Meet Our
Medical Student Alumni While ophthalmology is a competitive field to match in, our department has a strong track record of mentoring UC San Diego medical students interested in pursuing a career in ophthalmology. Many of them have obtained positions in the top residency training programs in the country.
Medical Student Alumni 2017
Jeffrey Tsao UC Irvine Matthew Haynie University of Rochester David Kuo UC San Diego Kellie Satterfield University of Washington
Medical Student Alumni 2016
Janet Kim Duke University Jonathan Noguchi Loyola University Heather Chen UC San Diego Frances Wu UC San Francisco Joanne Ho University of Washington
Medical Student Alumni 2014
Landon Grange UC San Diego Derek Mai UC San Diego
Medical Student Alumni 2013
Jiun Do University of Southern California Janet Lee UC Los Angeles Kimberly Tran Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/ University of Miami Tyler Ofstad University of Rochester Nicksia Hodgson UC San Diego Brenda Nuyen UC San Diego
Medical Student Alumni 2012
Seanna Grob Massachusetts Eye and Ear/ Harvard University Bac Nguyen Baylor College of Medicine Jessica Lin Yale University Jeffrey Chan UC San Diego Brian Chang UC San Diego Roman Farjardo UC San Diego
Medical Student Alumni 2011
Diana Chao University of Texas Lilit Minasyan UC San Diego
Meet Our
Fellow Alumni The UCSD Department of Ophthalmology strives to deliver the highest caliber and most suitable ophthalmology fellows. Each program places a high emphasis on providing subspecialty training for clinical ophthalmology and research. We take pride in the education and bond created.
C. Andrés Benatti, MD International, Cornea & Refractive Alberto Diniz-Filho, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Hideki Fukuoka, MD, PhD International, Cornea & Refractive Ilkay Kilic Muftuoglu, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Michael Kinori, MD International, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Hamideh Moayedpardazi, MD International, Glaucoma Min Hee Suh, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Shabnam Taylor, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segments Frank Tsai, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Aaron Wang, MD, PhD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segments Qisheng You, MD, PhD International, Retina & Vitreous Feilin Zhu, MD United States, Glaucoma
Eman Al-Sharif, MBBS, International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Zachary Koretz, MD, MPH, United States, Retina & Vitreous Surgery Kyle Bolo, MD, United States, Glaucoma Medi Eslani, MD, United States, Glaucoma Paul Lang, MD, United States, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Bao han Allison Le, MD, United States, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Aliya C. Roginiel, MD, MPH, United States, Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
Maria Teresa Abunto Angeles, MD United States, Glaucoma Todd L. Anthony, PhD United States, Glaucoma Catherine Boden, PhD United States, Glaucoma Abbas Elmusharaf, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Daniel E. Goldberg, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Tae Woo Kim, MD International, Glaucoma George Matkaris, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Major Suzie Nemmers, MD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Nuttawut Rodanant, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Martin Zheng Ziang Wang, MD International, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Suk-Woo Yang, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Xiaoyan Zhang, MD United States, Glaucoma
Alexandria Li, MD, United States, Retina Aaron Winter, MD, United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Eye Alignment Disorders Adeleh Yarmohammadi, MD, United States, Glaucoma Andrea Yonge, MD, United States, Glaucoma James Bailey, MD, United States, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Samuel Burke, MD, United States, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Michelle Ting, MD, United States, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Eleonora Micheletti, PhD, International, Glaucoma Vahid Mohammadzadeh, MD, International, Glaucoma
Chris Y. Wu, MD, United States, Retina Darren K. Knight, MD, United States, Retina Daniel J. Ozzello, MD, United States, Oculoplastics Alex P. Beazer, MD, United States, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Michael J. Ang, MD, United States, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Ryan Phan, MD, United States, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Yue "Carrie" Zhao, MD, United States, Cornea & Refractive Surgery
Mathieu F. Bakhoum, MD, PhD United States, Retina Kirsta L. Brummel, D.O. United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology Eric H. Chan, MD United States, Glaucoma Mark A. Christopher, PhD United States, Glaucoma Eren Ekici, MD International, Glaucoma L. Dean Flanders, MD United States, Cornea Kevin Garff, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segments Zvi Gur, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Mahima Jhingan, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Leonardo Landó, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Xiongfei Liu, MD United States, Glaucoma Paco Malé, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segments Won Hyuk Oh, MD International, Glaucoma
Sarah Farukhi Ahmed, MD United States, Glaucoma Manuel Amador, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Bradley P. Barnett, MD, PhD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segments Ashlie A. Bernhisel, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segments Shagun K. Bhatia, MD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Eye Alignment Disorders Shyamanga Borooah, MBBS, MRCP (UK), MRCSEd, FRCOphth, PhD International, Retina & Vitreous Kunny Dans Evaristo, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Lilangi Ediriwickrema, MD M.S. United States, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Elham Ghahari, MD International, Glaucoma Huiyuan (Hannah) Hou, PhD, MD International, Glaucoma Sasan Moghimi, MD International, Glaucoma Tyler A. Ofstad, MD, PhD United States, Retina & Vitreous Ruti Sella, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segments Doran B. Spencer, MD, PhD United States, Retina & Vitreous Brandon J. Wong, MD United States, Glaucoma Diya Yang, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma
Kevin Chen, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Jiun Do, MD, PhD United States, Glaucoma J. Rotsen “Kim” Minlay Evaristo, MD International, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Eye Alignment Disorders Nara Gravina Ogata, MD International, Glaucoma Haksu Kyung, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Erica Liu, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segments Patricia I. Manalastas, MD United States, Glaucoma Amit Meshi, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Philip Ngai, MD, PhD, M.B.A., M.S. United States, Glaucoma Ji-Sun Paik, MD, PhD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Achal J. Patel, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segments Takuhei Shoji, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Vincent N. Vu, MD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Eye Alignment Disorders Patrick T. Yang, MD, PhD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Tadamichi Akagi, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Andrew S. Camp, MD United States, Glaucoma Raouf A. Gaber, MD, PhD International, Retina & Vitreous Joseph Ho, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Audrey C. Ko, MD United States, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Masaki Nakanishi, PhD International, Glaucoma Megha Pansara, MD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Eye Alignment Disorders Harish Raja, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segments Hema Ramkumar, M.D United States, Retina & Vitreous Craig See, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segments Benjamin Y. Xu, MD, PhD United States, Glaucoma
Ricardo Abe, MD International, Glaucoma Ramzi Alameddine, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Ling Bei, MD United States, Glaucoma Julio Echegoyen, MD, Ph.D United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Ron Gutmark, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Na'ama Hammel, MD International, Glaucoma Bradford W. Lee, MD, MSc., United States, Ophthalmic Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Ting Liu, MD International, Glaucoma Kyle Miller, MD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Arash Mozayan, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Joseph Nezgoda, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Cristiana Vasile, MD United States, Glaucoma
Cheryl A. Arcinue MD International, Retina & Vitreous, Uveitis & Ocular Immunology Giulio Barteselli, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Akram Belghith, PhD International, Glaucoma Natalia Camacho, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Sidney Chang, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Ike (Isaac) Ezon, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Kweku Grant-Acquah, MD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Nima Hatami, PhD International, Retina & Vitreous Fang Jiahua, MD International, Glaucoma Naira Khachatryan, PhD International, Glaucoma Feiyan Ma, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Michelle Sato, MD United States, Glaucoma Richard Scawn, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Arielle Spitze, MD United States, Glaucoma Andrew Tatham , MD International, Glaucoma Asmaneh (Aussie) Yamagata, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Siamak Yousefi, PhD United States, Glaucoma Chunwei Zhang, MD International, Glaucoma
Payam Amini, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Brenda Breidenstein, MD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Sharif El-Emam, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Alex Huang, MD United States, Glaucoma Azadeh Khatibi, MD, M.S., M.P.H. United States, Retina & Vitreous Tammy Kuang, MD International, Glaucoma Su-Na Lee, MD, PhD International, Retina & Vitreous Renato Lisboa, MD International, Glaucoma Nikki Heidi Manalang, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Atsuya Miki, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Bishoy Said, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segments Preamjit Saonanon, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Jonathan Tung, MD United States, Glaucoma Minh Vo, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Katherine Whipple, MD United States, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Candy Chan, MD, PhD United States, Retina & Vitreous Jay Chhablani, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Preeti Patil Chhablani, MD International, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Yeoun Sook Chun, MD International, Visiting Scholar Andrew Crothers, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Syril Dorairaj, MD United States, Glaucoma Mahmoud El Sahn, MD International, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Dongwook Lee, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma LeeHooi Lim, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Kaweh Mansouri, MD, M.P.H. International, Glaucoma You Hyun Noh, PhD International, Glaucoma Christopher O’Brien, MD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Anjali Parekh, MD United States, Glaucoma Sujata Prabhu, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Haiyan Wang, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Yuhong Yang, PhD International, Ophthalmic Genetics, Retina & Vitreous
Panida Anderson (Chindasub), MD International, Glaucoma Murthy (Venkata) Chavali, PhD United States, Retina & Vitreous Leslie Garay, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Tomas M. Grippo, MD United States, Glaucoma Kathrin Hartmann, MD, FEBO International, Retina & Vitreous Salma Khayali Chaudhri, MD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus In Tae Lee, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Taryn McAllister, MBBCh FC Ophthal (SA) International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Anne-Lise J. Montcriol, MD International, Glaucoma Sang-Rog Oh, MD United States, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Ashkan Pirouz, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Ayelet Priel, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Karin E. Thomas , MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Deepta V. Vasudev, MD, MS United States, Retina & Vitreous Jonathan Wong, MD International, Glaucoma Sara A. Yoon, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment
Luciana Alencar, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Eleftherios (Terry) Alexandrou, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Marichelle Aventura-Isidro, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Madhu Balasubramanian, PhD United States, Glaucoma Katia Mantovani Bottos, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment/Oculoplastics Yuhong (Julia) Chen, MD International, Ophthalmic Genetics, Retina & Vitreous Yi (Iris) Dai, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Mohamed H. El-Bradey, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Mauro Leite, MD International, Glaucoma Eric Leung, MD, M.S. United States, Glaucoma Dong Mei Li, MD Visiting Scholar Alejandro Lichtinger Dondish, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segments Jennifer Melton , MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Stephen F. Oster, MD, PhD United States, Retina & Vitreous Sang Woo Park, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Rachel Peck, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Harsha Rao, MD, DNB International, Glaucoma Christopher Rodarte, MD United States, Glaucoma Xu Fang (Dora) Sun, PhD United States, Ophthalmic Genetics, Retina & Vitreous Anya Trumler, MD, United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Xiaolei (Nora) Wang, MD United States, Ophthalmic Genetics, Retina & Vitreous Jiexi (Jessie) Zeng, MD United States, Ophthalmic Genetics, Retina & Vitreous
Christine Annunziata, MD United States, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Harmohina Mona Bagga, MD United States, Glaucoma Samuel B. Barone, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Chantal Boisvert, MD, OD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Weerawan Chokthaweesak, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Nicoleta Dobri, PhD International, Retina & Vitreous Iljin Jang, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Jeong-Kyu Lee, MD, PhD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Sean Liston, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Nils A. Loewen, MD, PhD United States, Glaucoma Francesca Mojana, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Svetlana A. Pilyugina, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Adele Marie Roa, MD International, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus James A. Sbarbaro, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Nuttamon (Sinee) Srisamran, MD International, Glaucoma Gianmarco Vizzeri, MD International, Glaucoma Ritchie Martin S. Yuson, MD International, Retina & Vitreous
Oday Alsheikh, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Kurt W. Andreason, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Sunil Deokule, MD International, Glaucoma Amish Doshi, MD United States, Glaucoma Lisa D. Garbutt, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Alberto Gonzalez Garcia, MD International, Glaucoma Joshua Hedaya, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Kanjana Leelapatranurak, M.D International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Chad M. Nedrud, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Nitin Nigam, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Aurora Torres, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment
Ajay Aurora, M.B.B.S., M.S. International, Retina & Vitreous Leslie “Julie” Baber, MD, United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Nami Chiba, MD International, Glaucoma Tatsuya Chiba, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Iryna Falkenstein, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Henry A. Ferreyra, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous 2005-2007 Laura Kearsley, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Bobby S. Korn, MD, PhD United States, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Igor Kozak, MD, PhD International, Retina & Vitreous Tharinee Kulkamthorn, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Byung-Ro Lee, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Christopher Kai Shun Leung, M.B., Ch.B., MD International, Glaucoma Eamon W. Leung, MD United States, Glaucoma Kyung Jik Lim, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Quan Liu, PhD United States, Glaucoma Xiaoqin "Alexa" Lu, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Aniruddha Nalgirkar, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Diana Ng, MD United States, Glaucoma Ravi Patel, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Sushma Rai, MD United States, Glaucoma Ronald “Don” Reyna, MD, International, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Ajay Tammewar, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Theeratep Tantayakom, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Kristine E. Traustason, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous
Erik Chotiner, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Jonathan Crowston, MBBS, FRCOphth, FRANZCO, PhD International, Glaucoma Robert Duncan, MD United States, Glaucoma Hiroya Goto, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segments Teruyo Kida, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Janice Lim, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Milan Patel, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Maria Pesheva, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segments Jean Shein, MD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Eye Alignment Disorders John Nathaniel Silao, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Ivan Maynart Tavares, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Andrew Young, MD United States, Glaucoma
Rupert Bourne, MD International, Glaucoma Fay Charmaine Cruz, MD International, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Esther Hoffmann, MD International, Glaucoma Ozcan Kayikcioglu, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Alexander Lee, MD United States, Glaucoma Mario Lovaton, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Nonette Y. Pasco, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Karim Punja, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Seongwook Seo , MD, PhD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Arthur J. Sit, S.M., MD United States, Glaucoma David J. Spinak, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Bryan Tan, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Roxana Ursea, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment
Raymund Angeles, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Marco Barrera, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Kenichiro Bessho, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Oren Fass, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Cintia F. Gomi Bishop, MD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Christopher W. Heichel, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment 2003-2004 Hyoung Jun Koh , MD International, Retina & Vitreous Brian R. Kosobucki, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Felipe Medeiros, MD, PhD United States, Glaucoma Sameh Mosaed, MD United States, Glaucoma Anne-Catherine Roch-Levecq, PhD United States, Retina & Vitreous Nattawut Wanumkarng, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Makoto Aihara, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Renuka Bathija, M.B., B.S., F.R.A.N.Z.C.O., F.R.A.C.S. International, Glaucoma Antje Bernd, MD International, Glaucoma Randy Bouligny, MD United States, Glaucoma Anna Boyman, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Cory L. Brame, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment William K. Christian, MD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Asharaf Hassan, MD United States, Glaucoma Fumihiko Mabuchi, MD International, Glaucoma Michael S. McCracken, MD United States, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Desmond McGuire, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Sujata S. Purohit, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Lyne Racette, PhD United States, Glaucoma Shira Robbins, MD, United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Eye Alignment Disorders Markus Warscher, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Alan C. Westeren, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment
Jack E. Abrams, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Lydia R. Bañuelos, MD United States, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Andreas Böhm, MD International, Glaucoma Jonathan del Prado, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Tarek El Beltagy , MD International, Glaucoma John E. Meehan , MD United States, Glaucoma David J. Najafi, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous
Eytan Z. Blumenthal, MD. International, Glaucoma Christopher Bowd, PhD United States, Glaucoma Parag Gokhale, MD United States, Glaucoma Elizabeth D.E. Kaiser, MD, M.P.H. United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Jae-Woo Kim, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Kristine Kozlov Spier, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Filippo Missiroli, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Josef Ruckhofer, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Cesar Sanchez-Galeana, MD International, Glaucoma Ana Rabago, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Barbara Scholz, MD, M.P.H. United States, Retina & Vitreous C. Diane Song, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Mi-Kyoung Song, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Junichi Umihira , MD, PhD International, Glaucoma unil Vasani, MD International, Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Ricardo Ventura, MD International, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Ningli Wang, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma
Bernard Chang, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Howard H. Chen, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Lingyun Cheng, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Alireza Emdadi, MD United States, Glaucoma Claudio Garcia, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Christopher Girkin, MD United States, Glaucoma Maria Laura Gomez Freeman, MD, O.D. International, Retina & Vitreous Everton Gondim, MD International, Glaucoma Marietta Karavellas, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Yoshiki Kono, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Qinjun Lu, MD International, Glaucoma Timothy Sankary, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Undine Schachtschabel, PhD International, Glaucoma
Miriam Juvera Carpenter, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Dan Gaton, MD International, Glaucoma Brian Lee, MD United States, Glaucoma George Maskaleris, MD International, Glaucoma J. Chris McDonald, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Arthur Mueller, MD PhD United States, Retina & Vitreous Takeshi Sagara, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Sima Shakiba, MD United States, Glaucoma Dan B. Tran, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment David Zadok, MD, MDA, International, Cornea & Anterior Segment
Stuart K. Burgess, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous J. Alberto Castellanos, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Wallace Goldban, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Neeru Gupta, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma Leyla Kandur, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Georgios Tsioulias, MD, PhD, FEBO International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Mark E. Warlen, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Yeni H. Yucel, MD, PhD International, Glaucoma
Alfonso Anton, MD International, Glaucoma Alay S. Banker, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Marco Cortes, MD International, Glaucoma Inci Irak Dersu, MD United States, Glaucoma Fumiko Kashiwagi, MD International, Glaucoma Kenji Kashiwagi, MD International, Glaucoma Marcia De Souza Lima, MD International, Glaucoma Ann Lopez, MD United States, Glaucoma Thao P. Nguyen, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment David O'Brart, MD, FRCS International, Glaucoma Firas M. Rahhal, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Noriko Yamagishi, PhD International, Glaucoma
J. Fernando Arevalo, MD, FACS International, Retina & Vitreous Somkiat Asawaphureekorn, MD International, Glaucoma Oly Azar, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Samuel Boles, MD United States, Glaucoma Valerie Garden, MD United States, Glaucoma
Dirk-Uwe Bartsch, PhD United States, Retina & Vitreous Jeffrey D. Horn, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Leonard S. Kirsch, MD, FRCSC United States, Retina & Vitreous Clark S. Tsai, MD United States, Glaucoma Tsing-Hong Wang, MD International, Glaucoma
Wael M. El-Haig, MB BS, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Roberto F. Garcia, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Wojciech Karwatowski, MD International, Glaucoma William Ko, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment C. David Morsman, MD International, Glaucoma George Pavlopoulos, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment
Marc Bosem, MD United States, Glaucoma Beatrice E. Frueh, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Masashi Furuta, MD International, Glaucoma Jen-Shang Huang, MD International, Retina & Vitreous Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD, PhD United States, Retina & Vitreous Moshe Lusky, MD International, Glaucoma James D.N. Taylor, MD International, Glaucoma
Joseph A. Crapotta, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Robert D. Fechtner, MD United States, Glaucoma Alan David Listhaus, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Nicolaos Mantzioros, MD International, Glaucoma Nunzio P. Sossi, MD, PhD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment
Andreas Dreher, MD United States, Glaucoma Mark Loane, MD International, Glaucoma Pamela Sample, PhD United States, Glaucoma Lorenzo A. Tibaldi, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Barry L. Weinstein, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment
Daniel J. Buckley, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Dan Greenberg, MD United States, Glaucoma Jeffrey G. Gross, MD United States, Retina & Vitreous Dong Myung Kim, MD International, Glaucoma
Arturo S. Chayet, MD International, Cornea & Anterior Segment Joseph Frucht-Pery, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment
Sandy T. Feldman, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Bruce J. Goldstick, MD United States, Glaucoma Shyun Jeng, MD International, Glaucoma
Joel Confino, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment John F. Maher, MD United States, Cornea & Anterior Segment Jeffrey Wasserstrom, MD United States, Glaucoma
Meet Our
Residency Alumni Shiley residency alumni have utilized their top-notch training to launch successful careers across many areas, including clinical practice, research, education, and advocacy. Below are a few examples of recent alumni accomplishments, and a longer list of alumni testimonials .Heed Fellows and Heed Retreat participants Medi Eslani, MD (2023) Marissa Shoji, MD (2023Christopher Toomey, MD, PhD (2020)James Walsh, MD, PhD (2020)Sally Baxter, MD, MSc (2018)Lilangi Ediriwickrema, MD (2018)Tommy Korn, MD (2000)Leaders in Medical Education Kyle Godfrey, MD (2017) - Ophthalmology Residency Program Director, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian HospitalJeffrey Lee, MD (2009) - Ophthalmology Residency Program Director, UCSD Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology and Shiley Eye Institute Research Award Recipients Christopher Toomey, MD, PhD (2020) - 2023 Research to Prevent Blindness Career Development Award Sally Baxter, MD, MSc (2018) - 2020 NIH Office of the Director Early Independence Award Leaders in Advocacy Diane Shiba, MD (2009) - President of the California Academy of Eye Physicians and SurgeonsLeaders in Industry David Kuo, MD (2021) - Genentech Abigail Huang, MD (2016) - Verily Life Sciences
Sara Bozorg, M.D., Chief Resident 2011-2012 Milad Hakimbashi, M.D. Jonathan Tung, M.D.
Bobby S. Korn, MD, PhD, Chief Resident 2004-2005 Henry Ferreyra, MD Kristine Harvey, MD
Christopher Heichel, MD, Chief Resident 2002-2003 Brian Desmond, MD
Victoria Morrison, MD, Chief Resident 2003-2004 Parastou Abedi, MD Polly Henderson, MD
Eun-Ha Park, MD, Chief Resident 2001-2002 Marc Booth, MD Eric Jones, MD
Shahin Shahrokni, MD, Chief Resident 2000-2001 Thu-Trang Phung, MD Dana Tannebaum, MD
Tommy Korn, MD, Chief Resident 1999-2000 Renata Ochabski, MD