Candidate Bio
Fasika Woreta, MD,MPH, is a cornea specialist at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her clinical and research expertise includes complex corneal transplants and health disparities in ophthalmology. She received her MD degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and her MPH degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her residency in ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute and a fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. She performs all methods of corneal transplantation and as a clinician-educator, trains residents and cornea fellows in corneal transplantation techniques. She has numerous national leadership roles in the National Medical Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), and the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO)and has served on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Scientific Programs Committees of EBAA. She currently chairs the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee of Cornea Society. She has over 175 publications in the peer-reviewed literature and is a graduate of both the AAO and AUPO’s Leadership Development Programs.
Candidate Statement
I have been a cornea specialist at an academic medical center for a decade and have had the privilege to serve in leadership roles in national organizations within ophthalmology related to cornea, education, ophthalmic trauma, and diversity, equity and inclusion. At Johns Hopkins, I am the Ophthalmology Residency Program Director and a member of multiple patient safety and quality improvement committees. I believe my institutional and national leadership experiences will enable me to be contribute meaningfully to the EBAA Board of Directors in a collaborative and innovative manner. I have also had the opportunity to collaborate with my eye bank on several research endeavors through EBAA grants and publish on trends in corneal transplantation and disparities in the cornea workforce. I am passionate about defining quality metrics after corneal transplants as well as addressing disparities in access and outcomes following transplantation. As an at-large director, it would be an honor to join EBAA in the mission of restoring sight by advancing donation, transplantation and research in eye banking worldwide.
Prior Service
- 2022 – 2024 – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
- 2022 – 2024 – Scientific Programs Committee