Dr. Maria (Mia) Woodward is a cornea specialist and a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Michigan. She is focused on healthcare delivery specifically for the anterior segment of the eye. Her research focuses on applying low-cost technologies and novel care models to address eye problems to improve patient outcomes, especially for vulnerable populations. She is the section lead for the Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive service at the University of Michigan. She currently serves on the Cornea Society board, The AAO’s Health Policy Committee, and the AAO council. She leads the AAO’s Task Force on Ophthalmology and Community Health Centers and the AAO Intelligent Research in Sight (IRIS) Grant Award committee. She has published 140 peer-reviewed articles and been awarded grants from the NIH and Research to Prevent Blindness. She received the Surgical Teaching award from the Kellogg residents.