Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD is the J. Donald M. Gass Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology at the University of Miami School of Medicine. He is Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and specializes in medical and surgical treatment of diseases of the retina and vitreous. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree at Wake Forest University in 1967 and his Doctor of Medicine Degree at the University of Virginia, School of Medicine in 1971. After an internship at the Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, Dr. Flynn had two years of active duty in the United States Army at the Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio (1976-1978).
Dr. Flynn has been author or co-author of more than 300 publications as well as 53 book chapters. He has edited or co-edited four books including Diabetes and Ocular Diseases: Past, Current, and Future Therapies and Vitreoretinal Disease: The Essentials. Dr. Flynn had held numerous administrative positions including President: The Vitreous Society (1992-1993), President: The Miami Ophthalmological Society (1999) and President: The Retina Society (2002-2003). Dr. Flynn has served as Senior Editor for Section 12 (Retina) of the Basic and Clinical Science Course for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
He has also served as Co-Director of the Retina Subspecialty Day for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He serves on the Editorial Board of numerous journals including the American Journal of Ophthalmology, RETINA, Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers, and Evidence Based Ophthalmology. He currently serves on the Data and Safety Monitoring Committees for DRCR Network and SCORE Studies. He received the AAO Life Achievement Honor Award in 2008.