ASRS Awards
The American Society of Retina Specialists presents several awards each year to recognize excellence and innovation in the field of retina. Congratulations to this year's recipients!
2024 Recipients
Gertrude D. Pyron Award and Lecture
The Retina Research Foundation’s 29th Annual Gertrude D. Pyron Award is being presented to Anat Loewenstein, MD, MHA, of Tel Aviv, Israel.
Dr. Loewenstein is a professor and director of the Division of Ophthalmology at Tel Aviv Medical Center, and vice president of the hospital at the Tel Aviv Medical Center. She is a full professor and the Sidney Fox Chair of Ophthalmology at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Loewenstein is also president of EURETINA as well as the Israeli Ophthalmological Society.
The Pyron Award was created by the Retina Research Foundation of Houston, Texas—founded by the late Alice McPherson, MD—to recognize outstanding vision scientists whose work contributes to knowledge about vitreoretinal disease.
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ASRS Founders Award
Dr. Rosen is receiving the award for his major contributions to the advancement of vitreoretinal surgery, treatment, research, and patient care.
The Founders Award was first presented in 1997 to honor the efforts of the Society’s founders, Drs. Jerald A. Bovino, Roy A. Levit, and Allen Z. Verne, for their foresight, dedication, and leadership in establishing the Society as an open, democratic, worldwide organization dedicated to the advancement of vitreoretinal surgery and the study of vitreoretinal diseases.
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The Packo Service Award
The Packo Award is named in honor of its first recipient, ASRS 2001-2002 President Kirk H. Packo, MD, FACS, FASRS, whose dynamic leadership and strategic innovations helped shape and advance the Society for more than 30 years.
Dr. Thompson is a partner at Retina Specialists in Baltimore, Maryland. He served as the 2012-2014 president of the ASRS and the 2014-2016 president of the Foundation. Dr. Thompson also is the associate editor-in-chief of the ASRS’s Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases.
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ASRS Presidents’ Young Investigator Award
The Foundation has selected J. Peter Campbell, MD, MPH, FASRS, as the winner of the 11th annual ASRS Presidents’ Young Investigator Award. Dr. Campbell is the Edwin and Josephine Knowles Professor of Ophthalmology at the Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), in Portland, Oregon.
The ASRS Presidents’ Young Investigator Award is given by the Foundation to honor past presidents of our Society by nurturing the development of next-generation retina leaders. It recognizes an ASRS member age 50 or younger who has made substantial contributions to the field of retina that will potentially improve our patients’ lives.
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Early Career Section Crystal Apple Award
The ASRS Early Career Section selected Jared S. Nielsen, MD, MS, MBA, FASRS, as the 2024 Crystal Apple Award winner for excellence in teaching and mentorship. The award will be presented posthumously during the Annual Meeting in Stockholm. Dr. Nielsen passed away June 14 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Dr. Nielsen founded the retina fellowship program at the Wolfe Eye Clinic in West Des Moines, Iowa, and served as the program's director from 2017 to 2024. In addition to training retina fellows, Dr. Nielsen trained dozens of residents and countless medical students.
The Crystal Apple Award is a special recognition presented to an ASRS member who has gone to great lengths to advance the education and professional development of young retina specialists.
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