40th J.L. Silversides Visiting Professor

Guest Speaker: Dr. Andrew G. Lee, M.D.

Biography: Dr Andrew G. Lee, M.D. is chair of the Blanton Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas and is Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. He has published over 600 peer-reviewed articles, 40 book chapters, and ten full textbooks in ophthalmology.  He has been the invited speaker at over 400 national and international eye meetings and has given 14 named lectureships. He has received the AAO Achievement Award, Senior Achievement Award, Secretariat Award (2X), and Lifetime Achievement Award and he volunteers with the Minorities in Ophthalmology Mentors (MOM) program. He has a special interest in resident education, enjoys teaching about teaching in ophthalmology, and has received the resident teaching award 8 times at five different academic institutions as well as the Excellence in Clinical Education from the Oslerian Academy.