Fineman is a member and fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Retina Specialists. He is a volunteer for Eye Care America, serving underinsured Americans with medical need and a member of the Board of the American Diabetes Association of Greater Philadelphia whose mission is to improve the care and quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus.Dr. Ho was named to Castle Connolly’s “Best Doctors in America”, “America’s Top Ophthalmologists” and “Top Doctors of Philadelphia” as elected by peer physicians. Ho is the Principal Investigator at Wills Eye Hospital of several collaborative clinical trials evaluating new treatments for age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy and maintains special interests in macular diseases, diabetic retinopathy, surgical retinal diseases and clinical trials investigating new treatments for vitreoretinal diseases. He is a scientific advisor for many surgical device and pharmaceutical companies pursuing improved treatments for macular and retinal disease.ĭr. He is an invited Advisory Board member for the Alcon Vitreoretinal Surgical Advisory Committee and the Ophthalmic Devices Committee of the United States Food and Drug Administration.
He is a recipient of multiple clinical research grants investigating new treatments for macular diseases sponsored by the National Eye Institute and received the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Senior Achievement Award. Ho has authored numerous scientific publications on retinal disease, is author of The Wills Eye Hospital Color Atlas and Synopsis of Retinal Disease and Age Related Macular Degeneration Diagnosis and Treatment, and is a member of the Editorial Review Boards of Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging, Ocular Surgery News, and Evidence Based Ophthalmology.
He is an invited lecturer at numerous national and international ophthalmic meetings. Ho is Editor-in-Chief of Current Opinion in Ophthalmology and Chief Medical Editor of Retina Today, a global publication that features new treatments for retinal disease. He is Professor of Ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Retina Society. He is an active member and leader in several ophthalmologic societies including: American Academy of Ophthalmology, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, The American Society of Retina Specialists, The Macula Society, The Retina Society, The Society of Heed Fellows, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology. Ho is Board Certified in Ophthalmology, an Associate Examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is currently President of the Retina Society.ĭr.
He has received the American Society of Retina Specialists’ Crystal Apple Award recognizing his mentorship of retina fellowship trainees and the American Diabetes Association Physician of the Year award. He is former Co-Director of the Wills Retina Fellowship, widely recognized as the premier retina training program in the country. Currently, he is Attending Surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital and Director of Retina Research at Wills Eye Hospital. He completed a Fellowship in Vitreoretinal Diseases at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital where he was awarded a Heed Ophthalmic Fellowship. He graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and was elected Co-Chief Resident during his ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Hospital. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences, receiving highest distinction in all subjects. Ho is an internationally recognized retina specialist who specializes in state of the art and compassionate patient care and is a leader in the development of new medical and surgical treatments for retinal disease. Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ, USAĬolumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USAĭr. Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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