We are excited to introduce the outstanding physicians who will be joining Duke Eye Center for the 2026 fellowship year. This year’s incoming class represents excellence, curiosity, and a deep commitment to advancing ophthalmic care, research, and education. We are proud to support their next steps in training and look forward to the impact they will make within our community and across the field.
Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery
- Caroline Borie, MD – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami
- Edward Simpson, MD – University of Tennessee
- Kayla Swiatek, MD – University of Florida
Glaucoma
- Patricia Bai, MD – University of Illinois, Chicago.pdf
- Eitan Katz, MD – University of Illinois, Chicago.pdf
- Chelsea Livingston, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
- Kiah McSwain, MD – Florida State University.pdf
- Pooja Shah, MD – University of North Carolina.pdf
Inherited Retinal Genetics
- Aruba Zafar, MD – Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University
Medical Retina
- Andrew Dieu, MD – University of Arizona.pdf
- Parth Vaidya, MD – Emory School of Medicine, Emory University
- Jesus Vidaurri–Martinez, MD – Duke Eye Center, Duke University
Neuro‑Ophthalmology
- Gregory McElroy, MD, PhD – Duke Eye Center, Duke University
Ocular Oncology
- Andrew Dorion, MD – Geisinger College of Health Sciences
Pediatrics
- Jacquelyn Hamate, MD – Henry Ford Health
- John Mark, MD – UC Davis Eye Center, University of California, Davis
- Anna Toth, MD, PhD – Stanford Medicine, Stanford University
Vitreoretinal Surgery
- Haley D’Souza, MD – Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Sciences
- Omar Halawa, MD – Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
- Ryan Meshkin, MD – Harvard Medical School, Harvard University.
Meet the 2026 Fellows
