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Tamara Fountain to Chair OMIC Board in 2014

The OMIC Board of Directors has elected Tamara R. Fountain, MD, as Chair effective January 1, 2014. She succeeds John W. Shore, MD, who has reached the maximum number of years of service allowed under OMIC’s bylaws.

Dr. Fountain joined OMIC’s Board of Directors in 2007 after serving six years as a committee member. She has chaired the Strategic Planning, Marketing, and Risk Management Committees and currently serves on the Executive Committee as OMIC Secretary. In addition, Dr. Fountain has held several leadership positions within the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Recognizing the significant contributions of Dr. Shore during his nearly 30 years of leadership within ophthalmology, she said, “We are navigating the changes in healthcare better than many other specialties because of the years of service of dedicated ophthalmologists like Dr. Shore who have led our company during many of our most successful years. I pledge every effort to continue to meet such high standards during my service as OMIC’s Chair.”

Dr. Fountain graduated with a BA from Stanford University and an MD from Harvard Medical School. After completing a residency in ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins’ Wilmer Eye Institute, she pursued fellowship training in oculoplastic surgery at Doheny Eye Institute of the University of Southern California. A professor of ophthalmology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Fountain maintains a private practice in oculofacial plastics at Rush and in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield. She resides in Northbrook with her two children, Natalie and Nicholas.