Alumni & Giving
We are a leading institute in blinding disease research, dedicated to curing serious eye conditions. Your donations drive our progress, helping people worldwide see the impact of your generosity.
How to give
Gifts made today are invested with hope and expectations for the future. There is a range of opportunities for ensuring continued excellence at the University of Louisville Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
Annual Fund
Those who make contributions to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visuals Sciences are gratefully acknowledged through the “Giving Society” yet-to-be-named.
Endowments
Provide enduring support.
Planned Gifts
Include the UofL Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in your estate plan.
Make a Gift via Payroll Deduction
Available to all University of Louisville faculty and staff.
Give Online
You can select a specific designation or make a gift to the department’s greatest area of need, using our secure online giving form
- Give Directly to Resident Education
- Give Directly to Clinical Support
- Give Directly to Research
Checks payable to the University of Louisville Foundation. In the memo, include the gift allocation (e.g. A specific school/college, scholarship etc).
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Chicago, IL 60677-2050
Alumni resources
Alumni Spotlights
Career highlights
University of Kansas School of Medicine
- August 2010 – Present: Director, Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery
- August 2010 – June 2016: Clinical Assistant Professor
- July 2016 – June 2020: Clinical Associate Professor
- July 2020 – Present: Professor
- January 2023 – January 2024: Interim Department Chair
- January 2024 – Present Luther L. & Ardis Fry Professor and Chairman
Additional Appointments:
- November 2010 – 2020: Courtesy Professor, Kansas City Veterans’ Administration Hospital
- November 2011-2017; October 2023-Present: Courtesy Professor, Children’s Mercy Hospital
- August 2012 – Present: Co-Head Ophthalmologist, Kansas City Chiefs
- September 2013-September 2019: Courtesy Professor, Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Certification:
- American Board of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Projects
- NIH Reviewer Panel of Grant Proposal (2024)
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Program for Chairs of Clinical Services (2023)
- ASOPRS Education Committee Accreditation Workgroup (2023 – Present)
- Instructor, courses at the Annual American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Meetings
- Moderator, Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting (2015)
- Moderator, ASOPRS Spring Meeting (2018)
- Abstract Reviewer, ASOPRS Meeting (2020)
- Reviewer of numerous peer-reviewed journals
- PI on 7 current studies
- 41 Peer-reviewed publications
- 3 Published book chapters; 2 pending
- 30 National oral presentations (includes videos)
- 18 Local/Regional oral presentations
- 62 National poster presentations
- 11 Local/Regional poster presentations
- 29 Local/Regional seminars, including Distinguished Lecturer 2024 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center/Truhlsen Eye Institute (12/13/2024)
Awards
- 2012, 2018: Teaching Faculty Member of the Year (Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kansas)
- 2015-2017: Super Doctors – Ophthalmology
- 2016-Present: Castle Connolly, Top Doctors
- 2017-2020: Best Doctors’ Award
- 2018: Top Ophthalmologists
- 2018-2020: America’s Most Honored Professionals
- 2017-Present: 435 Magazine’s Top Doctors
- 2020: Visionary Award, University of Kansas School of Medicine
- 2020-2022: America’s Most Honored Doctors – Top 10%
- 2023: America’s Most Honored Doctors
- 2024: AAO Achievement Award