Bachelor's Degree: Vassar College With the tremendous support of multiple faculty, I have continued to pursue my passion for OCT research, and I dedicated my SOAR year to working in Dr. Dubra's retinal imaging lab and obtained an MS in clinical informatics management from Stanford. In addition to the rigorous training and high surgical volume, the program emphasizes personal wellness and has anincredibly warm atmosphere. And the people here are one of a kind I only connected with my resident class this year, and were already so close. Medical School: Touro University, "Casey checked all the boxes: dedicated and supportive program leadership, world-class research opportunities, excellent training, balance between autonomy and oversight, and of course the culture! I grew up in a combination of Memphis, Chicago, St. Louis, and Los Angeles and attended college at Stanford. I also took a year out for an MD/MBA, during which I took on a leadership role at a clinic working towards surgical equity, interned with the Clinton Health Access Initiative, and completed an ophthalmology elective at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. Thomas P. Kimmitt, MD (1952 2003) Hometown:San Juan, PR Eric A. Liss, MD Port Charlotte, Florida Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available to our patients. Suite 1A-19 While I interviewed at multiple programs that met this requirement, something felt different about Casey. I was attracted to Casey by the, very friendly and welcoming environment that I felt. (he/him)Hometown: Medford, ORUndergraduate: Yale UniversityMedical School: Oregon Health & Science University, "Casey is a program where you dont have to compromise any aspect of training the clinical, surgical, research, and educational experiences are all superb. Its impossible not to fall in love with the community, the sunshine, and the food - and I'm so thrilled to be staying. House Staff. EyeStar Program. The faculty have a reputation of wanting to teach residents and making sure they have a great experience. I recommend Casey to any resident who values the combination of outstanding research opportunities, strong resident education and having their voice be heard. Besides covering COVID-19 at CNN, through this fellowship, I discovered the unbelievably limitless opportunities available at Stanford. Hometown:Austin, TX These days, Im excited to be starting the next chapter of my training at Stanford. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center One Medical Center Drive Lebanon, NH 03756 Current Residents. Email: eyeresidency@hitchcock.org. The family at Casey not only looks out for their patients with the highest standards of care but also looks after each other and createsan environment of learning that, to me, has been unparalleled. Jason W. Much, MD Palo Alto, California The suggestions weve made have been always been considered seriously with some even being implemented in the same academic year. Resident Benefits. ", Justin Grassmeyer, M.D., Ph.D.(he/him) ", "What stands out about Wilmer is that each team member - from the physicians and researchers, to the engineers, social workers, nurses, photographers, administrators and technicians - is so wholeheartedly dedicated to helping patients. Marc D. Shields, MD Staunton, Virginia Our class has been part of an enormous paradigm shift with the start of the integrated Ophthalmology internship. Steven W. Whitford, MD La Crosse, WI, Andrew Collins, MD Charlottesville, Virginia Hometown: Houston, TX (she/her) Mark E. Gillespie, MD Paducah, Kentucky I completed my internship year at the Ocala Regional Medical Center. Bachelor's Degree:Massachusetts Institute of Technology Meet Our Residents. Masks are required inside all of our care facilities. ", Christopher Rosenberg, M.D. Residency and fellowship program directors in the University of Colorado Department of Ophthalmology described the Class of 2022 as incredibly resilient. Med School:Meharry Medical College , Nashville, TN, College:Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, Med School:UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolPiscataway, NJ, College:Sophie Davis Biomedical Education Program, NY, Med School:City University of New York School of Medicine (CUNY), NY, College:University of California, Berkeley, CA, Med School:Touro College of Osteopathic - New York (TouroCOM-NY), College: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Med School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, College: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, Med School: U Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, College: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, Med School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, Med School: Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, Internship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Internship: Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY, College: New York University, NY, NYMed School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DCInternship: St. Johns Riverside Hospital, Yonkers, NY, College: London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom, Med School: University of Glasgow Medical School, Glasgow, UK, Internship: Metrowest Medical Center, Framingham, MA, College: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, Med School: Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, Michael Klufas How to Apply. Adam T. Lipman, MD Virginia Beach, Virginia, Bina S. Patel, MD Nashville, Tennessee Mark L. Schluter, MD Sonoma, California, Robert D. E. Rice, MD Sanford, Maine Ophthalmology Residency Current Residents Current Residents Each year a new group of ophthalmology residents begins their ophthalmology training journey under the direction of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine's Department of Ophthalmology. 412-647-2200. Ive been really happy so far and Im looking forward to the rest of my residency. I feel so fortunateto be surrounded byawesome people and to live in such a wonderful city. Im from Miami, FL. Please contact Andrea Davis, Residency Program Coordinator, for more information: 214-648-0464. Divy Mehra, DO. Marcus Altman, M.D., Uveitis Fellowship at the University of Utah, Moran Eye Center, Michael Gale, M.D., Glaucoma Fellowship at UC Davis, Ross Passo, M.D., Comprehensive Practice at Hillsboro Eye Clinic, Alexander Walters, M.D., Comprehensive Practice at Asheville Eye Associates, Claudine Yee, M.D., Comprehensive Practice at Kaiser in California, Ian Danford, M.D., Glaucomafellowship at Moran Eye Center, Sarah Glass, M.D., Comprehensive practice inPortland, Oregon, Miles Greenwald, M.D., Cornea fellowship at University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, Michal Gutowski, M.D., Glaucoma fellowship at UW-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Joel Kaluzny, M.D.,Comprehensive practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, Kellyn Bellsmith, M.D., Pediatric Fellowship, Casey Eye Institute, Caitlin Kakigi, M.D., Comprehensive Practice, Northern California, Nathan Lambert, M.D., Comprehensive Practice, Utah, Nathan Law, M.D., Comprehensive Practice, Utah, Joseph Simonett, M.D., Surgical Retina Fellowship, University of Utah, Matthew Duggan, M.D., Glaucoma Fellowship at Duke Eye Center, Timothy Boyce, M.D., Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship at University of Iowa, Kishan Gupta, M.D., Ph.D., Cornea Fellowship at UCLA, Bradley Henriksen, M.D., Pediatric Fellowship at Casey Eye Institute, Travis Redd, M.D., M.P.H., Cornea Fellowship at UCSF / Proctor Institute, Brock Alonzo, M.D., Glaucoma Fellowship at University of Utah, Brigid Marshall, M.D., Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship at Washington University, St. Louis, Meryl Sundy, M.D., Comprehensive Practice, Bend, Oregon, Jonathan Young, M.D., Ph.D., Glaucoma Fellowship at UCLA, Erin Boese, M.D., Glaucoma Fellowship at University of Michigan, Hillary Stiefel, M.D., Ocular Pathology Fellowship at Casey Eye Institute, Dongwouk Park, M.D., Medical Retina Fellowship at Cole Eye Institute, Bryce Radmall, M.D., Oculoplastics Fellowship at University of Iowa, Fran Wu, M.D., International Ophthalmology Fellowship at Emory; Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship at Cullen Eye Institute, Daniel Lattin, M.D., Service Year in American Samoa; Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship at Duke, Nisha Naggarkatti-Gude, M.D., Glaucoma Fellowship at Devers / Casey Eye Institutes, Rasna Sandhu, M.D., Comprehensive Practice, Portland, Oregon, David Simons, M.D., Ph.D., Glaucoma Fellowship at Devers / Casey Eye Institute, Akshay Thomas, M.D., M.P.H., Vitreoretinal Fellowship at Duke; Uveitis Fellowship at Casey Eye Institute, Blake Acohido, M.D., Comprehensive Faculty, Devers Eye Institute, Kellyn Bellsmith, M.D., Pediatric Ophthalmology Faculty at OHSU Casey Eye Institute, Erin Boese, M.D., Glaucoma Faculty, University of Iowa, Mitchell V. Brinks, M.D.,Comprehensive Ophthalmology Faculty,OHSU Casey Eye Institute, Roger Dailey, M.D., FACS,Oculoplastics Faculty, OHSU Casey Eye Institute, Andrea D'Ostroph, M.D., Comprehensive Ophthalmology Faculty,OHSU Casey Eye Institute-Portland VA, Ambar Faridi, M.D., Medical Retina Faculty, OHSU Casey Eye Institute-Portland VA, Christina Flaxel, M.D., Retina Faculty,OHSU Casey Eye Institute, Laura Gadzala, M.D., Oculoplastic Faculty, Devers Eye Institute, Matthew Giegengack, M.D., Cornea Faculty, Wake Forest University, Seema Gupta, M.D., Comprehensive Faculty, OHSU Casey Eye Institute, Griffin Jardine, M.D., Pediatric Ophthalmology Faculty; Associate Residency Program Director, University of Utah, Donna Kim, M.D., Comprehensive Faculty, OHSU Casey Eye Institute, Kamden Kopani, M..D, Residency Program Director and Cornea Faculty at Tufts University, Laura Kopplin, M.D., Ph.D., Uveitis Faculty at University of Wisconsin, Andreas K. Lauer, M.D., Chair, OHSU Casey Eye Institute, Robert H. Millay, M.D., Retina Faculty at University of Vermont Medical Center, John C. Morrison, M.D., Glaucoma Faculty, OHSU Casey Eye Institute, Dong-WoukPark, M.D., Comprehensive and Medical Retina Faculty, Casey Eye Institute, Naveen Rao, M.D., Tufts University - Lahey Hospital, Travis Redd, M.D., M.P.H., Cornea Faculty,OHSUCasey Eye Institute, Joseph Robertson, M.D., M.B.A., Retina Faculty, OHSU Casey Eye Institute, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, M.D., Cornea Faculty, Stanford University, Stephen K. Sauer, M.D., Comprehensive Ophthalmology Faculty at University of Wisconsin, Manjool Shah, M.D., Glaucoma Faculty, University of Michigan, Kuldev Singh, M.D., Glaucoma Faculty, Stanford Byers Eye Institute, Eric Steele, M.D., Oculoplastics Faculty, OHSU Casey Eye Institute, Hillary Stiefel, M.D., Ocular Pathology and Comprehensive Faculty,OHSUCasey Eye Institute, Eric Suhler, M.D., Uveitis Faculty, OHSU Casey Eye Institute, Shandiz Tehrani, M.D., Glaucoma Faculty,OHSUCasey Eye Institute, Daniel Tu, M.D., Ph.D., Comprehensive Faculty, Casey Eye Institute Portland VA, David J.Wilson, M.D., Director,OHSUCasey Eye Institute, Jonathan Young, M.D., Ph.D., Glaucoma Faculty, Devers Eye Institute. Hometown:Fremont, NE Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, "It was really obvious when I set foot on campus during my interview that Casey is a place where the training is really strong combined with an atmosphere where people are really warm and caring about you as a person and your future career. The welcoming and nurturing attitudes of staff, residents, fellows, and faculties create a positive and exciting learning environment. There, I fell in love with the operating room and found my most meaningful time to be in several community clinics. Neuro-Ophthalmology; Oculofacial and Orbital Surgery; Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus; Vitreoretinal Disease; . I grew up in Houston and attended undergrad at Stanford, majoring in Human Biology with a concentration in Global Health and Infectious Disease. During medical school, I was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and a Doris Duke fellowship to spend a year living in Northern Thailand, where I conducted research on cytomegalovirus retinitis in HIV-infected patients and smartphone retinal imaging for tele-ophthalmology screening. I believe this combination of world-renowned training within all aspects of ophthalmology and within all subspecialties coupled with the supportive culture makes Casey unique and the perfect place to train. The chance to work with leaders in the field, the opportunities for global ophthalmology, and the ability to collaborate with researchers in both academia and industry make Stanford stand out. Meet the Residents. We also have a big variety of cases that we see on call so we really see everything in training. Todd J. Bachelor's Degree:University of Southern California Elena Rios Drudy, MD Manahawkin, New Jersey Joseph Zilisch, MD Charlottesville, Virginia, Philip A. Cofoid, MD McAllen, Texas Christopher T. Shah, MD Greensboro, North Carolina I'm very excited to now start clinical training alongside such wonderful co-residents and mentors. Nathan D. Wilbanks, MD Seattle, Washington, Shruti Aggarwal, MD Miami, Florida ", Daniel Lee, M.D. ", Kimberly Nguyen, M.D. We encourage other institutions to take a stand as well. During these years I also moved to Chicago to perform stem cell research at Northwestern University and completed elective rotations in Ophthalmology in London and Miami. I studied biomedical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, where I spent a few years in a biomedical optics research lab - foreshadowing my later interest in ophthalmology. Bret B. Wagenhorst, MD Tifton, Georgia (she/her)Hometown: Wayne, ILBachelor's Degree: University of VirginiaMedical School: University of Michigan Medical School. Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD Miami, Florida, C. Durham Barnes, MD Corpus Christi, Texas Nicola G. Ghazi, MD Riyadh, Saudi Arabia I knew this was in part due to the overwhelming kindness, humility, and care that each and every person I spoke with exuded during our conversations. Walter King, MD Hickory, North Carolina, David L. Croasdaile, MD Twin Falls, Idaho, Charles L. Baltimore, Jr., MD Washington, North Carolina Bachelor's Degree:University of California, Davis I completed my MD and MS in public health clinical research with an interest in international and entrepreneurial applications at the University of Michigan. Ryan St. Clair, David Kim As the first eye specialty hospital in America established in 1820, our founding mission remains unchanged. Waqas Ilyas, MD Winchester, Virginia Nguyen and Do expand from Johns Hopkins University, as a medical student to chief research fellow at Nguyen Eye Lab, Stanford University. . Akbar Shakoor, MD Salt Lake City, Utah, Paul R. Holland, MD Daly City, California Greetings and welcome to the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Cincinnati. In my free time I enjoy yoga, dogs, and exploring SF. Leadership. I want research is part of my career too, and theres so many opportunities to get involved in high-quality research as a resident. I was born in Budapest, Hungary. The Department of Ophthalmology is very proud of our training programs at the Medical University of South Carolina as our residents, fellows, faculty, and staff are among the finest in the world. I was born in Mumbai, India, but grew up in New Jersey where most of my family still lives. I completed my transitional year at Cambridge Health Alliance and was also a fellow at Vida Ventures, a life sciences investment firm. phone: 603-650-5748. I also took a gap year to study medical journalism at Stanford and CNN, hoping to learn how I could use media to improve patient advocacy and health literacy, especially within ophthalmology given what happened to my father. David W. White, MD Dallas, Georgia, Margaret B. Janson, MD Albuquerque, New Mexico, Hubert A. Marshall, MD (1923 2015) Hometown: Winters, CA (he/him) Sierra X. Jin, MD University of Wisconsin-Madison, BS Medical College of Wisconsin, MD. My journey in clinical ophthalmology research under supervision of Drs. I am excited to join the department as a SOAR resident! I attended the University of Miami where I received my BS and MS in Biomedical Engineering. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to provide the highest quality ofpatient-centered care, educate future physicians-in-training, and conduct innovative research that will improve the lives of patients. The Ophthalmology Residency Program The ophthalmology residency program at the UCI School of Medicine's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). I feel Incredibly supported by the faculty here, not only in my education but that everyone is really invested in our well-being as fellow humans. DOCTORS OFFICES, FACILITIES & PATIENTS Please call: 412.647.2200. I wanted to continue both tracks, and therefore joined the MD/PhD program at the University of California, San Diego. Cuong D. Vu, MD Rockville, Maryland, Anita L. Breckenridge, MD Los Gatos, California I have been amazed at how generous the faculty and senior residents are with their time, whether its staying late after clinic to review a topic or providing one-on-one training in the wet lab. The Penn Ophthalmology residency offers extensive clinical, surgical, and research experience with close mentoring from faculty. The Wilmer Ophthalmology Residency Program's missionis to train the future academic leaders in ophthalmology. And I feel like its all true. Karl C. Golnik, MD Cincinnati, Ohio, James A. Bryan, III, MD Chapel Hill, North Carolina Long, MD Charlottesville, Virginia Hometown:Hamilton, ON, Canada Stanford was my top choice - first and foremost I dreamed of continuing working with my world-class mentors who have selflessly invested so much time and effort in me over the past decade. Alexander J. Snyder, MD Durham, North Carolina, Khalil A. Harbie, MD San Antonio, Texas