Intern Year Residents (Class of 2025)

Dara Baker, MD
Undergraduate—George Washington University
MD—George Washington University

Michael Chen, MD
Undergraduate—Northwestern University
MD—University of Illinois College of Medicine

Nikhila Khandwala, MD
Undergraduate—University of Michigan
MD—University of Michigan Medical School

Tochukwu Ndukwe, MD
Undergraduate—University of Michigan
MD—University of Michigan Medical School

Royce Park, MD
Undergraduate—Dartmouth College
MD—SUNY Downstate – Brooklyn

Neil Sheth, MD, MBA
Undergraduate—Northwestern University
MD/MBA—Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
First Year Residents (Class of 2024)

Luis Acaba-Berrocal, MD
Undergraduate— Haverford College
MD—Jefferson College
PGY1—University of Illinois at Chicago

Tala Al-Khaled, MD
Undergraduate—University of Illinois at Chicago
MD—University of Illinois at Chicago
PGY1—University of Illinois at Chicago

Johnathan Jeffers, MD
Undergraduate—Harvard College
MD—University of Chicago
PGY1—University of Illinois at Chicago

Michael Massengill, MD, PhD
Undergraduate—University of South Florida
MD—University of South Florida
PGY1—University of Illinois at Chicago

Paul Parker, MD, MS
Undergraduate—University of Michigan
MD—Rush University Medical Center
PGY1—University of Illinois at Chicago

Stephanie Thermozier, MD
Undergraduate—St. Joseph’s College
MD— University of Pittsburgh
PGY1—University of Illinois at Chicago
Second Year Residents (Class of 2023)

Katherine Chen, MD, MS
Undergraduate— University of California-Berkeley
MD—University of California-Irvine College of Medicine
PGY1—Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Charles Frank, MD
Undergraduate—University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
MD—University of Michigan Medical School
PGY1—St. Mary Mercy Hospital, Livonia, Michigan

Katherine Lucarelli, MD
Undergraduate—University of Wisconsin-Madison
MD—University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine
PGY1—Resurrection Medical Center

Mathew Margolis, MD
Undergraduate—University of California-Los Angeles
MD— Washington University- St. Louis
PGY1—West Suburban Hospital

Mohammad Sabbagh, MD
Undergraduate—University of Michigan- Flint
MD—University of Michigan Medical School
PGY1—University of Michigan

Sudarshan Srivatsan, MD
Undergraduate—Northwestern University
MD— University of Michigan Medical School
PGY1—Resurrection Medical Center
Third Year Residents (Class of 2022)

Andrea Arteaga Useche, MD
MD—Universidad Central de Venezuele – Escuela “Luis Razetti”
Research & Clinical Fellowship in Cornea and Ocular Surface: Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
PGY1—Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Ricky Cui, MD
BA—Bowdoin College
MD—Mayo Medical School
PGY1—West Suburban Medical Center

Shawn Gulati, MD, MPH
BS—University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
MD/MPH—Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
PGY1—Weiss Memorial Hospital

Kevin Heinze, MD
MD—University of Michigan Medical School
PGY1—St Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital

Yekaterina Joltikov, MD
MD—Sackler School of Medicine – New York
PGY1—Maimonides Medical Center

Aaron Kaufman, MD
BA—Boston University
MD—Boston University School of Medicine
PGY1—Boston University Medical Center
Fellows
2020-2021

CONTACT LENS
Hannah Yoon, OD
Undergraduate—Boston College
OD—New England College of Optometry
Residency—Massachusetts Eye and Ear

CORNEA
Karen Hu, MD
Undergraduate—University of Pennsylvania
MD—Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
PGY1—Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Ophthalmology Residency: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

CORNEA
Sherief Raouf, MD
Undergraduate—Swarthmore College
MD—Stony Brook University School of Medicine
PGY1—University of Buffalo
Ophthalmology Residency—Northwell Health Eye Institute

GLAUCOMA
Brian Krawitz, MD
Undergraduate—University of Pennsylvania
MD—Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
PGY1—Mount Sinai West and St. Lukes
Ophthalmology Residency—Columbia University

GLOBAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
Emily Cole, MD, MPH
BS—Brown University
MD/MPH—Tufts University School of Medicine
PGY1—Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Ophthalmology Residency—University of Illinois at Chicago

NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
Kimberly Blankshain, MD
Undergraduate—University of Iowa
MD—Chicago Medical School
PGY1—Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati
Ophthalmology Residency—University of Cincinnati

OCULOPLASTIC and
RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Sruti Akella, MD
Undergraduate—SUNY Stony Brook University
MD—Stony Brook University School of Medicine
PGY1—Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)
Ophthalmology Residency—Montefiore Medical Center

UNIVERSITY RETINA
George Skopis, MD
Undergraduate—University of Florida
MD—FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Internship—Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach
Ophthalmology Residency—Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center

RETINA, 2nd Year
Monique Munro, MD
BS—University of Alberta
MD—University of Calgary
Ophthalmology Research Fellowship—University of Calgary
Ophthalmology Residency—University of Calgary
Medical Fellowship,Uveitis—University of Illinois at Chicago

RETINA—1st Year
Daniel Wang, MD
Undergraduate—University of Illinois at Chicago
MD—University of Illinois at Chicago
PGY1—MacNeal Memorial Hospital
Ophthalmology Residency—New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

RETINA, 1st Year
Alexis Warren, MD
Undergraduate—University of Virginia
MD—University of Kansas
PGY1—University of Iowa
Ophthalmology Residency—University of Iowa

UVEITIS
Maura Di Nicola, MD