Fellowships

Association University of Professors in Ophthalmology Fellowship Compliance Committee (AUPO FCC)

Surgical Retina and Vitreous Fellowship

Teaching Faculty:

  • Jeong-Hyeon Sohn, M.D., Program Director
  • Calvin Mein, M.D.
  • Duncan Friedman, M.D.
  • Gary Lane, M.D.
  • Christa Soekamto, M.D.
  • Daniel  A. Johnson, M.D., M.B.A.
  • Ekta Rishi, M.D.
  • Ashvini Reddy, M.D.
  • Judianne Kellaway, M.D.
  • C. Armitage Harper, M.D.

The Surgical Retina and Vitreous Fellowship is a two-year comprehensive, AUPO compliant medical and surgical fellowship. The goal of the fellowship is to provide an advanced level of training in the diagnosis and management of medical and surgical disorders of the retina and vitreous. We will provide well-rounded training in vitreoretinal diseases in a supportive and respectful environment.

The first year will be spent in the clinic and operating room with the retina faculty being exposed to the full range of disease processes in retina surgery and uveitis. In the second year, the fellow will be exposed to more complex retina surgery and assuming greater responsibility in decision making and patient care.

Fellows will gain mastery of all major vitreoretinal diseases and surgical procedures.

Prerequisite requirements of residents (including prior training in a related specialty, if applicable): Successful completion of an ophthalmology residency program in the United States; ability to hold a Texas Medical License.

American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS)

Oculofacial Fellowship

Teaching Faculty:

  • Donald Hollsten, M.D., Program Director
  • Jordan Hollsten, M.D., Co-Program Director
  • Brett Davies, M.D.
  • Randy Mauffray, M.D.

The goal of fellowship training in Oculofacial Plastic Surgery is to complement the basic knowledge gained in the ophthalmology residency program and to provide greater exposure to the diagnosis, management, and surgical correction of ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive disorders.

The first year will be spent in the clinic and operating room with the oculoplastics faculty being exposed to the full range of disease processes in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery. In the second year, the fellow will be exposed to more complex oculofacial plastic surgery and assuming greater responsibility in decision-making and patient care.

The purpose of this fellowship is to advance education, research, and the quality of clinical practice in the fields of aesthetic, plastic, and reconstructive surgery specializing in the face, orbits, eyelids, and lacrimal system or oculofacial plastic surgery in keeping with the purpose of ASOPRS as detailed by the society. Prerequisite requirements of residents (including prior training in a related specialty, if applicable): Successful completion of an ophthalmology residency program in the United States; ability to hold a Texas Medical License.

For more information:

Bethany Siercovich-Dunn

Acting Fellowship Programs Coordinator

210-567-8406

dunnba@uthscsa.edu

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Ophthalmology Accredited Fellowships

ASOPRS Oculofacial Fellowship

Elisabeth Sledz, M.D.
July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2026
Residency: Loyola University/Hines VA Hospital, Maywood, IL
Internship: MacNeal Hospital Transitional Year Residency Program, Berwyn, IL
Medical School: University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM

 

AUPO Surgical Retina and Vitreous Fellowship

Carson Petrash, M.D.
July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025
Residency: University of Colorado – Aurora, Aurora, CO
Research Fellowship: CellSight Laboratory, Aurora, CO
Internship: University of Colorado – Aurora, Aurora, CO
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Eun Yoon, M.D.
July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2026
Residency: BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY
Internship: BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY
Medical School: Texas A & M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, College Station, TX