Physician Directory
Ophthalmology receives visiting professorship grant
By: Betty A. Poole
Published: Thursday, August 13, 2009
Kakarla V. Chalam, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
The University of Florida College Of Medicine - Jacksonville Ophthalmology Residency Program was one of eight institutions awarded the 2009 Pfizer Visiting Professorships in Ophthalmology grant. This nationally competitive grant provides an opportunity for the institution to host a prominent medical expert.
An independent academic advisory board of leaders in ophthalmology chose the UFCOM-J ophthalmology residency program based on the educational objectives the visiting expert will facilitate.
Kakarla V. Chalam, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., professor and chair of the department of ophthalmology and program director of the ophthalmology residency program, selected Deepak P. Edwards, M.D., FACS, an ocular pathologist with the Summa Health System, as the visiting professor because of his expertise and excellent mentoring in the area of ocular pathology.
