GRF Ambassadors
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 Does Education Matter?
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.
Free Educational Publications
Understanding and Living With Glaucoma
A comprehensive booklet for patients newly diagnosed with glaucoma
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Childhood Glaucoma
A reference guide for parents and professionals involved in the care of children with glaucoma
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The Value of Patient Education
Improved Understanding
of one’s medical condition, diagnosis, and disease
of methods and means to manage multiple aspects of glaucoma
Improved self-advocacy
when working in cooperation with one’s doctor
Increased Compliance
Effective communication and patient education increases patient motivation to comply
Patient Outcomes
Patients are more likely to respond well to their treatment plan with fewer complications
Informed Consent
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
See a map of where Glaucoma Research Foundation Ambassadors are located.
Ambassadors
Andrew Prince, MD
Chairman
New York, New York
Stuart F. Ball, MD
Mobile, Alabama
Robert J. Barnes, MD
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Sahar Bedrood, MD, PhD
Los Angeles, California
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
E. Randy Craven, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
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
Annette L. Giangiacomo, MD
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
David Gilbert, MD
Walnut Creek, California
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, California
Dan Jewelewicz, MD
Delray Beach, Florida
Martin B. Kaback, MD
Slingerlands, New York
Jay Katz, MD
Philadelphia, Penn.
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
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, California
Jody Piltz-Seymour, MD
Huntingdon Valley, PA
James Plotnik, MD, FACS
Scottsdale, Arizona
Lorraine M. Provencher, MD
Cincinnati, Ohio
Andrew Rabinowitz, MD
Phoenix, Arizona
Sunita Radhakrishnan, MD
San Francisco, California
George Reiss, MD
Glendale, Arizona
David D. Richardson, MD
San Marino, California
Ahmara Gibbons Ross, MD, PhD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael Sakamoto, MD
Sacramento, California
Sarwat Salim, MD, FACS
Boston, Massachusetts
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
Donald Schwartz, MD
Long Beach, CA
Gail F. Schwartz, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
My Le Shaw, MD
Fenton, Michigan
Rajesh Shetty, MD
Jacksonville, Florida
Charles Eric Shrader, MD
Wichita, Kansas
Sandra Sieminski, MD
Buffalo, New York
Inder Paul Singh, MD
Racine & Kenosha, Wisconsin
Oluwatosin U. Smith, MD
Dallas, Texas
Michael Stiles, MD
Overland Park, Kansas
Shigemi Sugiki, MD
Honolulu, Hawaii
Thomas Tayeri, MD
Palo Alto, California
Sarah H. Van Tassel, MD
Ithaca, New York
Zak Vest, MD
Englewood, Colorado
Steven Vold, MD
Fayetteville, AR
Monisha Vora, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brian Welcome, MD
Greenville, South Carolina
Mark Werner, MD
Delray Beach, Florida
Ruth Williams, MD
Wheaton, IL
Jeffrey Zink, MD
Cincinnati, Ohio
AMBASSADORS EMERITUS
William E. Layden, MD
Tampa, FL (retired)
Richard A. Lewis, MD
Sacramento, California
Steve Litinsky, MD
Delray Beach, FL (retired)
Carl V. Migliazzo, MD
Overland Park, KS (retired)
Kevin Miller, MD
Las Vegas, NV (retired)
Cindy Penzler, MD
Topeka, Kansas
Bradley Schuster, MD
Denver, Colorado
Kuldev Singh, MD, MPH
Stanford University