Professional
Global Outreach
Bringing sight-saving surgery to people around the world.
Millions of people around the world are blind from corneal disease that a transplant could treat, but donor corneas and trained surgeons are scarce. Helping close that gap is one of my life's passions.
Keratoplasty Alliance International
I cofounded Keratoplasty Alliance International, a nonprofit that works to expand access to corneal transplantation and the supply of donor corneas where they're needed most. I serve as its Executive Vice President.
Visit Keratoplasty Alliance International →
Missions abroad
- Guatemala (2018): cataract surgery at Hospital De La Familia in Nuevo Progreso
- Philippines (2017): oculoplastic and strabismus surgery with SaveSight in Manila
- India (2013): a public health research project on healthcare use and hygiene in Mumbai's informal settlements, with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences
- Haiti (2011): medical volunteer with Project Medishare at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince
- Bolivia (2010): primary care for rural communities with the Highlands Bolivian Mission
In 2020 I received the ASCRS Foundation Young Eye Surgeons International Service Grant to support work against blindness abroad.
Research with a purpose
Some of my research focuses on making corneal transplants possible in more places around the world. It includes studying the causes of corneal blindness worldwide, the use of long-lasting donor tissue, and the barriers surgeons around the world face in performing corneal transplants in their own countries.
To learn more, read my review in the journal Cornea: Etiology of global corneal blindness and current practices of corneal transplantation.
In our community
I've taught yoga to people who are visually impaired, and I serve on the Medical Advisory Board of the Lions World Vision Institute.
