1988 - 1989 |
Dean's List, The Johns Hopkins University |
1989 |
Graduate with Departmental Honors, The Johns Hopkins University |
1989 |
Recipient of Student Activities Award, The Johns Hopkins University |
1989 - 1997 |
NIH-National Institute of General Medical Sciences Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) Fellowship: PHS Grant # T32 GM 073667-14 |
1995 |
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) /National Eye Institute Travel Fellowship Grant for the 1995 ARVO meeting |
1996 |
Dean's Award for Excellence in Research, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Columbia U. |
1996 |
Association of Chinese Geneticists in America Student Award, presented at the ASHG Meeting |
1997 |
Dr. Alfred Steiner Award for Best Medical Student Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University |
1997 |
Best Overall Presentation at Eastern Student Research Forum sponsored by American Medical Association and the University of Miami |
1997 |
Travel Grant, European Students' Conference at the Charité in Berlin |
1998 |
Edith McKane Award in Ophthalmology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia U. |
1998 |
John Lattimer Award in Urology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University |
2000 |
Jules Stein Eye Institute Research Award |
2000 |
Research to Prevent Blindness-Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology (AUPO) Resident Award |
2003 |
Burroughs-Wellcome Fund Career Award in Biomedical Sciences |
2003 |
RPB Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology Resident Award |
2003 |
Nesburn Resident Award |
2004 |
Dennis W. Jahnigen Award, American Geriatrics Society |
2005 |
Becker-AUPO-RPB Award |
2006 |
ARVO/Alcon Early Career Clinician Scientist Award |
2006 |
Dr. Isaac Bekhor Lecturer, Doheny Eye Institute at University of Southern California (Sept 29th) |
2007 |
Charles E. Culpeper Prize |
2008 |
Listed as one of "America's Top Ophthalmologists" by Consumers' Research Council of America
http://consumersresearchcncl.org/Healthcare/Ophthalmologists/top_ophth.html |
2008 |
Resident Teaching Award
Elected to The Macula Society |