Pan-American News
The Power of the Pan-American NetworkUnique Experience in China: Miguel Angel Vázquez Membrillo MD PhD
Miguel Angel Vázquez Membrillo, Mexican ophthalmologist with subspecialty in retina and vitreous, shares his experience in the realization of his postdoctoral project (2015-2016) in rural communities in southern China.
Scholarship Experience – Returning home to COVID: Dhariana Acon
It’s been 3 months since I moved back to Costa Rica after finishing my one-year of Pediatric Retina training at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (BPEI), Miam...
SOPANOP Scholarship Experience: Gerardo Graue-Moreno MD
In 2013, I was lucky to be part of the first generation to receive the scholarship from the SOPANOP and the PAAO, sponsored by Allergan, to go for one month in an internationally prestigious center of oculoplastics in the United States or Europe...
PAAO President’s Message
July 2020
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. We saw a need that needed to be filled, and we stepped in to help.
- Benet Wilson
Gillingham Fellowship Experience: Dr. Arturo Santos
During 1995-1996, after being awarded the Gillingham Fellowship from the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology, Dr. Arturo Santos (Mexico) completed his clinical and surgical training in the Advanced Medical and Surgical Retina Specialty Program at Wilmer Eye Institute, Retina Division at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Message from the PAOF Chair
Dear Colleagues, Big challenges demand great leadership. During this extended difficult time of COVID-19, the Pan-American has shown great leadership in seeking the positive by promoting different educational activities via Campus PAAO ...
PAAO-YO Research: Natasha Cruz
Dr. Natasha Cruz a Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellow at Escola Paulista de Medicina – UNIFESP in São Paulo, Brasil has recently published two articles. Below are the salient points and links to the articles...
PAAO-YO Info representative Dra. Marcela Lonngi
Marcela Lonngi is the editor of the PAAO Young Ophthalmologists information segment (PAAO-YO Info), a collaboration with the American Academy of Ophthalmology – AAO...
Gillingham Fellowship Experience: Rafael Arango Botero
I had the privilege of being one of the first Gillingham Fellowship award recipients from the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) in 1994.
Gillingham Fellowship Experience: Dr. Jaime D. Martinez
Thanks to Pan-American support, I was able to achieve my dreams. I highly recommend that any ophthalmology residents interested in gaining research experience in an international setting to apply.