Akwasi Ahmed, MD, MBA

Africa Ophthalmology Lead

Kumasi, Ghana

Vitreoretinal Surgeon and CEO of Africa Eye Imaging Centre, leading all Diabetic Retinopathy and ROP screening and treatment efforts country wide in Ghana. Dr Ahmed is responsible for teaching ROP treatment techniques.

Imoro Zeba Braimah, MD

Ghana Ophthalmology Lead

Accra, Ghana

Naana Wireko Brobby, MD

Ghana Neonatology Lead

Kumasi, Ghana

Head of Neonatal Care at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Oversees the ROP screening service.

Sadik Shereif, MD

Ethiopia Ophthalmology Lead

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dr. Sadik Taju Sherief is a pediatric ophthalmologist and national leader in childhood eye care in Ethiopia. Over the past seven years, he has led retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening and pediatric eye programs at major government referral hospitals, helping build local clinical capacity and sustainable services. He currently is the Chair at Menelik Hospital, where he continues to train the next generation of Ophthalmologists while expanding access to sight-saving care for children.

Dr. Asrat Demptse

Ethiopia Neonatology Lead

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dr. Asrat Demptse is a neonatologist serving as Ethiopia Neonatology Lead in Addis Ababa.

Darius Moshfeghi, MD

Chief Medical Advisor

Palo Alto, USA

Chief of the Retina Division and Professor at the Horngren Family Vitreoretinal Center, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He is a global leader in telemedicine for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and oversees the largest TeleROP screening network in the United States.

Muniratu Alhassan

Ghana ROP Program Director

Eyerusalem Haregewoyn, MD

Ethiopia ROP Program Director

Dr. Eyerusalem is a general practitioner with a research background in retinopathy of prematurity who oversees ZBB TeleROP operations in Ethiopia.

Brandon Sprague

Technology Lead

Oregon, USA

Brandon leads software at ZBB, developing a state-of-the-art telemedicine system. Previously, Brandon was a staff software engineer at Google and started an NGO (Silicon Ally) dedicated to providing the highest quality of software engineering to NGOs.

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Nimesh Patel, MD

Senior Research Advisor

Dr. Nimesh A. Patel is a pediatric vitreoretinal surgeon at Harvard Medical School and Director of Pediatric Retina at Boston Children’s Hospital, with a major clinical and research focus on retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). His work centers on improving ROP detection, treatment, and long-term outcomes, and he has helped lead clinical research aimed at refining and modernizing ROP screening approaches. He has published influential studies supporting evidence-based modifications to screening guidelines to better identify at-risk infants while reducing unnecessary examinations.

Martha Mkony, MD

Tanzania Neonatology Lead

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dr. Martha Mkony is a neonatologist at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.

Celina Mhina, MD

Tanzania Ophthalmology Lead

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dr. Celina Mhina is an ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon with a longstanding interest in retinopathy of prematurity.

Ahmad Al-Moujahed, MD, PhD

Vitreoretinal Surgeon

Palo Alto, California

Dr. Ahmad Al-Moujahed is a board-certified, fellowship-trained ophthalmologist and Stanford assistant professor specializing in vitreoretinal surgery and inherited retinal disease. His global health work includes expanding ophthalmology education and access to eye care in Syria and Lebanon.

Ahmad Kunbaz, MD

Ophthalmologist

Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Ahmad Kunbaz is a board-certified ophthalmologist and postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Illinois Chicago focused on corneal and ocular surface disease.

Arthur Brant, MD

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Boston, MA

Arthur led the deployment of the first diabetic retinopathy and sickle cell retinopathy screening network in West Africa (Africa Eye Imaging Center - Kumasi, Ghana) in 2023 and co-launched the first TeleROP screening center in SubSaharan Africa in 2024. Arthur attended Stanford University for undergrad (computer science), medical school, and ophthalmology residency. He also previously worked at Google as a Software Engineer for 6 years and a Clinical Researcher for 2 years. He is attending Harvard for his Vitreoretinal Surgical Fellowship.

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Sarthak Shah, MD

Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer

Durham, North Carolina

Sarthak co-launched the first TeleROP screening center in SubSaharan Africa in 2024. As a Stanford Medical student, he has traveled to Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, and Zimbabwe to conduct needs assessments to better understand the challenges of ROP care. His personal connection to the disease comes from his uncle, who is bilaterally blind from ROP. Sarthak is a former CIGH Global Health Research Fellow and current Ophthalmology Resident Physician at Duke.

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Zehara Gashaw, MD

Consultant Pediatrician, Neonatology Fellow

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dr. Zehara Gashaw is a consultant pediatrician and neonatology fellow in Addis Ababa.

Samuel Bondzie, MD

Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellow

Accra, Ghana

Kwabena Onwona-Agyeman, MD

Neonatology Lead

Accra, Ghana

Head of Neonatal Care at Greater Accra Regional Hospital, overseeing the ROP screening service.

Maame Temah Appiah-Berko, MD

Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellow

Kumasi, Ghana

Emmanuel Oppong, MD

Neonatology Fellow

Kumasi, Ghana

Ida Ansing, MD

Ophthalmologist

Tamale, Ghana

Gilbert Bonsaana, MD

Ophthalmology Lead

Tamale, Ghana

Dominic Bagbio, MD

Neonatology Lead

Tamale, Ghana

Halwani Fuseini, MD

Pediatrician

Tamale, Ghana

Arwa Alazma, MD, PhD

Vitreoretinal Surgeon & ROP Grader

Damascus, Syria

Dr. Arwa Alazma is a Damascus-based professor of ophthalmology specializing in vitreoretinal surgery and serves as a local ROP grader for Syria TeleROP.

Ahmed Ali, MD, MSc

Retina Surgeon & ROP Grader

Idlib, Syria

Dr. Ahmed Ali is a retina surgeon and ROP grader based in Idlib, Syria.

Mary Twenboah

Photography Lead

Kumasi, Ghana

Sarah Tamaloke

Photographer

Kumasi, Ghana

Martha Boateng

Photographer

Accra, Ghana

Edith Agyeman

Photographer

Accra, Ghana

Hamida Amin

Photographer

Tamale, Ghana

Zeyneba Tuhari, BSc

Program Coordinator & ROP Photographer

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Zeyneba was previously a neonatal intensive care unit nurse and is now a program coordinator and pediatric retinal photographer.

Melat Aredo, BSc

Program Coordinator & ROP Photographer

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Melat was previously a neonatal intensive care unit nurse and is now a program coordinator and pediatric retinal photographer.

Agnes

ROP Photographer

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Agnes is an ROP photographer in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Loveness

ROP Photographer

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Loveness is an ROP photographer in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Louay Al Shama'a

ROP Photographer

Damascus, Syria

Louay Al Shama'a is an ROP photographer supporting TeleROP screening in Damascus, Syria.

Alaa Harmoush

ROP Photographer

Idlib, Syria

Alaa Harmoush is an ROP photographer supporting TeleROP screening in Idlib, Syria.

Geoff Tabin, MD

Board Member

Palo Alto, USA

Scott R. Lambert, MD

Board Member

Palo Alto, USA

Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD

Board Member

Palo Alto, USA

Charlie Aaronson

Strategy Lead

Dallas, TX

Charlie leads Strategy for ZBB focusing on US operations, technology vision and opportunities to scale global impact. In addition, Charlie is Partner and Technology Director at Aevitas Property Partners and a Founding Venture Partner at Vela Partners. Prior to Aevitas and Vela, Charlie's held multiple roles at Google Cloud, Facebook, and Verily (Google X Life Sciences) in the United States and in Europe.

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Deepa Banker, MD

Neonatology Advisor

Dr. Deepa Banker is a neonatologist and Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) expert in Ahmedabad, serving as a Visiting Neonatologist at SVPIMER and former Professor & Head of Pediatrics at Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College / SVPIMER. She is a Master Trainer for KMC Training (TOT), faculty for advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), and an active member of KMC Foundation India, with award-winning contributions spanning KMC counseling and breastfeeding advocacy. Her clinical and academic interests include neonatal resuscitation, KMC, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), neonatal nutrition, pain management, preterm massage, and breastfeeding support.

Alay Banker, MD

Clinical Advisor

Dr. Alay S. Banker, MD is a vitreoretinal surgeon based in Ahmedabad, India, and Director of Banker’s Retina Clinic & Laser Centre. He serves as Chief of Retina Services and Head of the ROP Department at the Health and Care Foundation and has led large-scale ROP initiatives, including directing the Gujarat ROP Telemedicine Project. Trained in vitreoretinal surgery and uveitis at UC San Diego and Sankara Nethralaya, he is internationally recognized for clinical leadership, research, and education in retinal disease, uveitis, and ROP.

Armie Harper, MD

Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgeon

Texas, USA

Armie Harper, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist and high-volume pediatric vitreoretinal surgeon in Texas, with a particular focus on retinopathy of prematurity. He has completed numerous service trips across Africa and has also provided ophthalmic care and training through Project Orbis and the Vanderbilt Eye Project in China, Vietnam, Peru, Ghana, and Haiti. He founded Small World Vision to develop practical technologies, including the BabySafe Oxygen Blender, aimed at preventing childhood blindness.

Cindy Zhao, MD, MBA

Palo Alto, USA

Ashna Ahya, MSc

London, UK

Hanks Wallace

Salt Lake City, USA

Kate Overbey

Columbus, USA

Jessica Sedhom, MD

Palo Alto, USA

Andrew DesLauriers, MD

Palo Alto, USA

Dave Young

Medical Student, Stanford University

Palo Alto, CA

Dave Young is a medical student at Stanford University focused on TeleRetinoblastoma.