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
Address: 2880 University Ave. Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 263-7171 / (800) 323-8942
FHN Memorial Hospital
Address: 1045 W Stephenson St, Freeport, IL 61032
Phone: (877) 600-0346
UW Health Deming Way Eye Clinic
Address: 2349 Deming Way, Suite 200, Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: (608) 824-3937
UW Health E Terrace Drive Medical Center
Address: 5249 E Terrace Dr, Madison, WI 53718
Phone: (608) 265-1270
UW Health Eye Clinic – Rockford
Address: 7019 Rote Rd, Rockford, IL 61107
Phone: (815) 399-1141
UW Health Specialty Clinic – Mauston
Address: 1040 Division St, Mauston, WI 53948
Phone: (608) 847-7355
American Family Children’s Hospital
Address: 1675 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792
Phone: (608) 890-5437
University Hospital
Address: 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792
Phone: (608) 263-6400
Fax: (608) 263-6401
Madison Surgery Center
UW Health University Station Clinic
Address: 2880 University Ave. Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 263-7171 / (800) 323-8942
UW Health Deming Way Eye Clinic
Address: 2349 Deming Way, Suite 200, Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: (608) 824-3937
UW Health E Terrace Drive Medical Center
Address: 5249 E Terrace Dr, Madison, WI 53718
Phone: (608) 265-1270
UW Health Specialty Clinic – Mauston
Address: 1040 Division St, Mauston, WI 53948
Phone: (608) 847-7355
UW Health Specialty Clinic – Sauk Prairie
Address: 250 26th St #120, Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578
Phone: (608) 643-6060
UW Health University Station Clinic
Address: 2880 University Ave. Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 263-7171 / (800) 323-8942
FHN Memorial Hospital
Address: 1045 W Stephenson St, Freeport, IL 61032
Phone: (877) 600-0346
UW Health Deming Way Eye Clinic
Address: 2349 Deming Way, Suite 200, Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: (608) 824-3937
UW Health E Terrace Drive Medical Center
Address: 5249 E Terrace Dr, Madison, WI 53718
Phone: (608) 265-1270
UW Health Eye Clinic – Rockford
Address: 7019 Rote Rd, Rockford, IL 61107
Phone: (815) 399-1141
UW Health Specialty Clinic – Mauston
Address: 1040 Division St, Mauston, WI 53948
Phone: (608) 847-7355
UW Health Specialty Clinic – Sauk Prairie
Address: 250 26th St #120, Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578
Phone: (608) 643-6060
American Family Children’s Hospital
Address: 1675 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792
Phone: (608) 890-5437
Veterans Affairs Hospital
Unity-Point Health Meriter Hospital
Madison Surgery Center
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Address: 2828 Marshall Ct, Suite 200 Madison, WI 53705
UW Health University Station Clinic
Address: 2880 University Ave. Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 263-7171 / (800) 323-8942
UW Health Deming Way Eye Clinic
Address: 2349 Deming Way, Suite 200, Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: (608) 824-3937
UW Health E Terrace Drive Medical Center
Address: 5249 E Terrace Dr, Madison, WI 53718
Phone: (608) 265-1270
UW Health University Station Clinic
Address: 2880 University Ave. Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 263-7171 / (800) 323-8942
UW Health E Terrace Drive Medical Center
Address: 5249 E Terrace Dr, Madison, WI 53718
Phone: (608) 265-1270
American Family Children’s Hospital
Address: 1675 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792
Phone: (608) 890-5437
UW Health University Station Clinic
Address: 2880 University Ave. Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 263-7171 / (800) 323-8942
Clinical Science Center
Address: UW Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Ave
Wisconsin Reading Center
Address: 301 S Westfield Rd, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53717
Phone: 608-262-1334
Medical Sciences Center
Address: 1300 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706
UW Eye Pathology Lab
Michele Kempfer, Lab Manager
Address: 600 Highland Avenue, F4/378, Madison, WI 53792-3220
Phone: (608) 262-9092
Fax: (608) 263-0543
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Address: 614 Walnut St, Madison, WI 53726
Phone: (608) 263-2500
Wisconsin Institute for Medical Research
Address: 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 265-8731