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American Academy of Ophthalmology 2011 annual meeting

Attendance at the 2011 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting in Orlando exceeded 24,000. As part of Mayo Clinic's participation, Mayo interviewers, bloggers and videographers spoke with key AAO leaders. Watch featured interviews on YouTube:

• Richard Abbott, M.D., University of California San Francisco, American Academy of Ophthalmology President
• John Clarkson, M.D., Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, American Board of Ophthalmology Executive Director
• Paul Ginsburg, Ph.D., Center for Studying Health System Change, AAO Public Trustee (audio only)
• Douglas Koch, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, American Ophthalmological Society President
• Humphrey Taylor, AAO Honorary Fellow and Public Trustee
• David Parke II, M.D., AAO Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President
• William Rich, III, M.D., Northern Virginia Ophthalmology Associates, AAO Medical Director of Health Policy
• Robert Waller, M.D., Mayo Clinic (emeritus), American Ophthalmological Society Howe Medal recipient
• George Williams, M.D., Beaumont Eye Institute, AAO Trustee-at-Large and Relative Value Update Committee member
• Ruth Williams, M.D., Wheaton Eye Clinic, AAO President-Elect