Celebrating Launch of Scheie in MOTION Mobile Eye Unit
The Scheie in MOTION Mobile Eye Unit, led by Dr. Lama Al-Aawad, officially launched on September 16 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking an important step towards expanding access to comprehensive eye care across Philadelphia. The launch was featured by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ABC News, NBC News, and Penn Medicine News.
The innovative community health program helps detect vision-threatening conditions via free comprehensive eye screenings and teleconsultations with Penn Medicine ophthalmologists, and connects community members with appropriate follow-up care.
The Mobile Eye Unit held its first commuinty screening event on September 19 at the West Powelton Village Fall Fling.
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Please welcome Andrea McCord, the Scheie Eye Institute in MOTION Mobile Unit Manager. She received her Bachelor of Science in Public Health from Temple University and Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health and Prevention from Drexel University. She has worked in public health research and community health programming such as HIV prevention and breast and cervical cancer screening for ten years. Working with Scheie in MOTION and the OPTIC lab is giving her a blend of her love of direct service to the community and contributing to the research knowledge base that will hopefully lead to…
Isabelle Deng joined the OPTIC Lab as its Lab Manager and Clinical Research Coordinator this May. She studied Biostatistics at Cornell University before working as a Data Science Project Manager at Epic Systems, where she led enterprise-level data engineering, predictive analytics, and business intelligence projects. She's excited to work with the lab at the intersection of clinical innovation and data science as she prepares to pursue a career in medicine. In her free time, she loves painting, hiking, and petting stray cats (in an attempt to fill the hole left by her own cat Molly, who is alive and well back…
Please welcome Alan Dogan as our new Ophthalmology Innovation Fellow of 2027! Alan is a physician and biomedical engineer who earned his MD from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. His work centres on translational healthcare technologies, clinical research and medical device innovation — with experience spanning ophthalmic imaging, respiratory monitoring and drug delivery. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and playing tennis.