Audrey Talley Rostov
MD
Dr. Rostov is a cornea, cataract and refractive surgeon based in Seattle, Washington and Global Health Partner and Affiliate Surgeon at Cureblindness Project. She is the owner and founder of Bellevue Precision Vision, a cornea, cataract and refractive surgery practice in Bellevue, Washington. Dr. Rostov received her M.D. and completed her ophthalmology residency at Washington University in St. Louis, and then served as a Heed Fellow in cornea, anterior segment and refractive surgery with Dr. Richard Lindstrom in Minnesota.
As past global medical director at SightLife, Dr. Rostov created curricula for cornea and cataract surgeon education and provided surgical training and eyebank development in LMIC. Dr. Rostov also developed educational programs for training ophthalmic assistants in under resourced countries and teaches ophthalmic mid-level practitioners in early diagnosis and pre and post-op care of corneal disease. As an innovator, Dr. Rostov participated in the initial US VISX clinical trials and was the first surgeon in the Pacific Northwest to perform the SMILE laser vision correction technique. She was also the first surgeon to perform and teach femtosecond laser keratoplasty in New Delhi, India.
A commitment to education and mentorship has also been a significant part of Dr. Rostov’s career. As President of the prestigious CedarsAspens Society, she fostered the first combined CedarsAspens/AECOS (American European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgeons) mentorship program geared toward anterior segment fellows and ophthalmologists in their first 5 years of practice. This program provides opportunities for young ophthalmologists to learn about creating a pathway to the podium, collaboration in clinical trials, and working with industry partners. Dr. Rostov also participates in the Vision Mentoring Program through AAO and continues to mentor Washington University Medical School students through residency. Internationally, she has trained over 100 fellows and faculty from India, Nepal, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Ghana and has created and sponsored clinical US based observerships for cornea fellows from Nepal, India and Ethiopia. Dr. Rostov also leads yoga sessions for surgeons and staff in the operating room after cases.
Dr. Rostov has received numerous awards including election into the International Intraocular Implant Club, recognizing international leaders in cataract and refractive surgery, the Top 100 Power List for The Ophthalmologist Publication recognizing influential leaders in the world of ophthalmology, Top 100 women in the Top 100 Power List, a senior achievement award from AAO and is a 2023 recipient of an alumni award from Washington University School of Medicine for her contributions in global health. She serves on several AAO and ASCRS committees including EyeSustain committee focused on decreasing waste in cataract surgery. She is a complex cataract surgery section editor of CRST (Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today), the cataract surgery section editor and editorial board member at OSN (Ocular Surgery News) and is on numerous editorial review boards. She has delivered hundreds of national and international presentations and courses and created a curriculum for teaching keratoplasty techniques and post operative care in LMIC.
Dr. Rostov enjoys swimming, running, cycling, snowboarding, hiking, cooking, traveling and spending time with family and friends.