FSO Officers, Committees and At-Large Members

2025-2026

President
Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD

President-Elect
Ahad Mahootchi, MD

Vice President of Advocacy
Mollie Lagrew, MD 

Vice President of Education
Ron Adelman, MD

Vice President of Outreach
Basil Williams, MD

Secretary/Treasurer
Zubair Ansari, MD

Immediate Past-President
Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS 

Past President
David Eichenbaum, MD

Committees

ADVOCACY

AAO Councilors
Joseph T. Nezgoda, MD (2023-2025)
Darby D. Miller, MD, MPH (2024-2026)
Jaime H. Membreno, MD (2025-2027)
Sarah Wellik, MD (2026-2028)

Legislative Co-Chairs
Darby D. Miller, MD, MPH and Javier Perez, MD

FMA Delegates
Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD
Krishna Kishor, MD
Mollie Lagrew, MD

FMA Specialty Society Section Representative
Krishna Kishor, MD

EDUCATION

Annual Meeting Program Committee
Cristos Ifantides, MD
Joseph T. Nezgoda, MD, MBA
 Rishi Singh, MD

OUTREACH

Membership/Regional Representatives Committee
Helayna Brown, MD (Chair)

For Eye Care Foundation, Inc
Laura Sims, MD

Public Relations Committee
Megan Scott Carlton, MD (Chair)

Managed Care/Third Party Liaison Committee
L. Neal Freeman, MD, MBA. FACS (Chair)

At-Large Members
Courtney Bovee, MD (2028)
Robert Applebaum, MD, MBA (2026)
Nicholas Farber, MD (2028)
Allister Gibbons, MD (2028)
Christine Greer, MD (2028)
Eric Grieser, MD (2027)
Cristos Ifantides, MD (2027)
Adam Katz, MD (2025)
William Mallon, MD (2028)
Adam Rothman, MD (2027)
Richard Ten Hulzen, MD (2028)
Priya Vakharia, MD (2026)

Mentorship Committee 
Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS (Chair)

Young Ophthalmologist Representative
J. Daniel Diaz, MD
 
University Representatives
Eduardo Alfonso, MD (BPEI)
Ramesh Ayyala, MD (USF)
Matthew Kay, MD (Larkin)
Sonal Tuli, MD (UF)

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