Incoming Fellows

Farida Hakim, MD

Farida Hakim, MD is a new cornea fellow at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She graduated magna cum laude from Haverford College. She then received her medical degree from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Hakim completed an internship in internal medicine at Case Western Reserve University. Prior to joining the Department of Ophthalmology, she finished her residency at University of Chicago.

Karima Khimani, MD

Karima Khimani, MD is a new cornea fellow at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She graduated summa cum laude from The University of Texas at Austin. She then received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine as well as completed an internship. Prior to joining the Department of Ophthalmology, she finished her residency at University of Texas Medical Branch where she was chief resident.

Tyler Berger, MD

Tyler Berger, MD is a new glaucoma fellow at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He graduated summa cum laude from Mercyhurst University. He then received his medical degree from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, graduating in the top 10% of his class. Dr. Berger completed an internship in internal medicine at Allegheny General Hospital. Prior to joining the Department of Ophthalmology, he finished his residency at the University of Cincinnati where he was chief resident.

Ahmed Abdou, MD

Ahmed Abdou, MD is a new glaucoma fellow at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He graduated from Assiut University in Egypt, receiving his bachelor and medical degrees. He also completed a residency at the same University. He was an ophthalmology specialist at Assiut University Hospital prior to completing a clinical/research fellowship at Vissum-Instituto Oftalmologico, Universidad Miguel Hernandez in Alicante, Spain. Prior to joining the Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Ahmed was an Associate Professor at the Assiut University Hospital in Egypt.

Isha Ingle, MD

Isha Ingle, MD is a new neuro-ophthalmology fellow at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College, Amravati under Maharashtra University of Medical Sciences, Nasik, India. She then completed Residency in Ophthalmology, at Rabindranath Tagore Medical College, Udaipur, under Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Dr. Ingle then completed a glaucoma fellowship at the Aravind –Zeiss Centre for Excellence in Glaucoma in India. Prior to joining the Department of Ophthalmology Dr. Ingle completed a fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at Park Avenue LASEK Center, New York, NY.

Betul Bayraktutar, MD

Betul Bayraktutar, MD is a new pediatric ophthalmology fellow at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Ankara University. She then completed a residency at Ankara University. After residency, she was an attending ophthalmologist at Amasya Suluova State Hospital, Turkey then Koc University Hospital, Turkey. Prior to joining the Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Bayraktutar was a postdoctoral fellow at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.

Incoming Fellows (continued)

Mohamed Khodeiry, MD

Mohamed Khodeiry, MD is a new pediatric fellow at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Khodeiry received his medical degree from Benha University (Egypt) where he graduated magna cum laude and also received a master of science degree in ophthalmology and vision science. He completed his residency at the Research Institute of Ophthalmology in Giza, Egypt. Prior to joining the Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Khodeiry completed a clinical and research fellowship at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami.

Kyle Fallgatter, MD

Kyle Fallgatter, MD is a new retina fellow at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Fallgatter graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering. After serving in the United States Naval Reserve, he received a masters of science degree in medical sciences from the University of South Florida. Dr. Fallgatter then received his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine. Prior to joining the Department of Ophthalmology, he completed his residency at the University of Florida Department of Ophthalmology.

Kateryna Sanders, OD

Kateryna Sanders, OD is one of our inaugural optometry fellows. She received her bachelor’s degree from Washington & Jefferson University and her optometry degree from Salus University. She specializes in ocular disease.

Kirsten Winter, OD

Kirsten Winter, OD is one of our inaugural optometry fellows. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Maine and her optometry degree from the State University of New York College of Optometry. She specializes in low vision and has special interest in glaucoma and retinal, neurological and systemic disease.

Laura Tiedemann, MD

Laura Tiedemann, MD is a new oculo-plastics fellow at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Tiedemann graduated from Brown University. She then received her medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Tiedemann completed an internship in internal medicine at Yale New Haven and Waterbury Hospitals. Prior to joining the Department of Ophthalmology, she finished her residency at New York Medical College.