A Culture of Innovation and Physician Leadership
EyeCare Partners Innovation Center and Medical Executive Board
At EyeCare Partners, we want to ignite a culture of innovative eye care and continuous learning in order to improve the future of vision care. We are committed to building a culture of physician leadership and innovation through the EyeCare Partners Innovation Center and Medical Executive Board. In our model of clinically integrated care, dedicated team members of every ophthalmic and optometric subspecialty work together to improve patient outcomes.
Eyecare Partners Innovation Center
With more than 1,000 eye care providers across the country, we have an unmatched wealth of data and expertise to draw upon. EyeCare Partners Innovation Center allows us to put that data to work and leverage our collective expertise to improve patient outcomes, enhance patient care, and drive sight-saving advances in research. At EyeCare Partners, we’re creating a new paradigm in eye care that will enable us to identify, study, and drive progressive, preventative, and predictive care across the country through innovative eye care initiatives.
Investing in the Future of Our Patient Health
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Quality
Better outcomes
Superior experiences
Patient-focused care
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Education
Doc2Doc program
OD Education
Patient Education Initiatives
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Research
Hundreds of clinical studies
State-of-the-art technologies
Solution oriented
Quality
Better outcomes
Superior experiences
Patient-focused care
Education
Doc2Doc program
OD Education
Patient Education Initiatives
Research
Hundreds of clinical studies
State-of-the-art technologies
Solution oriented
Eyecare Partners Medical Executive Board
Physician Leadership
The EyeCare Partners Medical Executive Board is unique in the vision care industry. The physicians on the Medical Executive Board provide guidance to Senior Management and the EyeCare Partners Corporate Board and also serve as advocates in governmental bodies and professional societies. The Medical Executive Board establishes best practices to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality of medical care. They also define and support the careers of physicians and staff at our partner practices and empower internal leadership, productivity, ongoing education, efficiency, and research.
Meet The Medical Executive Board Committee Leaders
Leaders from every ophthalmic and optometric subspeciality are represented in the Medical Executive Board.
Daniel M. Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair, MEB
Joe Ellis, O.D.
Chair, Advocacy
Nelson Sabates, M.D.
Co-Chair, Clinical Integration
Ian McWherter, O.D.
Co-Chair, Clinical Integration
John Sheppard, M.D.
Chair, Community Outreach and Philanthropy
Tom Stone, M.D.
Co-Chair, Education
Erich Hinel, O.D.
Co-Chair, Education
Alan Ruby, M.D.
Co-Chair, Finance
Robert Foster, M.D.
Co-Chair, Finance
Michele Riggins, M.D.
Chair, Quality and Compliance
Asim Piracha, M.D.
Chair, Physician Recruitment/Retention
Steve Scoper, M.D.
Chair, Practice Operations
Mike Snyder, M.D.
Co-Chair, Research
Carol Aune, O.D.
Co-Chair, Research
Kimberly Drenser, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Chair, Research
Miguel Busquets, M.D.
Chair, Technology & Innovation
Diane Jessen, O.D.
Chair, Clinical Quality
Adis Diaz, O.D.
Chair, Physician Retention
Rawzi Baik, O.D.
Chair, Professional Relationships
Aaron Brewer, O.D.
Co-Chair, Technology and Innovation
Ernest Doiron, O.D.
Co-Chair, Technology and Innovation
Medical Executive Board
Chair, Daniel M. Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
Advocacy (MD/OD integrated)
Chair, Joe Ellis, O.D.
Thomas Byrd, M.D.
Constance Okeke, M.D.
Jim Wachter, O.D., D.M.O.
Antonio Capone Jr., M.D.
Jonathon Weston, O.D.
Clinical Integration (MD/OD integrated)
Co-Chair, Nelson Sabates, M.D.
Co-Chair, Ian McWherter, O.D.
Robert Brusatti, O.D.
Terri Gossard, O.D.
Angela Truelove, O.D.
Don Hudak, M.D.
Neel Desai, M.D.
Tim Page, M.D.
Inder Singal, M.D.
Jonathan Weston, O.D.
Antonio Capone Jr., M.D.
Dry Eye Subcommittee
Neel Desai, M.D.
Dawn Hartman, O.D.
Tim Page, M.D.
Amar Shah, M.D.
Dawn Hartman, O.D.
Alana Keller, O.D.
Antonio Capone Jr., M.D.
Community Outreach and Philanthropy (MD/OD integrated)
Chair, John Sheppard, M.D.
Hisham Arar, M.D.
Stephen Weinstock, M.D.
Jonathan Weston, O.D.
Adis Diaz, O.D.
Daniel Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
Mary Beth Yackey, O.D.
Djuana Tate
Education (MD/OD integrated)
Co-Chair, Tom Stone, M.D.
Co-Chair, Erich Hinel, M.D.
Jon Pargament, M.D.
Lori Provencher, M.D.
Kevin Corcoran, O.D.
Tracy Lukasiewicz, O.D.
Terri Gossard, O.D.
Albert Cheung, M.D.
Katherine Rachon, O.D.
Antonio Capone Jr., M.D.
Finance
Co-Chair, Alan Ruby, M.D.
Co-Chair, Robert Foster, M.D.
Joe Gira, M.D., CMO
Inder Singal, M.D.
Rohit Krishna, M.D.
Quality and Compliance
Chair: Michele Riggins, M.D.
George Williams, M.D.
Jeff Taylor, M.D.
Edward Meier, M.D.
Phil Vanderlugt, M.D.
Holly Young, M.D.
Michael Donahoe, M.D.
Matt Blair, M.D.
Haroon Chaudhry, M.D.
Physician Recruitment/Retention
Chair, Asim Piracha, M.D.
Austin Lash, M.D.
Dasa Gangadhar, M.D.
Rupan Trikha, M.D.
Joe Morehouse, D.O.
Daniel Miller, M.D.
Jared Lambson, O.D.
DEI Subcommittee (MD/OD integrated)
Kavitha Sivaraman, M.D.
Karen Klugo, M.D.
Ryan Wiggins, O.D.
Sheetal Bhaga, O.D.
Usiwoma Abugo, M.D.
Jonathan Weston, O.D.
Richard Hairston, M.D.
Career Development Subcommittee
Chair, James Osher, M.D.
John Kitchens, M.D.
Caroline Watson, M.D.
Jon Pargament, M.D.
Research (MD/OD integrated)
Co-Chair, Mike Snyder, M.D.
Co-Chair, Carol Aune, O.D.
Co-Chair, Kimberly Drenser, M.D., Ph.D.
Steven Kuhl, O.D.
Wes Green, M.D.
Jeremy Wolfe, M.D.
Marcus Muallem, M.D.
Jonathan Weston, O.D.
EHR Data Subcommittee
Miguel Busquets, M.D.
Ed Meier, M.D.
Technology & Innovation
Chair, Miguel Busquets, M.D.
Senthil Krishnasamy, M.D.
Eric Wigton, M.D.
Andrew Royer, O.D.
Elizabeth Yeu, M.D.
Chris Riemann, M.D., Ph.D.
Anita Campbell, M.D.
Corporate Relations Subcommittee
Chris Riemann, M.D., Ph.D.
John Kitchens, M.D.
Liz Yeu, M.D.
Kristen Lantz, O.D.
EHR Subcommittee
Steven Bloom, M.D.
Anita Campbell, M.D.
Jeremy Wolfe, M.D.