I must say thank you to Dr Hashem Abu Serhan from Doha, Qatar for spending the time compiling so much … More
Tag: ophthalmology residency
1742: PodCast #3: Resident Eye Surgeons
This is an amazing podcast with three senior ophthalmology residents from the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute (Gio Campagna MD, … More
1657: six mistakes young surgeons make
These key lessons are so important that I have made a new updated video for the current crop of young … More
1546: The Key to Ophthalmology Residency
I recently enjoyed participating in a podcast with Dr Rizul Nathani, who hosts the OpenGlobeTk.com interview series which is focused … More
1286: biggest challenges after fellowship
I recently had an enlightening dinner with two former residents: Tripper Sauer MD (UCLA JSEI class of 2017) and David … More
1202: pearls for your first LASIK surgery
It is important to learn LASIK and other forms of refractive surgery during residency training. When I was a resident … More
1192: talented UK registrar phaco case
An anonymous registrar from the UK sent in this video of one of her recent cataract surgery cases and I … More
1189: learning after residency training
Recently a resident asked me what would happen if he did not get to learn to implant a new design … More
1181: time to up your residency game!
This is being posted on July 31, 2021 and that is one month into the academic year for ophthalmology residency … More
1175: the last case of residency
This is the final cataract case that was performed during residency and likely represents about 200 to 300 cataract surgeries … More
1167: resident graduation lecture
I was honored to speak at the residency graduation annual seminar for the Jones Eye Institute at the University of … More
1156: skill level after 100 cataract cases
July marks the beginning of the academic year here in the USA when our new residents begin their training process … More
I wish I had this book in residency!
“What your medical school and ophthalmology textbooks can’t teach you, but what your mentors, colleagues, and patients will!” That really … More
Is ophthalmology residency too difficult?
There is no doubt that ophthalmology residency training is more difficult now than it was 10 or 20 years ago. … More