53 residents and medical students from 10 institutions receive training in modern cataract removal techniques at DOVS’ 2022 Phacoemulsification Course. For more than two decades, medical and veterinary ophthalmology residents, UW and visiting medical students, …
Resident Highlights
2019 Distinguished Alumnus Announced
Dr. Andy Harris Honored as 2019 OAA Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient This year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, W. Andy Harris, MD (Residency 1974), recalled his time at the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and …
DOVS Hosts 2018 Multiphasic Phaco Course
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences hosted the annual 2018 Multiphasic Phaco Course on August 17-18 at the Health Sciences Learning Center. The Phaco Course is a two-day event for our residents. Residents and …
Essential Oculoplastics for the Ophthalmologist
Each winter, our Oculoplastics faculty and fellows present a multiphasic Oculoplastics Course. The course comprises two full-days of surgical training featuring short presentations by oculoplastics faculty and hands-on surgery experience where residents practice procedures on …
Meet Our First Year Residents
BRADEN BURCKHARD, MD Education: BA in Biology, Chemistry at Minot State University in North Dakota MD from University of North Dakota PGY-1 internship at Gundersen Medical Foundation in LaCrosse, WI Why Madison? Madison has the …
Multiphasic Phaco Course
The Multiphasic Phaco Course is a two-day event for our residents hosted each year by UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Participants also include residents and faculty from other programs including Medical College of …
Eye Simulation Training
Residents are fortunate to have easy access to both a well-supplied wetlab and an EyeSI cataract simulator at the VA. In addition to the availability of equipment/facilities, first-year residents are introduced to surgical techniques through …
Living in Madison
Madison is at its heart a college town, with the pulse of the city driven by the University of Wisconsin academics and athletics. However, Madison also promotes outdoor activities with its lakes, bike lanes and …
The First UW Ophthalmology Resident International Rotation
The first UW Ophthalmology Resident International Rotation was a huge success! In February 2015, Dr. Pimkwan Jaru-Ampornpan and I, as well as attending surgeons Drs. Andrew Thliveris and Daniel Knoch, traveled to India with the …