1988 - 1989

Dean's List, The Johns Hopkins University

1989

Graduate with Departmental Honors, The Johns Hopkins University

1989

Recipient of Student Activities Award, The Johns Hopkins University

1989 - 1997

NIH-National Institute of General Medical Sciences Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) Fellowship: PHS Grant # T32 GM 073667-14

1995  

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) /National Eye Institute Travel Fellowship Grant for the 1995 ARVO meeting

1996

Dean's Award for Excellence in Research, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Columbia U.

1996

Association of Chinese Geneticists in America Student Award, presented at the ASHG Meeting

1997

Dr. Alfred Steiner Award for Best Medical Student Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

1997

Best Overall Presentation at Eastern Student Research Forum sponsored by American Medical Association and the University of Miami 

1997

Travel Grant, European Students' Conference at the Charité in Berlin

1998

Edith McKane Award in Ophthalmology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia U.

1998

John Lattimer Award in Urology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

2000

Jules Stein Eye Institute Research Award

2000

Research to Prevent Blindness-Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology (AUPO) Resident Award

2003

Burroughs-Wellcome Fund Career Award in Biomedical Sciences

2003

RPB Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology Resident Award

2003

Nesburn Resident Award

2004

Dennis W. Jahnigen Award, American Geriatrics Society

2005

Becker-AUPO-RPB Award

2006

ARVO/Alcon Early Career Clinician Scientist Award

2006

Dr. Isaac Bekhor Lecturer, Doheny Eye Institute at University of Southern California (Sept 29th)

2007

Charles E. Culpeper Prize

2008

Listed as one of "America's Top Ophthalmologists" by Consumers' Research Council of America
http://consumersresearchcncl.org/Healthcare/Ophthalmologists/top_ophth.html

2008

Resident Teaching Award