Mark S. Humayun, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Co-Director
University of Southern California Roski Eye Institute
Biography
Dr. Humayun is an internationally recognized pioneer in vision restoration. He assembled a team of multidisciplinary experts to develop the first FDA approved artificial retina, Argus II, for sight restoration. He is a member of the U.S. National Academies of Medicine, Engineering, and Inventors. He has more than 100 patents/patent applications and more than 200 peer reviewed publications. For his extraordinary contributions he was awarded the United States’ highest technological achievement, the 2015 National Medal of Technology and Innovation by President Obama. Dr. Humayun is an IEEE Fellow and the recipient of the 2018 IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award.