Ophthalmology Residency Alumni

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 – ��, 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 – ��, 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 – ��, 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.

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