The purpose of our residency program is to train future leaders who will improve lives through curing, treating and preventing eye diseases.
PGY2 Residents

Osama Ahmed , MD
BA - Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania
BS - Economics, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
MD - Yale School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Dena Ballouz, MD
MD - University of Michigan Medical School
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
BS - Neuroscience, University of Michigan

Delaram Mirzania, MD
BS - Psychology, University of Maryland
MD - Duke University School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

David Portney, MD
BS - Interdisciplinary Physics, University of Michigan
MD - University of Michigan Medical School
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Kirsten Simmons, MD, MHSc
BS - Biology, Seton Hall University
MHSc - Clinical Research, Duke University School of Medicine
MTS - Master of Theological Studies
MD - Duke University School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Alexander Valentine, MD
BS - Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
MD - Boston University School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Jonah Yousif, MD, MBA
BS - Biology, Duke University
MD - University of Michigan Medical School
MBA - Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
PGY3 Residents

Sarah Garnai, MD
BS - Biochemistry, University of Michigan
MD - Harvard Medical School
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Joseph Giacalone, MD, PhD
BS - Biochemistry and Biochemical Tech, East Stroudsburg University
MD - University of Iowa
PhD - Interdisciplinary Genetics Program, University of Iowa
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Rachana Haliyur, MD, PhD
BS - Biochemistry, University of Maryland Baltimore County
MD - Vanderbilt University
PhD - Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Matthew Johnson, MD
BSE - Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
MD - Wayne State University
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Alejandra Maiz, MD
BS - Molecular Genetics, Ohio State University
MD - University of Illinois-Chicago
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Warren Pan, MD, MPhil, PhD
BS - Economics, Harvard University
MPhil - Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge
MD - University of Michigan
PhD - University of Michigan
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Breanna Tracey, MD
BS - Mechanical Engineeering, Lipscomb University
MD - University of Maryland
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
PGY4 Residents

Anvesh Annadanam, MD
BS - Biomedical engineering, Johns Hopkins University
MD - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Daniel Balikov, MD, PhD
BSE - Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
PhD - Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
MD - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Nikhil Bommakanti, MD
BS - Bioengineering, Cell and Tissue Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
MD - Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Otana Jakpor, MD, MSc
BS - Global Health, Biological Sciences, University of Southern California
MSc – Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
MD - Harvard Medical School
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Omar Moinuddin, MD
BS - Loyola University Chicago
MD - Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

David Skanchy, MD
BS - Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University
MD - McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas - Houston
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

Jeffrey Yu, MD
BS - Cell and Molecular Biology, Stanford University
MD - University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan