• Medical School: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
  
• Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA
  
• Residency: Ophthalmic Residency and Fellowship University of CA, San Francisco
  
• Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, Cambridge MA
  

Memberships

Dr. Char has authored and co-authored over 350 publications and has had the privilege to lecture around the world and regionally. He has also been a reviewer and has served on the Editorial Boards of several publications.

Honors

• Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco
  
• Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
  
• Director and President, Tumori Foundation, San Francisco, CA
  

Education

About Dr. Char

Academic Appointments

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
  
• American Retina Society
  
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
  
• American Society of Ophthalmic and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
  
• American Uveitis Society
  
• Western Retina Study Club
  
• Macula Society
  
• Aspen Retinal Detachment Society
  

• Phi Beta Kappa
  
• Alpha Omega Alpha
  
• James Moore Honorary Society
  
• Minnesota Medical Foundation Research Fellowship
  
• Helmholtz Award, Pacific Coast ARVO
  
• American Associates of Immunologists
  
• Honors Award American Academy of Ophthalmology
  
• McCormick Research Scholar Award, Research to Prevent Blindness
  
• Alcon Research Institute Award
  
• Senior Honors Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology