New Fellows (continued) Shelley Mo, MD - Glaucoma Dr. Shelley Mo graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Biology and Mathematics. She then went on to complete her M.D. at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. During medical school, she held a leadership position in the Ophthalmology clinic within the student-run East Harlem Health Outreach Program and spent a scholarly year between her 3rd and 4th years of medical school conducting research in high resolution retinal vascular imaging at New York Eye and Ear. Her research centered on the validity of optical coherence tomography angiography in normal and pathologic eyes compared to adaptive optics fluorescein angiography. Prior to starting her ophthalmology training at UPMC, she completed a preliminary year in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s-West. She is currently completing her glaucoma fellowship at UPMC. Her hobbies include cooking and cake decorating.
Sabrina Mukhtar, MD - Cornea Dr. Sabrina Mukhtar was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and at a young age moved to South East Asia. She grew up in several countries including Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand and returned to the United States for her undergraduate degree. She received a BA in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley. She then attended medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University. Before starting residency, she completed a Masters in Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh. During this time she worked in Dr. Ladan Espandar’s Ocular Surface Regenerative Therapy Lab. She completed her internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She currently serves as a cornea fellow here at UPMC. During her free time, Sabrina likes to spend time with family and friends, try out new coffee shops, enjoy great restaurants, read and spin.
Elizabeth Conner, MD - Pediatrics Dr Conner has come to Pittsburgh from Christchurch, New Zealand. She has interest in corneal surgery and pediatric ophthalmology. After completing a medical degree through the University of Otago, she trained as an Ophthalmologist in the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists training program. Dr Conner completed a BMedSci research degree in the management of diabetic eye disease in 2010. Dr Conner has had extensive involvement with the New Zealand Medical Students Association, and is a current member of the New Zealand Medical Association’s ethics committee.
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