Jason C Fan, MD, PhD

I am most grateful to the Michels Fellowship Foundation members and all my mentors for the great honor and privilege of joining the Michels family.

I grew up in Maine, attended Williams College, and completed my MD-PhD training at Columbia University, where I first learned about the wonderful field of retina from Drs. Royce Chen and Stanley Chang. I then completed my residency at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and stayed on for a vitreoretinal surgical fellowship and chief residency. I have been blessed with incredible mentors every step of the way, and I give special thanks to Drs. Flynn, Berrocal, Albini, Townsend, Smiddy, Williams, and Yannuzzi.

My research interests include inherited retinal disease, gene therapy/genome editing, and stem cell therapies for retinal diseases. My wife, Sarah, and our children, Nicola and Howell, are the greatest treasures in my life, and you can often find us in parks, museums, or at the beach.