Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Fellowship

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Fellow assists the preceptors in surgery at University of Wisconsin Hospital, American Family Children’s Hospital, Madison Surgery Center, The Laser Center, and NovaMed Surgery Center. Pre- and post-operative patient evaluation occurs largely during sessions at the University Station External/Cornea Clinics. External/Cornea (refractive) clinic responsibilities involve evaluation of patients, surgical alternatives, pre- and post-operative care, and complications and their management. The fellowship additionally offers training in all aspects of immunologic eye diseases to include the medical and surgical treatment of uveitis, scleritis, and use of immodulatory therapy.

Additional experience in administrative and technical aspects of eye banking, external photography skills including specular microscopy and corneal topographic analysis, complicated contact lens fitting, external ophthalmic pathology, ocular inflammatory disease, and independent clinical or basic science research including scientific paper presentation and manuscript submission will be available.

The Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin, which provides corneal tissue for the entire state of Wisconsin, is centered in Madison. Dr. Evan Warner serves as Medical Director of the eye bank and is on the Accreditation Board of the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA). The cornea fellow may choose to attend the quarterly meetings of the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin Board of Directors. Additionally the fellow may elect to work in the eye bank and gain expertise in the understanding of the coordination of recovery tissue, processing of tissue for transplantation, and the conditions necessary for distribution of tissue.

The Fellow is actively involved in resident teaching in preparation for academic endeavors following completion of the Fellowship. The Fellow gives a number of lectures to the residents and staff including one yearly Grand Rounds presentations and participates in one weekend surgical resident teaching session of phacoemulsification techniques. Certification achieved in the use of the VISX laser and Femtosecond laser at the annual department sponsored Iowa Refractive Course (IRC).

Attendance at various conferences is encouraged including Grand Rounds, Weekly Case Conference, Cornea specific Basic Science Lectures (BSL), Complications Conference, Journal Clubs and Visiting Lecture Series.

FROM THE FELLOWSHIP DIRECTOR, DR. SARAH NEHLS:

 

2021-2022 Fellow, Rebekah Huffman, DO shares her UW experience:

2020-2021 Fellow, Meisha Raven, DO, shares her UW experience:

 

2019-2020 Fellow, Kyla Aschenbeck, MD, shares her UW experience:

 

2018-2019 Fellow, Paul Selid, MD, shares his UW experience:

THE BASICS

Director: Sarah M. Nehls, MD
Parent Department or Academic Unit: University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Address: External Eye Disease and Cornea

2870 University Avenue, Suite 206

Madison, WI 53705-3611
Telephone: (608) 263-6429
Preceptor(s) Names(s): Sarah M. Nehls, MD

Evan J. Warner, MD

Christopher Croasdale, MD

Christopher J. Murphy, DVM
Primary Clinical Training Site: University Station Clinics

2880 University Avenue

Madison, WI 53705-3631
Length of Fellowship: 1 Year
Numbers of positions/year: 1
Starting Date: July 1
Application Deadline: September 1
Actively Involved in Resident Education: Yes
Research Required: Yes – Clinical
Block Time assigned to Research: Yes

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WHY CHOOSE MADISON?

BECAUSE IT’S AMAZING YEAR-ROUND

 

 

 

MEET THE CORNEA FELLOWSHIP TEAM

Sarah M. NehlsCornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Fellowship, MD

Sarah M. Nehls, MD

Professor, Cornea and Anterior Segment Service Chief

Evan J. WarnerCornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Fellowship, MD

Evan J. Warner, MD

Assistant Professor

Julia ShattenCornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Fellowship, MD

Julia Shatten, MD

Cornea, External Disease, Refractive Surgery Fellow

shatten@wisc.edu

ALUMNI FROM UW-MADISON CORNEA FELLOWSHIP

  • Peter A. Rapoza, MD – 1987
  • Joseph Feder, MD – 1990
  • Steven M. Shields, MD – 1991
  • Robert Brass, MD – 1995
  • Bernadita Navarro, MD – 1995
  • Catherine H. Lee, MD – 1996
  • John C. Shin, MD – 1997
  • David Gwynn, MD – 1998
  • Samir G. Farah, MD – 1999
  • Monali Sakhalkar, MD – 2000
  • Michael Hall, MD – 2001
  • Jason Wang, MD – 2002
  • Rachel Tesser, MD – 2003
  • Eamon Leung, MD – 2004
  • Jay Mehta, MD – 2005
  • Colleen Grace, MD – 2008
  • Ganesh Rau, MD – 2009
  • Michael Eide, MD – 2010
  • Jocelyn Rowe, MD – 2011
  • Amir A. Azari, MD – 2012
  • Gabriel S. Schaab, MD – 2013
  • Travis C. Rumery, DO – 2014
  • Evan Warner, MD – 2015
  • Noah Saipe, MD – 2016
  • Brandon Metcalf, MD – 2017
  • Susie Drake, MD – 2018
  • Paul Selid, MD – 2019
  • Kyla Aschenbeck, MD – 2020
  • Meisha Raven, DO – 2021
  • Rebekah Huffman, DO – 2022

For more information about the fellowship program, please contact:

Hannah BakerCornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery Fellowship, MA

Hannah Baker, MA

Senior Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program Manager

hannah.baker@wisc.edu

(608) 263-4157

Cornea Fellow Clinic and Hospital Locations

  • Adult Ophthalmology Services
  • Adult Optometry Services
  • Clinics
  • Fellowship Training Site
  • Optical Shops
  • Pediatric Eye Care
  • Research Facilities
  • Residency Training Site