Up Close and Personal with 2010 Award Winners

Lisa J. Faia , MD

I am currently an Associate Professor at the William Beaumont - Oakland University School of Medicine and a partner at the Associated Retinal Consultants, P.C. I am also the Director of the Retina Rotation for the William Beaumont residency and the Uvetiis Service. Though most of my time is spent on the surgical and medical management of vitreo-retina disease, I get the awesome and challenging opportunities to work with a number of rheumatologists, neurologists, oncologists, and infectious disease specialists.

On the research front, I continue to explore my research interests in diabetes and uveitis.

On a personal note, we have three little boys at home who keep us young. Dates nights are treasured time for us and we use it to explore new dining experiences.

Shelley Day Ghafoori, MD

I am currently a partner with the terrific group at Austin Retina Associates, continuing to treat a wide variety of retina pathology as well as ocular oncology.

I continue to take part in a variety of clinical trials, and I have become a clinical assistant professor with the new UT Austin Dell Medical School and am enjoying teaching and working with medical students.

My spare time is mostly spent running around after my three little boys.

Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD

Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD is Director of Research at Retina Consultants of Texas; Chairman of Research, Retina Consultants of America; Deputy Chair of Ophthalmology for the Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital; and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College. He received his baccalaureate from MIT, PhD from Oxford University while on a Marshall Scholarship, MD from Harvard Medical School and completed retina fellowship at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute where he served as Chief Resident/Co-Director of Ocular Trauma and received a Heed Fellowship and the Ronald G. Michels Award.

He is passionate about translational research and accelerating drug and device development. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts and serves on multiple scientific and medical advisory boards, safety monitoring committees, and global steering committees for endeavors spanning the innovative process from early to late-stage developments. He serves on the ASRS Executive Committee and Board of Directors, is a founding member of the Ophthalmology Retina Editorial Board, and a past President of the Vit-Buckle Society for which he is an Emeritus member of the Board of Trustees. He is a member of the NEI Audacious Goals Steering Committee and has been awarded multiple Achievement, Honor and Senior Honor Awards including the ASRS Young Investigator and the AAO Secretariat Awards. His guiding philosophy is to build and strengthen innovative, ethical teams focused on developing new approaches to improving outcomes for patients with blinding diseases.