Anita Hwang, MD
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Biography
Dr. Hwang attended the University of California, San Diego as an undergraduate, majoring in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. She received an MS degree in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University and her MD from the SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She completed her ophthalmology residency at Yale University and a fellowship in Cornea, External Diseases and Refractive Surgery at the Doheny Eye Institute of the University of Southern California. Since completing her training, Dr. Hwang returned to Connecticut where she has built a busy clinical practice in Waterford. She has also been active teaching ophthalmology residents at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in West Haven.
Dr. Hwang will join our cornea service as an Assistant Professor and continue to hold medical staff appointments at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Lawrence & Memorial Hospital. She will continue her clinical practice in a broad range of eye diseases including corneal diseases, premium intraocular lenses, phakic IOLs as well as developing new corneal service initiatives in collagen cross linking for complex patients with keratoconus and other disorders. Her addition will allow the Department of Ophthalmology to continue its regional growth, with offices that will now span from Norwalk to the Rhode Island border along the shoreline. She will also continue her important role in residency education and teaching as an Attending Physician at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Education & Training
- FellowDoheny Eye Institute/University of Southern California (2011)
- ResidentYale University (2010)
- MDSUNY Buffalo (2006)
- MSGeorgetown University, Physiology & Biophysics (2001)
- BSUniversity of California, San Diego, Biochemistry & Cell biology (2000)
Activities
- Analysis of Refractive Outcome and Complications of Descemet Stripping and Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) with Scleral-fixated Sutured Posterior Chamber Intraocular LensFort Lauderdale, FL, United States 2011The Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Refractive error and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) of the RetinaPlainville, CT, United States 2010CT Society of Eye Physicians
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Yale Eye Center Patrick T. Mathews Award | Yale Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science | 2010 |
Third place Scientific Poster session | CT Society of Eye Physicians | 2010 |
Yale Resident Research Prize | Yale Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science | 2010 |
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Resident Excellence Award | American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) | 2010 |
Gold Humanism Honor Society | University at Buffalo School of Medicine | 2006 |
University at Buffalo School of Medicine Alumni Scholarship | University at Buffalo School of Medicine | 2002 |
One-on-One Mentor Award | University of California, San Diego, Revelle College | 1997 |
One-on-One Mentor Award | University of California, San Diego, Revelle College | 1997 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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American Academy of Ophthalmology | Advocacy Ambassador to the Mid-Year Forum | 2008 |
American Academy of Ophthalmology | Fellow | 2007 - Present |
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) | Member | 2007 - Present |
Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians | Member | 2007 - Present |
Yale Department of Ophthalmology | Community Glaucoma screenings | 2007 - 2010 |
Carefree Foundation | Medical mission trip to Arequipa, Peru (Project Surgery in Peru) to aid in ophthalmology and general surgery care and provide outreach and public health education | 2006 |
University at Buffalo School of Medicine | Epidemiology research in Ophthalmology - assisting in assessing global and community outreach involvement of ophthalmologists in the Western New York region | 2005 |
Urban Family Health | Urban Family Health volunteer to raise glaucoma awareness in an underserved community in Buffalo, NY | 2005 |
Cornerstone Manor | Cornerstone Manor clinic volunteer - volunteered to help with health examinations at women's and children's shelter, provided and served food to patrons and directed creative programs for children in Buffalo, NY | 2004 |
University at Buffalo | Medical School Admissions committee member | 2003 - 2004 |
SALUD program | Engaged in medical Spanish, health care education and cultural immersion in Spain | 2003 |
Lighthouse Clinic | Helped administer patient examinations in indigent population of Buffalo, NY | 2003 |
Tar Wars | Engaged in anti-smoking campaign directed at underserved elementary schools in Buffalo, NY | 2003 |
Heart Smart | Educated children at urban elementary schools about wise health practices to reduce the risk of heart disease in future generations | 2002 |
Chartered Health Clinic | Helped administer immunizations to uninsured children and adults in Washington, D.C. | 2001 |
Oxon Hill Afterschool | Volunteer afterschool tutor to children in underserved region in Oxon Hill, MD | 2000 - 2001 |
Korean American Campus Mission | Mexico missions volunteer - organized Spanish programs for children of orphanages and underprivileged regions, managed food and clothing donations, constructed wooden furniture for orphanage | 1997 |
Korean American Campus Mission | Missions to Thailand and the Philippines | 1997 |