Wet Lab On Saturday, January 8, our three senior residents joined UW ophthalmologist Jennifer Larson, MD, for a global surgical simulation wet lab training at the VA Hospital in …
Alumni News
Mary Pratt, MD, Honored as Distinguished Alumni in 2020
Mary Van Horn Pratt, MD’61 (Residency ’65, Retina Fellowship ’66) was selected as the UW Ophthalmology Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni in October 2020. Mary was the driving force behind the campaign to update the James …
UW DOVS @ 2020 Virtual AAO Meeting
Though the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting has moved to a new format due to the pandemic, our University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences’ colleagues will be busy presenting, attending and teaching courses.
New President of the UW Ophthalmology Alumni Association
GREETINGS FELLOW ALUMNI! I’m excited to write to you as the new president of the UW Ophthalmology Alumni Association. 2020 is sure to be a special year for ophthalmology in general and the UW Department of …
Alumni Donations Make Allen Eye Library and Learning Lab Refresh Possible
The 2020 Experience, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences as an independent department, commenced with a rededication of the James C. Allen Eye Library and Learning Lab …
C. Thomas Dow, MD: Reflections on Ophthalmology Residency Training and Beyond
It is interesting to contemplate the career path that a young ophthalmology resident might take after his/her training in the specialty. Will they become an extra-ordinary cataract surgeon? Will they decide to further pursue sub-specialty …
2019 Distinguished Alumnus Announced
Dr. Andy Harris Honored as 2019 OAA Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient This year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, W. Andy Harris, MD (Residency 1974), recalled his time at the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and …
Gregory Skuta, MD, Receives 2018 UW OAA Distinguished Alumni Award
Gregory L. Skuta, MD, (Residency 1985) will receive the University of Wisconsin Ophthalmology Alumni Association’s (OAA) 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award at the alumni reception on October 27, 2018, at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) …
2016 in Review
Top Doctors Awarded Seven doctors from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences were named to the 2015-16 Best Doctors in America List in adult and pediatric ophthalmology categories. Barbara Blodi, MD, Gregg Heatley, MD, …