Residents and Fellows 2021-2022

Moran offers one of the nation’s top educational programs, providing excellent didactic training and extensive surgical experience. The latest Ophthalmology Times survey of chairpersons and residency program directors at eye centers across the country ranked Moran No. 10 in the nation for Best Residency Program. A 2021 survey by physician website Doximity placed Moran’s residency program at No. 6 in the country and No. 2 in the West.

A Unique Approach

Residents leave our program exceptionally prepared for their next steps. Interns complete a combined ophthalmology and internal medicine program. They spend three months in ophthalmology, including one half-day a week at Moran’s Continuity Clinic, where they follow a patient’s care throughout their ophthalmology rotation. Interns may use additional elective time to improve their preparation for ophthalmology training.

Moran goes beyond traditional models to teach residents and fellows how to provide patients with the best outcomes at the lowest cost. Recent resident-driven initiatives include a dynamic, interactive ophthalmology curriculum, wellness program, and scholarship for applicants from underrepresented groups in medicine.

Program Growth

Residency and fellowship training continues to be in high demand. Moran received 678 resident applications for four spots in 2021. Including interns, Moran trains 16 residents and up to 12 fellows in specialties like cornea and refractive surgery, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, retina and vitreous surgery, and uveitis.

High Surgical Volumes

Clinical faculty members perform more than 9,000 surgeries per year and see about 157,000 patients, ensuring residents and fellows have a full range of clinical and surgical experiences. In a typical three-year period, one Moran resident, on average, performs about 740 surgeries and procedures. More than 300 are cataract surgeries—86 is the national requirement. Board-certified attending faculty supervise all surgeries and procedures. A wet lab and surgical simulators give residents additional opportunities for hands-on experience.

Dedicated Research Time

Moran residents may receive up to one-half day of dedicated research time per week for projects during their training. We also provide funding opportunities such as the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation’s scholars program. Each year, at least one resident is awarded $15,000, and Moran matches funds for his or her second and third year.

Outreach Opportunities

Moran residents complete four-week international rotations during training, and many fellows travel with faculty to a number of countries in partnership with Moran’s Global Outreach Division.

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 2021-2022

RETINA

Christopher Bair, MD

Hong-Gam Le, MD

Joseph Simonett, MD

UVEITIS

Rachel Patel, MD

GLAUCOMA

Ian Danford, MD

Jack Li, MD

NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY

Eric Caskey, MD

CORNEA

Colin Ip, MD

Kyle Jones, MD

ANTERIOR SEGMENT & CATARACT/ACADEMIC

Theresa Long, MD

RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2021-2022

FIRST YEAR

Tyler Etheridge, MD

Brandon Kennedy, MD

Anthony Mai, MD

Lydia Sauer, MD

SECOND YEAR

Allie Simpson, MD

Sean Collon, MD

Abigail Jebaraj, MD

Cole Swiston, MD

THIRD YEAR/CHIEF RESIDENTS

Katherine Hu, MD

Marshall Huang, MD

Ariana Levin, MD

Michael Murri, MD

INTERNS & OPHTHALMIC PATHOLOGY/RESEARCH FELLOWS

INTERNS

Nnana Amakiri, MD

Jordan Desautels, MD

Mubarik Mohamed, MD

Ashley Polski, MD

OCULAR PATHOLOGY/RESEARCH

Se Eun "Sally" Park, MD

Sam Wilkinson, MD

ADVANCING GLOBAL OPHTHALMOLOGY

Moran welcomed a panel of international ophthalmology experts and fellows to the Second Annual Global Ophthalmology Fellowship Retreat in 2021.

The July event included sessions on the growing challenge of blindness and vision impairment worldwide, key concepts for public health for eye care, and a virtual update from physicians Moran works with in Tanzania and Haiti.

There was also a day of learning in Moran’s wet lab and on the HelpMeSee surgical simulator, designed to help surgeons develop their skills in manual small-incision cataract surgery, a technique often used in low-resource parts of the world.

Moran education and outreach leaders helped create the symposium to begin discussions and collaborations that will strengthen an international effort to increase access to sustainable eye care.

Minal Baldota, MD, lower left, works with Emory Eye Center fellow Duaa Sharfi, MD, on the HelpMeSee Simulation-Based Training System at the Second Annual Global Ophthalmology Fellowship Retreat.