WEBINAR 11 June 2020 How COVID has impacted Academic Missions

2023-02-04 09:12:08

Open: to all WAEH members
Topic: How COVID has impacted Academic Missions

Keynotes by:Wilmer Eye Institute – USA

Michael Xavier Repka, M.D.

Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair for Clinical Practice-Wilmer Eye Institute
Chief, Wilmer Eye Institute-Pediatric Ophthalmology

Divya Srikumaran, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Vice Chair for Education-Wilmer Eye Institute
Chief, Wilmer Eye Institute – Odenton

Fasika Ambachew Woreta, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Residency Program Director-Wilmer Eye Institute
Director, Level I – Eye Trauma Center

Laura Ensign, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology (as well as in the Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Infectious Diseases, and Oncology)
Vice Chair of Research-Wilmer Eye Institute

Lynne Young, MBA

Director of Clinical Operations-Wilmer Eye Institute

Rahul Shah, MHA

Assistant Administrator, Surgical, Business Development and Strategy-Wilmer Eye Institute

Time: June 11, 2020 06:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
San Francisco morning time!

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