Dimitri Azar Explained

Fields:Ophthalmology
Workplaces:University of Illinois at Chicago; American Ophthalmological Society; Chicago Ophthalmological Society; Chicago Medical Society; Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology; Verily; Verb Surgical Inc; Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society; Novartis
Alma Mater:American University of Beirut, Lebanon; Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Medicine; Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School; University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Dimitri Azar is an American ophthalmologist, professor, and businessman who leads Twenty Twenty Therapeutics, a joint venture established by Santen and Verily.[1] [2] Azar has held roles at Novartis and Verily, Alphabet's Life sciences research organization. He served as dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) from 2011 to 2018.[3] [4]

Education

Azar received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Azar practiced at the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Medicine,[5] and completed his fellowship and residency training at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary at Harvard Medical School,[6] where he was a tenured professor of ophthalmology (2003-2006) and senior scientist at the Schepens Eye Research Institute.[7]

Azar also holds an honorary master's degree from Harvard, as well as an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Academic positions

Azar has taught as a professor of ophthalmology, bioengineering and pharmacology at UIC, where he also served as head of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and B.A. Field Endowed Chair of Ophthalmologic Research. He is a member of the American Ophthalmological Society,[8] former president of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society,[9] president-elect of the Chicago Medical Society, and former Trustee of the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).[10]

Commercial roles

Azar is the Chief Executive Officer of Twenty Twenty Therapeutics, a joint venture between Verily Life Sciences and Santen.

Azar was a non-executive member of Novartis' Board of Directors from 2012 till 2019.[11] He was also a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Research & Development Committee.

Azar was a senior director of ophthalmological innovation at Verily, where ophthalmological projects include the development of smart contact lenses, including lenses designed to assist those with presbyopia and an intraocular lens.[12] [13] [14] He was on the board of Verb Surgical Inc.[15] and sits on the board of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society in the US.[16] He also sits on the board of the Himalayan Cataract Project.

Published books

Awards and recognition

Azar is an internationally recognized ophthalmic surgeon and prolific researcher. He has been named one of The Best Doctors in America and one of the Castle Connolly Top Doctors in America annually since 1994. He holds multiple committee positions with the American Academy of Ophthalmology, is a member of the American Ophthalmological Association and sits on the board of trustees of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society and the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. He has received multiple leadership awards, including the 2009 Lans Distinguished Award from the International Society of Refractive Surgery, and the University of Illinois at Chicago Scholar Award.[17] Azar was awarded the Life Achievement award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology for his sustained services to the organization.[18] The International Society of Refractive Surgery, in 2013, awarded him with the Jose Barraquer Award and has also received the University of Illinois at Chicago Scholar Award, and the Distinguished Professor award in 2013.[19] In 2016, Weill Cornell Medical College awarded Azar with the John McLean Medal.[20]

From 2008 to 2010, Chicago Magazine, in cooperation with Castle Connelly Medical Ltd., listed Azar as one of the top doctors in ophthalmology.[21] In 2016, he received the Castroviejo Award in recognition of exceptional contributions in support of the Society’s mission from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, as well as the Ramon Castroviejo Award from the Cornea Society.[22] On June 27, 2019, he received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Balamand, in recognition of his significant lifetime achievements as a world-renown scholar, creative inventor, academician, and eye surgeon.[23]

Other notable awards

Other notable awards and honors are as follows: !Year!Award!Awarded by
1991Teacher of the Year AwardMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
1993Teacher of the Year AwardThe Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins University
1996Resident Teaching Recognition AwardThe Wilmer Institute Johns Hopkins University
1994-1996Top DoctorBaltimore Magazine, Baltimore, MD
1996Voted among Top 10 U.S. Refractive SurgeonsOphthalmology Times
1998American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor AwardAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology
1999, 2001Top Doctor, Ophthalmology/ Refractive SurgeryBoston Magazine (Castle Connolly regional database)
2003Top Doctor, OphthalmologyBoston Magazine (Castle Connolly regional database)
2004Senior Achievement AwardAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology
2005Top 50 Opinion LeadersCataract & Refractive Surgery Today
2005Top 10 Ophthalmologists in Greater Boston areaBoston Herald Supplement
2007Alcon Research Institute AwardAlcon Research Institute
2005-2010Best Doctor in America®www.bestdoctors.com
2006-2016America’s Top DoctorCastle Connolly national database
2008Maurice F. Rabb, MD/Jose F. Pulido, MD Medical Student AwardUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
2009University Scholar AwardUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2010Silver Fellow, Outstanding service to the eye and vision community[24] Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
2011Beta Gamma Sigma Honor SocietyUniversity of Chicago Booth School of Business
2013Jose Barraquer Award[25] International Society of Refractive Surgery, American Academy of Ophthalmology
2014Gold Fellow, Outstanding service to the eye and vision community[26] Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
2016Ramon Castroviejo Award [27] Cornea Society
2016John McLean Medal [28] Weill Cornell Medical College
2016Distinguished Service AwardAssociation of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
2018Distinguished Research Achievement Awardee 2018HMS Department of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting and Alumni Reunion
2019SAFIR Lecturer, “Intelligence artificielle en ophthalmology.”SFO, May 11, 2019
2019Guest of HonorNew England Ophthalmological Society, September 6, 2019
2023Dastgheib Pioneer Award in Ocular Innovation[29] Duke University, October 12, 2023

External links

References

  1. Web site: Yoshikawa . Akiko . Corporate Communications Group . Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. . 11 December 2020.
  2. Web site: February 4, 2020. Santen and Verily Establish Joint Venture to Develop and Commercialize Unique Ophthalmic Devices. December 11, 2020.
  3. Web site: Dimitri Azar - Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20180803014045/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=154165586&privcapId=382553 . 2018-08-03 . dead . Bloomberg.com. 2018-08-02.
  4. News: Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (4/6/2018). 2018-04-01. The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2018-08-02.
  5. Book: LASIK (Laser in Situ Keratomileusis): Fundamentals, Surgical Techniques, and Complications. Azar. Dimitri T.. Koch. Douglas. 2002-11-26. CRC Press. 9780824745776. xi. en.
  6. News: Drs. Nathalie & Dimitri Azar: THE INFIRMARY'S DYNAMIC DUO. Fall 2001. Contact: news from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. 2 August 2018. 3 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180803014047/https://www.masseyeandear.org/~/media/testupload/files/contactfall01.pdf?la=en. dead.
  7. Web site: Cornea Specialist Named Dean of UIC College of Medicine. www.newswise.com. 2018-08-02.
  8. News: MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS; One Hundred and Forty-Second Annual Meeting. 2006. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. 2 August 2018. 11.
  9. Web site: Past-Presidents. Paul. Richard. www.chicagoeyenet.org. en-us. 2018-08-02.
  10. Web site: Executive Committee — Chicago Medical Society. www.cmsdocs.org. 2018-08-02.
  11. Web site: Novartis AGM Notes. AG. Novartis International. 2019-01-30. GlobeNewswire News Room. 2019-01-31.
  12. Web site: Google's 6 most recent hospital hires. Spitzer. Julie. www.beckershospitalreview.com. en-gb. 2018-08-02.
  13. Web site: Geisinger CEO Feinberg packs for Google months after shrugging off Amazon. Healthcare Dive. en-US. 2019-01-31.
  14. Web site: Smart Lens Program - Verily Life Sciences. verily.com. 2019-02-26. 2019-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203045604/https://verily.com/projects/sensors/smart-lens-program/. dead.
  15. Web site: 2018. Arvo 2018 Moderator index. 2 August 2018. Arvo.org. 2 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180802223733/https://www.arvo.org/globalassets/annual-meeting/program/psb/psb_moderator-author-index.pdf. dead.
  16. Web site: Board of Directors. 2 August 2018.
  17. News: UI Board of Trustees approves appointment of Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA as Dean of the College of Medicine. en-US. Chicago Medicine. 2018-08-13.
  18. Web site: 2015 Special Recognition: American Academy of Ophthalmology Life Achievement Honor Awardees. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160430225347/http://www.aao.org/about/awards/special-recognition/life-time-achievement . 2016-04-30 .
  19. Web site: 2013 José I. Barraquer Lecture and Award: Dr. Dimitri Azar. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217035843/https://www.isrs.org/about-isrs/barraquer-lecture-and-awards/2013 . 2020-02-17 .
  20. Web site: Millennium Park Eye Center. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200813044859/http://www.millenniumparkeyecenter.com/azar-dimitri-academic-profile/ . 2020-08-13 .
  21. Web site: Johnson. Geoffrey. December 17, 2007. Chicago's Top Doctors. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20071222053306/http://www.chicagomag.com:80/Chicago-Magazine/January-2008/Chicagos-Top-Doctors/ . 2007-12-22 .
  22. Web site: Castroviejo Award. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428134500/http://www.corneasociety.org/castroviejo-award . 2019-04-28 .
  23. Web site: June 27, 2019. University of Balamand was honored to host Dr. Dimitri Azar as the keynote speaker. Facebook.
  24. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/923275
  25. https://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/dean-honored-with-the-jose-barraquer-lecture-and-award/
  26. https://www.arvo.org/awards-grants-and-fellowships/arvo-fellows/2014-arvo-fellows/
  27. https://corneasociety.org/castroviejo-award
  28. https://events.weill.cornell.edu/event/ophthalmology_alumni_meeting_2016_focus_on_cornea
  29. https://wcnvi.com/about/dastgheib-pioneer-award-in-ocular-innovation/

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