Meet the Founder

Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD is a board certified cornea, cataract and LASIK surgeon at Warrenville Eyecare & LASIK, licensed attorney, innovator and assistant professor at the University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary. She leads Women in Ophthalmology as its CEO, has taught over 2500 ophthalmologists, and mentors physicians through MDNegotiation.com. Using her unique MD/JD dual degree, Dr. Nijm also advises leading medical device and pharmaceutical companies on new innovations. She most recently created www.RealWorldOphthalmology.com to serve as an educational resource to aid young ophthalmologists in successfully transitioning from training to practice.