FOR IMEDIATE RELEASE
AAEEH Elects 2007 Board of Directors
Arlington, VA (November 20, 2006) - The American Association of Eye and Ear Hospitals (AAEEH) elected one new member to its Board of Directors for the 2007 term at the Annual Meeting of the Membership in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 13, 2006.
The new member joining the ranks of the Board of Directors for the term running from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2008 is Michael Gittelman of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.
“AAEEH welcomes Michael Gittelman to the Board of the Association,” said Robert Betz, Ph.D., AAEEH’s Executive Director. “I know the Board is looking forward to working with Mr. Gittelman over the coming years. Additionally, on behalf of the AAEEH Board of Directors, I would like to extend my gratitude and heartfelt appreciation to Jim Mulvihill for his service to the Association as Chairman.”
Following is a complete list of AAEEH’s 2007 Board of Directors:
| Chairman | Richard C. Thomas | Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins |
| Immediate Past Chair | James Mulvihill | Wills Eye Hospital |
| Chairman-elect | Phil Rosenthal | Manhattan Eye and Ear Foundation |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Libby Bailey | Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital |
| At-Large Member | Michael Gittelman | Bascom Palmer Eye Institute |
| At-Large Member | Fancis Hiddema, MD | Rotterdam Eye Hospital, The Netherlands |
| Executive Director | Robert Betz, Ph.D. | AAEEH |
The AAEEH is comprised of the premier institutions for specialized eye and ear procedures. These centers of excellence offer some of the most innovative teaching programs in the world, routinely treat the most severely ill eye and ear patients, and provide highly specialized services not available in general acute care hospitals.