Ambassadors - Glaucoma Research Foundation (original) (raw)

GRF Ambassadors are a national leadership group of eye doctors dedicated to ensuring that all glaucoma patients have access to the information they need to care for their vision. They advocate for patients, assist with the development of learning materials, and make patient education a key component within their practices.

Why Education Matters

GRF Ambassador Oluwatosin Smith, MD, explains how understanding glaucoma and the growing array of care options available empowers her patients to preserve and protect their sight.

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The Value of Patient Education

of one’s medical condition, diagnosis, and disease

of methods and means to manage multiple aspects of glaucoma

when working in cooperation with one’s doctor

Effective communication and patient education increases patient motivation to comply

Patients are more likely to respond well to their treatment plan with fewer complications

Patients feel the doctor has provided the information they need

Satisfaction and Referrals

Patients are more likely to stay with the doctor’s practice and refer other patients

Find Ambassadors

See a map of where Glaucoma Research Foundation Ambassadors are located.

Sahar Bedrood, MD, PhD Chair, GRF Ambassadors
Los Angeles, CA

Stuart F. Ball, MD Mobile, Alabama

Robert J. Barnes, MD Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Arpine Barsegian, MD Fountain Valley, CA

Michael S. Berlin, MD Beverly Hills, California

Amanda Kiely Bicket, MD, MSE Ann Arbor, Michigan

Kathryn Bollinger, MD Augusta, Georgia

Courtney Bovee, MD Clearwater, Florida

Ninita Brown, MD, PhD Atlanta, Georgia

Steven V.L. Brown, MD, FACS Glenview, Illinois

Dean Carlson, MD Colorado Springs, Colorado

John S. Cohen, MD Cincinnati, Ohio

Rachel Davis, MD, MS Albuquerque, New Mexico

Robert J. Derick, MD Dublin, Ohio

Amish Doshi, MD Antioch, California

Doreen Fazio, MD Van Nuys, California

Robert Feldman, MD Houston, Texas

Laura C. Fine, MD Boston, Mass.

Gloria P. Fleming, MD Columbus, Ohio

Kathryn B. Freidl, MD Jacksonville, Florida

Reena Garg, MD
Rockville, MD

Annette L. Giangiacomo, MD Milwaukee, Wisconsin

David Gilbert, MD
Walnut Creek, CA

Madhu S. Gorla, MD Glenview, Illinois

Linda Greff, MD Cincinnati, Ohio

Davinder Grover, MD, MPH Dallas, Texas

Agnes Huang, MD Seattle, Washington

Andrew G. Iwach, MD San Francisco, CA

Dan Jewelewicz, MD Delray Beach, Florida

Mona Kaleem, MD
Bethesda, MD

Anup Khatana, MD Cincinnati, Ohio

Douglas Kohl, MD Boca Raton, Florida

Michael S. Korey, MD Chicago, Illinois

Rohit Krishna, MD Overland Park, Kansas

Rishi Kumar, MD Louisville, Kentucky

Mark A. Latina, MD Reading, Mass.

Linda Lawrence, MD Salina, Kansas

Richard Lehrer, MD Alliance, Ohio

Shan Lin, MD San Francisco, California

Valentina Lozano, MD Los Angeles, California

Charles McMahon, MD Parker, Colorado

Anne Miller, MD Cheyenne, Wyoming

Laurey Mogil, MD Brooklyn, New York

Johann Ohly, MD Kansas City, Missouri

Constance O. Okeke, MD, MSCE Norfolk, Virginia

David J. Palmer, MD
Chicago, Illinois

Joseph Panarelli, MD New York, NY

Terri-Diann Pickering, MD San Francisco, CA

Jody Piltz-Seymour, MD Huntingdon Valley, PA

James Plotnik, MD, FACS Scottsdale, Arizona

Andrew Prince, MD New York, New York

Lorraine M. Provencher, MD Omaha, NE

Mary Qiu, MD
Cleveland, OH

Andrew Rabinowitz, MD Phoenix, Arizona

Sunita Radhakrishnan, MD San Francisco, CA

George Reiss, MD Glendale, Arizona

David Richardson, MD San Marino, California

Ahmara Gibbons Ross, MD, PhD Philadelphia, PA

Michael Sakamoto, MD Sacramento, California

Sarwat Salim, MD, FACS Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Thomas W. Samuelson, MD Minneapolis, Minnesota

Keith Sanford, MD San Antonio, Texas

Sonja W. Schluter, MD, MPH Sonoma, California

Arthur L. Schwartz, MD Chevy Chase, Maryland

Gail F. Schwartz, MD Baltimore, Maryland

Brian Shafer, MD
Philadelphia, PA

My Le Shaw, MD Fenton, Michigan

Rajesh Shetty, MD Jacksonville, Florida

Sandra Sieminski, MD Buffalo, New York

Inder Paul Singh, MD
Racine & Kenosha, Wisconsin

Oluwatosin Smith, MD
Dallas, Texas

Michael Stiles, MD
Overland Park, Kansas

Shigemi Sugiki, MD Honolulu, Hawaii

Thomas Tayeri, MD Palo Alto, CA

Sarah H. Van Tassel, MD Ithaca, New York

Zak Vest, MD Englewood, CO

Steven Vold, MD Winter Garden, FL

Monisha Vora, MD Philadelphia, PA

Brian Welcome, MD Greenville, SC

Mark Werner, MD Delray Beach, FL

Ruth Williams, MD Wheaton, IL

Jeffrey Zink, MD Cincinnati, Ohio

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AMBASSADORS EMERITUS

E. Randy Craven, MD
Baltimore, Maryland

Martin B. Kaback, MD
Slingerlands, NY (retired)

L. Jay Katz, MD
Philadelphia, PA

William E. Layden, MD Tampa, FL (retired)

Richard A. Lewis, MD Sacramento, CA

Steve Litinsky, MD Delray Beach, FL (retired)

Carl Migliazzo, MD Overland Park, KS (retired)

Kevin Miller, MD Las Vegas, NV (retired)

Cindy Penzler, MD Topeka, Kansas (retired)

Bradley Schuster, MD Denver, Colorado

Kuldev Singh, MD, MPH Stanford University

Donald Schwartz, MD Long Beach, CA (retired)

Charles Eric Shrader, MD
Wichita, Kansas (retired)