Natalie Afshari received her medical degree from Stanford University and her residency and fellowship trainings at Harvard University, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Dr. Afshari is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Secretariat Award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has been named a Gold Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. She has also been recognized by the American Medical Women’s Association as the 2019 recipient of its Women in Science award. 

Dr. Afshari is the co-editor of a two-volume cornea book titled “Principles and Practice of Cornea”. She has served on the editorial boards of multiple journals: American Journal of Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Survey of Ophthalmology, and Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. She has also previously served on the editorial board of EyeWiki, EyeNet, Eye and Contact Lens, and Basic and Clinical Science Course Cornea and Lens textbook committees.  Dr. Afshari’s research laboratory investigates genetics, and stem cell regeneration of cornea as well as prevention of cataracts.

Financial disclosure: Dr. Afshari has/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization.

• NIH - Research Grant
• Trefoil Therapeutics - Advisory Board
• Aescula Tech - Advisory Board
• Dompe, Alphine, Biotherapeutics, GSK, EYEON, Regeneron - Consultant