FSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2026-2027

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President
Ahad Mahootchi, MD

President Elect
Ron Adelman, MD

Vice President of Advocacy
Megan N. Scott Carlton, MD

Vice President of Education
Cristos Ifantides, MD 

Vice President of Fundraising & Peer Engagement
David Eichenbaum, MD

Secretary/Treasurer
Helayna Brown, MD

Immediate Past President
Zelia Correa, MD

Past President
Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS

ADVOCACY

AAO Councilors

Jaime Membreno, MD (2027)

Darby Miller, MD (2028)

Sarah Wellik, MD (2029)

Legislative Committee Co-Chairs

Darby Miller, MD

Megan N. Scott Carlton, MD

FMA Delegates

Zelia Correa, MD

Ahad Mahootchi, MD

Ron Adelman, MD

FMA Specialty Society Rep 

Krishna Kishor, MD

EDUCATION

FSO Education Program Co-Chairs (Annual Meeting Program)

Cristos Ifantides, MD

Adam Katz, MD

Elena Bitrian, MD

Zelia Correa, MD

OUTREACH

Membership/Regional Representatives Chair

Mark Arey, MD

Mentorship

Helayna Brown, MD

Public Relations Committee Chair

Carl Danzig, MD

For Eye Care Foundation, Inc. Chair

Laura Sims, MD

Managed Care/Third Party Liaison Chair

L. Neal Freeman, MD MBA

Young Ophthalmologist Representative

J. Daniel Diaz, MD

AT LARGE MEMBERS

Eric Grieser, MD (2027)

Adam Rothman, MD (2027)

Adam Katz, MD (2028)

William Mallon, MD (2028)

Richard Ten Hulzen, MD (2028)

Courtney Bovee, MD (2028)

Nicholas Farber, MD (2028)

Allister Gibbons MD (2028)

Christine Greer, MD (2028)

Jinghua Chen, MD (2029)

Joseph Hegleh, MD (2029)

J. Daniel Diaz, MD (2029)

UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES

Eduardo Alfonso, MD (BPEI)

Ramesh Ayyala, MD (USF)

Matthew Kay, MD (Larkin)

Sonal Tuli, MD (UF)