On average, 80 percent of our graduating residents enter a subspecialty fellowship upon graduation and the remaining 20 percent immediately begin practicing ophthalmology. Overall, 20 percent of our graduates pursue a career in academic medicine, while 80 percent pursue private practice.
Recent Graduates
Class of 2026
Uma Balakrishnan, M.D.
Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery Fellowship – University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Sanchay Gupta, M.D., MBA
Comprehensive Ophthalmology – Houston, Texas
Chelsea Alexandra Livingston, M.D.
Glaucoma Fellowship – Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Ali Mukhtar, M.D.
Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship – Mass Eye and Ear, Boston, Mass.
Daniel Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D.
Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship – Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Md.
Ryan Wallace, M.D.
Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery Fellowship – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Fla.
Class of 2025
Amer Alsoudi, M.D.
Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship – Associated Retinal Consultants Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, Mich.
Darius Bordbar, M.D.
Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship – Mass Eye and Ear, Boston, Mass.
Asad Loya, M.D.
Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship – Associated Retinal Consultants Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, Mich.
Monia Reding, M.D.
Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship – OHSU Casey Eye Institute, Portland, Ore.
Jesse Terrell, M.D.
Glaucoma Fellowship – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Fla.
Hanna Tso, M.D.
Comprehensive Ophthalmology – Houston, Texas
Class of 2024
Ashley Anderson, M.D.
Comprehensive Ophthalmology – UTMB, Galveston, Texas
Samantha Arsenault, M.D.
Cornea Fellowship – Bascom Palmer, Miami, Fla.
Sarah Kamal, M.D.
Surgical Retina Fellowship – Retina Consultants of Washington, Washington, D.C.
Ryan Nolan, M.D.
Oculoplastics Fellowship – Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Gina Pham, M.D.
Comprehensive Ophthalmology – Dallas, Texas
Nicole Somani, M.D.
Surgical Retina Fellowship – Iowa University, Iowa City, Iowa
Class of 2023
Iyza Baig, M.D.
Comprehensive Ophthalmology – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Troy Gurney, M.D.
Glaucoma Fellowship – Bascom Palmer, Miami, Fla.
Nhon Le, M.D.
Cornea – Bascom Palmer, Miami, Fla.
Rohini Sigireddi, M.D.
Pediatrics Fellowship – Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Stephen Yoon, M.D.
Glaucoma Fellowship – Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Class of 2022
Paul Chamberlain, M.D.
Glaucoma Fellowship – University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Juliet Hartford, M.D.
Comprehensive Ophthalmology Practice – Monterey, Calif.
Zachary “Zak” Kroeger, M.D.
Surgical Retina Fellowship – Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Ore.
Ibrahim Sayed-Ahmed, M.D.
Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Fellowship – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Fla.
Jiwei Sheng, M.D.
Surgical Retina Fellowship – University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Margaret Wang, M.D.
Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Fellowship – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Fla.
Class of 2021
Christopher Dermarkarian, M.D.
Orbit and Oculoplastic Surgery Fellowship – University of California - Irvine, Irvine, Calif.
Kanwal Matharu, M.D.
Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Fellowship – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mohamed Mohamed, M.D.
Surgical Retina Fellowship – University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
Mina Naguib, M.D.
Surgical Retina Fellowship – New York University, New York, N.Y.
Kevin Shen, M.D.
Glaucoma Fellowship – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Fla.
Elaine Zhou, M.D.
Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Fellowship – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Fla.
Class of 2020
Patrick Kaszubski, M.D.
Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Surgery Fellowship – University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Eric Kim, M.D.
Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Md.
Kristin Minkowski, M.D.
Glaucoma Fellowship – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Palm Beach, Fla.
Ahmar Sajjad, M.D.
Cornea Fellowship – University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill.
Jeffrey Tran, M.D.
Private Practice – Marietta Eye Clinic, Marietta, Ga.
Katherine Williams, M.D.
Orbit and Oculoplastic Surgery Fellowship – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Class of 2019
Isha Gupta, M.D.
Glaucoma Fellowship – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Palm Beach, Fla.
Anna Lehmann, M.D.
Private Practice – Lehmann Eye Center, Nacogdoches, Texas
Meghan Saumur, M.D.
Private Practice – Wise Eye Associates, Norman, Okla.
Rizwan Shaikh, M.D.
Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship – Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, La.
Angela Verkade, M.D.
Cornea Fellowship – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Fla.
Alex Young, M.D.
Glaucoma Fellowship – Boston University, Boston, Mass.
Class of 2018
James Berg, M.D.
Private Practice – Lehmann Eye Center, Nacogdoches, Texas
Rishabh Date, M.D.
Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
Isi Esquenazi, M.D.
Cornea Fellowship – New York University, New York, N.Y.
Eric Hamill, M.D.
Orbit and Oculoplastic Surgery Fellowship – University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Cailf.
Caleb Morris, M.D.
Cornea Fellowship – Pepose Vision Institute, St. Louis, Mo.
Bryan Roth, M.D.
Cornea Fellowship – Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
Class of 2017
Matthew Adams, M.D.
Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Md.
Shazia Ali, M.D.
Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Sarah Logan, M.D.
Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship – University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
Jennifer Murdock, M.D.
Orbit and Oculoplastic Surgery Fellowship – Oregon Health Science Center, Portland, Ore.
Walter Parker, M.D.
Cornea Fellowship – Minnesota Eye Consultants, Minneapolis, Minn.
Megan Scott, M.D.
Private Practice – Palm Valley Eye Care and Surgeons, Ponte Vedra, Fla.