2023, Bronze Medalist
Burton J. Kushner, MD
Burton Kushner is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He has been Program Secretary of AAPOS, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Founding Editor of the Journal of AAPOS, and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility. He authored over 200 peer reviewed manuscripts, 43 textbook chapters, edited 3 textbooks, and was sole author of another 2 textbooks. Dr. Kushner has given 30 named lectures and received many awards including the Heed Award, the Bressler Prize, and the Senior Honor Award from the AAO and the AAPOS. He was listed in every annual edition of Best Physicians in America and was listed as one of the 20 most innovative pediatric surgeons alive by Top Masters in Health Care Administration. His passion has been understanding the mechanism behind, and treatment of complex strabismus, and the training of residents and fellows. Dr. Kushner played a major role in training over 35 AAPOS fellows as well as multiple other international fellows. A quote from one of his former fellows: “He is extremely humble, makes himself available for questions, truly cares about the education of the fellow, and has many pearls of wisdom to share.”