About the San Diego Eye Bank Board of Directors

The San Diego Eye Bank Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the financial security of our California nonprofit corporation, helping us to ensure that we can continue to provide ocular tissue to the community and the world. Our Board of Directors also works to ensure that the San Diego Eye Bank continues to meet the needs of ophthalmologists with respect to the changing and merging technologies in eye banking and the field of ophthalmology.

The San Diego Eye Bank Board of Directors

The following individuals serve on the San Diego Eye Bank Board of Directors, providing our organization with the benefit of their considerable knowledge and expertise:

• Suzanne P. Handler, MD, President
• Lawrence S. Rice, MD, Vice President
• William L. Basuk, MD, Secretary/Treasurer, Associate Medical Director
• John Bokosky, MD, Medical Director
• Robyn G. Cohen, MD, Director
• Neil T. Choplin, MD, Director
• Russell Edwards, MD, Director
• Philip J. Gelber, MD, Director
• Gary M. Jacobs, MD Director
• David J. Schanzlin, MD, U.C.S.D. Liaison, Associate Medical Director
• David J. Tanzer, MD, U.S. Navy Liaison, Associate Medical Director
• Jeffrey G. Penta, MBA, C.E.B.T., Executive Director
• Don K. Vonk, C.P.A., Financial Advisor
• David J. Dorne, Esq., Legal Advisor

Contact San Diego Eye Bank

If you would like to learn more about eye donation, distribution, or our other services, please contact the San Diego Eye Bank today.

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