Glaucoma Fellowship

Retina-Vitreous Fellowship

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Application for Graduate Clinical Training

San Francisco Match Program for Ophthalmology

Provides support services to applicants and programs to facilitate the application and selection process for residency and fellowship positions.

www.sfmatch.org

Glaucoma Fellowship

The Glaucoma Fellowship Program has both clinical and research glaucoma fellowships available for qualified individuals. The large patient volume and urban location of the Kresge Eye Institute provide fellows with the opportunity to see diverse pathology of the disease in many different stages. The clinical glaucoma fellow assists faculty in the care of glaucoma patients, over 250 per week, including ambulatory care, laser surgical procedures and surgical procedures in the operating room. Laser procedures that the clinical glaucoma fellow performs and assists include laser peripheral iridotomy, laser capsulotomy, laser pupilloplasty, selective and argon laser trabeculoplasty and laser suture lysis.

During the 12-month training, the clinical fellow will observe or perform under supervision a large number of surgical procedures including trabeculectomy, trabeculectomy combined with phacoemulsification and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation, seton implantation, viscocanalostomy and viscocanalostomy combined with extracapsular cataract extraction, Ex-PRESS™ shunt implantation and secondary intraocular lens implantation.

The clinical fellow will also have opportunities to participate in clinical and basic research projects, which have led to successful presentation and publication of their results at national meetings and in peer-reviewed journals. The fellow also participates in resident and medical student teaching and supervision of resident surgical procedures.

The 12-month research fellowship allows ample time to develop and carry out to completion a research project, which in the past included studies on optic nerve imaging analysis, epidemiological studies of risk factors for surgical failure, and the role of adjunctive antifibrotic drugs in filtration surgery.

For more information please contact: Joie DeGiulio at 313-577-1352 or email.


Retina-Vitreous Fellowship

The Vitreoretinal Fellowship Program has become one of the most challenging and competitive fellowships in the nation. During this 24-month training program, fellows obtain extensive instruction and experience in diagnosis and management of a wide-range of vitreoretinal diseases. In weekly clinics, fellows see patients with macular and retinal vascular disease, uveitis, diabetic retinopathy and inherited vitreoretinal disorders. They examine and diagnose patients prior to presenting them to the faculty. Fellows learn to interpret fluorescein angiograms and are instructed in echography and electrophysiology as related to retinal disease. They also participate in a bi-monthly fluorescein angiography conference, vitreoretinal surgical rounds and prepare and present cases to be discussed. The retina fellows observe and perform laser treatment for diabetic retinopathy, age- related macular degeneration and other retinal diseases.

The fellows gain a broad experience surgically by assisting and performing vitreoretinal surgery under supervision of the attending faculty. They learn the judgment needed to perform retinal detachment surgery and become experienced in all of the technical aspects of the surgery. The fellows learn basic and advanced vitrectomy techniques including membrane peeling procedures, management of ocular trauma, endolaser techniques, the use of intraocular gases, perfluorocarbon liquids, silicone oil and other techniques. Retina fellows also have the opportunity for both clinical and basic research and help in resident vitreoretinal teaching.

For more information please contact: Amy Regan at 313-577-1355 or email.

To apply to the vitreoretinal fellowship program, we require the following: The application form which can be downloaded from our website (application for graduate clinical training), an updated CV, recent photo, a personal statement, at least three letters of recommendation, copies of the USMLE, and that you register with the SF Match program and provide us with your match number. All information can be directed to Tamer H. Mahmoud, M.D, Ph.D. at Kresge Eye Institute. To learn more about the vitreoretinal faculty at Kresge Eye Institute, please click here.

Kresge Eye Institute is one of the first vitreoretinal programs nationwide to follow the guidelines of the Fellowship Compliance Committee. Please visit www.aupofcc.org to learn more.

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Kresge Eye Institute/Wayne State University School of Medicine offers a 2 year, ASOPRS approved fellowship in ophthalmic plastic and orbital surgery. Effective July 1, 2010, this fellowship program has been approved by the ACGME under the supervision of Program Director Evan H. Black, M.D. The fellowship offers a comprehensive experience in medical and surgical management of oculoplastic and orbital diseases, including trauma and reconstructive surgery, cosmetic eyelid, forehead and facial surgery, eyelid, adnexal and orbital tumors/reconstruction, Graves orbitopathy, lacrimal disorders, eyelid malpositions and other related procedures. The fellow participates in approximately 1000 surgical cases per year.

The fellow also gains experience by participating in supervision of residents and medical students in oculoplastics clinics. The fellow attends weekly grand rounds, appropriate components of Kresge Eye Institute’s extensive didactic program, supervised cadaver orbital and eyelid dissections, oculoplastics journal club, and more. There are additional rotations in which the fellow participates including dermatology, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, neuroradiology, and otolaryngology.

To apply to our Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery fellowship, please download our application and mail to:

Kresge Eye Institute
Attn: Sherry Fordham, Fellowship Coordinator
4717 St. Antoine
Detroit, MI 48201