Giovanna Guidoboni is the Inaugural Dean of Maine College of Engineering and Computing at the University of Maine (Orono, ME). Her research focuses on mathematical modeling and data science in engineering and life sciences, with collaborations in ocular blood flow, urinary tract function, and noninvasive health monitoring. Her work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of
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Poonam Misra, MD
Dr. Poonam Misra is a glaucoma specialist at Manhattan Eye, Ear, Throat Hospital of Northwell Health, where she is also the Co-Director of the Glaucoma Fellowship. She completed her glaucoma fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center in 2019 after residency at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Misra received her BS with a major in biology and minor
Mitch Hill
Mitch serves as an independent director for several public and private medical device companies. He retired as the CFO of Inari Medical in late 2024. He joined the company in early 2019 and helped lead Inari through its IPO in May 2020 and significant growth thereafter. Mitch completed his undergraduate work at Brigham Young University and his MBA from Harvard
Annette Grollman
Annette is President of Oestreicher Medical Communications, Inc. which she founded in 1992. She also currently serves on the board of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), Weill Cornell-New York Presbyterian Hospitals (appointed to three IRBs – Cancer 1, General 2, and Executive). Oestreicher Medical Communications provides editing and re-writes for grant submissions, journal manuscripts, and IRB applications. They develop, design, and
Barbara Hearst
Barbara W. Hearst is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, and spent most of her life living in New York City and the Hamptons. She currently resides in Charleston, SC. Barbara is a world traveler, painter and a former Board member of TGF, and served on both the Board and Executive Committee for the Institute for Cancer Prevention, as well
Sarah H. Van Tassel, MD
Sarah H. Van Tassel, M.D. is Director of the Glaucoma Service and Glaucoma Fellowship at Weill Cornell Medicine Ophthalmology. Dr. Van Tassel specializes in glaucoma evaluation and treatment, including medical management, laser, and surgical procedures. She also performs cataract surgery and is up-to-date on the latest advances in microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). A native of Missouri, Dr. Van Tassel completed
David Solá-Del Valle MD
Dr. David Solá-Del Valle (known as Dr. Solá) is a glaucoma and cataract specialist. He became Chief Medical Officer at Chittick Eye Care and Associate Professor at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine in Champaign, IL in February 2024. He was assistant professor at Harvard Medical School until December 2023, where he taught residents, fellows, and medical students in addition
Joseph F. Panarelli, MD
Joseph F. Panarelli, MD is a board-certified ophthalmologist and director of the Glaucoma division at NYU-Langone. He specializes in the treatment of glaucoma in both adult and pediatric patients. Dr. Panarelli’s research interests stem from his passion for innovative surgical approaches and primarily include development of surgical devices and techniques. He is also actively involved in graduate medical education as
John Berdahl, MD
Practicing in Sioux Falls, SD is our board-certified ophthalmologist, John Berdahl, MD. He is widely regarded as one of the leading international cataract surgeons. He is one of the very few surgeons in the United States who is also fellowship trained in cornea, glaucoma, and refractive surgery. Dr. Berdahl has already performed more than 25,000 eye surgeries around the globe.
Aakriti Garg Shukla, MD
Dr. Shukla is the Leonard A. Lauder Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Columbia University Medical Center. She received her medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, where she completed her ophthalmology residency and served as Chief Resident. She pursued further glaucoma subspecialty training at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. She was