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Retina Fellow Alumni

Retina Fellowship Alumni

(sorted by date of fellowship)

  • William B. Snyder, Dallas—Retina (1964-1966)
  • Thomas C. Burton, Waukesha, Wis.—Retina (1968-1969)
  • Thomas J. Harrison, Santa Fe, N.M.—Retina (1972-1973)
  • Thomas S. Stevens, Waunakee, Wis.—Retina (1973-1974)
  • James G. Diamond, New Orleans—Retina (1974-1975)
  • William F. Rachal, Metairie, La.—Retina (1975-1976)
  • Thomas A. Weingeist, Iowa City, Iowa—Retina (1976-1976)
  • Louis A. Lobes, Pittsburgh—Retina (1976-1977)
  • Jerald A. Bovino, Aspen, Colo.—Retina (1978-1978)
  • Rodolfo N. Perez, Jr., Boulder, Colo.—Retina (1978-1978)
  • Victor Zion, Aventura, Fla.—Retina (1977-1978)
  • Charles W. Mohler, Jackson, Wyo.—Retina (1980-1980)
  • Richard S. Munsen, Jr., Seattle—Retina (1979-1980)
  • Norman D. Radtke, Louisville, Ky.—Retina (1978-1980)
  • Manfred A. Von Fricken, Fairfax, Va.—Retina (1979-1980)
  • Peter R. Pavan, Tampa, Fla.—Retina (1979-1981)
  • James C. Folk, Iowa City, Iowa—Retina (1980-1982)
  • Prem S. Virdi, Rock Island, Ill.—Retina (1979-1982)
  • Vernon M. Hermsen, Corpus Christi, Texas—Retina and Echography (1981-1982)
  • Michael J. Howcroft, Davenport, Iowa—Retina and Echography (1981-1982)
  • Edward J. Goldman, Owings Mills, Md.—Retina (1982-1983)
  • Stanley G. Shortt, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada—Retina (1982-1983)
  • Christopher F. Blodi, West Des Moines, Iowa—Retina (1983-1984)
  • Thomas K. Krummenacher, St. Louis—Retina (1983-1984)
  • Richard F. Dreyer, Portland, Ore.—Retina (1984-1985)
  • Kevin D. Brady, Golden, Colo.—Retina (1985-1986)
  • Samuel G. Farmer, Salem, Ore.—Retina (1984-1986)
  • Patrick J. Caskey, Santa Rosa, Calif.—Retina (1985-1987)
  • Patrick Coonan, Bainbridge Island, Wash.—Retina (1986-1987)
  • Stephen R. Russell, Iowa City, Iowa—Retina (1986-1988)
  • Steven R. Bennett, Edina, Minn.—Retina (1989-1989)
  • Alan E. Kimura, Denver—Retina (1987-1989)
  • Scott R. Sneed, Novi, Mich.—Retina (1987-1989)
  • Andrew S. Kimmel, Bethlehem, Pa.—Retina (1988-1990)
  • Kim S. Mallick, Seattle—Retina (1988-1990)
  • Michael B. Rivers, Fairfax, Va.—Retina (1989-1991)
  • Warren M. Sobol, Cleveland, Ohio—Retina (1989-1991)
  • Todd W. Heilskov, West Des Moines, Iowa—Retina (1990-1992)
  • Jonathan M. Hershey, Milwaukee—Retina (1990-1992)
  • Edwin M. Stone, Iowa City, Iowa—Retina (1990-1992)
  • Richard M. Feist, Birmingham, Ala.—Retina (1991-1993)
  • Chittaranjan V. Reddy, Peoria, Ill.—Retina (1991-1993)
  • Sunil Gupta, Pensacola, Fla.—Retina (1992-1994)
  • Jonathan D. Walker, Fort Wayne, Ind.—Retina (1992-1994)
  • David M. Brown, Houston—Retina (1993-1995)
  • Cecelia A. Dellone, Pittsburgh—Retina (1995-1995)
  • Archibald J. McGeorge, Auckland, New Zealand—Retina (1993-1995)
  • Deborah G. Keenum, Billings, Mont.—Retina (1994-1996)
  • Ali R. Tabassian, Richmond, Va.—Retina (1994-1996)
  • Donald W. Park, Seattle—Retina (1995-1997)
  • Timothy D. Polk, Aberdeen, Md.—Retina (1995-1997)
  • Jeremiah Brown, Jr., Schertz, Texas—Retina (1996-1998)
  • Peter L. Sonkin, Nashville, Tenn.—Retina (1996-1998)
  • Alan J. Franklin, Mobile, Ala.—Retina (1997-1999)
  • Raj K. Maturi, Indianapolis—Retina (1997-1999)
  • Mina M. Chung, Rochester, N.Y.—Retina (1998-2000)
  • Amin Kherani, Calgary, Alberta, Canada—Retina (1998-2000)
  • Andrew J. Lotery, Southampton, England—Retina and Molecular Ophthalmology (1998-2000)
  • Nancy J. Christmas, Denver—Retina (1999-2001)
  • Kean T. Oh, Traverse City, Mich.—Retina (1999-2001)
  • Helen Ruifang Sui, Beijing—Retina and Molecular Ophthalmology (1999-2001)
  • Sharam Danesh, Phoenix—Retina (2000-2002)
  • Calvin A. Grant, Palos Heights, Ill.—Retina (2000-2002)
  • Denise L. Kayser, Santa Rosa, Calif.—Retina (2001-2003)
  • Karin R. Sletten-Farjo, Brighton, Mich.—Retina (2001-2003)
  • Esther M. Bowie, Hummelstown, Pa—Retina (2002-2004)
  • Matthew H. Wood, Lincoln, Neb.—Retina (2002-2004)
  • Jason B. Sanders, Greensboro, NC—Retina (2003-2005)
  • David S. Zumbro, Anchorage, Alaska—Retina (2003-2005)
  • Judy C. Liu, Traverse City, Mich.—Retina (2004-2006)
  • Chetankumar B. Patel, Frederick, Md.—Retina (2004-2006)
  • Jeffrey J. Fuller, Tuscaloosa, Ala.—Retina (2005-2007)
  • James G. Howard, Murray, Utah—Retina (2005-2007)
  • Vinit B. Mahajan, Palo Alto, CA—Retina (2006-2008)
  • Michael D. Radosevich, Delmar, N.Y.—Retina (2006-2008)
  • Jordan M. Graff, Phoenix—Retina (2007-2009)
  • Narendra (Nick) M. Patel, Greensboro, NC—Retina (2007-2009)
  • Kori Anne E. Elkins, Virginia Beach, Va—Retina (2008-2010)
  • Rizwan Somani, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada—Retina (2008-2010)
  • Christine N. Kay, Gainesville, Fla.—Retina (2009-2011)
  • Ryan M. Tarantola, Pensacola, Fla.—Retina (2009-2011)
  • Andrew S. Davis, Dupont, Wash.—Retina (2010-2012)
  • A. Brock Roller, Round Rock, Texas—Retina (2010-2012)
  • Matthew A. Cunningham, Lake Mary, Fla.—Retina (2011-2013)
  • Paul S. Tlucek, Portland, Ore.—Retina (2011-2013)
  • Katrina Mears, Fort Myers, Fla.—Retina (2012-2014)
  • Elizabeth Tegins, Hopewell, NJ—Retina (2012-2014)
  • David R. P. Almeida, Erie, Pa.—Retina (2013-2015)
  • Eric K. Chin, Redlands, Calif.—Retina (2013-2015)
  • Andrew R. Carey, Baltimore—Retina (2015-2016)
  • Yasser Elshatory, Plano, TX—Retina (2014-2016)
  • Christopher N. Roybal, Albuquerque, N.M.—Retina (2014-2016)
  • Elaine M. Binkley, Iowa City, Iowa—Retina (2015-2017)
  • Jessica S. Watson, Bangor, Maine—Retina (2015-2017)
  • James Peairs, San Diego, CA—Retina (2016-2018)
  • Sunny Lee, Los Angeles, CA—Retina (2016-2018)
  • Sam Abbassi, Los Angeles, CA—Retina  (2017-2019)
  • Daniel L. Feiler, Kansas City, Kan.—Retina (2017-2019)
  • Elaine M. Binkley, Iowa City, Iowa—Retina Clinical and Molecular Research (2017-2018)
  • Alec Amram, Las Vegas—Retina (2018-2020)
  • Benjamin King, Memphis, Tenn.—Retina (2018-2020)
  • Timothy M. Boyce, Iowa City, Iowa—Retina (2019-2021)
  • Aaron M. Ricca, Lexington, Ky—Retina (2019-2021)
  • R. Chris Bowen, Chicago, Ill. —Retina (2020-2022)
  • Razek Georges Coussa, Oklahoma City, Ok—Retina (2020-2022) 
  • Christopher Fortenbach, MD, PhD, Seattle, WA—Retina (2021-2023) 
  • H. Douglas Jin, MD, Everett, WA—Retina (2021-2023)

Inherited Retinal Disease

  • Beau Fenner, MD, PhD, Singapore—Inherited Retinal Disease (2022-2023)

Medical Retina

  • Michael A. Grassi, Chicago—Medical Retina and Molecular Ophthalmology (2003-2006)
  • Lucas J. A. Wendel, Iowa City, Iowa—Medical Retina (2010-2011)
  • Benjamin Bakall, Scottsdale, Ariz.—Medical Retina and Retinal Research (2011-2013)
  • Lorna W. Grant, Utica, N.Y.—Medical Retina (2013-2014)
  • Rachel M. Huckfeldt, Boston—Medical Retina (2014-2015)
  • Andrew R. Carey, Baltimore, MD—Medical Retina (2015-2016)
  • Christine Clavell, Surgical Retina Fellowship, West Virginia University—Medical Retina (2016-2017)
  • Christy M. Harvey, Elgin, IL (2017-2018)
  • Laith M. Kadasi, Bend, Oreg. —Medical Retina(2018-2019)
  • Razek Georges Coussa, Oklahoma City, OK—Medical Retina (2019-2020)
  • Chirantan Mukhopadhyay, Chicago, Ill.—Medical Retina (2021-2022)

Molecular Ophthalmology & Retina Research

  • Andrew J. Lotery, Southampton, England—Retina and Molecular Ophthalmology (1998-2000)
  • Helen Ruifang Sui, Beijing—Retina and Molecular Ophthalmology (1999-2001)
  • Michael A. Grassi, Chicago—Medical Retina and Molecular Ophthalmology (2003-2006)
  • Benjamin Bakall, Scottsdale, Ariz.—Medical Retina and Retinal Research (2011-2013)