R. V. Paul Chan, MD, MBA

R.V. Paul Chan, MD, MSc, MBA is the Head of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and the John H. Panton, MD Professor of Ophthalmology at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He is Co-Director of the Vitreoretinal Fellowship and serves as Director of the Pediatric Retina and Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Service. His clinical practice focuses on vitreoretinal surgery, with an expertise in pediatric retinal disease. Dr. Chan received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania, MD from the Temple University School of Medicine, MSc from Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC), and MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. After completing Ophthalmology residency at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital of WCMC, he went on to a Fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chan spent nine years on faculty at WCMC, as Director of the Retina Service and Vitreoretinal Fellowship, before moving to UIC in 2015.

Dr. Chan is a global leader in pediatric blindness prevention and ROP. His research focuses on utilizing new technology and imaging techniques to better evaluate and manage children with retinal disease. He has authored over 150 peer reviewed articles and receives grant funding from the NIH, the NSF, and a number of charitable foundations. He is a core team member of the Imaging and Informatics for ROP (i-ROP) consortium and leads the Global Education Network for ROP (GEN-ROP). Together, they have developed tele-education, artificial intelligence, and telemedicine programs, and have established clinical, teaching, and research collaborations around the world. Dr. Chan also serves as a consultant for programs sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Orbis International, and Helen Keller International (HKI). He has served on the Global ONE Advisory Board and the Ethics Committee for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), and is on the Executive Committee for the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO). Dr. Chan also serves as the Secretary for Global Alliances for the AAO and Chair for the ROP committee of the International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council (IPOSC).