Welcome to our Program

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington Hospital CenterResidency Program in Ophthalmology 2015-2016

“Is it not a privilege to be one of the founders of an institution established for the relief of human misery and the restoration of sight and hearing?”

-- Bishop Satterlee, announcing campaign to build Episcopal Hospital. Episcopal was built in 1897 and is our direct predecessor.

We are committed to:

• Superior medical and surgical education

• Compassionate, ethical and efficient medical and surgical eye care

• Your training

• Your success

Our Program:

• 18 Residents• Over 150 Dedicated Faculty in All

Subspecialties• 8 Clinical Sites• Focus on Autonomy and Clinical

Confidence• 118 Years of Resident Education, Patient

Care and Innovation

Clinical Experience

In 2014-2015 Residents Performed (at MWHC alone):

• 22,000+ clinic procedures• 12,000+ cataract/general evaluations • 4,500+ glaucoma evaluations • 3,000+ retina evaluations

Surgical Experience

The 2015 Senior Residents Performed:

• 2050+ Class I surgeries in all rotations• 4,000+ total resident surgeries• First year residents begin assisting in

surgery early in the academic year• Residents begin performing cataract

surgery as primary physician in the second year

Quality: Patient Care

One of city’s largest, most complete facilities, with comprehensive ophthalmology clinics and subspecialty clinics in:

GlaucomaOcular motilityVitreoretinal diseaseLow visionOculoplastics

Orbital diseaseUveitisContact lenses/Dry EyeCornea and external diseaseNeuro-ophthalmology

We’re All About Residents

• Protected Lecture Time• Limited Number of Fellows• Procedures: LASIK, Premium Lenses, K-

Pro, Glaucoma Surgery, DSAEK, intravitreal injections

• Opportunity for international/mission trips

• Free Food!

Resources

• Georgetown University• Wet Labs• Surgical Simulator• On-Site Ocular Pathology Lab• Access to Superb Medical Libraries• GME Support • Practice Experience of More Than 150

Ophthalmologists

Cutting-Edge Research

• Majority of Residents Present at National Meetings

• Resident Research Day

• Full-Time PhD Research Faculty

• Faculty Involvement in National Studies

Accreditation

Full 4-Year Accreditation received from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) at our last Site visit in 2011. Next site visit to occur in 2018.

Residency Program Affiliates

MedStar Washington Hospital CenterJay M. Lustbader, MDMichael Summerfield,

MD

• Home Base

• Fully-supervised resident-run clinic

• Level I Trauma Center

• Excellent learning environment

• Extensive and varied pathology

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Jay M. Lustbader, MD

• Work directly with attendings in their practices

• Ophthalmic Pathology experience

• Basic science faculty available for research

DC Veterans Affairs Hospital

Soo Y. Shin, MD

• Resident-run clinic

• 2nd year cataract surgery

• Full subspecialty faculty

Walter Reed National Military Medical CenterMarcus Colyer, MD

• 1st year rotation

• Glaucoma and retina experience

• Experience in a large general ophthalmology setting

Inova Fairfax Hospital

Tofik Ali, MD

• General and subspecialty clinics and operating room experience during 2nd

year rotation

• Private surgery center experience

Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics & Surgery Center

Chantal Cousineau Krieger, MD

• Comprehensive ophthalmology clinical and surgical experience in the third year

• Exposure to Military Ophthalmology

Children’s National Medical Center

William Madigan, MD

• Nationally recognized pediatric hospital

• Birthplace of Pediatric Ophthalmology

• Exposure to multiple rare inherited disorders

The Laser Center (TLC)

Andrew Holzman, MD

• Guidance in performing laser kerato-refractive procedures

• Opportunity for certification in LASIK in the 3rd year

• Opportunity to perform LASIK in the 3rd year

First Year Rotations:

MedStar Washington Hospital Center PLUS

• MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

• Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

2nd Year Rotations:MedStar Washington Hospital Center PLUS

• 2-month pediatric rotation through Children’s National Medical Center

• 2-month rotation through MedStar Georgetown University Hospital with experience in Cornea, Pediatrics and Neuro-Ophthalmology

• 4-month rotation through DC Veterans Affairs Hospital

• Refractive surgery rotation through TLC

• 2-month rotation through Inova Fairfax Hospital

• Dedicated research time

• Ocular Pathology

Rotation Schedule: Year 3

MedStar Washington Hospital Center PLUS

• DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center• Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics & Surgery

Center• Refractive Surgery• Optional Mission/International Trip

Academics • Wednesday academic afternoon• Visiting Professor Series • Journal Clubs• FA Conferences• MRI Rounds• Symposia• WORC• Grand Rounds• Morbidity and Blindness Rounds• Surgical Simulation

Employee Benefits and Compensation

• Health and dental insurance

• Paid vacation

• Meal tickets

• Free parking

• Competitive salaries

2014 Graduates:

Vickie Addis Fellowship – Glaucoma – Kellogg Eye Inst./U of Michigan

Noureen KhanFellowship – Glaucoma – Northwestern Univ./Feinberg SOM

Hubert Pham Private Practice – Seattle, Washington

Anjali Sheth Fellowship – Glaucoma – Baylor College of Medicine

Adam Sise Fellowship – Cornea – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

2015 Graduates:

Tanuj Banker Fellowship – Surgical Retina – Bascom Palmer, FL

Paul Goodman Private Practice – Riverdale, MD

Lorena LoVerde Fellowship – Cornea – University of Cincinnati

Rana Mady Fellowship – Cornea – Albany Medical College

Jessica Mather Academic Practice – Vanderbilt Univ. SOM, TN

Siri Shetty Fellowship – Cornea – Cornell-Weill Med. Ctr., NY

What this graduate has to say about our program:

“I felt incredibly well-prepared, both medically and surgically, for my fellowship year. Residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center gave me excellent exposure to a vast spectrum of pathology, and I had an extremely solid skill set from which to start my retina fellowship.”

Lauren Taney, MDClass of 2013Medical Retina Fellowship from 2013-2014 at Tufts-New England Medical Center

Meet the Chiefs:

"At our residency, you will spend nearly all your time in resident run clinics.  That means no looking over someone's shoulder and no screening patients for someone else's clinic.  There are not many programs that train you to be a great all-around ophthalmologist as well as this one.  We also have a terrific surgical experience in a broad range of sub-specialties.  In most other programs, you won't be doing cutting edge things like glued IOLs, for instance."William Grover, MD

Class of 2016Graduate: Univ. of Tennessee SOMUndergraduate: Univ. of South Carolina

Meet the Chiefs:

"The resident-run clinic is our program's backbone. It teaches autonomy and ownership of patients, but with experienced supervision. The numerous volunteer faculty that work in the clinic provide an opportunity to learn various medical and surgical approaches to disease. That being said, the best part of our residency is the residents. The program fosters a team mentality and all of the residents help one another, always leave clinic together, and hang out after clinic." 

Michael Korchak, MDClass of 2016Graduate: Georgetown Univ. SOMUndergraduate: Boston University

Meet the First Years

• Your future senior class….

Kelly Krespan

Hometown: Lancaster, PA Undergrad: Georgetown University Med School: Jefferson Medical College Internship: Crozer Chester Medical Center Interests: tennis, jogging, eating, art Comment: Great co-residents, attendings, patients, and

city!

Laura Kueny

⦿ Hometown: Herndon, VA⦿ Undergraduate: Virginia Commonwealth University⦿ Medical: Medical College of Virginia / VCUHS⦿ Internship: Washington Hospital Center ⦿ Interests: Kittens, puppies, rainbows, and

brunch⦿ Comment: Friendly program, great people,

terrific pathology, and DC rocks!

Hari Mylvaganam

Hometown: Boston, MA Undergrad: Boston University Medical: Boston University School of Medicine Internship: Washington Hospital Center, Washington D.C Interests: Anything Boston, Tennis, playing with our

puppy, traveling, eating cookies, being outdoors, country music, watching The Bachelor

Comment: DC is a fun city with a great program filled with friendly staff and supportive residents, with lots of opportunity to see interesting pathology

Ferdinand Rodriguez

Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico Undergrad: Univ. of Puerto Rico Medical: Univ. of PR School of Medicine Internship: St. Luke’s Roosevelt at Mount Sinai, NYC Interests: Golf, tennis, snowboarding, dominoes,

BBQing, ANY sporting events (specially baseball) Comment: Autonomy is key in this program, making

you think like an attending from the very beginning while still having enough supervision to know when there is room for improvement!

Zoey Stoumbos

Hometown: Portland, Oregon Undergrad: Gonzaga University Medical: Georgetown SOM Internship: Washington Hospital Center Interests: Travel, cooking/eating, the great outdoors,

GoT, adventures, sports, reading, socializing, caffeine

Comment: The people are what makes this program so amazing- from the attendings

to co-residents to office staff, and the patients with their incredibly broad range of pathologies!

Jacqui Weber

Hometown: Downingtown, PA Undergraduate: Gettysburg College Medical: New York Medical College Internship: Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital,

NY Interests: Enjoying the outdoors, craft beer,

reading, traveling Comment: Train with supportive faculty,

diverse patients, and close-knit co-residents

Washington,DC, has so much to offer…

See the sights!

Enjoy our diversity!

Shopping and dining within easy reach!

Our program offers excellence in education and experience, providing comprehensive, compassionate care to all of our patients. Join us!