Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD

Dr. Lisa Nijm is a board-certified, corneal, cataract, and refractive surgeon at Warrenville EyeCare & LASIK, a licensed attorney, and an assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology at the UIC Eye and Ear Infirmary. She serves on the board of directors for the Cornea Society, AAOE, and is the CEO of Women in Ophthalmology. Dr. Nijm also advises leading medical device and pharmaceutical companies on new innovations and is the Chief Medical Advisor for TearLab. She is an invited international lecturer, a published, peer-reviewed author, and has received numerous awards, including being named one of the most influential ophthalmologists in the world on The Ophthalmologist’s Power List. Dr. Nijm has created two highly acclaimed educational resources for physicians, MD Negotiation & Real World Ophthalmology. Believing negotiation skills are paramount to success, Dr. Nijm launched MDNegotiation.com to provide specialized negotiation coaching and has conducted over 40 training workshops across the country. During the pandemic, she recognized a need to help navigate the changing landscape of ophthalmology and took the initiative to create a free, peer-to-peer, educational resource to help young ophthalmologists learn everything they need to know to succeed in early practice, RealWorldOphthalmology.com.