Thomas L. Lewis, OD, PhD

President
Professor of Anatomy

President@salus.edu 

Education:

• BS, OD Pennsylvania College of Optometry
• PhD, Human Anatomy, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
• National Eye Institute, Post-doctoral Fellowship, Department of Ophthalmology, Washington University, St Louis, MO

Role at Salus University:

The President has the ultimate managerial responsibility for the fiscal accountability and viability of the institution; the development of new resources for the University; charting the future course of its educational programs and on-going institutional planning and research. Dr. Lewis has served as President of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, his alma mater, since 1989.

Prior to his appointment, he served as Dean of Academic Affairs (1979-1989); as Chief of Professional Staff at The Eye Institute (1977-1979); and as Director of the Division of Biological Sciences (1975-1978).

Dr. Lewis has more than three decades of teaching experience both nationally and internationally. He currently holds the rank of Professor of Anatomy at PCO, where he has twice been selected by students as Educator of the Year. In addition, he is an active faculty member of the University’s Continuing Education Department and Center for International Studies, where his area of expertise is glaucoma. Dr. Lewis has also provided expert testimony to numerous state legislatures concerning therapeutic drug legislation and expanding the scope of optometry.

Professional honors and activities:

• Member, Optometric Hall of Fame, American Optometric Association
• June, 2009 - AOSA Lifetime Achievement Award
  Dr. Thomas L. Lewis received  ASCO's first Lifetime Achievement Award for his 30 years of outstanding contributions to ASCO, initially as Dean and President of PCO, and now as President of Salus University. The award also recognizes Dr. Lewis' leadership during the twenty years he served as a member of the ASCO Board of Directors. To read the Resolution.  
• Fellow, American Academy of Optometry
• Past-President, American Academy of Optometry
• Glaucoma Educator of the Year, American Academy of Optometry
• Past-President, Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
• Past-President, Partnership Foundation for Optometric Education
• Long-Range Planning Committee, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
• Past-President, National Board of Examiners in Optometry
• Joint Board Certification Project Team, American Optometric Association
• Board, Jeanes Hospital, Temple University Health System

Selected Representative Publications:

Dr. Lewis is the co-editor of Primary Care of the Glaucomas, published in 1992 and 2000, and has been a frequent contributor to both optometric and other professional journals. In addition, he holds editorial responsibilities for the Review of Optometry. He has also made numerous presentations to the American Academy of Optometry and other groups.

• Primary Care of the Glaucomas, Lewis,TL, Fingeret, M,eds.
• Optometric Clinical Practice Guidelines, Care of the Patient with Open Angle Glaucoma, American Optometric Association

07/2009