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THE ACADEMY'S PURPOSE IS TO ACT AS THE VOICE OF OPHTHALMOLOGIC MEDICINE IN PENNSYLVANIA; TO FOSTER AMONG ITS MEMBERS THE PROVISION OF THEIR TALENTS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILL OR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; TO SERVE AS A PATIENT ADVOCATE IN PROMOTING PREVENTIVE EYE CARE; AND TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE, SCIENCE, AND PRACTICE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. false false THE PAO FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR DOCTORS AND THEIR STAFF, BY ADVOCATING FOR OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AND THEIR PATIENTS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AND PROMOTING PREVENTATIVE EYE CARE TO THE CITIZENS OF PENNSYLVANIA. ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THIS MISSION INCLUDE: 1) PAO, WITH THE HELP OF THEIR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FIRM, PROVIDED INPUT TO STATE LEGISLATORS PROMOTING SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN PENNSYLVANIA WITH LOW- COST VISION SCREENINGS AS OPPOSED TO COSTLY EYE EXAMS EACH YEAR. THIS LEGISLATION WAS ENACTED IN 2020 BUT HAS BEEN REINTRODUCED AND CONTINUES TO BE OF CONCERN. PAO SPONSORED THE DIABETIC EYE SCREENING DAY ACROSS PA ON APRIL 26, 2025. OPHTHALMOLOGISTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE WERE AVAILABLE FOR FREE SCREENING AND FOLLOW UP CARE. LEGISLATORS INCLUDED ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER AND ALSO DECLARED BY RESOLUTION THAT APRIL 26 WAS DIABETIC EYE SCREENING DAY. 2)PAO'S YOUNG OPHTHALMOLOGISTS COMMITTEES SPONSORED THE POPULAR WEBINARS FOR EARLY CAREER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS THAT WERE OPEN TO FULL MEMBERSHIP ON "TOP 10 THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT BILLING & CODING MY FIRST YEAR- AND "NAVIGATING CHALLENGING PATIENT ENCOUNTERS" THE "YO"S ALSO HELD THE 3RD ANNUAL PAO STATE-WIDE VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS COMPETITION. THIS YEAR THEY GREW THE PARTICIPATION IN THE NETWORKING EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS AND EARLY- CAREER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS HELD IN THE FALL. 3)THE PROGRAM FOR EARLY CAREER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS CALLED "THE BUSINESS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY" INCLUDED THREE LIVE WEBINARS ON TOPICS NOT COVERED BY FORMAL MEDICAL EDUCATION: PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY 101, AND PERSONAL FINANCE. THE SERIES WAS ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND THE RECORDINGS ARE SHARED AT RESIDENCY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE. 4)PAO SPONSORED SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) CREDITS FREE TO OUR MEMBERS: "2025 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM: NEW TREATMENTS IN 2025" "EYE PAIN - THE NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY PERSPECTIVE," "TOP10 THINGS IN AI & TECH TO IMPROVE CLINICAL EFFICIENCY- AND "OMIC- LESSONS LEARNED GLAUCOMA CLAIMS" " LIVE WEBINARS PROVIDED 8 HOURS OF CME. OUR VIRTUAL MEDICAL CODING SEMINAR WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 70 ATTENDEES. 5)THE PAO PUBLISHED TWO PRINT NEWSLETTERS IN 2025 AND PUBLISHED 2 DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS AS WELL AS OVER 28 INFORMATIONAL E-BLASTS TO THE MEMBERSHIP ON TOPICS OF STATE ADVOCACY, UPDATES IN PA PROVIDER CHANGES, MEDICAL LICENSE RENEWALS, OPHTHALMIC STATE AND NATIONAL EVENTS OUTSIDE OF PAO. false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false X 19 19 false true false false true true true true true false false true true true true true false false false false X MELANIE GREENE 7178298412 PO BOX 88 HARRISBURG PA 17108 X DONALD MORRIS DO PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY D HENDERER MD PRESIDENT-EL 0.50 X 0 0 0 SCOTT M GOLDSTEIN MD PAC CHAIR/AA 0.50 X X 0 0 0 GAUTAM MISHRA MD SECRETARY/TR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL J AZAR MD BYLAWS CHAIR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID I SILBERT MD LEGISLATION 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SHARON TAYLOR MD COMMITTEE CH 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ALISON WATSON MD PUBLIC PROF 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JARED KNICKELBEIN MD MEMBERSHIP S 0.50 X 0 0 0 SONIA MEHTA MD EDU SEC 0.50 X 0 0 0 KENNETH P CHENG MD PUBLIC HEALT 0.50 X 0 0 0 JASON FLAMENDORF DO YOUNG OPHTH 0.50 X 0 0 0 EDWARD H BEDROSSIAN JR MD LEGACY AD HO 0.50 X 0 0 0 NATASHA KOLOMEYER MD AAO COUNCILO 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROGER P ZELT MD FACS MEMBER-AT-LA 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOEL D BROWN MD MEMBER-AT-LA 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID S C PAO MD MEMBERSHIP E 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH W SASSANI MD REP EMERITUS 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARK MARIA MD PAO PAC EMER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MELANIE GREENE EXECUTIVE DI 25.00 X 0 0 0 false false false MILLIRON GOODMAN LLC 200 NORTH THIRD STREET SUITE 1500 HARRISBURG PA 17101 MNGT, LOBBYING 163640 1 MEMBERSHIP DUES 561499 140140 140140 MEETING REGISTRATIONS 611430 17391 17391 CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS 611430 12000 12000 CAREER CENTER INCOME 611430 831 831 170362 20460 20460 92198 68858 23340 23340 23340 214162 170362 43800 7500 90000 315 1650 73640 4464 1206 3557 1500 20469 3197 CODEQUEST TRAINING 6113 NEWSLETTER 1869 RESIDENT EXPENSES 75 215555 0 0 0 89717 93838 51029 100894 3885 1394 1394 903479 962303 1044225 1160920 2500 27210 55560 29710 55560 X 1014515 1105360 1014515 1105360 1044225 1160920 -1393 92238 X false false false false false true 140140 29002 -280812 -251810 28028 -279838 SCHEDULE C, PART IV SCHEDULE C, PART I-A, LINE 1 THE ACADEMY TAKES A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO LEGISLATIVE ISSUES AFFECTING THE PRACTICE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND OPHTHALMIC SURGERY. 1394 1394 false AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY PO BOX 7424 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94120 411336784 501C6 7500 SURGICAL SCOPE FUND 1 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO MONITOR THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS. GRANTS ARE PROVIDED TO REPUTABLE ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY WAS INCORPORATED AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN SEPTEMBER 1990. THE ACADEMY'S PURPOSE IS TO ACT AS THE VOICE OF OPHTHALMOLOGIC MEDICINE IN PENNSYLVANIA; TO FOSTER AMONG ITS MEMBERS THE PROVISION OF THEIR TALENTS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILL OR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; TO SERVE AS A PATIENT ADVOCATE IN PROMOTING PREVENTIVE EYE CARE; AND TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE, SCIENCE, AND PRACTICE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE PAO FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR DOCTORS AND THEIR STAFF, BY ADVOCATING FOR OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AND THEIR PATIENTS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AND PROMOTING PREVENTATIVE EYE CARE TO THE CITIZENS OF PENNSYLVANIA. ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THIS MISSION INCLUDE: 1) PAO, WITH THE HELP OF THEIR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FIRM, PROVIDED INPUT TO STATE LEGISLATORS PROMOTING SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN PENNSYLVANIA WITH LOW- COST VISION SCREENINGS AS OPPOSED TO COSTLY EYE EXAMS EACH YEAR. THIS LEGISLATION WAS ENACTED IN 2020 BUT HAS BEEN REINTRODUCED AND CONTINUES TO BE OF CONCERN. PAO SPONSORED THE DIABETIC EYE SCREENING DAY ACROSS PA ON APRIL 26, 2025. OPHTHALMOLOGISTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE WERE AVAILABLE FOR FREE SCREENING AND FOLLOW UP CARE. LEGISLATORS INCLUDED ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER AND ALSO DECLARED BY RESOLUTION THAT APRIL 26 WAS DIABETIC EYE SCREENING DAY. 2)PAO'S YOUNG OPHTHALMOLOGISTS COMMITTEES SPONSORED THE POPULAR WEBINARS FOR EARLY CAREER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS THAT WERE OPEN TO FULL MEMBERSHIP ON "TOP 10 THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT BILLING & CODING MY FIRST YEAR- AND "NAVIGATING CHALLENGING PATIENT ENCOUNTERS" THE "YO"S ALSO HELD THE 3RD ANNUAL PAO STATE-WIDE VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS COMPETITION. THIS YEAR THEY GREW THE PARTICIPATION IN THE NETWORKING EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS AND EARLY- CAREER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS HELD IN THE FALL. 3)THE PROGRAM FOR EARLY CAREER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS CALLED "THE BUSINESS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY" INCLUDED THREE LIVE WEBINARS ON TOPICS NOT COVERED BY FORMAL MEDICAL EDUCATION: PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY 101, AND PERSONAL FINANCE. THE SERIES WAS ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND THE RECORDINGS ARE SHARED AT RESIDENCY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE. 4)PAO SPONSORED SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) CREDITS FREE TO OUR MEMBERS: "2025 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM: NEW TREATMENTS IN 2025" "EYE PAIN - THE NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY PERSPECTIVE," "TOP10 THINGS IN AI & TECH TO IMPROVE CLINICAL EFFICIENCY- AND "OMIC- LESSONS LEARNED GLAUCOMA CLAIMS" " LIVE WEBINARS PROVIDED 8 HOURS OF CME. OUR VIRTUAL MEDICAL CODING SEMINAR WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 70 ATTENDEES. 5)THE PAO PUBLISHED TWO PRINT NEWSLETTERS IN 2025 AND PUBLISHED 2 DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS AS WELL AS OVER 28 INFORMATIONAL E-BLASTS TO THE MEMBERSHIP ON TOPICS OF STATE ADVOCACY, UPDATES IN PA PROVIDER CHANGES, MEDICAL LICENSE RENEWALS, OPHTHALMIC STATE AND NATIONAL EVENTS OUTSIDE OF PAO. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 THE ACADEMY HAS A MANAGEMENT SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH MILLIRON GOODMAN, LLC, IN WHICH MILLIRON GOODMAN PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO THE ACADEMY, WHICH INCLUDES MEMBERSHIP/ADMINISTRATION COORDINATION, BOARD AND COMMITTEE SUPPORT, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, MEETING COORDINATION, TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. IN RETURN FOR THESE SERVICES, THE ACADEMY PAYS MILLIRON GOODMAN A MONTHLY BASE FEE OF 7,500. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ACADEMY IS A MEMBER DRIVEN ORGANIZATION. TO QUALIFY FOR MEMBERSHIP, ONE MUST BE A PHYSICIAN (HOLDING A DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE OR DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHY) WHOSE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE HAS BEEN LIMITED TO THE SPECIALTY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS FROM THE COMPLETION OF HIS/HER RESIDENCY OR FELLOWSHIP TRAINING IN OPHTHALMOLOGY. MEMBERS MAY ALSO BE CURRENTLY IN TRAINING AT A QUALIFIED OPHTHALMOLOGY RESIDENCY OR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM OR RETIRED. QUALIFIED CANDIDATES MUST APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP AND BE APPROVED BY A MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY HAVE A VOTE WHICH DECIDES THE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT-ELECT AND AAO COUNCILORS. ALL OTHER BOARD POSITIONS ARE APPOINTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B THERE ARE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN WHICH ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION REQUIRE THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIPS' VOTE FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE MANAGEMENT THE ACADEMY REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND THEN DISTRIBUTES THE FORM 990 TO THE ENTIRE BOARD TO REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONITOR THE POLICY. FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS ARE EXPRESSLY MENTIONED IN THE POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS SHALL DISCLOSE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE CONFLICT. ANY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR BE PRESENT TO HEAR DISCUSSIONS ON THE CONFLICT EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL FACTS AND RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. THE PERSON WILL NOT VOTE ON ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING A CONFLICT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ACADEMY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.