Lisa Brothers Arbisser MD

Dr. Lisa Brothers Arbisser, MD, a recognized leader in cataract and anterior segment surgery, co-founded Eye Surgeons Associates, PC, an eight office/22 doctor/180 employee integrated Iowa-Illinois practice. Graduating with honors from Princeton University, she received her MD (AOA) from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and an NIH fellowship in neurobiology and retina before completing ophthalmology residency and associate fellowship in anterior segment surgery at the University of Iowa.

She’s an adjunct professor at the University of Utah Moran Eye Center, a frequent visiting professor and invited speaker, an author of textbook chapters, and a former writer/editor of Focal Points. She surgical coach privately since retiring from direct patient care after 30 years in practice. Numerous awards include two AAO Secretariat awards and two ASCRS peer-voted Golden Apple Awards for surgical teaching. She has performed satellite surgery in the US and abroad.

She served on the AAO online news and education network (ONE) for over a decade as well as on numerous editorial boards. Dr. Lisa is a former president of the American College of Eye Surgeons and served as education director on the board of Women in Ophthalmology. She was voted among the top 50 opinion leaders by Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today and was one of the earliest female KOL’s for industry in cataract surgery.