Class of 2023 Fellows
Cornea
Alice Shen, MD
Hometown: Mountain View, California
College: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Internship: Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Residency: Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California
Glaucoma
Michelle Sun, MD
Hometown: Adelaide, Australia
College/Medical School: The University of Adelaide
Internship: The Royal Adelaide Hospital
Residency: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists - South Australian Program
Vikram Shankar, MD
Info coming soon
Global
Kanwal Matharu, MD
Info coming soon
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Randy Brown, MD
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
College/Medical School: University of Missouri
Internship/Residency: University of Louisville
Pediatrics
Amal Al-Lozi, MD
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
College: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine
Internship: SSM St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis
Residency: Duke University
Uveitis
Irmak Karaca, MD, FEBO, FICO, MRCSEd
Hometown: Izmir, Turkey
College/Medical School: Hacettepe University, School of Medicine
Internship: Hacettepe University, School of Medicine
Residency: Ege University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
Fellowship: International Council of Ophthalmology-Retina Research Foundation Helmerich International Fellowship
Vitreoretinal
Charles DeBoer, MD, PhD
Hometown: Sierra Madre, California
College: Occidental College / California Institute of Technology
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Internship: Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, CA
Residency: Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California
Suzanne Michalak, MD
Hometown: Wilson, North Carolina
College: Brown University
Medical School: University of North Carolina
Internship: Carney Hospital, Dorchester Center, MA
Residency: Duke University
Class of 2024 Fellows
Glaucoma
Bryce Chiang, MD, PhD
Hometown: Freehold, New Jersey
College/Graduate School: The Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine (PhD: Georgia Institute of Technology)
Internship: Alameda County Highland Hospital Internal Medicine Residency
Residency: Byers Eye Institute at Stanford
Vitreoretinal
Austen Knapp, MD
Hometown: Eureka, Illinois
College: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Internship: Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn
Residency: Cole Eye Institute - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Karen Wai, MD
Hometown: San Jose, California
College: Dartmouth College
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Internship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Residency: Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Ophthalmology
Group Photos
Full fellow group shot
Front row (L to R): Alice Shen, Karen Wai, Michelle Sun, Amal Al-Lozi, and Irmak Karaca
Back row (L to R): Vikram Shankar, Austen Knapp, Randy Brown, Charles DeBoer, and Bryce Chiang
Not pictured: Kanwal Matharu and Suzanne Michalak