The 2020 Annual World Sight Day Right to Sight Clinic was held on Saturday, October 3, 2020, at UW Health University Station Eye Clinic. Over 60 community members were provided with eye care services, and …
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Gary Sterken, MD, Retires After 30 Years of Eye Care
Gary Sterken, MD, assistant professor and comprehensive ophthalmologist, retired October 10, 2020 from the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) and UW Health after providing eye care in Madison and the surrounding area for thirty years.
Kudos During COVID – Kind Words to Our Docs
Kinds words and good news is always welcome, but it seems to be especially poignant in the time of a pandemic. UW Health recently received several patient letters thanking our doctors and clinical staff for …
Meet Our New Comprehensive Ophthalmologist – Travis Rumery, DO
Travis Rumery, DO, joined the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences comprehensive ophthalmology service team on October 1. Dr. Rumery specializes in cataract surgery and comprehensive ophthalmology. Dr. Rumery earned his osteopathic medical degree at …
Yao Liu, MD, MS, Discusses Eye Care During COVID-19 With Wisconsin Public Radio
Dr. Yao Liu, assistant professor and glaucoma specialist, spoke with Kate Archer Kent of the Wisconsin Public Radio Morning Show on Monday, September 28. Dr. Liu discussed eye care during the COVID-19 pandemic, including what …
Roomasa Channa, MD, Joins DOVS Retina Faculty
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. …
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, …