MEDx Distinguished Lecture: Advanced Retinal Implants
Friday, November 8, 2019 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Trent Semans Center for Health Education - Great Hall
Presenter
Dr. Humayun, M.D., Ph.D.
Details
Presenter: Mark Humayun, M.D., Ph.D.
Details: This lecture will be held from 2 - 3 p.m. on November 8, 2019 in The Great Hall on the ground floor of the Trent Semans Center.
Dr. Humayun is an internationally recognized pioneer in vision restoration. He assembled a team of multidisciplinary experts to develop the first FDA approved artificial retina, Argus II, for sight restoration. He has more than 100 patents/patent applications and more than 200 peer reviewed publications. He is a member of the U.S. National Academies of Medicine, Engineering, and Inventors. He was named top 1% of ophthalmologists by the U.S. News & World Report. For his extraordinary contributions he was awarded the United States' highest technological achievement, the 2015 National Medal of Technology and Innovation by President Obama. Dr Humayun is an IEEE Fellow and the recipient of the 2018 IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award.
Contact
Crenshaw, Donna
919-660-1915
donna.crenshaw@duke.edu