Faruk Örge, MD, MBA, FAAO, FAAP

Meet Faruk Örge, MD, MBA, FAAO, FAAP

Faruk H. Örge MD, MBA, FAAO, FAAP, is the Dr. Boomer and Jill Burnstine Endowed Chair in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Director of Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at Akron Children’s Hospital. After completing a research fellowship for 2 years, an internship, residency, and a clinical fellowship at Indiana University, he opted to return to his country to serve as an academician at Yeditepe University. He returned to the United States to practice in 2007, joining Akron Children’s Hospital in 2025. Throughout his career Dr. Örge has supervised and mentored hundreds of students, residents, fellows and researchers, helping to shape the future of pediatric ophthalmology care. In addition to being a reviewer for several ophthalmology and strabismus related journals, he is a published author of over 150 manuscripts, chapters and books. He has many ongoing research projects regarding almost all aspects of pediatric ophthalmology. The American Academy of Ophthalmology gave Faruk Örge, MD, a Distinguished Service Award in 2025. He shared the honor with Dr. David Epley of Children’s Eye Care in Kirkland, Washington. The doctors received the award for their work with the Knights Templar Eye Foundation’s Pediatric Ophthalmology Education Center. Through the “Retinopathy of Prematurity Virtual Reality Project,” they developed interactive simulators to use in training. The simulators shortened the learning time it takes to diagnose “crossed eyes” from weeks to days. Diagnosing the condition sooner helps kids get vision care faster, and this early intervention improves their chances of having normal vision.