2016 marks fifty years of oculofacial service at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, see how the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences honored its rich history with a scientific session and …
Alumni News
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Offers Online CME and Optometric CE Accreditation
Ophthalmologists and optometrists are now able to view department Grand Rounds and apply for Continuing Medical Education (CME) or Optometric CE (Continuing Education) credits online. During this six-month pilot program, those seeking credits will …
2016 Alumni Association Dues
Dues can be paid online with a credit card or your PayPal account. Alumni who completed residency or fellowship in 2014 or 2015 please choose the “recent graduate” option, $25 per calendar year. Regular membership …
Gift Honors Lifetime Commitment to Eye Care in the Philippines
“[FREC was] witness to countless happy tales of sight restoration. There was the old couple, both blind from cataract, seeing again after twelve years upon initial treatment of one eye. When the bandages were taken …
Inaugural Alumni Award given to Frank Myers, MD
Frank Myers, MD, emeritus faculty, received the inaugural UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Distinguished Educator Award at the UW DOVS Alumni Reception during the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in Las Vegas in …
Ophthalmology Alumna Receives Distinguished Honor
Dr. Alice McPherson, who has had a long and distinguished career as a Retina specialist, was honored with the University of Wisconsin’s highest alumni award during the Chancellor’s lunch on October 15. Dr. McPherson completed …
2015 AAO Alumni Reception
Graduates of the residency and fellowship programs we offer are in academic medical centers and private practice throughout the country and in many places outside the United States. The Alumni Association hosts a fall reunion …
Featured Alumni 2014
Robert Castrovinci, MD When I finished my residency in Madison in 1978, I thought that when I left Wisconsin it would be for good. I spent a year doing a Cornea Fellowship in Houston with …
2012 Distinguished Alumnus
Gregg A. Heatley, MD Dr. Barney is chief of the Cornea Service at the UW. Dr. Heatley completed his residency in 1991 and his glaucoma fellowship in 1992, both at Wisconsin, where, in addition to …