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 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.
Free Educational Publications
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
Patients are more likely to stay with the doctor’s practice and refer other patients
Ambassadors
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
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
Joseph Panarelli, MD
New York, NY
Terri-Diann Pickering, MD
San Francisco, CA
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)
David Palmer, MD
Chicago, IL
Cindy Penzler, MD
Topeka, Kansas (retired)
Jody Piltz-Seymour, MD
Huntingdon Valley, PA (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)