Ophthalmology Residency Alumni
Approximately half of our graduates enter private practice immediately upon completion of the 3-year residency. Others pursue fellowship training before going into practice or entering an academic career. Regardless of a resident or fellow's choice of career path, he or she should feel fully confident of having received the best possible training in ophthalmology. As part of the Iowa Ophthalmology Family, they have worked with dedicated and experienced faculty in a contemporary and world-renowned program. We believe at the completion of training, graduates of the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences are prepared for the challenges ahead and can look forward to the fulfillment that comes from pursuing a career that fosters life-long education.
The department has over 600 alumni across the country and around the world who have become leaders in academic medicine, vision research and private practice. We retain close relations with many of our alumni and offer a network of connections for residents and fellows in training.
Residents have opportunities to meet and network with Iowa alumni throughout the year. Our Clinical Conferences throughout the year and annual Iowa Eye Association meeting held each summer bring alumni back to Iowa City for continuing education and socializing with their mentors and colleagues. We also host informal sessions where alumni meet with trainees to discuss career planning and the business side of ophthalmology. These Alumni Roundtables provide valuable perspectives on a career in ophthalmology and life after training.
2012
Priya Gupta, MD – Fellowship (Glaucoma) – Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD
Esther S. Hong, MD – Comprehensive ophthalmology – Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
Shaival S. Shah, MD – Fellowship (Pediatric ophthalmology) – The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Matthew S. Ward, MD – Fellowship (Cornea and External Diseases) – The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Christopher E. Watts, MD – Private Practice – Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Iowa City, IA
2011
Emily S. Birkholz, MD – Private practice – Ophthalmology Associates of Mankato, Mankato, MN
Jason P. Brinton, MD – Fellowship (Cornea) – Durrie Vision, Overland Park, KS
Private practice – Durrie Vision, Overland Park, KS
Leslie T. L. Pham, MD – Private practice – Ophthalmology Institute of Orange County – Orange County, CA
Brian K. Privett, MD – Private practice – Iowa Eye Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Gina M. Rogers, MD – Fellowship (Cornea) – University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Private Practice – Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Janet Y. M. Tsui, MD – Private practice – Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara, CA
2010
Alex W. Cohen, MD – Fellowship (Cornea) - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Academic medicine – Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
Nandini G. Gandhi, MD – Fellowship (Pediatric Ophthalmology) – Duke Eye Center, Durham, NC
Academic medicine – University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA
Aaron B. Roller, MD – Fellowship (Retina) – University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Private Practice (Retina) – Texas Retina Institute, Round Rock, TX
Lucas J. A. Wendel, MD – Fellowship (Medical Retina) – University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Private practice – Koziol-Thoms Eye Associates, Arlington Heights, IL
2009
Arpitha Muthialu Charlu, MD – Private practice – Atlantis Eye Care, Newport Beach, CA
Parley D. Fillmore, MD – Private practice – Fillmore Eye Clinic, Alamogordo, NM
Matthew P. Rauen, MD – Fellowship (Cornea) – University of Iowa, Iowa City
Private practice – Wolfe Eye Clinic, West Des Moines, IA
Parisa Taravati, MD – Academic medicine – University of Washington, Seattle, WA
E. Bo Yang, MD – Fellowship (Glaucoma) – Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston,
MA
Private practice – Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, Boston MA
2008
Jason C. Friedrichs, MD – Private practice – DeKalb Clinic, Sycamore, IL
Edward H. Hu, MD, PhD – Private practice – Eye Surgeons Associates, Bettendorf, IA
Yian Jin Jones, MD – Private practice – Jones Eye Clinic, Sioux City, IA
Andrew C. G. Steffensmeier, MD – Private practice – Des Moines Eye Surgeons, West Des Moines, IA
Paula Wynn, MD – Fellowship (Retina) – UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Private practice – Northwest Permanente Physicians & Surgeons,
Portland, OR
2007
Robert B. Dinn, MD – Private practice – Eye Physicians, Kokomo, IN
Jordan M. Graff, MD – Fellowship (Retina) - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Private practice – BDP Eye Center, Phoenix, AZ
Susannah Q. Longmuir, MD – Fellowship (Pediatric Ophthalmology) - University of Iowa, Iowa City,
IA
Academic medicine – University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Christopher C. Robinson, MD – Fellowship (Retina) – Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Private practice – New England Eye Center, Boston, MA
Avanish P. Tantri, MD – Private Practice – Lakeville Eye Associates, Lakeville, CT
2006
James M. Coombs, MD – Private practice – Fitzhugh Vision Clinic, Twin Falls, ID
Reid A. Longmuir, MD – Fellowships (Neuro-ophthalmology; Glaucoma) - University of Iowa,
Iowa City, IA
Academic medicine – University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Jeffrey L. Maassen, MD – Private practice – Iowa Eye Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Erin O'Malley Schotthoefer, MD – Fellowship (Pediatric Ophthalmology) – Duke Eye Center, Durham, NC
Private practice – Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat, Charlotte, NC
Erin K. M. Shriver, MD – Fellowship (Oculoplastics) – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL
Academic medicine – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL
2005
Michael V. Boland, MD, PhD – Fellowship (Glaucoma) – Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Academic medicine – Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD
Andrew P. Doan, MD, PhD – Fellowship (Ophthalmic Pathology) – Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los
Angeles, CA
Academic medicine – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, and Loma Linda University
Lynn E. Fraterrigo, MD – Academic medicine – SUNY-Syracuse Medical Center, Schenectady,
NY
James G. Howard, MD – Fellowship (Retina) – University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Private practice – Retina Associates of Utah, Murray, UT
Sudeep Z. Pramanik, MD, MBA – Fellowship (Cornea) - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Private practice – Mid Atlantic Cornea Consultants, Baltimore, MD