Lihteh Wu MD

Dr. Wu completed his undergraduate studies at Cornell University. He obtained his medical education at Tulane University. He was an intern at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, a resident at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and a vitreoretinal fellow at the National Retina Institute in Baltimore. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is currently in private practice in Costa Rica.
Dr. Wu is a founding member of the Pan American Collaborative Retina Study (PACORES) Group. He has authored and co-authored more than 60 peer reviewed articles, more than 40 chapters and has edited 5 books. He has been awarded the Senior Honor Award (2007) by the American Society of Retina Specialists, Senior Honor Award (2010) by the Greek Vitreoretinal Society and the Senior Achievement Award (2013) by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In addition he was the 2014 Sociedad Panamericana de Retina y Vitreo GLADAOF Lecturer.
Dr. Wu is past President of the Pan American Retina and Vitreous Society and serves as the current Vice-President for the Pan American Association of Ophthalmology. He also served two terms as President of the Costa Rican Ophthalmological Association. He is currently serving in the Board of Trustees of the AAO as an International Trustee at large. He is a member of the Club Jules Gonin, Macula Society, Retina Society and the American Society of Retinal Specialists.