Harry W. Flynn, MD

Harry W. Flynn, MD

UHealth-University of Miami Healthcare System
The J. Donald M. Gass Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology
900 N. W. 17th Street
Miami, FL 33136
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(305) 326-6118 office
(305) 326-6417 office


Professional Affiliations

Academic Appointments
  • Professor of Ophthalmology
  • Academic Director of Retina Service
  • Infection Control Director
Hospital Appointments
  • Anne Bates Leach Eye Center/Hospital

Biography

NAME Harry W. Flynn Jr,M.D.
POSITION TITLE Professor of Ophthalmology

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE
(if applicable) YEAR(s) FIELD OF STUDY
Wake Forest College B.S 1967 Bachelor of
University of Virginia M.D. 1971 Medicine


Positions and Employment

1971-72 Internship, Presbyterian Hospital, Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California. Mixed medicine-surgery

1972-75 Residency, University of Virginia Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology,Charlottesville, Virginia


1975-76 Fellowship, Presbyterian Hospital, Pacific Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology,
Retina Service, San Francisco, California


1976-78 University of Texas Health Science Center, Clinical Instructor, and Brooke Army Medical Center , San Antonio, Texas: Full time Staff

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Department
of Ophthalmology, Miami, Florida: Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, 1978-84.


University of Miami, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Miami, Florida: Associate Professor, 1984-1993.


University of Miami, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Miami, Florida: Professor, 1993-present. (J. Donald M. Gass, Chair in 2001)



Other Experience and Professional Memberships

University of Texas Health Science Center, Clinical Instructor, and Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas: Full time Staff, 1976-78.

Veteran's Administration Hospital, San Antonio, Texas: Clinical Consultant, 1976-78.

American Academy of Ophthalmology American Medical Association, 1977-2021

Florida Society of Ophthalmology 1978-2021
Florida Medical Association 1978-2021

Dade County Medical Association 1980-2021
American Diabetes Association 1982-2021

Miami Ophthalmological Society 1978-2021

Vitreous Society (ASRS) 1983-2021
Macula Society 1988-2021

Retina Society 1988-2021

Associate Examiner, American Board of Ophthalmology 1988-2011


Pan American Association of Ophthalmology 1982-2021

Club Jules Gonin 1990-2021
Uveitis Society 1991-2021


Honors

Physicians Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1978-2009

Meritorious Service Award, U.S. Army for outstanding teaching in Ophthalmology
Department, Brooke Army Medical Center, 1976-78.

Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1986

Senior Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1997.

Honor Award, The Vitreous Society, 1997.

Gertrude Pyron Award ($20,000), The Vitreous Society, 1999

Senior Honor Award, The Vitreous Society, 2001.

Crystal Apple Award, The American Society of Retina Specialists, Cannes, France 2006

Honored Guest, The Fellows Forum, Chicago, 2007

Lifetime Achievement Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2008