residents and fellows Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Kellogg leads the way in measuring and improving quality of patient care For more than 10 years, Kellogg has
Our residents and fellows are the future leaders in ophthalmology and
measured surgi-
visual sciences. After training, most residents go on to fellowships at other
cal performance and treatment
major institutions, and our fellows pursue their subspecialties in private
outcomes to help
practice or at academic medical centers. See where our 2014 graduating
evaluate and
residents and fellows are now.
improve patient care. Partnering with the University of
Graduating Residents Nicholas D. Chinskey, M.D., fellow, Retina Institute, St. Louis, Missouri Abigail T. Fahim, M.D., Ph.D., Graduate Chief Resident and comprehensive ophthalmologist, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Ryan J. Fante, M.D., comprehensive ophthalmology, Sansum Clinic, Santa Barbara, California Denise S. Kim, M.D., fellow in oculoplastics, Emory Eye Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Crandall E. Peeler, M.D., fellow in neuroophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts Patricia A. Ple-plakon, M.D., fellow in cornea, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor University, Houston, Texas Ira H. Schachar, M.Sc., M.D., fellow in retina, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Graduating Fellows Alexandra Apkarian, M.D., pediatric ophthalmologist, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Detroit, Michigan Surbhi Bansal, M.D., assistant professor in glaucoma, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Dane Breker, M.D., specialist in neuroophthalmology, Sanford Health, Fargo, North Dakota Michael Bullard, M.D., pediatric ophthalmologist, Utah Eye Centers, Salt Lake City, Utah Angela Elam, M.D., glaucoma specialist, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Joshua Grant, M.D., retina specialist, Millman-Derr Center for Eye Care, Rochester Hills, Michigan Chirag Gupta, M.D., cornea specialist, Beaumont Health System, Southfield, Michigan Lauren Harris, M.D., teaches at the University of Tennessee and is a cornea specialist at University Eye Surgeons, PC, Knoxville, Tennessee Nieraj Jain, M.D., fellow in ophthalmic genetics, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon. He will then join Emory Eye Center, Emory University, as a retina specialist Allison N. McCoy, M.D., Ph.D., Oculoplastics Rashmi Verma, MS Ophth., consultant in neuro-ophthalmology and pediatric ophthalmology, Shroff Eye Centre, New Delhi, India
Michigan Health System (UMHS) Quality and Safety group, Kellogg collects and publishes this data on the UMHS web site. The goal is to measure and improve quality of care for all patients treated for eye disease, including retinal detachment, cataracts, and strabismus—and for those who have had corneal transplants, as well as glaucoma, retinal, refractive, and oculoplastic surgery.
“We are publishing a paper that
compares the way we measure quality with other academic institutions in the United States and internationally,” says glaucoma specialist Jennifer S. Weizer, M.D. “There are only a handful of programs that are this extensive and have the depth and quality of our program.”
Another way that Dr. Weizer is work-
ing to improve patient care is by developing and utilizing a new surgery checklist for ophthalmologists in the operating room to follow before, during, and after surgery. “This checklist will ensure that all surgery protocols are performed in a uniform and safe manner. To date, there are no published guidelines for safety checks in eye surgery, so this is a novel and necessary program to make eye surgery safer for our patients,” she says.
You can review the data at www.uofm health.org/quality-safety/ ophthalmology. Innovation in vision
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