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Meet 2026-2027 Alliance President - Gill Waltman "Shared Vision for the Future" Gill Waltman, 2026-2027 Alliance President, was born and raised in England, the oldest of four siblings. Her family has a strong tradition in the medical field with several generations of physicians and surgeons. Gill, known as Professor Roper-Hall in her professional world, was educated in England and did her specialty training in binocular vision and eye movements at Moorfield’s Eye Hospital in London. She came to the United States in the 1970s to pursue a fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at Washington University in St. Louis where she heard about a shy, very bright young cornea surgeon and former chief resident who was away at the time serving as a major in the US Army at Walter Reed Hospital. Soon after, she and Steve Waltman were introduced at the Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in Las Vegas. After a short transatlantic romance with Gill back in England, she returned to Washington University to accept a position in the Department of Ophthalmology where Steve was already back on the faculty. They were married that year and later had two children; Belinda and Michael. Sadly, after 50 years of marriage, Steve passed away in 2023. Belinda is a physician, currently the medical director of a Los Angeles County Health Department initiative for the underserved. She is married to Matt, a biophysicist and tenured professor at Caltech in Pasadena; they have two children. Michael is a business strategist, most recently a national director for Uber. He and his wife Michelle live in Connecticut and also have two children. Gill is currently a full Professor of Ophthalmology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. She is internationally recognized for her clinical expertise and research experience in the field of adult strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology. She is a prolific author, and an experienced reviewer. She considers herself an “ambassador” for the Saint Louis University and the profession as she travels around the US and abroad. Gill’s other activities include tennis, hiking, reading long novels, and traveling to visit family and attend conferences. She and Steve traveled extensively during their time together and visited all seven continents. Gill is a long-time board director of the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus serving as vice president and editor of its newsletter. She is the editor of two other newsletters and recently was appointed as associate editor for the AMA Alliance Physician Family Magazine. Between her busy career and family responsibilities, Gill has always found time for the Alliance. She became a member in 1986 (when Chris Bohigian was MSMA Alliance president), being elected to the board a year later as the SLMMS Alliance Vice President for Health. She has served on the SLMMS Alliance board in numerous positions and held three consecutive terms as its president from 2003-2006, and as co-president from 2015-2017. Gill has held leadership positions as MSMA Alliance Vice President for Health, Legislation, Recording Secretary, and Newsletter Editor. She served as President for two consecutive terms from 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. Gill was recently installed for her third term as MSMA Alliance President; Her theme for this year is “Shared Vision for the Future.” |
2026-2027 Officers President: Gill Waltman VP Health: Debbie Barbe VP Legislation: Kirk Doan |
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