Marie-Jose Tassignon

Belgium

Emeritus head and chief of the department of ophthalmology of the Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, appointed as such at both Institutions (2017-current).

CEO of the P.E.D Tassignon company for medical expertise in Ophthalmology (2017- current)

Coach educator at University Hospital VUBrussel (2023-current)

KEY POSITIONS:

  • Treasurer Belgian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • President committee Fellow Eur. Board Ophthalmol. Exam on Cataract and Refr. Surg (FEBOS-CR)
  • Immediate past president of Academia Ophthalmology Internationalis (Chair L)
  • Chair IV of the European Academy Ophthalmology
  • Past Chair program committee WOC 2020-2022
  • Chair Anterior Segment section of European Vision Institute Clinical Trial-network (EVICR-net)
  • Member Education Committee ESCRS
  • Member advisory committee European Board of Ophthalmology
  • President Belgian Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology
  • President Belgian Society Prevention of Blindness
  • Co editor of Journal Cataract Refractive Surgery/ section review papers
  • Co editor of Ophthalmic Research/ section cataract

AWARDS last 5 years:

  • 2019: Teddy Epstein Medal of the South African Society Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • 2020: Kanski medal lecture at World Society Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
  • 2020: Bjerrum Medal Lecture of Danish Ophthalmology Society
  • 2022: Honoree lecturer Chinese Opthalmological Society
  • 2022: Barraquer award from VideoCatarattaRefrattiva-Milan
  • 2023: Heritage Lecture at European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons- Vienna
  • 2023 : Heritage Medal Lecture at European Eye and Vision Research- Valencia
  • 2024: Power List of “The ophthalmologists”

RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS

Publications in peer reviewed journals: 371

Author of book chapters: 27

Editor of full text books in ophthalmology: 2

H index: 52

PATENTS: 10

Tassignon Marie-José, MD, PhD, FEBOS-CR