Fellows At the Top of Their Game

Stephen Armenti, M.D., Ph.D., completed a cornea fellowship at Kellogg in July 2022, and served as Chief Resident in 2019-2020 after his Kellogg ophthalmology residency. A cornea and cataract specialist, he is now Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

Stephen Armenti, M.D., Ph.D.

At Kellogg, Dr. Armenti maintained a busy clinical practice and played a key role in the development of the Association of University of Ophthalmology Professors’ Surgical Curriculum for Ophthalmology Residents (AUPO-SCOR) program. Directed by Shahzad Mian, M.D., AUPO-SCOR is the first standardized system to train and assess the competency of ophthalmology residents on a broad range of surgical skills.

In recognition of his contributions in patient care, education, research and leadership, Dr. Armenti received the 2022 Resident Excellence Award from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Foundation.

Dr. Armenti continues to combine his passion for both patient care and surgical education at UPenn, where he trains residents in cornea and cataract procedures.

“My mentors on the comprehensive and cornea services were wonderful, especially Dr. Mian,” he says. “He helped me become a more compassionate doctor and a more confident surgeon. My time at Kellogg made me the physician I am today.”

Joah Aliancy, M.D., completed a glaucoma fellowship at Kellogg in July 2022. He is now a practicing ophthalmologist caring for glaucoma patients in Port Orange, Florida. While at Kellogg, Dr. Aliancy collaborated with Paula Ann Newman-Casey, M.D., M.S., Principal Investigator on the CDC-funded Michigan Screening & Intervention for Glaucoma & Eye Health Through Telemedicine (MI SIGHT) trial. He conducted a tandem analysis assessing the impact of health-related socioeconomic factors on a patient’s risk of screening positive for glaucoma and presented his findings at the March 2022 meeting of the American Glaucoma Society. For this work, he received a Glaucoma Foundation/Research to Prevent Blindness Glaucoma Fellowship.

Joah Aliancy, M.D.

In addition to a busy practice, Dr. Aliancy devotes time to educating and training ophthalmology residents in Haiti. He lectures at and is developing a glaucoma curriculum for the Hospital de l’Universite d’Etat d’Haiti, and looks forward to pursuing future outreach opportunities.

“The outstanding clinical training and research experience I gained at Kellogg reinforced my commitment to doing all I can to make the best possible glaucoma care available to patients everywhere, regardless of the socioeconomic challenges they face.”