Joan O'Brien

Teaching Assistant, Organic Chemistry

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Timeline
About me
Director Penn Medicine Center for Ocular Genetics in Complex Disease, Chair of Ophthalmology Emeritus
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  1988 - 1989
  Research Fellowship Ophthalmic Pathology (Molecular Biology)
- Middlebury College
  1975 - 1979
  Bachelor's degree PSYCHOLOGY
- Bryn Mawr College
  1980 - 1982
  Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Studies
- Harvard Medical School
  1989 - 1992
  Residency Ophthalmology Residency Program
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
  1982 - 1986
  Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Medicine
- University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine
  1992 - 1993
  Clinical Fellow Ocular Oncology
- Harvard Medical School
  1988 - 1992
  Clinical and Research Fellowship Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Pathology, Internal Medicine
Experience
- Bryn Mawr College
  Jan 1981 - Jan 1982
  Teaching Assistant, Organic Chemistry
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
  Jan 1986 - Jan 1986
  Teaching Assistant, Neuroanatomy
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
  Jan 1990 - Jan 1995
  Affiliated Resident, Ophthalmology
- Boston Children's Hospital
  Jan 1990 - Jan 1995
  Afilitated Resident, Ophthalmology
- SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL
  Jan 1998 - Jan 2009
  Professor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
  Mar 1998 - Jun 1998
  Attending of Record for Retinablastoma Service, Ophthalmology
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  Jan 2010 - Jul 2022
  Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
- University of Pennsylvania
  Jan 2010 - now
  - Professor
    Jan 2010 - now
  - William F. Norris and George E. de Schweinitz Professor
    Jan 2010 - now
Licenses & Certifications
- California License Registration
  Jan 1992
- Massachusetts License Registration
  Jan 1988
- Diplomate
  American Board of Ophthalmology
  Jan 1996
- Diplomate
  National Board of Medical Examiners
  Jan 1987
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly 2022
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly 2022
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly 2022
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  Best Cancer Doctors in America Newsweek 2022
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  Top Doctors Philadelphia Magazine 2022
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  Patient Advocacy Award Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Oct 2017
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  Laureate Award USC Keck School of Medicine 2017
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  Secretariat Award American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  Secretariat Award for Special Contributions American Board of Ophthalmology 2016
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly 2014
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly 2013
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  Women in Opthalmology Suzanne Veronneau - Troutman Award for Mentoring American Academy of Ophthalmology 2013
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly 2012
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  Raymond C. Cook, MD, Distinguished Visiting Professor Award University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology Apr 2011
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly 2011
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly 2010
- Awarded to Joan O'Brien
  America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly 2009