OWL Award Winners
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2023 Visionary Leader Award
Thomas G. Frinzi
President/CEO & Chairman of the Board
STAAR Surgical
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2023 Catalyst Award
Tamara Bogetti, MBA
Chief Commercial Officer | Co-Founder
Bryn Mawr Communications | YoungMD Connect
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2023 Rising Star Award
Maáza Martin
Senior Director of Marketing
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
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2022 Visionary Leader Award
Jeannette Bankes
President and General Manager, Global Surgical Franchise
Alcon
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2022 Catalyst Award
Magda Michna, PhD
Chief Global Clinical, Medical and Regulatory Affairs Officer
AcuFocus, Inc.
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2022 Rising Star Award
Jacqueline Armani, OD, FAAO, MSL-BC
Regional Director, Medical Science Liaisons – East
Alcon
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2021 Visionary Leader Award
Abigail Markward
National Director - PentaVision Live!
PentaVision LLC
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2021 Catalyst Award
Arthur Chan, PhD, MBA
Vice President - Medical Affairs
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
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2021 Rising Star Award
Alanna Nattis, DO
Director - Clinical Research | Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgeon
SightMD
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2020 Visionary Leader Award
Dee Stephenson, MD, FACS
Founder and Director
Stephenson Eye Associates
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2020 Catalyst Award
Renee Bovelle, MD, MS
Owner and Medical Director
Envision Eye & Laser Center
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2020 Rising Star Award
Kristen Brotherson
Vice-President, Marketing
Alcon US Surgical
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2019 Visionary Leader Award
Monty Montoya
President and CEO
CorneaGen
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2019 Catalyst Award
Amy Jacobs
Vice President and co-founder
Sandbox Strategic
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2019 Rising Star Award
Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Associate Residency Program Director Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
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2018 Visionary Leader Award
Allison Shuren
Partner
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
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2018 Catalyst Award
Brad Fundingsland
President
The Fundingsland Group
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2018 Rising Star Award
Jennifer Loh, MD
Founder and Medical Director
Loh Ophthalmology Associates
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2017 Visionary Leader Award
Cynthia Matossian, MD
Founder & Medical Director
Matossian Eye Associates
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2017 Catalyst Award
Beth Marsh
Global Commercial Strategy Lead
Shire
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2017 Rising Star Award
Bindu Manne
Associate Director
Market Development, Shire
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2016 Visionary Leader Award
Marsha Link, PhD
Owner & President
Link Consulting
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2016 Catalyst Award
William Trattler, MD
Surgeon
Center For Excellence In Eye Care
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2016 Rising Star Award
Marjan Farid, MD
Director of Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery and Vice-Chair of Ophthalmic Faculty
Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at UC-Irvine
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2015 Visionary Leader Award
Audrey Talley-Rostov, MD
Partner
Northwest Eye Surgeons
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2015 Catalyst Award
Laurie Brown
Practice Administrator
Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Sims, LLC
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2015 Rising Star Award
Erin Schallhorn
Executive Vice President
The Fundingsland Group
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2014 Visionary Woman Award
Jane E. Rady
Divisional Vice President, Business Development
Abbott Medical Optics
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2014 Catalyst Award
Georgette Pascale
Founder & CEO
Pascale Communications, LLC
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2014 Rising Star Award
Tamara Bogetti
Publisher
Bryn Mawr Communications
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2013 Visionary Woman Award
Adrienne Graves, PhD
Board Member
Akorn, TearLab, Aerpio, Encore Vision, Amach Capital Partners
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2013 Catalyst Award
Heather Ready, MBA
Director Of Commercialization, Latin America
AcuFocus
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2013 Rising Star Award
Sheryl Stevenson
Senior Managing Editor
Ophthalmology Times
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2012 Visionary Woman Award
Marguerite McDonald, MD
Ophthalmologist
Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island