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
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 |
MEET THE CORNEA FELLOWSHIP TEAM
Sarah M. Nehls, MD
Professor, Cornea and Anterior Segment Service Chief
Evan J. Warner, MD
Assistant Professor
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:
Cornea Fellow Clinic and Hospital Locations
UW Health University Station Clinic
2880 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 263-7171 / (800) 323-8942
Building Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
Pharmacy Hours: 8:30am-5pm, Monday-Friday. Closed from 1-1:30pm.
Lab Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Friday
Optical Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
Free wireless Internet available
Madison Surgery Center
University Hospital
Address: 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792
Phone: (608) 263-6400
Fax: (608) 263-6401
UW Health Deming Way Eye Clinic
Address: 2349 Deming Way, Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: (608) 824-3937
Hours:
Tuesday: 8AM–5PM
Wednesday: 8AM–7PM
Thursday: 8AM–5PM
Friday: 8AM–5PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Monday 8AM–5PM
UW Health University Station Clinic
2880 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 263-7171 / (800) 323-8942
Building Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
Pharmacy Hours: 8:30am-5pm, Monday-Friday. Closed from 1-1:30pm.
Lab Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Friday
Optical Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
Free wireless Internet available
UW Health Deming Way Eye Clinic
Address: 2349 Deming Way, Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: (608) 824-3937
Hours:
Tuesday: 8AM–5PM
Wednesday: 8AM–7PM
Thursday: 8AM–5PM
Friday: 8AM–5PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Monday 8AM–5PM
UW Health University Station Clinic
2880 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 263-7171 / (800) 323-8942
Building Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
Pharmacy Hours: 8:30am-5pm, Monday-Friday. Closed from 1-1:30pm.
Lab Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Friday
Optical Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
Free wireless Internet available
Veterans Affairs Hospital
UW Health Deming Way Eye Clinic
Address: 2349 Deming Way, Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: (608) 824-3937
Hours:
Tuesday: 8AM–5PM
Wednesday: 8AM–7PM
Thursday: 8AM–5PM
Friday: 8AM–5PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Monday 8AM–5PM
Madison Surgery Center
Unity-Point Health Meriter Hospital
UW Health University Station Clinic
2880 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 263-7171 / (800) 323-8942
Building Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
Pharmacy Hours: 8:30am-5pm, Monday-Friday. Closed from 1-1:30pm.
Lab Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Friday
Optical Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
Free wireless Internet available
UW Health Deming Way Eye Clinic
Address: 2349 Deming Way, Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: (608) 824-3937
Hours:
Tuesday: 8AM–5PM
Wednesday: 8AM–7PM
Thursday: 8AM–5PM
Friday: 8AM–5PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Monday 8AM–5PM
UW Health University Station Clinic
2880 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 263-7171 / (800) 323-8942
Building Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
Pharmacy Hours: 8:30am-5pm, Monday-Friday. Closed from 1-1:30pm.
Lab Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Friday
Optical Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
Free wireless Internet available
UW Health University Station Clinic
2880 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 263-7171 / (800) 323-8942
Building Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
Pharmacy Hours: 8:30am-5pm, Monday-Friday. Closed from 1-1:30pm.
Lab Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Friday
Optical Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday
Free wireless Internet available