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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

PGY3

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 

Ascension Macomb - Oakland Hospital

Sruti Rachapudi

Editor

PGY1 

Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary/ UIC

Feng Li

Editor

Class of 2026

Tulane University School of Medicine

Subspecialty Content Writers

Amanda Martinez

Cornea & Pediatrics writer

Class of 2025 

The Ohio State University 

Charles DeYoung

Retina, Uveitis, & Oncology writer 

Class of 2025 

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Sujata Dalal

Glaucoma, Global Health, & DEI writer 

Class of 2025 

Texas A&M

Thilaka Arunachalam

Oculoplastics, Trauma, & Neuro-ophthalmology writer 

Albany Medical College


Faculty Editor

Ravi Parikh MD MPH

Senior Editor

Chairman Manhattan Retina and Eye

Faculty New York University School of Medicine

Primary Content Writers

Kate Abe-Ridgway

IOVS writer

Class of 2025

University of Colorado

Mary Hackbarth

IOVS writer

MD-PhD

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Samara Hamou

Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025 

Sidney Kimmel Medical College 

Roselind Ni

Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Varsha Reddy

Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025 

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Srinath Soundararajan

Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

University of North Carolina

Mina Sitto

American Journal of Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

Wayne State University

Arvind Sommi

American Journal of Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2027

Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai

Fatima Rizvi

American Journal of Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Kunal Kanwar

British Journal of Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2026 

Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Noor Ahmad

British Journal of Ophthalmology writer

PGY1

University of Iowa

Amanda Wade

JAMA Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

OHSU School of Medicine

Sarah Hegleh

JAMA Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

Florida State University

Anza Rizvi

JAMA Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Sneha Gajarla

JAMA Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Abdelhalim Awidi

Eye & Top Medical Journals writer

Postdoctoral Researcher

Wilmer Eye Institute

Cristian Flores

Eye & Top Medical Journals writer

Class of 2026

Temple University

Educational Content Writers

Jimmy Twist

Question of the Week writer

Class of 2027

Johns Hopkins

Janet Fan

Question of the Week writer

Class of 2025

University of Texas Medical Branch

Ramin Talebi

Question of the Week writer

Class of 2025

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Nikhita Yadlapalli

Question of the Week writer

Class of 2025

FIU Hebert Wertheim

Social Media & Marketing

Victoria Cegielski

Twitter lead

PGY1

Casey Eye-OHSU

Minali Prasad

Twitter

Class of 2025

Boston University

Brittany Long

Instagram

Class of 2025

Florida State University

Audrey Yan

Instagram

Class of 2025

West Virginia

Rima Stepanian

Instagram

Class of 2025

William Beaumont

Podcast Team

Hailey Robles-Holmes

Podcast team lead

PGY2

Georgetown Ophthalmology

Ray Samuel Cortez

Podcast team 

PGY1

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Katie Flaharty

Podcast team

PGY1 Washington University in St.Louis

Matthew Spano

Podcast team

Class of 2024

VCOM - Louisiana

Victor Cox

Podcast team

Class of 2024

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Shivani Majmudar

Podcast team

Class of 2025

UIC School of Medicine

Sara Shoushtari

Podcast team

Class of 2025

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Shreya Swaminathan

Podcast team

Class of 2025

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Kelsey Donovan

Podcast team

Class of 2025

Georgetown

Kelly Acuña

Podcast team

Class of 2025

Georgetown

AI Team

Eric Shiuey

AI Team

PGY1

Sinai Hospital Baltimore

Christian Raimondo

AI Team

Class of 2026

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Chris Yang

AI Team

Class of 2025

UC Irvine

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

Alison Chan

PGY2

UCSD Shiley Eye Institute

Amisha Dave

PGY1

Yale

Maya Desai

PGY2

Oakland University William Beaumont

Eric Desjarlais

PGY1

University of Minnesota

Sarah Dugan

PGY2

OHSU - Casey Eye Institute

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

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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