WIO Humanitarian Award

This award recognizes a Women in Ophthalmology member who has distinguished herself/ himself through outstanding humanitarian service in the US or Abroad. A Humanitarian endeavors to improve the human condition through improving lives and alleviating suffering while supporting and contributing to the basic human dignity of those in need. A humanitarian gives of themselves, provides services without expectations of remuneration, respects and embraces human diversity and improves the lives of those in need through selfless, courageous, creative and compassionate acts. Recipients of the WIO Humanitarian Award must be conducting ongoing or recently completed (within five years of nomination) humanitarian efforts. These efforts do not necessarily need to be linked to ophthalmology or women’s issues.

Recipients

Jyotee Dharmendra Trivedy, MBBS, M.MED, FEACO
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2025 - Jyotee Dharmendra Trivedy, MBBS, M.MED, FEACO

Sara T. Wester, MD
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2024 - Sara T. Wester, MD

Tayyeba K. Ali, MD
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2023 - Tayyeba K. Ali, MD

Christine C. Nelson, MD
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2022 - Christine C. Nelson, MD

Susan M. MacDonald, MD
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2021 - Susan M. MacDonald, MD

Marilyn T. Miller, MD
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2020 - Marilyn T. Miller, MD

Swati J. Parekh, MD
Parekh

2019 - Swati J. Parekh, MD

Michelle Maeng, MD
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2018 - Michelle Maeng, MD

Grace Sun, MD
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2017 - Grace Sun, MD

Leslie S. Jones, MD
Leslie S. Jones, MD

2014 - Leslie Jones, MD