Neil M. Bressler
Neil M. Bressler | |
|---|---|
| Born | New Jersey, US |
| Spouse |
Susan Bloom (m. 1979) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BS, 1978, University of Michigan MD, 1982, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Harvard Medical School |
Neil M. Bressler is an American ophthalmologist. He is the James P. Gills Professor of Ophthalmology and chief of the Retina Division at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and editor-in-chief of JAMA Ophthalmology.
Early life and education
[edit]Bressler was born in New Jersey[1] to father Sidney Bressler.[2] Growing up, he played the clarinet[3] and won the Senate Award while attending the Interlochen National Music Camp.[4] After attending Tenafly High School,[5] Bressler enrolled at the University of Michigan for his Bachelor of Science degree.[1] Upon receiving his degree, Bressler married his wife Susan (née Bloom) in a Jewish ceremony on July 8, 1979.[6][7] Together, they earned their medical degrees at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1982[8] and completed their internships and three-year residency in ophthalmology together.[9]
Career
[edit]Following his internship and residency, Bressler joined the faculty at Harvard Medical School as an instructor of ophthalmology and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.[1] He then joined the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Hospital's Wilmer Eye Institute in 1988.[10] As an associate professor of ophthalmology in 1995, Bressler received an Olga Keith Wiess Scholar Award from the Research to Prevent Blindness organization to support research into age-related macular degeneration.[11] A few years later, Bressler was the recipient of the Macula Society's Young Investigator Award as an "individual under 50 years of age whose work gives high promise of a notable advance in the clinical treatment of disorders of the eye."[12] In 1999, Bressler was the recipient of the Heed-Gutman Award for displaying evidence of major contributions to ophthalmology, outstanding original discoveries or investigation, and long-term evidence of extraordinary and distinguished leadership service on behalf of ophthalmology.[13] As a result of his academic accomplishments, Bressler was the inaugural recipient of the James P. Gills Professor of Ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins in 2000.[1]
Alongside his wife, Bressler was the co-recipient of the 2008 Gertrude D. Pyron Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists for "outstanding vision scientists whose work contributes to knowledge about vitreoretinal disease."[14] In 2013, Bressler was appointed editor-in-chief of JAMA Ophthalmology after having served on the journal's editorial board.[15]
In 2017, Bressler co-published a study that demonstrated the ability of a form of AI known as deep learning to accurately detect age-related macular degeneration. Following the study, Bressler and his team evaluated algorithms and comparing methods before ultimately determining that low-shot deep learning does have the potential to overcome limitations imposed by a low number of training images in retinal diagnostics.[16] He was also again named to the Ophthalmologist's Power List for 2020.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "NEIL M. BRESSLER, M.D. CV". Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "TENAFLY". The Record. August 23, 1968. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "5 Questions with Neil M. Bressler, MD". Retina Today. July 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Camp high notes". The Record. August 30, 1972. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Kuhn, John H. (October 5, 1973). "Mod classes relax atmosphere". The Record. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Susan Bloom Sets Nuptials for July 8". The New York Times. January 21, 1979. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Mazel Tov". Canarsie Courier. July 19, 1979. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "On Campus". The Record. June 8, 1982. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Neighbors". The Record. July 27, 1982. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Neil M. Bressler, M.D., Named Editor of JAMA Ophthalmology". Johns Hopkins University. July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Honors, awards and appointments". Johns Hopkins University. 1995. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Awards & Lectures". Maculas Society. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Heed-Gutman Award". Society of Heed Fellows. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "ASRS bestows honors on Alexander J. Brucker and Neil and Susan Bressler". Healio. October 13, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Neil M. Bressler, M.D., Named Editor of JAMA Ophthalmology". Johns Hopkins University. July 12, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Entwisle, Amy (September 28, 2020). "New AI Approach in Retinal Diagnostics Targets Inclusivity for Patients with Sight-Stealing Diseases". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Academic Kudos Archive". 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2021.