The Joseph Charles Flanagan Visiting Professor Lecture in Oculoplastic Surgery - Erin M. Shriver, MD [NON-CME]

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In this series, we welcome influential ophthalmologists from around the country and the world to speak at Wills Eye Hospital for the benefit of residents and practicing ophthalmologists. Presentations and lectures include clinical and non-clinical content, and reflections on each guest's professional journey. 

Erin M. Shriver, MD, FACS is a Clinical Professor, the Jim O’Brien Gross and Donnita Gross Chair in Ophthalmology, and Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs within the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa. After graduating from Pomona College, Stanford University School of Medicine, Ophthalmology Residency at the University of Iowa, and an American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Dr. Shriver stayed on faculty at University of Miami for several years before returning to Iowa City in 2012.  She is currently actively involved in clinical practice, teaching, research, and advocacy at the University of Iowa and the Iowa City Veteran’s Affairs Health Care System.

Dr. Shriver has also been passionately involved in organizational medicine and advocacy at the state and national level and has served as President of Women in Ophthalmology and the Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology, Delegate to the American Medical Association for the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Trustee-At-Large for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Her ophthalmic research interests are varied, and she has published and spoken widely on topics including critical analysis of current practices in periocular and orbital oncology and orbital trauma, increasing physician awareness and understanding of intimate partner violence, objective analysis of eyelid position, the physics of eyelid malposition, gender equity and sexual harassment in the field of ophthalmology, and thyroid eye disease.

When she is not working or advocating for her patients, she enjoys exercising, traveling, and spending time with her husband and teenage sons.

This series is not certified for CME credit. 

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