1989 Honor Program in Medical Education (Six-Year Combined B.S./M.D. Program). University of Miami. 1991-1999 Combined M.D./Ph.D. Program. University of Miami School of Medicine.
1991 Trustee Scholarship. University of Miami School of Medicine.
1992 American Cancer Society Summer Research Fellow.
1995 Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society.
1996 Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society.
1996 Eastern Student Research Forum First Prize Poster Presentation.
1996 John. M. Marsh Memorial Research Prize.
1996 Medical Faculty Association Outstanding Graduate Student. University of Miami.
1996 Dean of the Graduate School Award for Research and Creativity. University of Miami.
1997 Margaret Whelan Prize. Dept. of Biochemistry at the University of Miami.
1994-1997 American Heart Association Pre-Doctoral Fellow. Competitive research fellowship based upon a research proposal and academic merit.
1998 Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
2002 National Eye Institute Travel Award.
2003-2005 Joint Clinical Research Center Fellowship. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Schepens Eye Research Institute.
2005 Board Certification in Ophthalmology. American Board of Ophthalmology.