2019-2020 Fellows
Front Row (left to right): Aaron Webel, Nadim Rayess, Gurdeep Jhaj, Huy Nguyen, and Gabriel Valerio
Back Row (left to right): Lakshmi Leishangthem, Angeline Nguyen, Ramsudha Narala, and Julie Cho
Not Pictured: Natalia Callaway, Dolly S. Chang, Emily Charlson, and John Hinkle
Class of 2021 Fellows
Cornea
Glaucoma
Bethlehem Mekonnen, MD
Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
College: Meredith College
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
Internship: University of California San Francisco
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Julie Cho, MD, PhD (Fellow & Instructor)
Hometown: La Canada, CA
College: John Hopkins University
Medical School: University of Southern California and California Institute of Technology (dual MD, PhD program)
Internship: Yale New Haven Hospital
Residency: Yale University
Philip Garza, MD, MSc
Hometown: Miami, Florida
College: University of Miami
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Internship: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Residency: Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan
Global Ophthalmology
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Pediatrics
David Rooney, MD
Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama
College: Wake Forest University
Medical School: UAB School of Medicine
Internship: William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
Residency: William Beaumont Hospital
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh (Glaucoma)
Susiani Intan, MD
Hometown: Tebing Tinggi, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Medical School: Sun-Yat Sen University of Medical Sciences
Internship: Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin
Solin Saleh, MD
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
College: University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Medical School: University of Saskatchewan
Internship: University of Ottawa, Canada
Residency: University of Ottawa
Vitreoretinal
Huy Nguyen, MD
Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA
College: Harvard University
Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Internship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s-West
Residency: Harvard/Massachusetts Eye & Ear
Nadim Rayess, MD
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
College: University of California, Irvine
Medical School: American University of Beirut
Internship: Detroit Medical Center
Residency: University of Southern California Roski Eye Institute
Class of 2022 Fellows
Glaucoma
Gala Beykin, MD
Hometown: Jerusalem, Israel
Medical School: Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School
Internship: Bikur Cholim Hospital
Residency: Hadassah Medical Center
Oculoplastics
Clara Men, MD
Hometown: Newport Beach, CA
College: Yale University
Medical School: Harvard University
Internship: Cambridge Health Alliance
Residency: University of California San Diego
Vitreoretinal
Edward Korot, MD
Hometown: West Bloomfield, Michigan
College: University of Michigan
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Internship: William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
Residency: William Beaumont Hospital
Kapil Mishra, MD
Hometown: Riverside, CA
College: Brown University
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Internship: University of California, Irvine
Residency: Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine