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2021 QUARTERLY MAGAZINE ARTICLE – CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
Dr. Terri L. Young is the Peter A. Duehr Endowed Professor and Chairwoman of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW). She has secondary UW appointments in the Departments of Pediatrics and in Medical Genetics, and adjunct appointments at Duke University and the Singapore Eye Research Institute. She is a pediatric ophthalmologist and clinician-scientist with expertise in ophthalmic genetics and genomics in the areas of refractive error, ocular development and childhood glaucoma. Dr. Young has directed a basic science research laboratory for over 25 years, and has authored over 220 peer-reviewed scientific publications, as well as multiple book chapters, articles, reviews, and media materials.
Dr. Young completed her medical degree at the Harvard Medical School- Boston, an internship in Pediatric Medicine at the Boston Children’s Hospital, and ophthalmology residency training at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Research was performed at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Additionally, she completed a Master in Business Administration degree at the Duke University Fuqua School of Business.
Dr. Young’s research interests have garnered national/international acclaim, as well as several collaborative initiatives. She has multiple service years to the National Eye Institute as a member of its Board of Scientific Counselors, and multiple permanent member cycles of its study sections and on other NIH study sections. She serves on the journal editorial boards of Experimental Eye Research and Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, and is Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS).
Dr. Young has participated significantly in service to the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), and was appointed a Gold Fellow in 2015. Dr. Young served as Chair of both the ARVO Diversity Issues, and the Women in Eye and Vision Research Committees. She served on the programming committees of the ARVO Cross-sectional Genetics and the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology sections for which she chaired. Dr. Young now serves on the ARVO Foundation Board of Trustees.
Dr. Young has dedicated her expertise and energy to several of our subspecialty organizations. She has served as the Chair of the Research Committee of AAPOS, Program Committee Chair for the Pediatric Ophthalmology Section of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), and Treasurer of Women in Ophthalmology, Inc. She recently completed an appointment as Chair of an AAO Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force to assess and change organizational membership demographics. Dr. Young currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology- chairing its Boot Camp for New Chairs Workshop, and the Compensation Survey and Bylaws Committees.
Dr. Young has been granted Senior Honor Awards from the AAPOS and AAO. She is a nominated and inducted fellow of the American Ophthalmological Society, the Philadelphia College of Physicians, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation, and on the Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Disabled.
Dr. Young has used her voice in the many organizations and institutions she serves to make changes that encourage innovation, greater collaboration and learning. She has demonstrated a deep commitment to advocating for and nurturing the next generation of medical and scientific leaders.
Appointments and Honors
Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Peter A. Duehr Professor of Ophthalmology, Pediatrics and Medical Genetics
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Service Chief
Subspecialty
Pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus
Medical and Surgical Interests
- Adult and pediatric strabismus
- Eye movement disorders
- Eyelid and nasolacrimal disorders
- Ocular genetic disorders
- Pediatric cataract
- Pediatric glaucoma
- Pediatric ophthalmology
Research Interests
- Pediatric ophthalmology, molecular genetics of eye diseases, myopia
- Gene discovery and animal modeling of childhood glaucoma
- Gene discovery and animal modeling of heritable, degenerative high-grade myopia
Education
Fellowship: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, IL
Internship: Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Medical School: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Additional Studies: Master of Business Administration, Duke University Fuqua School of Business, Durham, NC