Affiliation: Shiley Eye Institute and Hamilton Glaucoma

         University of California, San Diego

Dr. Weinreb is the Distinguished Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology at the University of California, San Diego. He also is Director of the Shiley Eye Institute, Director of the Hamilton Glaucoma Center, holder of the Morris Gleich, MD Chair of Glaucoma and is appointed as Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering. 

Dr. Weinreb received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He is a skilled clinician and surgeon, and patients are referred for management by colleagues from throughout the world. His research ranges from the front to the back of the eye, and it has impacted both glaucoma care and our understanding of the biologic basis of glaucoma.  He also is a dedicated educator who has trained more than 150 post-doctoral Fellows in Glaucoma, including 22 Chairs and many others who hold distinguished academic positions in the United States and throughout the world. 

Dr. Weinreb is a past President of the American Glaucoma Society (AGS), the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), the Foundation of the American Glaucoma Society, the World Glaucoma Association (WGA), and the Latin American Glaucoma Society. Dr. Weinreb has been the recipient of numerous awards and prizes, and his h-impact factor in June 2021 is 132 with more than 70,000 citations.