Areas of Interest

• Cataract Surgery
• Ophthalmological Teaching
• Telemedicine
• Practice Administration

Awards and Honors

• Best student of graduating medical school class
• Professor of Ophthalmology, Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico
• Doctor Honoris Causa, Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico
• Member of the Advisory Board, Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico
• Chairman and Honorary President – ALACCSA-R (Latin American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons)
• Founder and president of the World Federation of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
• Medal of Honor SECOIR (Spanish Society of Cataract and Intraocular Lens Surgeons)
• President of the Pan American Ophthalmology Foundation (PAOF)
• Distinguished Service Medal Pan American Ophthalmology Foundation (PAOF)
• The Pan American Ophthalmology Association Edward Maumenee Distinguished Service Award
• Achievement Award American Academy of Ophtalmology
• Regent, USUHS (Uniformed Services University for Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland appointed by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the US Senate)
• Distinguished Service Medal, USUHS (Uniformed Services University for Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland)
• Multiple Honorary memberships in Latin American Opthalmological Societies
• Regent, University of California, appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger and confirmed by the California State Senate.
• Awarded Regent Emeritus Title by the University of California.
• Governor of the Los Alamos and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, LLC.
• President Professional Division US Soccer Federation
• Board Member US Soccer Foundation
• Special Representative of the United States to the United Nations

Memberships

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
• Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology
• Latin American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ALACCSA-R)