Dr. Benjeil Edghill is a Brooklyn native, a glaucoma specialist, and an advocate for minoritized groups. He’s not only a skilled surgeon practicing in New York City but also a leader in advocating for better care for minority communities and su...

In the last episode series, we heard from the directors of two pathway programs that are recruiting, supporting, and promoting young minority students in their efforts to pursue careers in the field of ophthalmology; the NMA Ophthalmology Secti...

In the last episode, we began conversations with Drs. Dolly Ann Padovani Claudio, O’Rese Knight, and Lisa Kelly about the work they’re doing as the directors of the Rabb Venable excellence in research program’s Pathways to Success Program and t...

The recruitment and mentoring of URiM medical students to ophthalmology is paramount for addressing the dearth of URiM specialists in our field and the impact that it’s had on health care disparities from lack of access and representation for d...

Dr. Kristen Nwanyanwu is a retina specialist and an associate professor of ophthalmology at Yale University and is at the forefront of health disparity research in ophthalmology. She is also an entrepreneur and is the founder of Eyeful, an opht...

This episode of SFSE is the last in our series of rebroadcasted episodes on the history of AA in medicine and ophthalmology for Black history month and features my conversation with ophthalmologist, Dr. Clifton Peay. Dr Peay is an ophthalmologi...

As we continue through black history month we are continuing our rebroadcast of the series of episodes addressing the history of the AA experience in medicine and ophthalmology that was first published last year. This first episode is of my con...

As we enter black history month we’ll be revisiting the series of podcasts addressing the history of AA in ophthalmology first published last year. We begin with the history of slavery and Jim Crow segregation in this country as they form the c...

The national medical association or NMA is a professional and scientific organization and the largest and oldest national organization representing the interests of African American physicians and their patients in the United States.  The ...

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Dr. Stephen McLeod, the CEO of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, addressing the importance of creating spaces where diversity can thrive, the Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action...

Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to bring important and hopefully thought provoking conversations through the sight for site eyes podcast highlighting the world of DEI in ophthalmology. I’ve also been able to highlight the unique fi...

In the last episode we began a conversation with Drs. Janice Law, Jacquelyn O’Banion, and Ninita Brown about the work they are doing building bridges for HBCU medical students to gain experience in the field of ophthalmology.In this epi...

Historically black colleges and universities or HBCUs were born out of America’s history of systemic racism and segregation with the the law of separate but equal instituted at the turn of the 20th century. These institutions  have played ...

In the last episode, we heard a cautionary tale from Dr. Vandana Reddy about a DEI related conflict within her organization that significantly impacted her professional life. We also learned from Dr. Lynn Gordon that these situations are not un...

Today, we bring a cautionary tale that should make us reflect on how effectively the spaces and organizations we work in adequately employ the concepts of inclusion equity and diversity to everyone. I speak with an individual whose experience h...

In April of this year, I was invited to give a grand rounds presentation to the Weill Cornell department of ophthalmology in NYC by my friend and North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society DEI committee member Cristiano Oliveira, as part of the...

The decision in Students for Fair Admissions vs Harvard and The University of North Carolina rejected race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities in the United States. The ruling and its potential effect on the pipeline of URiMs to m...

In this final episode of a series highlighting some of the foot soldiers of the AAO's Task Force on Disparities in Vision Health and Eye Care, I speak with Dr. Angela Elam, the first author of the white paper that headlined the compendium of ar...

In the last episode we began a conversation with retina specialists Drs. Jessica Randolph, Basil Williams, and Kristen Nwanyanwu, about their experience participating in the AAOs Task force on Disparities in Visual Health and Eye Care. In this ...

In the last episode, we began the first of a series of conversations, speaking with the foot soldiers so to speak of the AAOs Task Force on Disparities in Visual Health and Eye Care .  In this episode, I begin a conversation with Drs. Jess...

Today we begin a series of conversations speaking with the foot soldiers, so to speak, of the AAOs Task Force on Disparities in Visual Health and Eye Care . These individuals were on the front lines of health equity research in ophthalmology be...

In the last episode we were introduced to the founders of the AAOs DEI Taskforces Drs. Tamara Fountain, Paul Lee, and David Parke.  We learned about the origins of the taskforce on Disparities in Visual Health and Eye Care, which was charg...

In this episode I speak with Drs. Tamara Fountain, Paul Lee, and David Parke about their foundational roles in the development of the AAOs Taskforce on Disparities in Visual Health and Eye Care, which produced a seminal compendium of articles a...

In this episode, I speak with Jane Aguirre, the Vice President of Membership and Global Alliances for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Over her distinguished 42-year career with the Academy, she has held several positions and led numerous...

What is the power of a story? By seeing and hearing the lived experiences of others in places that we want to be, we can place ourselves in their shoes, making what may be just a dream to us now a tangible and achievable reality. In this Episod...