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Executive Committee and Staff

President
Mary Elizabeth White
Administrative Director, CPA
Cooney & Conway
Vice President
Charles S. Bouchard, M.D.
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Loyola University of Chicago
Vice President
Kara E. Crumbliss, O.D.
Vice President of Clinical Services
Chicago Lighthouse
Secretary/Treasurer
Thomas S. Bridges
Managing Director and Co-Head, High Net Worth Sales
CIBC Private Wealth Management
Research Grant Committee Chair
Mathew MacCumber, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Chair for Research
Rush University
Executive Director
Elyse Fineman, MPH, MHA
Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness
Education and Communications Manager
Katherine Mueller, MPH
Prevent Blindness Illinois/ISPB

Directors

Chris Albanis, M.D.
Managing Partner/President
Arbor Centers for EyeCare
Brenda Bohnsack, M.D., Ph.D.
Division Head of Ophthalmology
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
R.V. Paul Chan, M.D.
Professor and Head of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago 
Michael Giovingo, M.D.
Attending
Stroger Hospital
Seenu M. Hariprasad, M.D.
Interim Chair
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Chicago
Maureen LaRaviere, M.Ed.
Senior Director
The College Board
Jeffrey Lewis, O.D.
Primary Optometrist
All About Eyes Champaign, IL
Janice Morris
Senior Financial Analyst (retired)
Aon Corporation
Yi Pang, M.D., O.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
Illinois College of Optometry
John S. Pollack, M.D.
Partner
Illinois Retina Associates
Mark Rosenblatt, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
Dean, College of Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago
Jonathan Rosin, M.D.
Co-President
Rosin Eyecare and Comprehensive Eyecare Physicians, P.C.
Jon Ruderman, M.D.
University Eye Specialists
Northwestern University
Evan B. Stubbs, Jr., Ph.D.
Research Health Scientist
Department of Ophthalmology Edward Hines VA Hospital
Melissa Suckow, O.D.
Dean
The Chicago College of Optometry Midwestern University
Bruce Teitelbaum, O.D.
Associate Professor
Illinois College of Optometry
Lawrence J. Ulanski, Jr., M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Retina Service University of Illinois at Chicago
Nicholas Volpe, M.D.
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Northwestern University School of Medicine

Emeritus Directors

Kathryn Colby, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair
Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health
Dimitri Azar, M.D.
Senior Director, Verily Life Sciences
Google
Philip B. Dray, M.D.
David Morimoto, M.D.
Associated Ophthalmologists
Kirk Packo, M.D.
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Rush University Medical Center
Peter Panton, M.D.
Partner
Panton Eye Center
Thomas Patrianakos, D.O.
Chair, Division of Ophthalmology
Stroger Hospital

Spring Newsletter

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My Retina Tracker Genetic Testing Program

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New Resources for Reducing Eye Strain from Screens

In response to increased virtual and screen-based activities during the coronavirus pandemic, ISPB and Prevent Blindness Illinois have launched a new awareness campaign, Take a Screen Time Out. All...

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ISPB and PB IL Declare June as Cataract Awareness Month

Cataract is the leading cause of vision loss in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And, cataract is the leading cause of...

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President
Mary Elizabeth White

Administrative Director, CPA

Cooney & Conway

Vice President
Charles S. Bouchard, M.D.

Chair, Department of Ophthalmology

Loyola University of Chicago

Vice President
Kara E. Crumbliss, O.D.

Vice President of Clinical Services

Chicago Lighthouse

Secretary/Treasurer
Thomas S. Bridges

Managing Director and Co-Head, High Net Worth Sales

CIBC Private Wealth Management

Research Grant Committee Chair
Mathew MacCumber, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Chair for Research

Rush University

Executive Director
Elyse Fineman, MPH, MHA

Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness

Education and Communications Manager
Katherine Mueller, MPH

Prevent Blindness Illinois/ISPB

Chris Albanis, M.D.

Managing Partner/President

Arbor Centers for EyeCare

Brenda Bohnsack, M.D., Ph.D.

Division Head of Ophthalmology

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

R.V. Paul Chan, M.D.

Professor and Head of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

University of Illinois at Chicago 

Michael Giovingo, M.D.

Attending

Stroger Hospital

Seenu M. Hariprasad, M.D.

Interim Chair

Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Chicago

Maureen LaRaviere, M.Ed.

Senior Director

The College Board

Jeffrey Lewis, O.D.

Primary Optometrist

All About Eyes Champaign, IL

Janice Morris

Senior Financial Analyst (retired)

Aon Corporation

Yi Pang, M.D., O.D., Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research

Illinois College of Optometry

John S. Pollack, M.D.

Partner

Illinois Retina Associates

Mark Rosenblatt, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.

Dean, College of Medicine

University of Illinois at Chicago

Jonathan Rosin, M.D.

Co-President

Rosin Eyecare and Comprehensive Eyecare Physicians, P.C.

Jon Ruderman, M.D.

University Eye Specialists

Northwestern University

Evan B. Stubbs, Jr., Ph.D.

Research Health Scientist

Department of Ophthalmology
Edward Hines VA Hospital

Melissa Suckow, O.D.

Dean

The Chicago College of Optometry
Midwestern University

Bruce Teitelbaum, O.D.

Associate Professor

Illinois College of Optometry

Lawrence J. Ulanski, Jr., M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Retina Service

University of Illinois at Chicago

Nicholas Volpe, M.D.

Chair, Department of Ophthalmology

Northwestern University School of Medicine

Kathryn Colby, M.D., Ph.D.

Chair

Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health

Dimitri Azar, M.D.

Senior Director, Verily Life Sciences

Google

Philip B. Dray, M.D.

David Morimoto, M.D.

Associated Ophthalmologists

Kirk Packo, M.D.

Chair, Department of Ophthalmology

Rush University Medical Center

Peter Panton, M.D.

Partner

Panton Eye Center

Thomas Patrianakos, D.O.

Chair, Division of Ophthalmology

Stroger Hospital