Mildred Olivier

Nationally renowned Ophthalmologist and Healthcare Equity Advocate Dr. Mildred MG Olivier is Associate Dean of the School of Medicine at Ponce University, leading PHSU St. Louis’s new four-year Doctor of Medicine program at the St. Louis campus. She has spent many years advocating for health equity and better access to healthcare education and truly understands PHSU’s mission for our students.

When she accepted her most recent position, she stated:“Students of color and low-income students are largely underrepresented in health care, which in turn perpetuates healthcare disparities and distrust in medical professionals,” said Dr. Mildred Olivier. “PHSU is using data, cutting edge technology, and a singular focus on equity to redefine the way we recruit, train, and deploy healthcare workers here in the U.S. I could not be more honored to be joining this community and look forward to the work we can do together.”

Dr. Olivier was previously Assistant Dean for Diversity and Global Health Chair for Chicago Medical School, Professor of Ophthalmology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County

Her extensive academic work includes clinical instruction of medical students and residents in glaucoma. She is the founder and CEO of the Midwest Glaucoma Center, P.C. Dr. Olivier is a member-at-large of the Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Past President of Women in Ophthalmology. She previously served on the Diversity Issues Committee at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), as well as the Advisory Council of the National Eye Institute, and is an AAO delegate to the American Medical Association. Since 2004, she has been a member of the steering committee for AMA’s Commission to End Health Care Disparities. In addition, she is past president of the Chicago Glaucoma Society and is Treasurer of the American Glaucoma Society Foundation. Dr. Olivier served on the board for Prevent Blindness America. She is also a board member of the DuSable Museum of African American History. Dr. Olivier has published in peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored books and book chapters. She served on the AAO’s COMPASS panel for glaucoma. Dr. Olivier has been conducting regular medical missions to Haiti since 1993. She is frequently called upon to speak on glaucoma, health care disparities and global health at national and international medical conferences.