Department Hosts 2022 Multiphasic Phaco Course
Aug 26 2022
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,…
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Jul 16 2020
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…
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Residents Hone Skills at 2020 Essential Oculoplastics Course
Feb 24 2020
DOVS residents gathered at University Hospital on Friday, January 31, for the annual Essential Oculoplastics for the Ophthalmologist course. The day-long course focused on eyelid and orbit anatomy, as well as essential oculoplastics techniques for…
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Alumni Donations Make Allen Eye Library and Learning Lab Refresh Possible
Jan 23 2020
The 2020 Experience, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences as an independent department, commenced with a rededication of the James C. Allen Eye Library and Learning Lab…
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2019 Distinguished Alumnus Announced
Sep 04 2019
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…
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UW Hospitals and Clinics Among Nation’s Top 20
Aug 02 2019
For the first time in the history of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” rankings, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics are listed on the Honor Roll – the 20 most highly ranked hospitals in…
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Reunion in Asia with Dr. Jaru-ampornpan
Mar 11 2019
Mark Lucarelli, MD, FACS, Richard K. Dortzbach Professor of Ophthalmic Facial Plastic Surgery, attended the 2019 International Thyroid Eye Disease Society Symposium in Singapore from February 20-23, 2019. The event presented an opportunity to reunite…
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Meet our First Year Residents: 2018-2019
Oct 01 2018
ELAINE DOWNIE, MD Education: BA in Chemistry from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota MD from University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, Minnesota PGY-1 internship at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota Why Ophthalmology? My…
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DOVS Hosts 2018 Multiphasic Phaco Course
Aug 22 2018
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…
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