ALUMNI AWARDS

Eric Donnenfeld D’77, MED’80, P’05 exemplifies a broad range of contributions to the field of ophthalmology including scholarship, technological advancements, and, of course, experienced and empathetic patient care. Eric is a clinical professor of ophthalmology at New York University Medical Center since 2006. He also founded the Lions Eye Bank for Long Island, where he acts as surgical director. As an internationally recognized expert and pioneer in the field of refractive, cornea, and cataract surgery, Dr. Donnenfeld was among the first five people in the world to perform both laser vision correction and laser cataract surgery. As a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Donnenfeld has been recognized with the organization’s Secretariat Award, Honor Award, Senior Honor Award, and Life Achievement Honor Award.

Daniel R. Lucey D’77, MED’81/’82 has spent 40 years fighting epidemics through patient care, research, education, and public health policy. This work began in 1982 with AIDS in San Francisco, before HIV was discovered, and overseas every year from 2003 to 2020 with SARS, MERS, avian and pandemic flu, Ebola (with Doctors without Borders), Zika, yellow fever, chikungunya, plague (with the World Health Organization), and COVID-19. With this experience, Dr. Lucey proposed an exhibit on viral epidemics in 2014 to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. With over 40 U.S., international, and Smithsonian colleagues, he helped create the content for the exhibit which had 3.3 million visitors from 2018 to 2022. He has also delivered 525 presentations in the U.S. and internationally.

The Geisel School of Medicine’s Alumni Recognition Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Alumni Awards. Deadline for nominations: October 13, 2023

Many thanks to the Alumni Recognition Committee who, in 2023, carefully reviewed and revised each of the award category descriptions and created the Distinguished Alumni Award.

Learn more about the Alumni Awards program and submit your nominations here: www.GeiselAlumni.org/AlumniAwards.