The foremost retinal honor society in the world recognized
Gregg Kokame, chief of ophthalmology and a clinical professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (
JABSOM), for his excellence in research of macular diseases. Kokame was awarded the J. Donald M. Gass Medal by the Macula Society, named after one of the worldʻs leading specialists on diseases of the retina who described many different macular diseases.
“To me, the J. Donald M. Gass Medal is the most amazing honor, and one that I would have never thought possible. The Gass Medal is like the Heisman Trophy for retina specialists. I am extremely honored and humbled by this incredible award, which means so much to me, as Dr. Gass meant so much to me,” said Kokame. The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the top college football player each year.