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Resident Career Choices

Note: Position listed indicates initial placement after residency.

Class of 2020

Graduate	Position
Faith Birnbaum, MD	Glaucoma Fellowship Massachussetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Henry Feng, MD Chief Resident	Vitreoretinal Fellowship Duke Eye Center
Mark Goerlitz-Jessen, MD	Cornea Fellowship Minnesota Eye Consultants
Jane Kim, MD	Oculoplastics Fellowship Kellog Eye Center
Nikolas Raufi, MD	Cornea Fellowship University of Colorado
Obinna Umunakwe, MD, PhD	Glaucoma Fellowship Duke Eye Center
C. Ellis Wisely, MD, MBA	Chief Resident Duke Eye Center

Class of 2019

Graduate	Position
Sanja Cypen, MD	Oculoplastics Fellowship at The University of California Irvine Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
Henry Feng, MD	Chief Resident Duke Eye Center 2019-2020
Tanya Glaser, MD Chief Resident	Pediatrics Fellowship Duke Eye Center
Jennifer Lira, MD	Graystone Eye Hickory, NC
Samuel Passi, MD	Cornea Fellowship Minnesota Eye Consultants
Adam Rothman, MD	Glaucoma Fellowship Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University of Miami
Daniel Vu, MD	Glaucoma Fellowship Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University of Miami

Class of 2018

Graduate	Position
Duncan Berry, MD Chief Resident	Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship Emory Eye Center
Ryan Constantine, MD, PhD	Surgical Retina Fellowship Sierra Eye Associates, Reno, NV
Tanya Glaser, MD	Chief Resident Duke Eye Center
Morgan Godin, MD	Cornea Fellowship, Minnesota Eye Consultants, Minneapolis, MN
Katy Liu, MD, PhD	Glaucoma Fellowship Duke Eye Center
Atalie Thompson, MD	Glaucoma Fellowship Duke Eye Center
Amy Tong, MD	Cornea Fellowship University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

Class of 2017

Graduate	Position
Duncan Berry, MD	Chief Resident Duke Eye Center
Landon Meekins, MD	Neuro Ophthalmology Fellowship Duke Eye Center
Andrew Lee, MD	Pediatric Fellowship Duke Eye Center
Nambi Nallasamy, MD	Cornea Fellowship Bascom Palmer, Miami FL
Sally Ong, MD	Vitreoretinal Research Fellowship Duke Eye Center
Michelle Kim, MD	Cornea and External Disease Fellowship Duke Eye Center

Class of 2016

Graduate	Position
Jaya Badhwar, MD	Vitreoretinal Fellowship Cleveland Clinic
Patrick Oellers, MD	Vitreoretinal Fellowship Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Ramiro Maldonado, MD	Medical Retina Fellowship NIH
Brad Wainright, MD	Glaucoma Fellowship Duke Eye Center
Sid Gospe, MD	Neuro Ophthalmology Fellowship Duke Eye Center
Wendy Zhang, MD	Chief Resident Duke Eye Center Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship at Duke Eye Center following Chief Resident

Class of 2015

Graduate	Position
Varsha Manjunath, MD	Chief Resident Duke Eye Center Private practice Seattle, WA following Chief Resident
Milica Margeta, MD, PhD	Glaucoma Fellowship Duke Eye Center
Nisha Mukherjee, MD	Comprehensive Ophthalmology Alamance Eye Center Burlington, NC
Veena Rao, MD	Glaucoma Fellowship Duke Eye Center
Lakshmi Swamy, MD	Pediatric Fellowship Casey Eye Portland, OR
Bozho Todorich, MD, PhD	Retina Fellowship Associate Retinal Consultants William Beaumont Health System