Residency Program
Our Residents
Graduating Class of 2026:

Ajay Kolli, MD, MPH
College: University of Michigan
MPH: Harvard University
MD: University of Michigan

Elana Meer, MD, MBA
College: Princeton University
MBA: University of Pennsylvania
MD: University of Pennsylvania

Joshua (Firo) Cole, MD, MPH
College: Boston University
MPH: Johns Hopkins University
MD: U California San Francisco

John Nesemann, MD, MS
College: University of Virginia
MS: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
MD: University of California Los Angeles

Xinyi (Cindy) Chen, MD
College: Johns Hopkins University
MD: Johns Hopkins University
Graduating Class of 2025:

Evan Chen, MD
College: Yale University
MD: Yale University

Eugenia Custo Greig, MD
College: Yale University
MD: Yale University

Liangbo (Linus) Shen, MD
College: Duke University
MD: Yale University

Sachin Patel, MD, PhD
College: Harvard Medical School
PhD: Harvard Medical School
MD: Harvard Medical School

Yesde (Esther) Son, MD, PhD
College: Cambridge University
PhD: Harvard University
MD: Stanford University
Graduating Class of 2024:

Alice Jiang, MD, MS
College: Johns Hopkins University
MD: Case Western

Jacob Lifton, MD
College: Cornell University
MD: University of Southern California

Paul Micevych, MD
College: Washington University
MD: Northwestern University

Tessnim Ahmad, MD
College: Weber State University
MD: UC San Francisco

Stephanie Yi Zhang, MD
College: Johns Hopkins University
MD: Northwestern University
Graduating Class of 2023:

Anh Bui, MD, PhD
College: Stanford University School of Medicine
MD: University of California Irvine
PhD: University of California Irvine

Lawrence Chan, MD
College: Harvard College
MD: Yale School of Medicine

Frank (Chu Jian) Ma, MD, PhD
College: Cornell University
MD: Columbia University
PhD: Columbia University

Merry (Zhechao) Ruan, MD, PhD
College: Fudan University, Shanghai China
MD: Columbia University
PhD: Baylor College of Medicine

Jeannette Stallworth, MD
College: Princeton University
MD: Duke University School of Medicine
Graduating Class of 2022:

Rolake Alabi, MD, PhD
College: Yale University
MD: Weill Cornell Medical College
PhD in Cell & Developmental Biology: Weill Cornell Medical College
Internship: UC San Francisco

Stephanie Chen, MD
College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MD: Stanford University School of Medicine
Internship: UC San Francisco

Tiffany Chen, MD
College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MD: Stanford University School of Medicine
Internship: UC San Francisco

Georgia Kamboj, MD, PhD
College: University of South Australia
MD: Flinders University of South Australia Medical School
PhD in Molecular Biology: Flinders University of South Australia Medical School
Internship: UC San Francisco

Benyam Kinde, MD, PhD
College: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
MD: Harvard Medical School
PhD in Neuroscience: Harvard Medical School
Internship: UC San Francisco
Graduating Class of 2021:

Zeeshan Haq, MD
College: University of Wisconsin
MD: Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago
Internship: Northshore University Health System, University of Chicago

Lauren Hennein, MD
College: New York University
MD: UC San Francisco
Internship: Scripps Mercy Hospital

Snowy Liu, MD
College: Dartmouth College
MD: Harvard Medical School
Internship: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Murtaza Saifee, MD
College: California Institute of Technology
MD: Baylor College of Medicine
Internship: UC San Francisco

Abtin Shahlaee, MD
College: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
MD: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Internship: UC San Francisco
Graduating Class of 2020:

Lesley Everett, MD, PhD
College: University of Washington
Masters in Epidemiology: University of Cambridge
PhD in Human Genetics: University of Michigan
MD: University of Michigan
Internship: UC San Francisco

Jonathan Li, MD
College: Princeton University
Masters in Epidemiology: University of Cambridge
MD: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Internship: UC San Francisco

Bethlehem Mekonnen, MD
College: Meredith College
MD: Yale School of Medicine
Internship: UC San Francisco

Neel Pasricha, MD
College: Johns Hopkins University
MD: Duke University School of Medicine
Internship: UC San Francisco

Frances Wu, MD
College: Harvard University
MD: UC San Diego School of Medicine
Internship: UC San Francisco
Graduating Class of 2019:

Davin C. Ashraf, MD
College: UC Santa Barbara
MD: David Geffen School of Medicine, UC Los Angeles
Internship: Kaiser Permanente San Francisco

J. Minjy Kang, MD
College: Brown University
Master’s in Medical Humanities and Bioethics: Northwestern University
Internship: West Suburban Medical Center

Megan X. Law, MD
College: Cornell University
MD: Baylor College of Medicine
Internship: Baylor College of Medicine

Michael C. Ryan, MD, MPH
College: Middlebury College
Masters in Medical Physics: Oregon State University
Masters in Epidemiology and Biostatistics: Oregon Health and Science University
MD: Oregon Health and Science University
Internship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Qinyun (Quinn) Wang, MD
College: Duke University
MD: Duke University School of Medicine
Internship: Tulane University School of Medicine
Graduating Class of 2018:

Frank L. Brodie, MD, MBA
College: Carleton College
Master’s in Healthcare: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
MD: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Internship: Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship: Ophthalmic Innovation, Stanford University – Palo Alto, CA

Kristin E. Hirabayashi, MD
College: Stanford University
MD: UC Irvine School of Medicine
Internship: Hawaii Residency Programs
Fellowship: Cornea and External Disease, Stanford University – Palo Alto, CA

Eugene A. Lowry, MD
College: Stanford University
MD: UC San Francisco School of Medicine
Internship: Alameda County Medical Center Highland Hospital
Fellowship: Glaucoma, Oregon Health Sciences University – Portland, OR

Michelle Y. Peng, MD
College: UC Los Angeles
MD: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Internship: Scripps Mercy Hospital
Fellowship: Vitreoretinal Surgery, West Coast Retina – San Francisco, CA

Catherine Sun, MD
College: Stanford University
MD: UC San Francisco School of Medicin
Internship: California Pacific Medical Center
Fellowship: Glaucoma, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute – Miami, FL
Graduating Class of 2017:

Joseph B. Alsberge, MD
College: Lewis and Clark College
MD: Weill Cornell Medical College
Internship: Virginia Mason Medical Center
Fellowship: Vitreoretinal Surgery, West Coast Retina – San Francisco, CA

Gregory J. Bever, MD
College: Albion College, BA
MD: Boston University
Internship: Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
Fellowship: Ocular Oncology, UC San Francisco
Fellowship: Vitreoretinal Surgery, UC San Francisco – San Francisco, CA

Joey Y. Hsia, MD
College: UC Los Angeles
MD: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Internship: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Fellowship: Glaucoma, UC San Francisco – San Francisco, CA

Kareem Moussa, MD
College: UC Davis
MD: Duke University School of Medicine
Internship: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Fellowship: Vitreoretinal Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary – Boston, MA

Julius T. Oatts, MD
College: Emory University
Master’s in Health Science: Yale University
MD: Yale University School of Medicine
Internship: Yale New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, Boston’s Children’s Hospital/ Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary – Boston, MA
Graduating Class of 2016:

Christopher M. Aderman, MD
College: Bowdoin College
MD: Harvard Medical School
Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship: Vitreoretinal Surgery, Wills Eye Hospital – Philadelphia, PA

Ferhina S. Ali, MD, MPH
College: University of Rochester
Masters in Public Health, Systems and Policy: Johns Hopkins University
MD: Johns Hopkins University
Internship: California Pacific Medical Center
Fellowship: Vitreoretinal Surgery, Wills Eye Hospital – Philadelphia, PA

Irina De la Huerta, MD, PhD
College: Harvard University
PhD in Neuroscience: Harvard University
MD: Queen’s University School of Medicine
Internship: Mount Auburn Hospital
Fellowship: Vitreoretinal Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, MI

Sarah W. DeParis, MD
College: University of Virginia
MD: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Internship: Reading Health System
Fellowship: Oculoplastics and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), Johns Hopkins University/Wilmer Eye Institute – Baltimore, MD

Maanasa Indaram, MD
College: Duke University
MD: Duke University School of Medicine
Internship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, Boston’s Children’s Hospital/ Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary – Boston, MA
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