Leadership Our Department Heads and Vice Chairs Department heads and vice chairs Heading link Copy link R.V. Paul Chan Department Chair Ahmad A. Aref Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs Deepak P. Edward Vice-Chair for Education Jennifer I Lim Vice-Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Timothy T McMahon Vice-Chair for Optometry William F Mieler Vice-Chair for Faculty Affairs Pete Setabutr Vice-Chair for Global Ophthalmology Deepak Shukla Vice-Chair for Research Thasarat Sutabutr Vajaranant Vice-Chair for Strategic Initiatives