Van Charles Lansingh


Van Charles Lansingh is a Mexican ophthalmologist, clinician-scientist and author, specialising in public health. He is currently a faculty at Mexican Institute of Ophthalmology, Querétaro, Mexico where he serves as Director, International Affairs. He is also a voluntary assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, and serves as the chief medical officer at HelpMeSee, a global non-profit training organization.

Early life and education

Lansingh completed his residency in ophthalmology from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico in Mexico City, in 1987. Following this, he obtained his PhD from University of Melbourne in Australia. His thesis was on primary health care approach to trachoma control in Aboriginal communities in Central Australia.

Career

He was appointed at the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness as the regional coordinator in Latin America. He was appointed as chief medical officer at HelpMeSee, a global training organisation that aims to reduce the burden of cataract related blindness through training ophthalmologists using simulation-based technologies. He served as a reviewer to the World report on vision, published by the World Health Organisation. Lansingh has authored over 130 peer-reviewed publications in medical journals and his papers have received over 75000 citations.
Lansingh regularly features in the top 2% of the most-cited researchers globally across all specialities.

Awards and honors

Selected Books/Chapters