Julia Haller
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About
World-renowned retina surgeon and leader in the fight to preserve and protect sight. She has published over 400 scientific articles and book chapters about topics such as retinal pharmacology, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, health care disparities and gender equity. She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2019. She served as president of the Retina Society, the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation and the Board of Trustees of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology.
Before Fame
She received her A.B. from Princeton University. She received her medical training at Harvard University's Medical School.
Trivia
In 1986, she was appointed the first female Chief Resident at The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute. In 2007, she was appointed Ophthalmologist-in-Chief and William Tasman, MD Endowed Chair at Wills Eye Hospital. She was also named Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals.
Family Life
She and her husband, John D. Gottsch, MD, have five children named John, Natalie, Will, Alex and Clare.
Associated With
In August 2021, she retweeted Michael Bloomberg's praise of newly elected New York State Governor Kathy Hochul.
