Accessible Pharmacy Services 2023 Vision Healthcare Awards
Congratulations to the winners of the Accessible Pharmacy 2023 Vision Healthcare Awards! We have awarded incredible leaders in 11 vision and healthcare categories. Below is a video detailing each of our winners and their inspiring achievements. Below the video are the award categories. Please click on each category to learn about our 2023 winners.
Ophthalmology
- Dr. Aakriti Shukla, MD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- Dr. Tomas Aleman, MD, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Optometry
- Dr. Erin Kenny, OD, William Feinbloom Vision Rehabilitation Center
- Dr. Kelly Scherer, OD, The Chicago Lighthouse
Certified Low Vision Therapist
- Kristen L. Shifflett, OTR/L, CLVT, SCLV, Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institue
- Elsa Zavoda, MS, OTR, SCLV, CLVT, Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist
- Tara Brown-Ogilvie, M.S.Ed., COMS, VRT, Helen Keller National Center
- Katarina Eller, COMS, VisionCorps
Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
- Jamie Pressmann, M.S., CVRT, Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Megan Hayden, CVRT, COMS, The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio
Blind Students Pursuing Careers in Healthcare
- Mohamed Deumah, Doctor of Pharmacy Student, Binghamton University
- Beeshernah Ceus, Nursing and Psychology Student, Stony Brook University
Diabetes Educator
- Abigail Chesterson, RD, LDN, CDCES, University of Pennsylvania Diabetes Education Center
- Kim Ladd, RN, BS, CPHQ, CDCES, Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired (VRCBVI)/ Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI)
Veterinarian Specializing in Service and Guide Dogs
- Dr. Kelly R Wilson, DVM, Leader Dogs for the Blind
- Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Nonprofit Health Committee
- Sienh (Stacie) Leap, Chair, National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania, Blind Parents Group
- Thomas L Tobin, President, American Council of the Blind Diabetics in Action
Technology
- OrCam
- Be My Eyes
Ocularistry
- Walter Tillman, III, BCO, BADO
- David LeGrand BCO, BADO, FASO