Ophthalmology Residents Placement

Class of 2022

Nidhi Batra – Private practice, Monroe, LA
James Gregoire – Anterior Segment and Refractive Fellowship, Boston, MA
Sami Kabbara – Surgical Retina Fellowship, University of Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Taj-Addin Nasser – Anterior Segment and Refractive Fellowship, San Antonio, TX
Raymond Rojas – Private practice, Biloxi, MS

Class of 2021

Eric L. Caskey – University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, Neuro-Ophthalmology fellowship
Aditi Gupta – Private practice – Kaiser Permanente, Stockton, CA
Farid Khan – University of Nebraska, Truhlsen Eye Institute, Omaha, NE, Vitreo-Retinal Surgical Fellowship
Lauren H. Lim – Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, Glaucoma Fellowship
Caroline C. Watson – Eye Institute of West Florida, Tampa, FL, Advanced Anterior Segment Fellowship

Class of 2020

Jasdeep Chahal – Private Practice, Concord, CA
David Green – Private Practice, Bay Area, CA
Margaret Hubbell – Anterior segment fellowship, Clear Vision Foundation, Eugene, OR
Jacquelyn Laplant – Ocular oncology and oculoplastics Fellowship, Matthew Wilson, MD, UT Memphis
Rachel Schneider – Private Practice, University Eye Specialists, Knoxville, TN

Class of 2019

Sara De La Rosa – Glaucoma fellowship – Peter Netland, MD, Univ of Virgina
Nishika Muddasani – Private practice – Ohio State Univ Wexner Med Ctr
Michael Puente, Jr. – Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus fellowship, Univ of Colorado
Daniel Salisbury – Retina fellowship, Houston, TX
Audra Zimmer – Private practice, Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, IA

Class of 2018

Joshua Ford – Oculoplastics, MD Anderson, ASOPRS 2 year fellowship
Joshua Frenkel – Advanced Anterior Segment, Vold Vision, Fayetteville, AR
Crystal Le – Glaucoma, University of California San Francisco
(Charles) Drew Salisbury – Cornea, Hamilton, Eye Consultants of Atlanta
Aleksandr Yelenskiy  – Glaucoma, Doheny Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles

Class of 2017

Eric Areiter – Private practice, Abilene, TX
Nisha Shah – Cornea, Refractive, University of Southern California
Clayton Stevens – Private practice, Abilene, TX
(Forrest) Beau Swann – Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery, Eye Institute of West Florida
Ze Zhang (Chief Resident) – Glaucoma, University of Iowa

Class of 2016

Aditya Athanikr – Retina, Retina Associates of New York (2 year)
Reena Gupta (Chief Resident) – Cornea, Refractive and External Disease, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (2 year)
Thomas Jones – Private practice, Seattle, WA
Sujata Singh – Pediatrics and Strabismus, Kellogg eye institute, University of Michigan
Randall Stein – Glaucoma, Kittner Eye, University of North Carolina

Class of 2015

Soroosh Behshad (Chief Resident) – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, University of California, Irvine, CA
Raj Patel – Retina, University of Chicago
Andrew Salem – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Pooja Sethi – Private Practice, Indiana
Blake Williamson – Private Practice, Baton Rouge, LA

Class of 2014

Juan Batlle – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, U Miami/Bascom Palmer
Scott T. Jones (Chief Resident) – Oculoplastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary
Haumith Khan-Farooqi – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Richard Watson – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, West Virginia University
Natalie C. Weil – Pediatrics & Strabismus, Emory University

Class of 2013

Brian Mikulla – Comprehensive Ophthalmology Lake Charles, LA
Son Ho – Orbital Surgery, New Zealand
Michael Karon – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, UT Southwestern
Evan Schoenberg (Chief Resident) – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, Price Vision Group
Anika Tandon – Pediatrics & Strabismus, Jules Stein UCLA

Class of 2012

Oscar Batlle – Vitreoretinal Diseases, Tulane University
Amina Chaudhry - Medical Retina, Chicago
David G. Cupp – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Jules Stein UCLA
Ladan Espandar – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, Duke University
Jean Kassem (Chief Resident) – Oculoplastics & Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ohio State University

Class of 2011

Stacey Gorovoy – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, Tulane University
Michael S. Grossman – Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Kevin R Kirchner (Chief Resident) – Oculoplastics, Orbit, and Neuro-Ophthalmic Surgery, St. John Hospital, MI
Shiva Nobar – Pediatrics and Strabismus, University of Kansas City Missouri
Michael Savetsky – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Class of 2010

Farhan Irshad – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, Tulane University
Arley Jaramillo (Chief Resident) – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Tulane University
Jessica Laursen – Pediatrics and Strabismus, Jules Stein UCLA
Jeremy Valentine – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Utah

Class of 2009

Raquel Goldhardt (Chief Resident) – Medical Retina - Bascom Palmer, University of Miami
Carola Okogbaa – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA
Sagar R. Patel – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Tulane University

Class of 2008

Arlene Ratanasit – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, Dr. Gorovoy, Florida
Ryan Rush – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Bascom Palmer University of Miami
Augustus (Gus) Stern (Chief Resident) – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, Tulane University
Curt Young – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Tulane University

Class of 2007

Daniel Dodson – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Hammond, LA
Jordan Heffez (Chief Resident) – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor
H. Mark Kwong – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Dr. Peyman, Arizona
Min Ren – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Beaumont, TX

Class of 2006

Serrhel Adams – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, University of Florida
John DellaCroce – Vitreoretinal Diseases – John A. Moran Eye Center University of Utah
Brian Fechter (Chief Resident) – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Modesto, CA
Q. Jocelyn Ge – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Port Orange, Fl
Andrew C. Kopel – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery – Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor

Class of 2005

Shehab Ebrahim – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Tulane University
Ronald J. Hessler – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Menomonie, WI
Christopher M. Jermak (Chief Resident) – Vitreoretinal Disease & Surgery, Niagra Falls, NY
Lili A. Tseng – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, St. Louis, MO

Class of 2004

Claiborne Callahan – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Leesburg, VA
David M. Hinkle (Chief Resident) – Uveitis & Ocular Immunology,Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Eric Huttenbach – Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Andrew W. Ross – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Austin, Tx
Michael A. Saidel – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, UCSF
Molly M. Walsh – Glaucoma, Duke University

Class of 2003

Analisa Arosemena – Glaucoma and Anterior Segment, Tulane University
Yen T. Dang – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Austin, TX
Abdul Ahad Kazi – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Oschner
Jared Vincent (Chief Resident) – Glaucoma and Anterior Segment, Tulane University
In C. Shin – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Montgomery AL

Class of 2002

Michael C. Heeg – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Santa Fe, NM
Chian Amy Hong – Glaucoma, Tulane
Wendy W. Lee – Oculoplastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Bascom Palmer
Edward Scott Parma (Chief Resident) – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Montgomery, AL
Reena Patel – Cornea, Refractive, and External Disease, Dean McGee

Class of 2001

Valla Djafari – Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Dr. Gitter, New Orleans, LA
Tatiana Lee-Chee – Cornea & External Disease, Tulane University
Jeffrey Maehara – Glaucoma and Anterior Segment, Tulane University
Can Tran – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA
Nano Zeringue (Chief Resident) – Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Thibodaux, LA