{"id":23764,"date":"2011-04-22T05:09:22","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T05:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/preventblindness.org\/blog\/basic_page\/scientist-and-expert-volunteer-advisors\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:00:39","slug":"scientist-and-expert-volunteer-advisors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/scientist-and-expert-volunteer-advisors\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientist and Expert Volunteer Advisors"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Chair
\n<\/strong>Karen Allison, MD, MBA, FACS
\nAssociate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology \u2013 Glaucoma Division
\nFlaum Eye Institute
\nUniversity of Rochester Medical Center<\/p>\n

Sila Bal, MD, MPH
\nCornea and Refractive Surgery Fellow
\nHarvard Ophthalmology<\/p>\n

Kari Branham, MS, CGC
\nClinical Associate Professor
\nDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences and Human Genetics
\nUniversity of Michigan<\/p>\n

Roberto D\u00edaz-Rohena, MD
\nAssistant Clinical Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center- San Antonio (UTHSCSA)
\nOphthalmology Residency Director, Audie Murphy Veterans Administration Medical Center<\/p>\n

Lesley Everett, MD, PhD
\nAssistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Molecular & Medical Genetics
\nOregon Health & Science University Casey Eye Institute<\/p>\n

O\u2019Rese J. Knight, MD
\nAssociate Professor
\nUniversity of California San Francisco<\/p>\n

Yvonne Ou, MD
\nAssociate Professor of Ophthalmology
\nVice Chair of Postgraduate Education, Department of Ophthalmology
\nAcademic Director, Glaucoma Division
\nUniversity of California San Francisco<\/p>\n

Ruth Shoge, OD, MPH, FAAO
\n<\/span>Associate Clinical Professor and Chief Diversity Officer
\nUniversity of California Berkeley School of Optometry & Vision Science<\/p>\n

Steven M. Silverstein, PhD
\nProfessor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Ophthalmology
\nUniversity of Rochester Medical Center
\nDepartment of Psychiatry<\/p>\n

Sharon D. Solomon, MD
\nKatharine M. Graham Professor of Ophthalmology
\nWilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Karen Squier, OD, MS, MPH
\nChief, Low Vision Services
\nSouthern College of Optometry<\/p>\n

Fuensanta A. Vera-Diaz, PhD, OD
\nAssociate Professor of Optometry
\nNew England College of Optometry[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Ex-officio<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt MacDonald
\n(Prevent Blindness Board Chair)
\nPresident
\nEyeMed Vision Care<\/p>\n

Staff<\/strong>
\nKira Baldonado, MPH
\nExecutive Vice President<\/p>\n

Nita Sinha, OD, MPH
\nSr. Director, Public Health<\/p>\n

Jeff Todd
\nPresident and CEO[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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