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Founders & Editorial Team

David Portney

Co-Founder, Editor

PGY4

University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center

Dena Ballouz

Co-Founder, Editor

PGY4

University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center

Ajay Kolli

Co-Founder, Editor

PGY3

University of California - San Francisco

Pha Thaprawat

Editor-in-chief

MD-PhD Candidate

University of Michigan Medical School

Sean Berkowitz

Editor

PGY4

Vanderbilt Eye Institute

Jeremy Reitinger

Editor

PGY4

Indiana University Health

Gabriella Schmuter

Editor

PGY4

Weill Cornell

Emily Xu

Editor

PGY3

Ohio State University

Jess Kraker

Editor

PGY4

Mayo Clinic

Ayush Parikh

Editor

PGY2

Harvard/Mass Eye & Ear

Ian Seddon

Editor

PGY2

Wake Forest

Whitney Stuard

Editor

PGY2

Wilmer Eye

Joseph DeSimone

Editor

PGY1

Wills Eye

Jennifer Zeiger

Editor

PGY1

Columbia

David Swain

Editor

PGY1

Northwestern

Leah Cobb

Editor

PGY1 

University of South Carolina

Parker Bomar

Editor

PGY1 

Henry Ford-Warren

Amanda Wade

Editor

PGY1 

Moran Eye Center- University of Utah


Sruti Rachapudi

Editor

PGY2

Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary/ UIC

Charlie Deyoung

Editor

PGY1

Sinai-Baltimore

Chris Yang

Editor

PGY1

UC Irvine Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

Shivani Majmudar

Editor

PGY1

University of Illinois Chicago/ Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary

Rima Stepanian

Editor

Research Year

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine-PCVI Fellow

Sara Shoushtari

Editor

PGY1

University of Arizona-Tucson

Shreya Swaminathan

Editor

PGY1

Mayo Clinic

Kelsey Donovan

Editor

PGY1

Weill Cornell

Sujata Dalal

Editor

PGY1

UT Southwestern

Varsha Reddy

Editor

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Srinath Soundararajan

Editor

Research Year

UNC/University of Michigan Research Fellow

Blake Archer

Editor/ Social Media (Twitter/X)

Class of 2026

University of Houston College of Medicine

Feng Li

Editor/Ophthalmology Writer

Class of 2026

Tulane University School of Medicine


Faculty Editor

Ravi Parikh MD MPH

Senior Editor

Chairman Manhattan Retina and Eye

Faculty New York University School of Medicine


Primary Content Writers

Samara Hamou

Ophthalmology writer

PGY1

Wills Eye Hospital 

Jacob Lester

Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

New York University

Roselind Ni

Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Janet Fan

JAMA Ophthalmology writer

PGY1

Boston University

Amanda Martinez

JAMA Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

The Ohio State University

Sudeshna V.

JAMA Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2026

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Bonnie Hu

JAMA Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2026

Perelman School of Medicine

Rachel Chau

IOVS writer

Class of 2026

Tufts University School of Medicine

Rachel Ghalayini

IOVS writer

MSTP

McGovern Medical Schoool, UT Health Houston and MD Anderson Cancer Center

Mina Sitto

American Journal of Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

Wayne State University

Kate Abe-Ridgway

American Journal of Ophthalmology writer

PGY1

New York University

Ana Paola Garcia

American Journal of Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

Weill Cornell Medicine

Irene Zhou

American Journal of Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2027 

Rutgers New Jersey School of Medicine

Kristine Wang

British Journal of Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2026

Sidney Kimmel Medical College 

Alexa Conomikes

British Journal of Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Taylor Kolosky

Eye & Top Medical Journals writer

Class of 2026

University of Maryland 

Tricia Jain

Eye & Top Medical Journals writer

Class of 2028

Wayne State


Subspecialty Content Writers

Cristian Flores

Cornea/ Pediatrics writer

Class of 2025, MPH Year

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University


Simran Sarin

Retina, Uveitis, Oncology writer

Class of 2027

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine


Nila Kirupaharan

Glaucoma, Global Health, and DEI writer 

Drexel University College of Medicine

Class of 2026

Drexel University College of Medicine


Audrey Yan

Oculoplastics, Trauma, Neuro-ophthalmology writer 

PGY1

Stony Brook University



Educational Content Writers

Jimmy Twist

Question of the Week writer

Class of 2027

Johns Hopkins

Rida Khan

Question of the Week writer

Class of 2025

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Alicia Zhang

Question of the Week writer

Research Fellow 

Wills Eye Hospital

Hailey Wilt

Question of the Week writer

MD-PhD Candidate

University of Florida College of Medicine

Ariana Maleki

Case of the Week writer

Class of 2026

UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine

Mackenzie Fijardo

Case of the Week writer

Class of 2027

University of Toronto

Salil Gupta

Case of the Week writer

Class of 2026

Indiana University School of Medicine

Salma Fleifil

Case of the Week writer

Class of 2026

University of Michigan 


Social Media & Marketing

Riya Patel

Twitter/X 

Class of 2027

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Mohammad Shayyan Wasim

Instagram

Class of 2025

University of Saskatchewan

Brittany Long

Instagram

PGY1

Tulane University School of Medicine

Andrea Cuamatzi

Instagram

Class of 2026

Rush Medical College


Podcast Team

Hailey Robles-Holmes

Podcast team lead

PGY2

Georgetown Ophthalmology

Dana Toameh

Podcast team 

Class of 2026

McGill University

Sai Kurapati

Podcast team

Class of 2025

Penn State College of Medicine

Ishani Majmudar

Podcast team

Class of 2025

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Sarah Durisek

Podcast team

Class of 2026

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Haley Evans

Podcast team

Class of 2027

Sidney Kimmel Medical College 

Kishan Avaiya

Podcast team

Class of 2026

Georgetown

Amy Song

Podcast Team 


Kelly Acuña

Podcast Team

Class of 2025

Georgetown


AI Team

Christian Raimondo

AI Team Editor

Class of 2026

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Eric Shiuey

AI Team Editor

PGY2

Sinai Hospital Baltimore

Halim Awidi

AI Team Editor

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins

Thilaka Arunachalam

AI Team Editor

PGY1 

Albany Medical College

Eric Wan

AI Team

Class of 2026

Georgetown University School of Medicine

David Jin

AI Team

Class of 2028

University of Ottawa

Arsalaan Asad

AI Team

Class of 2028

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Arvind Sommi

AI Team

Class of 2027

Icahn School of Medicine of Medicine at Mt.Sinai

Mohammad Shayyan Wasim

AI Team

Class of 2025

University of Saskatchewan


Alumni

Althea Alquitran

PGY2

Brown Alpert School of Medicine

CJ Arcalas

PGY1

Emory University

Rachel Babij

PGY2

NYU Langone Health

Meghan Brown

PGY3

University of Minnesota

Victoria Cegielski

PGY2

Casey Eye

Alison Chan

PGY2

UCSD Shiley Eye Institute

Ray Samuel Cortez

PGY1

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Victor Cox

Class of 2024

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Amisha Dave

PGY1

Yale

Maya Desai

PGY2

Oakland University William Beaumont

Eric Desjarlais

PGY1

University of Minnesota

Sarah Dugan

PGY2

OHSU - Casey Eye Institute

Katie Flaharty

PGY2

PGY1 Washington University in St.Louis

Adrienne Jarocki

PGY2

Cole Eye Institute - Cleveland Clinic

Alison Jess

Class of 2025

USC Keck School of Medicine

Marycon Jiro

Class of 2024

University of California- San Francisco

Gagan Kalra

PGY1

University of Pittsburgh

Corey Lacher

PGY2

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Chris Le

PGY2

Yale

Irwin Leventer

Class of 2024

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Lola Lozano

University of Iowa

MD-PhD

Rhiya Mittal

Class of 2024

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Shahrukh Naseer

Class of 2024

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen

PGY1

University of Toronto

Issy Ojalvo

PGY3

SUNY - Downstate

Harsh Parekh

PGY2

Henry Ford

Dhir Patwa

PGY3

Wayne State University - Kresge Eye Institute

Adel Qalieh

PGY2

Henry Ford

Advaitaa Ravipati

Class of 2024

University of Miami School of Medicine

Kara Rickford

Class of 2024

New York Medical College

Cason Robbins

PGY3

Duke University - Duke Eye Center

Jennifer Sachs

Class of 2024

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Kevin Schneider

PGY2

University of Wisconsin

Khushali Shah

PGY3

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Yash Shah

PGY2

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

Eric Shiuey

PGY2

Sinai Hospital Baltimore

Matthew Spano

Class of 2024

VCOM - Louisiana

Nellie Shields

PGY1

Wills Eye

Ogul Uner

PGY3

OHSU - Casey Eye Institute

Jason Xiao

PGY1

Stanford University

Nour Yanna Atassi

Class of 2023

NYITCOM

Austin Yu

PGY1

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School


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