In this episode, Dagny Zhu, MD, speaks with Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA, FASRS, about women in leadership roles as well as challenges and gender disparities that still exist in health care today.

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· Welcome to this episode 0:11

· Introducing Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA, FASRS 0:22

· Tell us about your tenure with Women in Ophthalmology (WIO) 2:20

· WIO has seen so much growth. How many members does WIO have? 3:48

· Reaching parity in ophthalmology 7:20

· Existing gender disparities 8:26

· Gender disparity literature 12:48

· How did you find mentors, and what challenges did you face in surgical retina? 14:33

· How do you think training programs have changed for women? 20:07

· How do you balance your life outside of work? 26:28

· What advice would you give to others who want to follow your path? 29:00

· Thank you! 32:00

Dagny Zhu, MD, is a cornea, cataract and refractive surgeon and medical director and partner at NVISION Eye Centers in Rowland Heights, California. She can be reached on X @DZEyeMD.

Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA, FASRS, is an ophthalmologist and tenured professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.