During the recent 2026 AAO Mid-Year Forum / Congressional Advocacy Day in Washington, DC, a contingent of North Carolina ophthalmologists traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with North Carolina’s members of US Senate, US House and their staff. This year’s event drew an impressive group of North Carolina participants, which included:
Jean Adomfeh, MD (resident)
Duke University Eye Center
Laura B. Enyedi, MD
Duke University Eye Center
Cheng Jiao, MD (resident)
University of North Carolina
Jennifer F. Jordan, MD
Waynesborough Ophthalmology
Naveen Karthik, MD (resident)
Duke University Eye Center
Akshay R. Mentreddy, DO
Wake Forest University Eye Center
Timothy Meade, MD (resident)
Georgetown University
Deanna Ingrassia Miano, DO (fellow)
Duke University Eye Center
Jeremy Nortey, MD (resident)
Northwestern/Feinberg School of Medicine
Sarwat Salim, MD
Wake Forest University Eye Center
Jessica A Schroeder, CPC, MPH, OCS (practice manager)
Cape Fear Retina
Hannah Shuman, MD (resident)
Wake Forest University Eye Center
Alyson N. Tukan, MD (resident)
Wake Forest University Eye Center
Lejla Vajzovic, MD
Duke University Eye Center
W. Alan Skipper, CAE
NCSEPS
Their time on Capitol Hill included visits to all 14 House offices and 2 Senate offices. The issues presented included:
- Medicare Physician Payment Reform
- Veterans Access to Quality Eye Care
- Utilization Management Relief – Prior Authorization Relief
- Access to Pediatric Ophthalmology Care
- Support for Vision Research Funding
