MAY 2019 | EYEWORLD | 11
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Evelyn Morales:
emorales@ascrs.org
ASCRS FOUNDATION NEWS
by Natalie Zundel
ASCRS Foundation
Development Director
T
he ASCRS Foundation's Resident
Excellence Award program provides
travel grants to enable outstanding
young ophthalmologists to attend
the ASCRS ASOA Annual Meet-
ing. Thanks to the generosity of an
anonymous donor and the excep-
tional quality of applicants for this year's
award, 11 deserving ophthalmology residents
were selected to receive Resident Excellence
Congratulations to the 2019 Resident
Excellence Award winners
Awards and attend the 2019 ASCRS ASOA
Annual Meeting in San Diego.
Residents are recommended by their
program directors or coordinators and exhibit
exemplary performance in the areas of re-
search, patient care, leadership, or education.
Candidates must be in years 2 or 3 of residency
or an active fellow. Congratulations to the 2019
winners.
Katia Chavez, MD
Ohio State University,
Havener Eye Institute
Emily Li, MD
Yale University,
Yale New Haven Hospital
Priyanka Chhadva, MD
University of Illinois
Eye and Ear Infirmary
Martin De la Presa, MD
University of Minnesota
Department of Ophthalmology
Austin Fox, MD
University of Iowa Department of
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Nathan Lambert, MD
Oregon Health & Science University,
Casey Eye Institute
Austin Nakatsuka, MD
University of Texas
Medical Branch
Eric Rosenberg, DO
New York Medical College
Ryan Smith, MD
Stanford University
Medical Center
Nandini Venkateswaran, MD
University of Miami,
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Angela Zhu, MD
John Hopkins Wilmer
Eye Institute
