Michael Blair is the Director of ROP Service and Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the The University of Chicago, Department of Ophthalmology, and also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Dr. Blair earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard University an
Michael Blair is the Director of ROP Service and Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the The University of Chicago, Department of Ophthalmology, and also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Dr. Blair earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard University and medical doctorate at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the Johns Hopkins University Wilmer Eye then his Vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at the University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary.
His clinical interests include pediatric retina including retinopathy of prematurity, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal vascular disease, complex retinal detachment repair, and ocular tumors. He has authored over 100 articles in the medical literature.
He is actively involved in teaching and training ROP care to retina fellows from several institutions across Chicagoland and in working to expand ROP care around the globe. He trains international visiting fellows in pediatric retina care, is involved in ROP service organizations, including Stop Infant Blindness in Africa (SIBA), and has lectured and organized ROP workshops in Africa, Latin American, and Asia.
Anna Ells is a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, as well as Adjunct Professor, Schulich School of Engineering's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Calgary. After receiving her MD, Dr. Ells spent 3 years in military service, providing medical service in the Canadian Air Force. She is an active and
Anna Ells is a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, as well as Adjunct Professor, Schulich School of Engineering's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Calgary. After receiving her MD, Dr. Ells spent 3 years in military service, providing medical service in the Canadian Air Force. She is an active and accomplished researcher, lecturer, and teacher. Her contributions to the ophthalmic literature have been extensive, authoring numerous peer-reviewed papers, textbook chapters, original articles, and scientific presentations, lecturing worldwide, most frequently as a highly acknowledged expert in ROP.
She has been an invited instructor at Oxford University and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a visiting international professor in Guadalajara, Mexico, and provided instruction and symposiums in Shanghai and Beijing, China, Santiago, Chile and Bangalore India. She also holds teaching workshops for physicians and nurses of Central and Latin and America.
Dr. Ells is a committee member for Stop Infant Blindness in Africa (SIBA), a project for implementing oxygen management equipment and training in ROP diagnosis and treatment in centers of excellence in Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda. She also Co-chaired the IPOSC ROP Africa Symposium, the first ROP meeting in Africa and included all Sub-Saharan Africa countries. Dr. Ells has also developed clinical practice guidelines, has been Co-chair of the Childhood Blindness Subcommittee of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness in Latin America and a member of the scientific committee for the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
Sarah H. Rodriguez is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago. She completed her medical degree and residency at The Ohio State University, followed by a fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital / Lurie Children’s Hospital, and a Master’s in Public Health from Johns Hopk
Sarah H. Rodriguez is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago. She completed her medical degree and residency at The Ohio State University, followed by a fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital / Lurie Children’s Hospital, and a Master’s in Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
She specializes in pediatric ophthalmology, with a particular focus on Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). Her work is driven by the profound impact of preventing blindness and ensuring a brighter future for her patients. She finds deep fulfillment in seeing the long-term benefits of her efforts, as exemplified by witnessing some of the first preterm infants she treated not only walking and talking but also reading letters on the eye chart and thriving in school.
She has received several grants to study outcomes related to ROP, including a generous grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation. She serves on the editorial board for the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) and the steering committee for SIBA (Stop Infant Blindness in Africa), another initiative aimed at addressing the impending ROP epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. She was recognized as one of the Top 40 Under 40 by the Association of Women Surgeons and received the Resident Excellence in Teaching Award in 2022, and she was named a Top Doctor by Chicago Magazine in 2024.
Outside of her professional life, she enjoys running and exploring new parks in Chicago with her husband and two children (ages 3 and 5).
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