Selected Honors and Awards
Dr. Sher selected by peers as a "Top Ophthalmologist" again
Dr. Sher was again named a top doctor among ophthalmologists for 2011 by Minneapolis St Paul (MSP) magazine. This honor is the result of the magazine's annual random survey of 5000 doctors and nurses, in which they are asked to name doctors they would choose for their own treatment. The top 10-15% are designated as "Top Doc".
- Dr. Neal A Sher Day, May 8, 2010 Executive Proclamation, State of South Dakota, Governor M. Michael Rounds, for contributions to South Dakota Army National Guard
- Community Caregivers 2010, presented to six physicians yearly in State of Minnesota for community service by Minnesota Physician Magazine Vol XXII, No. 12, March 2010
- Medallion of Excellence awarded by General David Petraeus, Commander, US Cent Com, for donating service of laser vision correction to US troops being deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, April 2008.
- Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1999
- Board of Directors, International Society for Refractive Surgery 1996-1999
- Troutman Award, International Society for Refractive Surgery (ISRS) 1994, Presented for the best worldwide published paper on refractive surgery in the year 1993-1994.
- Fight for Sight Travel Award, 1978
- ARVO Travel Fellowship, 1976
- Alpha Omega Alpha (Medical School Honor Society), 1970
- Alumni Scholarship Award - Boston University School of Medicine, 1969
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