Advancing
Eye Health —
Together
The Community Health Center Task Force is an initiative of the American Academy of Ophthalmology that brings together leaders in ophthalmology, optometry, and community health to drive meaningful, sustainable change in eye care delivery.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Task Force Members
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
The Community Health Center Task Force is an initiative of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, bringing together leaders in ophthalmology, optometry, and community health to drive meaningful, sustainable change in eye care delivery.
Committee Chair
Maria A. Woodward, MD
Kellogg Eye Center
Alan Sugar, M.D. Research Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Section Chief, Cornea, External Disease, & Refractive Surgery, Kellogg Eye Center
Associate Chair for Strategic Planning, University of Michigan
Director, Technology-Based Eye Care Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Committee Member
Jeffery Henderer, MD
Temple Health
Dr. Edward Hagop Bedrossian Chair and Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Committee Member
Kelly Muir, MD
Duke Ophthalmology
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Fellowship Program Director; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology; Fellowship Director
Committee Member
Bobeck Modjtahedi, MD
Kaiser Permanente
Clinician Investigator, Research and Evaluation, Southern California Permanente Medical Group; Director, Eye Monitoring Center, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Georgia, Colorado, and Hawaii
Ophthalmology Specialty Director; Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
Committee Member
Kristen Harris Nwanyanwu, MD
Yale School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science;
Associate Director of Community Engaged Research and Participant Recruitment, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation
Committee Member
Diane Russo, OD
New England College of Optometry
Associate Professor of Optometry;
Assistant Director of Residencies;
Attending Optometrist, NECO Center for Eye Care, Commonwealth
Committee Member
Aiyin Chen, MD
Casey Eye Institute
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology; Head, Glaucoma Division; Fred P. and Joan Thompson Family Endowed Professor, Casey Eye Institute
Committee Member
Paula Anne Newman-Casey, MD
University of Michigan
Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Research; Jerome Jacobson Professor of
Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences,
Kellogg Eye Center
Committee Member
Paul Chan, MD
Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois Chicago
John H. Panton, MD Professor
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Director, Pediatric Retina and ROP Services;
UIC Distinguished Professor,
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Committee Member
Angel Scanzera, OD
Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois Chicago
Associate Professor; Director, Tele-Ophthalmology Service; Director, Optometry Fellowship in Medically Necessary Contact Lenses,
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Committee Member
Benjamin Chaon, MD
ChristianaCare- Delaware
Medical Director, Ophthalmology; ChristianaCare Health System
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology (Adjunct), Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple
University, Department of Ophthalmology