Maria A. Woodward, MD, MS

I am a physician-scientist focused on healthcare delivery specifically for the anterior segment of the eye. My career goal is to dramatically extend high-quality, affordable eye care to underserved and under-represented communities nationally and globally. My research goal is to personalize treatments for anterior eye problems before they cause damage to the eye and permanent vision loss by applying low-cost technologies and novel care models. I am the Kellogg Eye Center service lead for the Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Section and the strategic director of the University of Michigan’s Kellogg Eye Center eHealth. I served on the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Research, Regulatory & External Scientific Relations Committee and the AAO Telemedicine Task Force. I currently serve as the lead of the AAO’s task force on Community Health Centers and on the AAO Intelligent Research in Sight (IRIS) research committee, the Cornea Society board of directors, the Cornea journal senior editor board, and as the AAO’s subspecialty councilor to the AAO board of trustees. I collaborate with national and international leaders in cornea, health sciences, telemedicine and engineering, including close collaboration with Aravind Eye Hospitals in India.