
Past Award Recipients
Straatsma Award for Excellence in Resident Education

Fasika Woreta, MD
John Hopkins Hospital, Wilmer Eye Institute
Award Year:2023

Laura K. Green, MD
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Award Year:2022

Evan (Jake) Waxman, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh UPMC Eye Center
Award Year:2021

R. Michael Siatkowski, MD, MBA
University of Oklahoma Dean McGee Eye Institute
Award Year:2020

Susan Culican, MD, PhD
University of Minnesota Graduate Medical Education
Award Year:2019

Preston Blomquist, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Award Year:2018

Shahzad Mian, MD
University of Michigan
Kellogg Eye Center
Award Year:2017

Steven Gedde, MD
Steven Gedde, MD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Award Year:2016

Tara Uhler, MD
Thomas Jefferson University
Wills Eye Hospital
Award Year:2015

Laura L. Wayman, MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Vanderbilt Eye Institute
Award Year:2014

Andreas K. Lauer, MD
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Casey Eye Institute
Award Year:2013

Thomas A. Oetting, MD
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Award Year:2012

Richard A. Harper, MD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Award Year:2011

Maria M. Aaron, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Emory Eye Center
Award Year:2010

Mark S. Juzych, MD
Wayne State University
Kresge Eye Institute
Award Year:2009

Paul D. Langer, MD
New Jersey Medical School
Award Year:2008

James P. Dunn Jr., MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Wilmer Eye Institute
Award Year:2007

Karl C. Golnik, MD
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati Eye Institute
Award Year:2006

Anthony C. Arnold, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
Jules Stein Eye Institute
Award Year:2005

Nicholas J. Volpe, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health Systems
Scheie Eye Institute
Award Year:2004
RPB David F. Weeks Award

Patricia A. D'Amore, PhD, MBA
Harvard Medical School, Mass Eye & Ear
Award Year:2024

David J. Calkins, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Award Year:2023

Donald J. Zack, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins
The Wilmer Eye Institute
Award Year:2022

David Williams, PhD
University of Rochester
Award Year:2021

Christine Curcio, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Award Year:2020

Jayakrishna Ambati, MD
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Award Year:2019

Robert Mullins, PhD
University of Iowa
Award Year:2018
Excellence in Medical Student Education Award

Anju Goyal, MD
Wayne State University, Kresge Eye Institute
Award Year:2023

Prithvi Sankar, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Scheie Eye Institute
Award Year:2022

Janice Law, MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Vanderbilt Eye Institute
Award Year:2021

Jamie Rosenberg, MD
Montefiore Medical Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Award Year:2020

JoAnn Giaconi, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
Stein Eye Institute
Award Year:2019

Daniel Knoch, MD
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine
Award Year:2018

Evan "Jake" Waxman, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Award Year:2017

Rukhsana Mirza, MD
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Award Year:2016

Susan Forster, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
Award Year:2015

Linda Lippa, MD
University of California, Irvine
Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
Award Year:2014
