ABOUT THE PROFESSORSHIP The Frederick A. Jakobiec Professorship in Ophthalmic Diseases was established to honor the academic leadership of Frederick A. Jakobiec, MD, DSc, the Henry Willard Williams Professor of Ophthalmology, Emeritus, and Professor of Pathology, Emeritus at Harvard Medical School. From 1989 until 2002, Dr. Jakobiec served as Chair of the HMS Department of Ophthalmology and Chief of Ophthalmology at Mass. Eye and Ear. From 2007 to 2021, Dr. Jakobiec served as Director of the David G. Cogan Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory at Mass Eye and Ear, where he reinvigorated and expanded the laboratory’s mission in clinical care, teaching, and research.
Frederick A. Jakobiec Professorship in Ophthalmic Diseases March 28, 2024 I Mass Eye and Ear I Boston, MA
Board certified in both Ophthalmology and Anatomic Pathology, Dr. Jakobiec was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Medical Science Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division Award for the textbook, Albert & Jakobiec’s Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology, the 1999 McLean Medal from Weill Cornell Medical College, the 2008 Pfizer Visiting Professorship in Ophthalmology, and the 2017 Merrill Reeh prize from American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He presented over 45 named lectures, co-edited eight textbooks, and wrote over 300 peer reviewed papers and 100 book chapters.
Past Frederick A. Jakobiec Professors Nancy Andrews, MD, PhD Dimitri Azar, MD D. Jackson Coleman, MD Jonathan Dutton, MD, PhD John Fernandez Ann Hannekan, MD David G. Hunter, MD, PhD John Irvine, MD
Thomas Liesegang, MD Alan D. Proia, MD, PhD Richard D. Lisman, MD, FACS Ralph C. Eagle Jr., MD Hans E. Grossniklaus, MD, MBA John W. Gittinger, MD R. Nick Hogan, MD, PhD
The Frederick A. Jakobiec lecture was made possible, in part, thanks to the Dr. Albert Gillespie Continuing Education Fund
Ophthalmic Education Office • 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114 • MassEyeAndEar.org
Keynote Speaker:
Tatyana Milman, MD