ASOPRS Foundation Ralph E. Wesley, MD Lecture

The ASOPRS Foundation Ralph E. Wesley, MD Lecture was established in 2019 in honor of Ralph E. Wesley, MD, Past President of ASOPRS and one of the Founders and ten-year Chair of the ASOPRS Foundation. The ASOPRS Program Chair chooses the Lecture speakers. They are dedicated each year to an individual who has demonstrated high dedication and loyalty to the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. This Lecture is featured at the Spring ASOPRS Meeting, with 2019 being the inaugural year.

2024

The 2024 ASOPRS Spring Meeting Ralph E. Wesley, MD Lecture was provided by Neil R. Miller, MD, FACS"But Everything Went Great!"

2024 Welsey Award
Neil R. Miller, MD, FACS with Shannath L. Merbs

2023

The 2023 ASOPRS Spring Meeting Ralph E. Wesley, MD Lecture was provided by Catherine G. Cohen"Ophthalmology Advocacy Past, Present, and Future: The Power of Relationships"

2023 Welsey Award
Catherine G. Cohen

2022

The 2022 ASOPRS Spring Meeting Ralph E. Wesley, MD Lecture was provided by Aaron P. Mitchell, MD, MPH"Conflict of Interest in Medical Practice: What Do We Know?"

2022 Welsey Award
(from L to R) John B. Holds, Aaron P. Mitchell, MD, MPH, and Ken E. Morgenstern

2021

The 2021 ASOPRS Spring  Meeting Ralph E. Wesley, MD Lecture was provided by Kris S. Moe, MD, FACS"Transorbital Neuroendoscopic Surgery: The Orbit as a Gateway to the Skull Base and Brain."

2021 Welsey Award
Kris S. Moe, MD, FACS

2020

The 2020 ASOPRS Spring Virtual Meeting Ralph E. Wesley, MD Lecture was provided by Alon Khana, MD, PhD, "Setting Up an Investigator Trial for a Drug or a Device: Lessons Learned."

2020 Welsey Award
Alon Khana, MD, PhD

2019

The 2019 Spring Ralph E. Wesley, MD ASOPRS Foundation Lecture was given by Physiotherapist Renee Ostertag, "Be Good to Your Back: Posturing for Health"

2019 Wesley Award

(from L to R) Jan W. Kronish, ASOPRS President, Physiotherapist Renee Ostertag, honoree Ralph E. Wesley, MD, and Julia Wesley

YEAR DEDICATED TO FEATURED SPEAKER PRESENTATION TITLE
2024 Michael J. Hawes, MD Neil R. Miller, MD, FACS "But Everything Went Great!"
2023 David R. Jordan Catherine G. Cohen "Ophthalmology Advocacy Past, Present, and Future: The Power of Relationships"
2022  Scott Wheeler Aaron P. Mitchell, MD, MPH "Conflict of Interest in Medical Practice: What Do We Know?"
2021 N/A  Kris S. Moe, MD, FACS "Transorbital Neuroendoscopic Surgery: The Orbit as a Gateway to the Skull Base and Brain"
2020 N/A Alon Kahana, MD "Setting Up an Investigator Trial for a Drug or a Device: Lessons Learned"
2019 Ralph E. Wesley, MD Renee Oestertag, DPT, MPT, Cert-MDT,  M-Physio, CCTP "Be Good to Your Back: Postaring for Health"