The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences welcomed Roomasa Channa, MD, vitreoretinal surgeon, to the DOVS faculty on September 21, 2020. Dr. Channa comes to us from the Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. …
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Corpus Callosum Online Journal of the Arts Debuts With Three DOVS Entries
The inaugural issue of Corpus Callosum, an online arts journal produced by Ebling Library in the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, debuted on July 30, 2020. The journal features the multimedia, visual and …
Alexander Miranda, MD, Appointed As Inaugural DOVS UW Health Physician Informaticist
Alexander Miranda, MD, assistant professor and pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus specialist, will serve as the department’s inaugural UW Health Physician Informaticist representative. He starts this position in September 2020. In this role, Dr. Miranda …
Dr. Kathleen Schildroth Joins the DOVS Retina Service
Today we welcome Kathleen Schildroth, MD, to our faculty and retina service. Dr. Schildroth recently graduated from the vitreoretinal surgery fellowship program right here at UW DOVS. Her medical and surgical interests include vitreoretinal surgery, …
Meet the PGY-1 Residents: Class of 2024
On July 1, 2020, we welcomed three new PGY-1 internal medicine/ophthalmology residents to the UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Meet the class of 2024! Jacob Abou-Hanna, MD Education: • MD from University of …
Sanbrita Mondal, OD, Discusses the Low Vision Exam with WCBVI
Sanbrita Mondal, OD, is a clinical optometrist and director of the low vision clinic at UW Health. Under Dr. Mondal’s leadership, the low vision clinic has relocated into recently renovated and more expansive space on …
Suzanne van Landingham, MD, Inducted Into ASOPRS Society
Suzanne van Landingham, MD, assistant professor and ophthalmic facial plastic and reconstructive surgery specialist, was inducted into the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) Society during the ASOPRS 2020 Virtual Spring Scientific …
UW Health Optometry Goes “Out to Pasture”
The UW Health Specialty Clinic – Mauston, located at the Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston, Wisconsin, created an udderly amazing bovine display for the 6th Annual Cowtastic CowMOOnity Event, which benefits the local Veterans …
Patient Sight Series: Hope for Corneal Health
Imagine that the nerves leading to the cornea (clear windshield) of your eye have been damaged. Perhaps the damage was due to a viral infection, contact lens use, diabetes or even head trauma. Without the …