Mentor - Lisa Park, MD
Thematic Areas: Aging, Health Education, Non-communicable diseases, Vision and Hearing
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Biography
Dr. Lisa Park is a specialist in complex cataract surgery. She is a graduate of Harvard College and the Yale School of Medicine, and completed her ophthalmology training at NYU and Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital. She was a member of the teaching faculty at NYU for over 10 years where she directed the surgical curriculum and trained over 70 eye surgeons. She is now an Associate Professor at Columbia University Medical Center.
Mentored Summer Research Project in 2023
Analysis of Pediatric Vision Screening Data: Incidence, Predictors, and Barriers to Eye Care in Pwani Region, Tanzania
Student: Nivedita Ravi (VP&S)
Survey of Clinical Practice of Eye Surgeons and Trainees in Tanzania
Student: Samantha Xing (VP&S)
Mentored Summer Research Project 2021
Evaluation of the Impact of Foreign Cataract Surgery Teaching Efforts in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Student: Sophia Jackman (VP&S)