POS PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT-ELECT |
Pamela P. Rath, MD was appointed president of the POS on March 10, 2023 and will serve a two-year term. She has been an active member of the POS since 2006, serving as a Board member and a Course Director of the Ophthalmic Personnel program from 2016 through 2023. Dr. Rath is a Pittsburgh Native who received her medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo where she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. She completed her residency at the University of Minnesota where she received multiple awards including for research, teaching and patient care and compassion. Dr. Rath completed a fellowship in medical retina, inherited retinal diseases, electrophysiology as well as ocular oncology at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, England. Board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Rath is a retina specialist at Everett and Hurite Ophthalmic Association. She has 19 years of experience specializing in the treatment of medical retinal diseases. She is also trained in the diagnosis and treatment of intraocular tumors and hereditary diseases of the retina. | Laurie A. Roba, MD was appointed president-elect of the POS on February 8, 2023 and will serve a two-year term. She has been an active member of the POS since 2004, serving as a Course Director of the Ophthalmic Personnel program from 2016 through 2019 and Treasurer from 2020 to present. |
2023 - 2024 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
President Public Relations
Pamela P. Rath, MD TBD
President-Elect Provider Relations
Laurie A. Roba, MD Jared E. Knickelbein, MD, PhD
Immediate Past President/Nominating Committee Membership
Marshall W. Stafford, MD Eric A. Pennock, MD
Secretary Allied Personnel Program Course Directors
Joel D. Brown, MD Avni P. Vyas, MD
Treasurer Cari Lyle, MD
Laurie A. Roba, MD Member At-Large
Bylaws & Rules and Thorpe Circle Administrator Ian P. Conner, MD, PhD
Michael J. Azar, MD Sharon L. Taylor, MD, FACS
Legislative Thierry C. Verstraeten, MD
Kenneth P. Cheng, MD
Resident Appointment To Board
Timothy Chen, MD