Dr. Alan Chow joins HREI staff

Dr. Alan Chow, an accomplished pediatric ophthalmologist from Glen Ellyn, has joined the medical staff at Hauser-Ross Eye Institute and Surgicenter, Sycamore.

Dr. Chow is the inventor of the artificial silicon retina. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Chicago and attended medical school at Loyola University Medical Center, where he also completed his ophthalmology residency training.

He continued as a fellow in pediatric ophthalmology at the Children's Hospital National Medical Center and in ophthalmic genetics at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute. He has received honors and awards from NASA, the Westinghouse Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the Tibbets Award at the White House.

Dr. Chow was selected as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, a Scientific American 50, and is the recipient of the World Technology Network
Award in Health and Medicine.

His work has been highlighted in the media, including ABC World News, Dateline NBC, Nightline, Good Morning America, Discovery Channel, USA Today, Scientific American, Time, Newsweek, People and Fortune.

Dr. Chow is an assistant professor at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and is a spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is a reviewer for multiple journals and is an author of numerous articles and patents.

Hauser-Ross Eye Institute and Surgicenter, a member of KishHealth System, is located at 2240 Gateway Dr., Sycamore. For more information, call 1-800-CHECKUP or 756-8571.

- November 8, 2006