Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship Program
Clinical Fellowships
• Glaucoma
• Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
> Vitreoretinal Surgery
RETINA FACULTY
Fellows will have the opportunity to work with and learn from a diverse group of renowned faculty within the Retina Division who bring their experiences and insight from top institutions around the country.
Mark S. Blumenkranz, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Fellowship: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami
Residency: Stanford University
Internship: General Surgery, Stanford University
Medical School: Brown University
Undergraduate: Brown University
Research Interests:
• Ophthalmic innovation
Diana V. Do, M.D.
Professor
Fellowship: Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Residency: Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Internship: Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical School: University of California San Francisco
Undergraduate: University of California Berkley
Research Interests:
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Ocular inflammatory diseases
• Age-related macular degeneration
Theodore Leng, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor
Fellowship: Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University
Residency: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami
Internship: Internal Medicine, Huntington Memorial Hospital
Medical School: Stanford University
Undergraduate: Stanford University
Research Opportunities:
• Translational clinical trials
• MicroRNA analysis of ocular disease
• Automated algorithims for image analysis
Loh-Shan B. Leung, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Fellowship: Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University
Residency: Columbia University
Internship: St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University
Research Opportunities:
• Inherited retinal dystrophies
• Gene therapy
Vinit B. Mahajan, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Fellowship: University of Iowa
Residency: Jules Stein/Doheny Eye Institutes, University of California Los Angeles
Internship: Transitional Year, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Medical & Graduate School: University of California Irvine
Undergraduate: University of California Berkley
Research Opportunities:
• Proteomic analysis of vitreoretinal diseases
• Inherited retinal dystrophies/gene therapy
• Vitreoretinal surgical techniques
Michael Marmor, M.D.
Professor
Residency: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Internship: University of California Los Angeles
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Undergraduate: Harvard University
Research Opportunities:
• Inherited retinal dystrophies
• Hydroxychloroquine retinopathy
• Clinical eletrophysiology
Darius M. Moshfeghi, M.D.
Professor
Fellowship: Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Residency: Tulane University
Internship: Transitional Year, Tulane University
Medical School: Tulane University
Undergraduate: Tulane University
Research Opportunities:
• Pediatric retinal diseases
• Telemedicine
Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, M.D., M.H.S.
Associate Professor
Fellowships: Vitreoretinal Surgery, Duke University
Ocular Oncology, Moorfields Eye Hospital
Residency: Duke University
Internship: University of Rochester
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Graduate School: Albany Medical College
Undergraduate: Renselaer Polytechnic Institute
Research Opportunities:
• Multicenter studies correlating uveal melanoma genetics with survival outcome
• Altering radiation dosing to prevent radiation retinopathy
• Imaging markers to enhance ocular tumor detection
• Outcomes of complex vitreoretinal sugical maneuvers
Quan Dong Nguyen, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.A.O.
Professor
Fellowship: Vitreoretinal surgery & Uveitis, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Residency: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Internship: Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate: Yale University
Research Opportunities:
• Ocular inflamatory diseases
• Retinal imaging techniques
Carolyn K. Pan, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Fellowship: Jules Stein/Doheny Eye Institutes, University of California Los Angeles
Residency: University of Colorado
Medical School: Wayne State University
Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Opportunities:
• Smartphone funduscopy
• Telemedicine
• Medical and surgical managment of diabetic retinopathy
Steven R. Sanislo, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Fellowship: Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Residency: Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University
Internship: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Medical School: University of Michigan
Research Opportunities:
• Complex vitreoretinal surgery techniques
• Intraocular lens-related complications
• Diabetic retinopathy
Ira H. Schachar, M.D., M.Sc.
Assistant Professor
Fellowship: Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University
Residency: Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan
Internship: Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Medical School: Washington University at St. Louis
Research Opportunities:
• Innovation in vitreoretinal interface and retinal biology
• Diabetic Retinopathy
Ruwan A. Silva, M.D., M. Phil
Clinical Assistant Professor
Fellowship: Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University
Residency: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami
Internship: University of California Irvine
Medical School: Stanford University
Graduate School: Cambridge University (UK)
Undergraduate: Harvard University
Research Opportunities:
• Retinal bioprosthesis
• Neuron-glia interaction
• Vitreoretinal surgical techniques
Stephen J. Smith, MD
Title: Clinical Instructor (Affiliated)
Fellowship: Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University
Residency: Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan
Internship: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons/Bassett Medical Center
Medical School: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Undergraduate: Grove City College
Research Opportunities:
• Ophthalmic Innovation
• Intravitreal Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma
• Ophthalmic Drug Delivery
• Translational Clinical Trials
• Ophthalmic Gene Therapy
Edward H. Wood, MD
Title: Assistant Professor
Fellowship: Associated Retinal Consultants of William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
Residency: Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University
Internship: University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Medical School: University of Kentucky
Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
Research Opportunities:
• Optogenetics
• Drug Discovery
• Surgical Device Development
• Ophthalmic Innovation