OPT Visionary - Summer 2014

PAGE 16 D avid S. Loshin, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, NSUCO dean, was hon- ored by the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as a Dis- tinguished Fellow. The National Academies of Practice was founded in 1981 in recognition of the need for interdisciplinary col- laboration in health care. The NAP is a nonprofit professional or- ganization comprising 10 different health professions—dentistry, nursing, optometry, osteopathic medicine, medicine, psychology, podiatric medicine, social work, veterinary medicine, and pharmacy. Only 150 members can belong to each academy, so membership is a prized honor. He also was among three community leaders honored by Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired at the organization’s Music Under the Stars: Bon Appetit Miami fund-raiser in April 2014. Dr. Loshin was selected for his and NSUCO’s commitment to train- ing optometrists who help the organization provide free eye ex- aminations to underserved children through the Florida Heiken Children’s Vision Program. Dr. Loshin expressed his thanks for re- ceiving this wonderful honor and pledged NSUCO’s continued commitment to serve the vision needs of children in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Faculty 411 DR. DAVID LOSHIN Honored by NAP and Miami Lighthouse for the Blind J AMIE A LTHOFF , O.D. , assistant professor, shared her experience with integrating iPads into optometric education in an article entitled “Teaching with the iPad” in the winter/spring 2014 issue of Optometric Education . J ANET L. L EASHER , O.D., M.P.H., FAAO, was featured in an article entitled “Blindness, Visual Impairment Caused by Diabetic Retinopathy Increases Globally” on the healio.com Web site re- garding the increase in blindness and visual impairment caused by diabetic retinopathy globally. J OSEPH P IZZIMENTI , O.D., FAAO, associate professor, was featured in an article entitled “Shocking Diseases That Eye Doctors Find First” in the February 2014 issue of Readers Digest . Y IN T EA , O.D., FAAO, assistant professor and chief of pediatrics and binocular vision, was inter- viewed by WPLG Local 10 news regarding NSUCO’s participation in In- fantSEE. Dr. Tea is also mentioned in an article on WPLG’s Web site entitled “Pediatric Optometrists Provide Free Eye Exams for Babies.” A LTHOFF P IZZIMENTI L EASHER T EA