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Alice Lyon, MD, Ophthalmology, Chicago, IL, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

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Ophthalmology • Chicago, IL

Retinal Disease, Uveitis

Leonard and Bernice Lavin Endowed Ophthalmology Research Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Alice Lyon is an ophthalmologist in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. She received her medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. She is the Director, Retina Service and specializes in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery. Her expertise includes diagnosis, surgery and research in diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, macular edema, retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, vitreoretinal lymphoma, retinal vein occlusions, vitreous hemorrhage, macular disorders, pediatric retinal diseases and surgery, and other retinal disorders. Dr Lyon has an extensive research portfolio. She is the principal investigator of numerous clinical research trials studying diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion, ocular complications of AIDS, and others. She services on Data Safety and Monitoring Committees (DSMC) for clinical research trials in retina. She is a
    founding member, Past Chair, and serves on the WinR Board of Directors of “Women in Retina” WinR. She is Director, Chicago Curriculum of Ophthalmology (CCO), the cooperative educational program for all of the Chicago area Ophthalmology residency training programs. She is a teacher and mentor to many medical students, residents, and retina fellows.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1991 - 1993
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolRetina Research Fellowship, 1991 - 1993
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1988 - 1991
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1987, MD, Alpha Omega Alpha, AMWA
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoAB, Biology, General Honors, Special Honors in Biology, 1979 - 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1988 - 2023
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Honor Award American Society of Retina Specialists
  • Alpha Omega Alpha University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1986
  • Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

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Hospital Affiliations

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