Mark_S._Blumenkranz
Mark Scott Blumenkranz (born October 23, 1950) is an American physician, surgeon, businessman, and entrepreneur. He is a trained ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon, and has served as H.J. Smead Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology of the Byers Eye Institute at the Stanford University School of Medicine since 1997. He has founded or served on the Board of Directors of a number of companies, including Oculex, Peak Surgical, Optimedica Corporation, MacuSight, and Adverum Biotechnologies. In addition, he serves as a trustee of Brown University.[1]