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FellowshipMatch Results 2024/2025

Anthony Wong

ASOPRS Oculofacial Plastic Surgery

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Preceptors:

Guy Massry, MD

Raymond Douglas, MD

Joseph Lin, MD

James Garcia

Cornea and Refractive Surgery

Moran Eye Center

University of Utah

Umangi Patel

Uveitis

Northwestern University

Letter from the Program Director

Hello,

We hope this newsletter finds you and your family well. We are excited to review recent updates as well as this past year with you via this new newsletter format. Please find our exciting fellowship matches as well as some highlights from this year.

Finally, we have been productive in our research efforts this year. Our residents have been hard at work with some publishing and having research accepted. Please see the ICEE foundation information below. We would greatly appreciate your support to help our residents.

Sincerely,

Lisa Thompson, MD

FellowshipMatch Results 2023

Angelo Sarmiento

Vitreoretinal Surgery

Northwestern University

Brett Breshears

Glaucoma

Indiana University

Roya Garakani

Glaucoma

Moran Eye Center

University of Utah

ICEE Foundation

Our recently established ICEE (Innovation and County Education Enrichment) fund has replaced our Hektoen fund to support resident education and research. Given the new change, we are very much seeking support from our alumni to help residents who have had research accepted afford many of the fees that would otherwise serve as a significant barrier to education.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our new generation of residents so they may succeed and get to where our fantastic alumni are today.

Please email Lisa Thompson or Thomas Patrianakos to make this donation

Checks payable to: Innovation and County Education Enrichment

You will receive a tax-exempt receipt for taxation purposes.

Recent Updates

  • Research Awards

    Arshia Wadhwa (PGY-3) and Ellen Yang (PGY-2) received awards for their outstanding research projects at the Cook County International Research Day Research Symposium 2023

  • Award Recipient

    Anthony Wong (PGY-3) received his award for winning the National Eyewiki Residents and Fellows Competition for the second consecutive year. His winning article was on Orbital Decompression and earned him a fully compensated trip to the AAO Mid Year Forum.

  • Award Recipient

    Mike Zein (PGY-2) received an award from YoungMD Connect for his contributions to the ophthalmic community and was recognized as a Groundbreaker.