Andrew Schachat, MD

Appointed
2006

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Wills Eye Hospital
Retina
Philadelphia, PA USA
1983

Residency - Johns Hopkins Hospital
Ophthalmology
Baltimore, MD USA
1982

Medical Education - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD USA
1979

Undergraduate - Princeton University
Princeton, NJ USA
1975

Professional Highlights

• Editor, Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Editor, Medical Retina and Oncology volumes, Ryan's Retina, 4th Ed., Mosby, 2006
• Past Secretary for Quality of Care, American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Past Chair, Preferred Practice Panel Committee, American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Past Chair, Retina Panel, Preferred Practice Panel Committee, AAO

Certifications

• Ophthalmology

Specialty Interests

age-related macular degeneration, clinical trials, Diabetic retinopathy

Awards & Honors

• Former Karl Hagen Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University
• Long record of grants/research funding
• Included in various "best" lists Princeton University:Summa cum laude (chemistry)
• Sigma Xi
• William Foster Memorial Prize
• Merck Index Award Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine:Phi Beta Kappa
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• USPHS NIH Research Grant recipient Wills Fellowship:Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellowship, 1982-1983
• Heed-Knapp Fellowship, 1983 Miscellaneous Awards:American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Honor Award, 1998
• American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award, 1989

Innovations & Patents

• Has been a principal investigator in most studies that have led to new FDA-approved therapies for age-related macular degeneration.

Memberships

• Board of Trustees, American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Macula Society
• Retina Society
• American Society of Retina Specialists
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

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