This month is the American Academy of Ophthalmology's annual meeting. Did you know Wilmer has 14 alumni who went on to become president of AAO? Alan C. Woods, M.D. was the first member from the institute to become president of the organization in 1947. In 2021, Wilmer alumna Tamara Fountain, M.D. became the organization’s first Black woman to serve as president. The organization’s current president is Wilmer’s own Michael X. Repka, M.D., M.B.A.