Geoffrey Tabin, M.D.
Geoffrey Tabin, M.D. is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
and Director of International Ophthalmology at the John A. Moran Eye
Center and University of Utah and; specializing in cornea, cataract and
refractive surgery. Dr. Tabin graduated from Yale College, earned a M.A.
in philosophy at Oxford as a Marshall Scholar, and then his M.D. from
Harvard Medical School, and is also the co-founder of the Himalayan
Cataract Project.
Dr. Tabin has been named the "unsung hero" by the Dalai Lama; for his international work and dedication to eradicate unnecessary world blindness and sustain ophthalmic health care in the developing world. Dr. Geoffrey Tabin leads the International Division of the John A. Moran Eye Center as part of his vision to provide high quality ophthalmic care, education, and establishment of a world-class eye care infrastructure.
Being the fourth person to climb the "7 summits", the highest point of all seven continents; Geoff Tabin has pioneered difficult technical rock, ice, and mountaineering routes on all seven continents including the East Face of Mt. Everest. He is the author of, "Blind corners-Adventures on Everest and the World's Tallest Peaks" published by Lyons Press in October 2002.
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Cataract
Cornea
Vision
Correction Surgery
Education
Medical School: Harvard Medical School—Boston, MA
Residency: Brown University—Providence, RI
Fellowship: Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital—Melbourne, Australia
Academic Appointments: Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences—University of Utah School of Medicine