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243 Charles Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

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Email: michael_boland at meei.harvard.edu

Dr. Michael Boland

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Assistant Chief Medical Information Officer for MEE, Mass General Brigham
Medical Director of Practice Innovation, Ophthalmology
Site Director, MEE Lexington

Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Harvard Medical School

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Biography

Michael Boland, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Chief Medical Information Officer for Mass General Brigham, the Medical Director of Practice Innovation for Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School.  He is a member of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Glaucoma Center of Excellence, providing medical and surgical care to glaucoma patients.  His research has focused on applied clinical informatics and improving the diagnosis and management of glaucoma by analyzing the results of in-office testing.

In addition to working on medical information technology at his home institutions, he has served on the Medical Information Technology Committee of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, including as Co-Chair.  He collaborated with DICOM Working Group 9 on standards for ophthalmology testing devices, leading the development of the DICOM standard for automated perimetry.

Education

  1. 2001

    MD

    University of Pittsburgh
  2. 1999

    PhD in Bioengineering

    Carnegie Mellon University

Professional Appointments

  1. 2023-Present
    Assistant Chief Medical Information Officer for MEE
    Mass General Brigham
  2. 2023-Present
    Site Director
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Lexington
  3. 2020-Present
    Medical Director of Practice Innovation
    Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
  4. 2020-Present
    Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School
  5. 2014-2020
    Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
  6. 2005-2014
    Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
  7. 2008
    Fellowship in Glaucoma
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
  8. 2007
    Fellowship in Medical Informatics
    Johns Hopkins University
  9. 2005
    Residency in Ophthalmology
    University of Iowa

Awards

  • 2018
    Senior Achievement Award
    American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • 2018
    Best Innovation for Resident Education
    Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
  • 2013
    Secretariat Award
    American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • 2012
    Achievement Award
    American Academy of Ophthalmology