Stephen G. Schwartz, MD, MBA, is a Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and the Robert Z. & Nancy J. Greene Chair in Ophthalmology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as well as the Medical Director of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Naples. He is Section Editor-in-Chief of Ophthalmology for Medicina. Previously, he served as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Residency Program Director at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He is a Past President of the Florida Society of Ophthalmology. He is a recipient of a Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a John R. Brayton, Jr., MD Leadership Award from the Florida Society of Ophthalmology, an Honor Award from the American Society of Retina Specialists, and a Meritorious Service Award from the Cogan Ophthalmic History Society.