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
Abigail Strauss, OD
Undergraduate—Winona State University
OD—Illinois College of Optometry
Residency—Jesse Brown VA
CORNEA
Robert Bjerregaard, MD
Undergraduate—University of Wisconsin-Madison
MD—University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
PGY1—University of Hawaii
Ophthalmology Residency: Emory Eye Center
CORNEA
Ahmar Sajjad, MD
Undergraduate—University of Texas at Austin
MD—Baylor College of Medicine
PGY1—John Peter Smith Hospital
Ophthalmology Residency—John Peter Smith Hospital
GLAUCOMA
Javaneh Abbasian, MD
Undergraduate—Northwestern University
MD—University of Illinois College of Medicine
PGY1—Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston
Ophthalmology Residency—University of Illinois at Chicago
Fellowship (Peds)—Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
GLAUCOMA
Michael Henry, MD
Undergraduate—Illinois Wesleyan University
MD—Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University of Chicago
PGY1—West Suburban Medical Center
Ophthalmology Residency—Loyola 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
Can Kocasarac, MD
MD—Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
Internship, Ophthalmology—Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
Ophthalmology Residency—Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital (Istanbul, Turkey)
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
PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & ADULT STRABISMUS
Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, MD
MD—Cairo University School of Medicine
Internship, Ophthalmology—Kasr Al-Ainy Hospitals, Cairo University
Ophthalmology Residency—Kasr Al-Ainy Hospitals, Cairo University
RETINA, 2nd Year
Mike Heiferman, MD
BA—Northwestern University
MD—Northwestern University
PGY1—University of Chicago-NorthShore
Ophthalmology Residency—Northwestern University
RETINA—UNIVERSITY RETINA, 1st Year
Aliya Jiwani, MD
Undergraduate—Harvard University
MD—Yale Medical School
PGY1—Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Ophthalmology Residency—Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
RETINA, 1st 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, 2nd Year
John Wilgucki, MD
BS—Lehigh University
MD—Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
PGY1—Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Ophthalmology Residency—Emory University School of Medicine
UVEITIS
Karl Becker, MD