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Nov 26, 20193 min read
How One Board-Certified Ophthalmologist Challenged the Status Quo on Documenting Risks for Retinal D
After 25 years in ophthalmology, busy Oregon-based glaucoma specialist J. Kevin McKinney, MD, had seen it all. But it was something the...
Nov 21, 20193 min read
Academy Announces 2019 Award Recipients
Congratulations to the following American Board of Ophthalmology diplomates who were honored by the American Academy of Ophthalmology...
Nov 13, 20191 min read
ABO Director Steven Gedde, MD, Inducted into University Honor Society
American Board of Ophthalmology Director Steven Gedde, MD, was tapped into Iron Arrow this month at a traditional tapping ceremony. Iron...
Oct 29, 20192 min read
Two ABO Diplomates Named to the National Academy of Medicine
The American Board of Ophthalmology congratulates the following diplomates who were elected to membership of the National Academy of...
Oct 3, 20191 min read
Oregon-based Ophthalmologist to Receive the 2019 John G. Clarkson Award for Quality Improvement
American Board of Ophthalmology Diplomate J. Kevin McKinney, MD, will receive the annual John G. Clarkson Award for Quality Improvement...
Sep 20, 20191 min read
ABO Diplomates Assume Society Leadership Roles
Congratulations to American Board of Ophthalmology diplomates Allen C. Ho, MD, of Wills Eye Hospital, who recently became President of...
Sep 6, 20192 min read
ABO Diplomate Receives National Award for Championing Children's Eye Health
The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) has named American Board of Ophthalmology...
Sep 5, 20191 min read
Monthly Round-Up: Recent Diplomate Achievements
The American Board of Ophthalmology sends its congratulations and best wishes to the diplomates listed below who recently assumed the top...
Aug 7, 20191 min read
These Diplomates Just Earned the AAO's Life Achievement Honor Award
The American Board of Ophthalmology congratulates the following diplomates, including current and former Directors, on the receipt of the...
Jul 31, 20191 min read
Questions about MOC? Visit the ABO Learning Learning Lounge at AAO 2019
The American Board of Ophthalmology will once again host a Learning Lounge during the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Annual Meeting,...
Jul 31, 20191 min read
July Round-Up: What American Board of Ophthalmology Diplomates Were up to this Month
Diplomate Pankaj G. Shah, MD, reminded patients about the importance of choosing a board-certified ophthalmologist in a recent newspaper...
Jul 3, 20191 min read
Goldfeller Volunteer Service Award Presented to Two Longtime Examiners
At the June 2019 Oral Examination in Rosemont, IL, two longtime American Board of Ophthalmology examiners reached the 20-examination...
Jul 3, 20191 min read
Share Your Most Memorable Patient Safety Cases
In the July 2019 edition of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's EyeNet magazine, American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate Tamara...
Jun 28, 20192 min read
Diplomate Jerry Shields, MD, Receives 2019 Lucien Howe Medal from American Ophthalmological Society
The American Board of Ophthalmology congratulates diplomate Jerry A. Shields, MD, who was presented with the 2019 Lucien Howe Medal from...
Jun 20, 20191 min read
ABO Diplomate Named Kentucky Ophthalmologist of the Year
American Board of Ophthalmology Diplomate Peter Blackburn, MD was recently presented with the Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians and...
Jun 6, 20193 min read
Thank You, June Examiners!
The American Board of Ophthalmology thanks the diplomates listed below for volunteering to examine candidates at the June 7-9 Oral...
Jun 3, 20193 min read
Two New Options Now Available for ABO MOC Part IV: Improvement in Medical Practice
The American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) is pleased to announce the availability of new options for earning Maintenance of Certification...
May 16, 20193 min read
ABO Diplomate Earns National Award for Community Service and Professional Achievement
Congratulations to American Board of Ophthalmology Diplomate Lawrence Najarian, MD, of Bedminster, NJ, who received the 2019 Ellis Island...
Apr 24, 20192 min read
ABO Vice Chair Featured as April's "NANOS Hero"
American Board of Ophthalmology Vice Chair Lanning B. Kline, MD, was featured as the North-American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society's (NANOS)...
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