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American Society of Retina Specialists
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2030
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 578-8760
Email: members@asrs.org
Jill F. Blim
Chief Executive Officer
jill.blim@asrs.org
Contact Jill for inquiries related to executive management of the Society, its policy agenda, corporate sponsorships and Foundation, adverse events and the Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases.
Stacy Kiff
Vice President, Education
stacy.kiff@asrs.org
Contact Stacy with inquiries related to the Annual Meeting abstracts and program, financial disclosures, and ACCME activities.
Lydia Steck
Vice President of Communications
lydia.steck@asrs.org
Contact Lydia for inquiries related to member communications, the ASRS website, the Retina Health Series, Multimedia Library, History of Retina and Updates from the Field reports.
Sara Conley
Vice President of Public Outreach and Patient Education
sara.conley@asrs.org
Contact Sara about public-facing communications and campaign activities, including patient education and advocacy, as well as the ASRS website and media inquires.
Allison Madson
Vice President Health Policy
Allison.Madson@asrs.org
Contact Allison for inquiries related to the Quality Payment Program, including MIPS and alternative payment models; advocacy issues such as prior authorization, step therapy, and other Medicare issues. She oversees ASRS Grassroots Advocacy initiatives and the Business of Retina meeting.
Shelly Vanover
Vice President of Finance
Shelly.vanover@asrs.org
Contact Shelly for finance related inquires.
Susan Raef
Managing Editor, Retina Times
susan.raef@asrs.org
Contact Susan for inquiries related to Retina Times, Preferences & Trends and Global Trends surveys, and FDA Medwatch Alerts.
Monica Horton
Director of Practice Management
monica.horton@asrs.org
Contact Monica for inquiries related to practice management, coding and reimbursement issues and the Retina Practice Administrators membership section. She also oversees the Business of Retina meeting.
Jennifer Carstens
Director of Clinical Research and Education
Jennifer.Carstens@asrs.org
Contact Jennifer about the Fellowship Directors Section clinical educational offerings, Research and Safety in Therapeutics (ReST) Committee, Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases, the RETAP program and webinars.
Sam Zerang
Director of Corporate Relations
sam.zerang@asrs.org
Contact Sam for inquiries related to sponsorship opportunities, exhibits and satellite symposia.
Joshua Friedman
Manager of Membership Sections and Special Projects
Joshua.friedman@asrs.org
Contact Joshua about the Early Career, Fellows-in-Training, Resident, and Women in Retina membership sections, the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Ad-hoc committee, the FASRS designation, the Retina Image Bank, and the Retina Atlas.
Sallie Wallis
Membership & Communications Manager
Sallie.wallis@asrs.org
Contact Sallie with inquiries related to new and current membership, membership application process and the Fellow-In-Training Activity Log. She also oversees registration for the Business of Retina meeting and member awards programs.
Olivia London
Senior Administrative Assistant
Olivia.london@asrs.org
Contact Olivia with general inquiries and questions related to Annual Meeting registration, membership dues and Find a Retina Specialist. She also coordinates the annual Film Festival.
Chayal Patel
Communications Consultant
chayal.patel@asrs.org
Contact Chayal for inquiries about the Retina Challenge, social media outreach and ASRS Awards.