GO Executive Committee

Mitchell V. Brinks, MD
2024 GOS Program Lead

Oregon Health & Science University,
Casey Eye Institute

Brent Finklea, MD
2026 GOS Program Lead

Thomas Jefferson University, Wills Eye Hospital

Otana A. Jakpor, MD
2027 GOS Program Lead

University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center

Jacquelyn A. O’Banion, MD
2023 GOS Program Lead

Chair, Global Education and Outreach Committee

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Gail Schmidt
Vice President, Ophthalmic Society and Global Relations
American Academy of Ophthalmology

R. V. Paul Chan, MD, MSc, MBA, FACS
2025 GOS Program Lead

University of Illinois Chicago, 

Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary  

Tamara R. Fountain, MD
Secretary for Global Relations

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Peter W. MacIntosh, MD
2025 GOS Program Lead

University of Illinois Chicago, ​Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary

Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and CEO, John A. Moran Eye Center
University of Utah