Audrey Talley-Rostov MD
Audrey R. Talley Rostov, MD, is a partner at Northwest Eye Surgeons. She joined the practice in 1995 and has extensive experience with femtosecond laser cataract surgery and presbyopic correcting IOLs, cornea transplant techniques including DSEK, DMEK and DALK,and performs refractive surgery including SMILE, LASIK, ICLs refractive lens exchange and PRK. She is currently an investigator with clinical trials for collagen crosslinking for keratoconus, Presbyopic IOLs, new options for presbyopia treatment , the ZEDS study (Zoster NIH clinical trial) and does clinical research on femtosecond laser keratoplasty techniques. She was the first surgeon to perform and teach femtosecond laser keratoplasty in New Delhi, India and is the first surgeon to perform the SMILE refractive surgery technique in the Northwest. Dr. Talley Rostov is global medical liaison and on the medical advisory board of SightLife, a global health organization whose mission is to cure corneal blindness worldwide has helped create an international corneal fellowship for Ethiopian surgeons with Himalayan Cataract Project. Dr. Talley Rostov serves on several AAO, AECOS and ASCRS committees, is a section editor for complex cataract case management for Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today (CRST) and Ocular Surgery News (OSN) and is on the editorial review boards for AJO, JCRS, and JRS. She currently serves as President of the prestigious Cedars/Aspens Society of anterior segment surgeons. A frequent speaker and course instructor nationally and internationally, she has helped create a curriculum for teaching endothelial keratoplasty in under-resourced countries. She enjoys snowboarding, swimming, running, cycling and spending time with her family. Dr. Talley Rostov is a SightLife global partner (www.sightlife.org).
Education and Training
● Harvard Medical School; Pre-clinical Medical School
● Washington University School of Medicine; MD
● Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary; Howe Laboratory of Ophthalmology Research Fellowship
● University of California San Francisco; Internal Medicine Internship
● Barnes Hospital, Washington University; Ophthalmology Residency
● Phillips Eye Institute; Cornea, Refractive and Anterior Segment Surgery Heed Fellowship
Professional Memberships
● American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
● American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery (AECOS)
● American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
● CEDARS/ASPENS
● Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Awards & Honors
2021 Power List Top 100 Women Ophthalmologists- Selected by Ophthalmologist Publication of Top 100 Women Ophthalmologists worldwide
2020 Power List Top 100 Ophthalmologists – Selected by Ophthalmologist Publication Top 100 Ophthalmologists worldwide
2019 CedarsAspens Founder Award presented by CedarsAspens for individual achievement and community engagement, contributions supporting the mission of innovation, collaboration and education
2019 Diane Sabin Mission Impact Award-Presented by SightLife recognizing an individual for SightLife key values of passion, responsibility, innovation, transparency, efficiency and customer focus
2019 Power List Top 50 Ophthalmologists- Selected by The Ophthalmologist in the Power List for Champions for Change
2018 International Hero Award- Awarded at Women’s Ophthalmology Society meeting in Hyderabad, India, December
2018 for being a champion for professional development, surgical training and education
2018 Gold Medal -awarded at the IIRSI Indian Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery Conference in Chennai, India July 7, 2018 for Contributions to the field of Ophthalmology and education of peers
2017 Thornton Humanitarian Award - Presented by Hawaiian Eye Foundation for outstanding worldwide medical education services
2016 Excellence in Teaching and Education Award-Presented by National Institute of India Medical Sciences (N.I.I.M.S.) Jaipur, India
2015 Visionary Award –Presented by O.W.L. Award presented to a leader who has paved the way for others in their field through significant professional achievement
2014 Millennial Eye Outstanding Female Ophthalmologist Award
2007-2018 (All years) Top Doctor – Seattle Metropolitan Golden Stethoscope Award
Outstanding Service Award – Presented by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) for providing invaluable service in the development and maintenance of the Preferred Practice Patterns® guidelines
Senior Achievement Award, Academy of Ophthalmology award for contributions to AAO including publications, presentations, courses, and committee work. 2012
Achievement Award, Academy of Ophthalmology award for contributions to AAO including publications, presentations, courses and committee work, 2002
Troutman Medal, co-recipient with Neal A Sher, M.D., International Society of Refractive Keratoplasty award for best original research publication contributing to the filed of refractive surgery for the 1994.