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Dr. Samuelson (left) interviews Dr. Thompson
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outgoing ASCRS Presidents during Friday's Main
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Elizabeth Yeu, MD, and Vance
Thompson, MD, took the stage as the
outgoing and incoming Presidents of
ASCRS, to speak to Dr. Samuelson.
Dr. Yeu said it's been the "big-
gest highlight and biggest honor of
my professional career" to serve as
president.
Dr. Thompson described his
journey of how he became an oph-
thalmologist and first got involved
with ASCRS. He was first accepted
for the Annual Meeting in 1988 with
research on betadine when he was a
resident. "When I got into practice, I
knew I had to be part of this organi-
zation," he said.
Educator Award
Dr. Thompson presented the
ASCRS Educator Award to Nir
Shoham-Hazon, MD. His journey in
ophthalmology is marked by an un-
wavering commitment to excellence
T
he ASCRS Annual Meeting
officially kicked off on Friday
afternoon with the opening
session and reception. ASCRS
is celebrating its 50th anniversary
this year.
Thomas Samuelson, MD, in his
first meeting as ASCRS Program
Chair, kicked off the session. "It's
great to be back in Boston, and final-
ly our meeting is back in April where
it belongs," Dr. Samuelson said.
"This year, we celebrate the 50th
anniversary of this storied orga-
nization," he said. Dr. Samuelson
acknowledged Kenneth Hoffer, MD,
who founded ASCRS, then known as
AIOIS, in 1974, and he also acknowl-
edged David Karcher, former ASCRS
Executive Director for 37 years.
Dr. Samuelson also thanked the
many sponsors of the ASCRS Annual
Meeting, as well as the many physi-
cians and other volunteers who help
put the content together.
in patient care, education, and
research, Dr. Thompson said.
Dr. Shoham-Hazon expressed his
deepest appreciation to ASCRS, say-
ing that he is indebted to his patients
and colleagues "whose trust and
confidence in my abilities have mo-
tivated me to continually strive for
excellence in my practice." He added
that, "I believe it is our collective
ASCRS Annual Meeting kicks off 50th anniversary celebration
