After more than two decades of practicing pediatric ophthalmology at a large hospital in Greece, Klio Chatzistefanou, MD offers heartfelt words of advice to new doctors entering the profession: “Be humane in your practice. Personalized care matters.”
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Alumni Spotlight: Deborah Sherman, ’91
After dedicating 30 years to her career as a board-certified ophthalmologist and a fellowship trained ophthalmic plastic surgeon, Dr. Deborah Sherman has one key piece of advice for new providers: “Never think you know it all, and never stop learning.”
Sapna Gangaputra, MD, MPH Receives 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award
Sapna Gangaputra, MD, MPH is the recipient of the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS)’ 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award.
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.
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.
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.
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, …