Thomas W. Samuelson

Thomas W. Samuelson, M.D., is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in the treatment of glaucoma, cataract, and refractive surgery, as well as a founding partner and attending surgeon of Minnesota Eye Consultants. Dr. Samuelson completed his medical degree at the University of Minnesota, his residency training at the University of South Florida where he served as chief resident, and his sub-specialty training at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Samuelson is an adjunct professor of ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota and past chairman of the medical staff at the Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis. Dr. Samuelson was previously president of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is the recipient of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Junior and Senior Achievement Awards honoring contributions made to the Academy’s educational programs. In 2018, Dr. Samuelson was awarded the AAO Lifetime Achievement Award. He also received the “Secretariate Award” for contributions to the AAO annual meeting. Dr. Samuelson has served as an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology and has been named as one of America’s Top Doctors each year since 2002. Dr. Samuelson served on the executive committee of the American Glaucoma Society for nearly a decade. As a member of the Basic Clinical Science Course Committee for the AAO, Dr. Samuelson helped to write the textbooks most studied by residents within the field of ophthalmology. Dr. Samuelson is the glaucoma section editor for Ocular Surgery News and serves as editorial board member and scientific reviewer for several other ophthalmology journals.