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LEARN MOREThe OWL Awards are given annually at OWL's Signature Event during AAO. The finalists are distinguished and respected - always an impressive group!
Nominations for the OWL Awards open in the Summer. A Nominations Committee selects the finalists and then OWL members cast their votes in the Fall.
Contact Us for information on nominating a colleague as a ‘Rising Star’, ‘Catalyst’ or ‘Visionary’ in Ophthalmology.
LEARN MOREFounder of Eyevance
Jerry St. Peter has more than 27 years of experience in the ophthalmic sector. Prior to founding Eyevance, Mr. St. Peter was the Vice President and Head of Sun Pharmaceuticals’ newly formed Ophthalmics division.
Previously, Mr. St. Peter was the Executive Vice President and GM for Nicox’s Ophthalmic business and Senior Vice President and Head of the Ophthalmic division at Inspire Pharmaceuticals. His areas of functional expertise include General Management, Commercial, Market Access, and Business Development.
Sr. Director Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, Sight Sciences, Inc.
Kavita is an Ophthalmologist, trained in India. She practiced as an anterior chamber surgeon and comprehensive ophthalmologist for few years before coming to the States to pursue her PhD. After finishing her PhD and post-doctoral fellowship in Vision Science from UC Berkeley, she started her corporate journey as a principal clinical scientist at Allergan. Kavita’s fascination towards medical device industry brought her to Abbott Medical Optics (which became Johnson & Johnson, Vision). She grew into the Sr. Director of Clinical development role recently at Sight Sciences where she oversees clinical activities under surgical and dry eye platforms. She is super excited to be a part of OWL and desires to make meaningful contribution.
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