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Fifteen Bascom Palmer Eye Institute physicians were selected for the 2024 Power List, a prestigious selection of the world’s 100 most influential people shaping the future of eye care, as published by The Ophthalmologist magazine.
Drs. Eduardo C. Alfonso, Kendall Donaldson, Hilda Capó, Janet Davis, Harry Flynn, Anat Galor, Steven Gedde, Ranya Habash, Carol Karp, Jaclyn Kovach, Byron Lam, Felipe Medeiros, Richard Parrish, Philip Rosenfeld, and Sonia Yoo were named to the 2024 Power List.
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is the Department of Ophthalmology for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and UHealth – University of Miami Health System.
“Congratulations to Bascom Palmer Eye Institute physicians for receiving this exceptional honor,” said Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, dean and chief academic officer of the Miller School.
“We are extremely honored that 15 Bascom Palmer doctors were selected for their exceptional contributions and influence in the field. From cutting-edge treatments to groundbreaking research, these doctors are pushing boundaries and setting new standards in ophthalmology.”
Bascom Palmer’s faculty members have been well-represented on the Power List since its inception in 2014. Other honorees have included Audina M. Berrocal, MD (2021), and Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD. (2022).
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is ranked the nation’s best in ophthalmology by U.S. News & World Report, an honor it has received 22 times since the rankings began in 1990. Directed by Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD, Bascom Palmer is the largest ophthalmic care, research, and educational facility in the southeastern United States.
More than 290,000 patients with nearly every ophthalmic condition are treated yearly, and 21,000 surgeries are performed. Part of UHealth – the University of Miami Health System, Bascom Palmer has five patient care facilities in Florida (Miami, Palm Beach Gardens, Naples, Plantation, and Coral Gables). Bascom Palmer faculty members also staff the Miami and West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, Jackson Memorial Hospital, and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.
For more information on the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, visit www.bascompalmer.org.
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