Paul Sternberg, Jr, MD

Dr Sternberg has published 200+ peer reviewed articles and 30 book chapters. He is a recognized retina specialist maintains an active academic and research program, studying the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration.

He has received numerous honors including the Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Award, Lew Wasserman Award of Merit from Research to Prevent Blindness, the Distinguished Service Award from ARVO and the Sommer Prize from the EyeCare Foundation.

Dr Sternberg served on the Board of Trustees for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) from 2005 to 2010, where he was vice president from 2009 to 2010. In addition, he has served on the board of scientific counselors for NEI, the board of directors of the International Retinal Research Foundation and the board of directors of the Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology and has been president of the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology. Currently he is president of the Society of Heed Fellows and treasurer of the Macula Society.