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Apr 30, 20191 min read
Emeritus Director Shares Little-Known Facts About Pulitzer Prize Founder's Eye and Vision Health
You may have seen American Board of Ophthalmology Emeritus Director Daniel M. Albert, MD, in a recent PBS documentary on the life of...
Apr 25, 20191 min read
In the News: ABO Emeritus Director Explains What We See When Our Eyes Are Closed
This week, American Board of Ophthalmology Emeritus Director Ivan Schwab, MD, FACS, introduced readers of the Wall Street Journal to...
Apr 3, 201912 min read
Recognizing ABO Volunteers During National Volunteer Month
Volunteers make the work of the American Board of Ophthalmology possible. The extraordinary contributions of nearly 600 examiners and...
Mar 30, 20191 min read
In the News: ABO Diplomate Dr. Mark Rosenblatt Becomes UIC Medical School Dean
American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate Mark Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, MBA, has been named Dean of the University of Illinois College of...
Mar 22, 20191 min read
Iowa Ophthalmologist Dr. Nikhil Wagle Appointed to State Medical Board
American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate Nikhil Wagle, MD, has been appointed to the Iowa Board of Medicine by Governor Kim Reynolds for...
Feb 22, 20192 min read
Keeping the Public Informed
What is our responsibility, as a profession, to the public when one of our colleagues has done something wrong -- or allegedly has done...
Feb 6, 20191 min read
ABO Status Page Adjustments Make MOC Activity Progress and Next Steps Clearer
On Wednesday, February 6, the American Board of Ophthalmology released a minor update to its online Maintenance of Certification (MOC)...
Jan 16, 20191 min read
In the News: ABO Emeritus Director and Examiner Work to Study Genetic Eye Condition
American Board of Ophthalmology Emeritus Director Keith Baratz, MD, and Examiner Sanjay Patel, MD, of Mayo Clinic, were recently featured...
Dec 5, 20182 min read
Drs. Sheth, Kline Named to 2019 American Board of Ophthalmology Leadership Posts
The American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) announced the appointment of directors Bhavna P. Sheth, MD, MBA, as chair, and Lanning B....
Nov 20, 20182 min read
ABO Diplomate Dr. Joel Schuman Named to ABMS Stakeholder Council
Joel Schuman, MD, a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, has been named to the newly formed Stakeholder Council of the...
Nov 7, 20188 min read
2018 American Board of Ophthalmology Volunteer Honor Roll
New Examiners Beardsley, Robert M. - Eugene, OR Birkholz, Emily S. - Mankato, MN Birnbach, Charles D. - Lake Forest Park, WA Bishop,...
Nov 1, 20185 min read
Congratulations and Welcome to Our Newest Diplomates (Fall 2018)
The American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate community officially grew 284 members stronger today. Please join us in congratulating the...
Aug 4, 20182 min read
Thank You, 2018 Exam Development Volunteers
The American Board of Ophthalmology thanks the following groups of diplomate-volunteers who contributed their knowledge and ophthalmic...
Jul 9, 20186 min read
Congratulations and Welcome to Our Newest Diplomates
The American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate community officially grew 287 members stronger today. Please join us in congratulating the...
Jun 28, 20181 min read
ABO Diplomate Joan Miller, M.D., Receives 2018 Lucien Howe Medal from AOS
The American Board of Ophthalmology congratulates diplomate Joan Miller, M.D., who received the 2018 American Ophthalmological Society's...
Jun 26, 20181 min read
In the News: Retina Today Spotlights Success of ABO Quarterly Questions Assessment Program
In the latest edition of Retina Today, Andy Lauer, M.D., who chairs the American Board of Ophthalmology’s (ABO) Maintenance of...
Jun 1, 20182 min read
Two Facts About ABO Standards That May (Pleasantly) Surprise You
In early May, 18 board-certified ophthalmologists met with American Board of Ophthalmology Psychometrician Sarah D. Schnabel, Ph.D., to...
May 31, 20181 min read
Thank You, Florida Diplomates
In early May, diplomates in Orlando and Tampa, Florida joined representatives from the ABO to discuss opportunities for the future of the...
May 3, 20181 min read
Congratulations to ABO Diplomate Thomas Samuelson, M.D., New ASCRS President
The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery recently named Thomas W. Samuelson, M.D., of Minnesota, as its new president. A...
Mar 29, 20181 min read
A New ABOP.org Experience is Coming Soon
The American Board of Ophthalmology is pleased to announce that progress is underway on the new ABOP.org. A new website, the ABO’s first...
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