George Bartley is an American ophthalmologist and

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of ''Ophthalmology'', a major journal in that field. He also is the Louis and Evelyn Krueger Professor of Ophthalmology at the

Mayo Clinic The Mayo Clinic () is a nonprofit American academic medical center focused on integrated health care, education, and research. It employs over 4,500 physicians and scientists, along with another 58,400 administrative and allied health staff, ...

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. The American Academy of Ophthalmology awarded George Bartley the 2020 Laureate Recognition Award for exceptional scientific and leadership contributions to ophthalmology.

Education

Dr. Bartley earned a

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from

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in 1978 and a

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degree from the

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in 1981. After internship at

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, he conducted residency training in

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at the

and subspecialty training in ophthalmic plastic and orbital surgery at

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under Dr. John D. Bullock, a cataract surgeon and ophthalmic plastic surgeon.

Medical career

Bartley joined the Department of Ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic in 1986 and was appointed Department Chair in 1992. He served in that role until 2001 when he was elected to the Mayo Clinic Board of Governors. The following year, Bartley was appointed chief executive officer of Mayo's operations in

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. He resumed his surgical practice in Rochester in 2009 while serving as Chair of the Doctors Mayo Society and Medical Director for Alumni Philanthropy.

Editorial roles

Bartley has served as the editor-in-chief of ''Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery'', Senior Associate Editor of the ''

American Journal of Ophthalmology ''American Journal of Ophthalmology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering ophthalmology. It was established in 1884 and is published by Elsevier. The editor-in-chief is Richard K. Parrish II (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute). Indexing ...

'', and as an editorial board member of ''

Archives of Ophthalmology ''JAMA Ophthalmology'' (formerly ''Archives of Ophthalmology'') is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of ophthalmology. The editor-in-chief is Neil M. Bressler (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine). It is published by the ...

''. He was editor-in-chief of the journal ''Ophthalmology'' from 2012 to 2017.

References

External links

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