Alumni Profiles
2024 Resident Alumni
Christian Kim, MD
Fellowship: Glaucoma at University of North Carolina
Medical School: Augusta University, GA
Internship: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
Hobbies: Video games, cooking, sports, working out, movies, Trader Joe's
Samantha Paul, MD
Fellowship: Retina at Tufts University
Medical School: Brown University, The Warren Alpert Medical School, RI
Internship: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
Hobbies: Cooking, baking, paper cutting
Natasha Kesav, MD
Fellowship: Uveitis at Cole Eye Institute
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University, OH
Internship: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
Hobbies: Working out, music mixing, tennis, hiking outdoors
Tsunkang Chiang, MD
Fellowship: Retina at Retina Consultants of Minnesota
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH
Internship: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
Hobbies: Learning new languages (currently Swedish and Korean), backpacking, making exotic recipes, and hiking
Amy Kloosterboer, MD
Fellowship: Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical School: University of Miami, FL
Internship: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
Hobbies: Arts and crafts, baking, video games, travel
Jaskirat Takhar, MD
Fellowship: Retina at University of California, San Francisco
Medical School: University of Hawaii, John A Burns School of Medicine, HI
Internship: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
Hobbies: Basketball/sports, reading, taking care of plants
2023 Resident Alumni
Richard Helms, MD, PhD
Fellowship: Pediatrics at University of Michigan
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH
Internship: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
Hobbies: Stringed instruments, 3D printing, wood/metalwork
Benjamin Kambiz Ghiam, MD
Fellowship: Neuro Ophthalmology at University of Southern California
Medical School: Oakland University, William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI
Internship: UCLA – Olive View Medical Center, CA
Hobbies: Jackie Chan adventure movies, spicy cuisine, medium to large sized dogs
David Shieh, MD
Fellowship: Retina at University of Texas Southwestern
Medical School: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Internship: Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY
Hobbies: Running, hiking, video games, photography, and cooking
Shelley Jelineo, MD
Fellowship: Cornea at Clear Vision Institute – Eugene, OR
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH
Internship: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
Hobbies: Soccer, photography, hiking, travel
Andrew Pasquale, MD
Private Practice:Buffalo, NY
Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY
Internship: SUNY Buffalo, NY
Hobbies: Golf, videography, photography, biking, hiking
Tarek Tabbaa, MD
Fellowship: Retina at The Ohio State University
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Internship: Ascension Providence, MI
Hobbies: Basketball, traveling, history, and biking
2022 Resident Alumni
Lalita Gupta, MD
Oculoplastics Fellowship, University of Kentucky
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
Internship: Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital
Hobbies: traveling, visiting museums, watching old movies, running, golf, spending time with family and friends
Lily Kim Hipp, MD
Glaucoma Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, TX
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Internship: Presbyterian St. Luke's in Denver, Colorado
Hobbies: video games, cooking, baking, photography, travel, crane games
Roy Swanson, MD
Comprehensive Ophthalmology, University of Arizona
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Internship: Internal Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland
Hobbies: Guitar, flying, languages
Kunal Suri, MD
Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Indiana University
Medical School: Indira Gandhi Medical College, India
Internship: Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Hobbies: cooking, reading, watching movies, spending time with family
John Wang, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship, University Hospitals CMC, OH
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Internship: Internal Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland
Hobbies: Tennis, Guitar, Board games, Trekking around Cleveland parks
Xiao Yi Zhou, MD
Retina Fellowship, Duke University
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Internship: Transitional Year, University of Chicago (North Shore)
Hobbies: Photography, golf, traveling, road trips
2021 Resident Alumni
Marwan Abdulaal, MD
Retina Fellowship at UT Southwestern
Medical School: Damascus University, Damascus, Syria
Internship: Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Hobbies: Tennis, Racing, Soccer and exploring new types of food
Monica Ray, MD
Oculoplastics Fellowship at Austin, Texas
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Internship: Transitional Year, Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn
Hobbies: Baking, Golfing, Painting, Sewing, Puzzles, Hanging out with my dog Archie
Ashraf Ahmad, MD
Cornea Fellowship at UC Irvine
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
Internship: Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Hobbies: Weightlifting, Basketball, Hiking
Daniel Daroszewski, MD
Cornea Fellowship at Wilmer
Medical School: Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine, Boca Raton, FL
Internship: Internal Medicine, Florida Atlantic University
Hobbies: Soccer, exercise, guitar, fishing, college football
Etienne Schonbach, MD
Retina Fellowship at UC San Diego
Medical School: Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Retina Research Fellowship: Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Internship: Transitional Year, University of Maryland
Hobbies: Swimming, biking, motorsport, running, hiking, trying new food
Shmuel Dresner, MD
Glaucoma Fellowship at Bascom Palmer
Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Internship: Internal Medicine, Tufts Medical Center
Hobbies: Sports
2020 Resident Alumni
Huy Ly, MD
Glaucoma Fellowship, UC Irvine, CA
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX
Internship: Internal Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Rahul Raghu, MD
Glaucoma Fellowship, Wills Eye Hospital, PA
Academic Chief Resident
Medical School: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Internship: Internal Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose CA
Ayesha Shariff, MD
Private Practice, FL
Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
Prelim: Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico
Andrew Siedlecki, MD
Private Practice, NY
Administrative Chief Resident
Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Internship: Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Patrick Pham, MD
Cornea Fellowship, Doheny Eye Center, UCLA, CA
Surgical Chief Resident
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX
Internship: Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Haoxing Chen, MD
Glaucoma Fellowship, Wayne State, MI
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Internship: Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
2019 Resident Alumni
Anais L Carniciu, MD
ASOPRS Oculoplastics Fellowship, University of Michigan, MI
Internship: St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, NY
MD: Stony Brook University SOM, Stony Brook, NY
John Liu, MD
Practice at Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Internship: Carney Hospital, Dorchester, MA
MD: Tufts University, SOM, Medford, MA
Gustavo C. Munguba, MD
Private Practice, FL
Internship: University of Miami Preliminary Year Residency Program, Miami, FL
MD: University of Miami, Miami, FL
Jaehong Han, MD
Glaucoma Fellowship, Duke University, NC
Internship: Summa Akron City Preliminary Year Residency Program, Akron, OH
MD: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Kelsi Greider, MD
Private Practice, NY
Internship: UCLA Preliminary Year Residency Program, LA, CA
MD: Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL
Eric Chan, MD
Glaucoma Fellowship, UC San Diego, CA
Internship: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Los Angeles, CA
MD: UCLA SOM, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Resident Alumni
Katarzyna Brodowska, MD
Retina Fellowship, UPMC, PA
Internship: Brookdale Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
MD: Collegium Medicum Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
Fellowship: Retina, University Of Pittsburgh, PA
Nathan Carpenter, MD
Pediatrics Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Internship: Sanford Health System, Fargo, ND
MD: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND
Fellowship: Pediatric Ophthalmology, University of Wisconsin
Jane Caty, MD
Cornea Fellowship, Bascom Palmer, Miami, FL
Internship: Brown Alpert Medical School, Providence, RI
MD: University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
Fellowship: Cornea, Bascom Plamer, Florida
Brian Chon, MD
ASOPRS Oculoplastics Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, OH
Internship: Macneal Hospital, Berwyn, IL
MD: Duke University, Durham, NC
Fellowship: Oculoplastics, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
Abayomi Fabunmi, MD
Glaucoma Fellowship, McGhee Eye Institute, Oklahoma City, OK
Internship: MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
MD: Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Fellowship: Glaucoma, McGhee Eye Institute, OK
Tamer Hadi, MD
Retina Fellowship, UC Irvine, CA
Internship: University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
MD: Medical School of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
Fellowship: Retina, University of California, Irvine, CA
2017 Resident Alumni
Musa Abdelaziz, MD
Retina Fellowship, Retina Group of Washington, Georgetown, WA
Internship: Preliminary Year, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
MD: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Christina Kytasty, MD
Private Practice, Kaiser Permanente, Fresno, CA
Internship: Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
MD: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Majid Amir Moarefi, MD
Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship, Cleveland Eye Clinic/Clear Choice LASIK Center, Cleveland, OH
Internship: Preliminary Year in Internal Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
MD: Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL
Achal Patel, MD
Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship, University of California, San Diego, CA
Internship: Transitional Year Residency Program, Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program, Inc., Tucson, AZ
MD: Boston University, Boston, MA
Mahdi Rostamizadeh, MD
Retina Fellowship, Valley Retina Institute, McAllen, Texas
Internship: Transitional Year Program, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC
MD: The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, PA
Michael Smit, DO
Private Practice, Eye Centers of Ohio, Canton, Ohio
Internship: Transitional Year Residency Program, Summa Health System, Akron, OH
MD: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, WA
2016 Resident Alumni
Mahmoud El-Yassir, MD
Private Practice, Ophthalmic Specialist of Michigan, Madison Heights, MI
Internship: Wayne State University Transitional Year Residency Program, Rochester, MI
MD: Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), Rootstown, OH
Louis K. Hirsh, MD
Glaucoma Fellowship, Bascom Palmer, Miami, FL
Internship: Kaiser Oakland Internal Medicine Preliminary Program, Oakland, CA
MD: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Daniel Y. Lee, MD
Private Practice, Bay Eye Clinic, North Bend, Oregon
Internship: Lankenau Medical Center Internal Medicine Preliminary Program, Philadelphia, PA
MD: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Irina Livshitz, MD
Retina Fellowship, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Internship: Internal Medicine Preliminary Program, Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Amanda H. Tang, MD
Private Practice, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, California
Internship: Preliminary Internal Medicine Program, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA
MD: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Rui Zhang, MD
Pediatrics Fellowship, UCLA, Jules Stein Institute, CA
Internship: Internal Medicine Preliminary Program, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
MD: CWRU School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
2015 Resident Alumni
Charline Boente, MD
Pediatric Fellowship, Indiana University, Indiana
Internship: Preliminary Internal Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
MD: University of Illinois COM, IL
BS: Tufts University, Medford, MA
Natalie C. Cheung, MD
Cornea Fellowship, Wills Eye Hospital, PA
Internship: Preliminary Surgery Program at Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
MD: Brown University, Alpert, MS
MS: Boston University, Boston, MA
BA: Tufts University, Medford, MA
Michael D. Greenwood, MD
Anterior Segment Fellowship, Vance Thompson Vision, SD
Internship: University of North Dakota, Transitional Year Residency Program, Fargo, ND
MD: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND
BS: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Shipra Gupta, MD
Glaucoma Fellowship, Wills Eye Hospital, PA
Internship: UPMC Montefiore/Presbyterian, Transitional Year Program, Pittsburgh, PA
MD: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
BA: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
William P. Potthoff, MD
Private Practice, MI
Internship: Oakwood Hospital, Transitional Year Program, Dearborn, MI
MD: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
BS: University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
Julieta Ryder, MD
Oculoplastics Fellowship, Kellis Eye and Laser Center, OH
Internship: MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
MD: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
BS: University of Miami, Oxford, OH
2014 Resident Alumni
Marina Eisenberg, MD
Internship: St. John’s Providence Hospital, Transitional Year Program, Southfield, MI
MD: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
BS: Boston University, Boston, MA
Christine Funke, MD
Internship: Resurrection Medical Center, Transitional Year Program, Chicago, IL
MD: Rush Medical College of Rush University, Chicago, IL
BS: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Jessica Lee, MD
Internship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Internal Medicine Program, Bronx, NY
MD: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
BS: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Tamar Shafran, MD
Internship: Beth Israel Medical Center, Internal Medicine Preliminary Program, New York, NY
MD: Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, NY Program
BS: New York University, New York, NY
Sarah Smith, MD
Internship: MetroHealth Medical Center, Internal Medicine Preliminary Program, Cleveland, OH
MD: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
MS: Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
BS: Mount Union College, Alliance, OH
Xiaolin (Lynn) Zhang, MD
Internship: Lehigh Valley Hospital, Transitional Year Program, Allentown, PA
MD: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
BS: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
2013 Resident Alumni
Homaira Ayesha Hossain, MD
Internship: University of Tennessee Medical Center, Transitional Year Program, Knoxville, TN
MD: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
BS: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
O’Rese J. Knight, MD
Internship: University of Miami/Jackson Medical Center, Surgery Preliminary Program, Miami, FL
Glaucoma Research Fellowship: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL
MD: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
BS: University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Joseph T. Nezgoda, MD
Internship: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Transitional Year Program, Philadelphia, PA
MD: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ
MBA: Rutgers University, Newark/New Brunswick, NJ
BS: Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Camille V. Palma, MD
Internship: Baylor College of Medicine, Internal Medicine Preliminary Program, Houston, TX
MD: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
BS: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Karen M. Rudo, MD
Internship: St. Elizabeth Health Center, Transitional Year Program, Youngstown, OH
MD: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
BS: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Reena S. Vaswani, MD
Internship: University of Maryland-Baltimore, Internal Medicine Preliminary Program, Baltimore, MD
MD: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
BS: Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Resident Alumni
Elisa Bala, MD
Fellowship: Glaucoma, CCF Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, OH
Internship: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Internal Medicine Preliminary Program, Cleveland, OH
MD: Tirana University School of Medicine, Tirana, Albania
MS: Clinical Epidemiology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Donghai V. Ho, MD
Practice: Dayton Eye Associates, Dayton, OH
Internship: MetroHealth Medical Center, Internal Medicine Preliminary Program, Cleveland, OH
MD: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
BS: University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Mehul H. Nagarsheth, MD
Fellowship: Glaucoma, New England Eye Center, Tufts University, Boston, MA
Internship: Drexel University/Hahnemann Hospital, Internal Medicine Preliminary Program, Philadelphia, PA
MD: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Holly C. Simpson, MD
Practice: University Ophthalmology Associates, Inc., South Euclid, OH
Internship: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Transitional Year Program, Philadelphia, PA
MD: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
BA: Connecticut College, New London, CT
Minh N. Vo, MD
Fellowship: Cornea, Shiley Eye Center, UCSD, San Diego, CA
Internship: University of California-Irvine, Internal Medicine Preliminary Program, Orange, CA
MD: Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
BA: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Scott W. Yeates, MD
Fellowship: Pediatric Ophthalmology, Storm Eye Institute, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Internship: Riverside Methodist Hospital, Transitional Year Program, Columbus, OH
MD: Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
BS: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2009 Resident Alumni
Matt Albright
MD: University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Internship: Summa Health System at Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH
BS: Biomedical Science, Auburn University
Allan Bogdan
MD: American University of the Caribbean, Cupecoy, St. Maarten, N.A.
Fellowship: FC Blodi Eye Pathology Laboratory, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Internship: AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ
BS: Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ
Beth Hengst Gillespie
MD: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Internship: MetroHealth Hospital, Cleveland, OH
BS: Biochemistry/Biology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Gene (Aidan) Johnson
MD: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Internship: Akron General Hospital, Akron, OH
BS: Biology/Russian Translation, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Jana Kuo
MD: George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Internship: University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
BA: Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Rahul Reddy
MD: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Fellowship: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL
Internship: Akron General Hospital, Akron, OH
MHS: Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
BS: Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH