Current Fellows

Cornea and External Disease

Tania Conde, MD

Tania Padilla Conde, MD

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Cornea and External Disease
MD - University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Residency - Ophthalmology Residency, Global Ophthalmology Track, University of Kentucky
Sina Rezaei, MD

Sina Rezaei, MD

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Cornea and External Disease
MD - Baylor College of Medicine
Residency - Ophthalmology, Henry Ford Health

Eye Plastic, Orbital and Facial Cosmetic Surgery

James Zhao, MD

Zhengyang (James) Zhao, MD

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Oculoplastics (2nd year)
MD - Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
Residency - Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Medical Branch

Glaucoma

KAUSHIK ANNAM, MD

Kaushik Annam, MD

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Glaucoma
MD - Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
Residency - Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Medical Retina

Faazil Kassam, MD

Faazil Kassam, MD

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Medical Retina
MD - University of Toronto
Residency - Ophthalmology, University of Calgary

Neuro-ophthalmology

Letitia Pirau, MD

Letita Pirau, MD

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Neuro-ophthalmology
MD - California Northstate University
Residency - Neurology, University of Michigan

Ocular Oncology

Buse Guneri Beser, MD

Buse Guneri Beser, MD

Advanced Post-Graduate Trainee, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Ocular Oncology (1st year)
MD - Dokuz Eylul University
Residency - Ophthalmology, Istanbul University
Sarinee Juntipwong, MD

Sarinee Juntipwong, MD

Advanced Post-Graduate Trainee, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Ocular Oncology (2nd year)
MD - Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (TH)
Residency - Ophthalmology - Siriraj Hospital, Thailand
Residency - Orthopedic Surgerym Ratchaburi Hospital, Thailand

Pediatric Ophthalmology

Richard Helms, MD, PhD

Richard Helms, MD, PhD

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Pediatric Ophthalmology
MD - Case Western Reserve University
PhD - Physics, Cornell University
Residency - Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University
Otana Jakpor, MD

Otana Jakpor, MD, MSc

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Pediatric Ophthalmology
MD - Harvard Medical School
MSc – Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Residency - Ophthalmology, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School
David Skanchy, MD

David Skanchy, MD

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Pediatric Ophthalmology
MD - McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas - Houston
Residency - Ophthalmology, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School

Vitreoretinal Surgery

Emily Cole, MD, MPH

Emily Cole, MD, MPH

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Vitreo-Retinal Surgical (2nd year)
MD - Tufts University School of Medicine
MPH - Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency - Ophthalmology, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois Chicago
Boonkit Purt, MD

Boonkit Purt, MD

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Vitreo-Retinal Surgical (2ndYear)
MD - Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency - Ophthalmology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Jeffrey Yu, MD

Jeffrey Yu, MD

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Vitreo-Retinal Surgical (1st year)
MD - University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Residency - Ophthalmology, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School

Global Ophthalmology Fellow

Michelle Sun, MD, MPH

Michelle Sun, MD, MPH

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Fellow, Global Ophthalmology
MD - David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles
MPH - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Residency - Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Research

Rithu Ramachandran, MD

Rithambara Ramachandran, MD

Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Research Fellow
MD - New York University School Of Medicine
Residency - Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine