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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

Senior Editor

PGY1

University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center

Irene Zhou

Co Editor-in-Chief

Class of 2027 

Rutgers New Jersey School of Medicine

Sarah Durisek

Co Editor-in-Chief

Class of 2026

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Jeremy Reitinger

Editor

Faculty

Dean McGee Eye Institute

Whitney Stuard

Editor

PGY4

Wilmer Eye

David Swain

Editor

PGY2

Northwestern

Amanda Wade

Editor

PGY2 

Moran Eye Center- University of Utah


Sruti Rachapudi

Editor

PGY3

Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary/ UIC


Charlie DeYoung

Editor

PGY2

Sinai-Baltimore

Chris Yang

Editor

PGY2

UC Irvine Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

Shivani Majmudar

Editor

PGY2

University of Illinois Chicago/ Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary

Rima Stepanian

Editor

PGY1

OUWB/Corewell Health Royal Oak

Sara Shoushtari

Editor

PGY2

University of Arizona-Tucson

Kelsey Donovan

Editor

PGY2

Weill Cornell

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

Melanie Wang

Editor

Class of 2029

Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Ishani Majmudar

Editor

PGY1

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Ariana Maleki

Editor

Class of 2026

UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine

Salil Gupta

Editor

Class of 2026

Indiana University School of Medicine

Simran Sarin

Editor

Class of 2027

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Riya Patel

Editor

Class of 2027

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Janet Fan

Editor

PGY1

Boston University


Faculty Editor

Ravi Parikh MD MPH

Senior Editor

Chairman Manhattan Retina and Eye

Faculty New York University School of Medicine


Primary Content Writers

Jacob Lester

Ophthalmology writer

PGY1

New York University

Gloria Kim

Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2028

University of New Mexico

Umut Akova

Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2027

Emory University

Kristine Wang

Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2026

Sidney Kimmel Medical College 

Bonnie Hu

JAMA Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2026

Perelman School of Medicine

Kavon Rahmani

JAMA Ophthalmology writer

PGY1

Kresge Eye Institute

Shaker Erbini

JAMA Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2027

Indiana University School of Medicine

Rida Khan

JAMA Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2025

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Curran Varma

IOVS writer

Class of 2029

Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine

Rohan Gupta

IOVS writer

Class of 2027

TAMU School of Engineering Medicine

Mina Sitto

American Journal of Ophthalmology writer

PGY1

Moran Eye Center - University of Utah

Ana Paola Garcia

American Journal of Ophthalmology writer

PGY1

Scheie Eye Institute - UPenn

Emily Grace Rodgers

American Journal of Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2029 

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Muhammad Abidi

American Journal of Ophthalmology writer

Harvard Medical School

Alexa Conomikes

British Journal of Ophthalmology writer

PGY1

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Zara Ahmed

British Journal of Ophthalmology writer

Class of 2027

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Amy Shteyman

Eye & Top Medical Journals writer

PGY1

Weill Cornell

Sameer Raval

Eye & Top Medical Journals writer

Class of 2029

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine


Subspecialty Content Writers

Haley Wilt

Cornea/ Pediatrics writer

MD-PhD Candidate

University of Florida College of Medicine


Connor Kaurich

Retina, Uveitis, Oncology writer



Noor Abdullah

Glaucoma, Global Health, and DEI writer 

Class of 2026

Indiana University School of Medicine


Audrey Yan

Oculoplastics, Trauma, Neuro-ophthalmology writer 

PGY2

Stony Brook University



Educational Content Writers

Jimmy Twist

Question of the Week writer

Class of 2027

Johns Hopkins

Cristian Flores

Question of the Week writer

Class of 2026

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Maverick Tebbe

Question of the Week writer

Class of 2027

Indiana University School of Medicine

Etienne McEnroe

Question of the Week writer

Class of 2027

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Gautam Ramanathan

Case of the Week writer

Class of 2027

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Rahul Nanduri

Case of the Week writer

Class of 2027

University of Texas Medical Branch

Sophie Gorup

Case of the Week writer

Class of 2027

George Washington University School of Medicine

Taha Mujahid

Case of the Week writer

Class of 2027

Indiana University School of Medicine


Social Media & Marketing

Kashviya Suri

Twitter/X 

Class of 2027

Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell

Alexis Duffy

Instagram

Class of 2028

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Parker Scott

Instagram

Class of 2027

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth


Podcast Team

Katie Flaharty

Podcast Team Lead

PGY3

WashU St. Louis

Sai Kurapati

Podcast Team

PGY1

Boston Medical Center

Haley Evans

Podcast Team

Class of 2027

Sidney Kimmel Medical College 

Kishan Avaiya

Podcast Team

Class of 2026

Georgetown

Amer Ahmed

Podcast Team

Class of 2028

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Awab Tanoli

Podcast Team

Class of 2029

University of New Mexico

Dynasia Tran

Podcast Team

Class of 2028

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Krishna Sinha

Podcast Team

Class of 2027

Mayo Clinic

Eric Wan

Podcast Team/AI Team Editor

Class of 2026

Georgetown University School of Medicine


AI Team

Eric Shiuey

AI Team Editor

PGY2

Sinai Hospital Baltimore

Mohammad Shayyan Wasim

AI Team Editor

Class of 2025

University of Saskatchewan

David Jin

AI Team

Class of 2028

University of Ottawa

Arsalaan Asad

AI Team

Class of 2028

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Ehsan Misaghi

AI Team

MD/PhD

University of Alberta

Neha Iyer

AI Team

Class of 2029

University of California, San Diego

Simranjeet Grewal

AI Team

MS5

City St George's University, London


Alumni

Kate Abe-Ridgway

PGY1

New York University

Althea Alquitran

PGY2

Brown Alpert School of Medicine

CJ Arcalas

PGY1

Emory University

Rachel Babij

PGY2

NYU Langone Health

Sean Berkowitz

PGY4

Vanderbilt Eye Institute

Parker Bomar

PGY1

Henry Ford - Warren

Meghan Brown

PGY3

University of Minnesota

Victoria Cegielski

PGY2

Casey Eye

Alison Chan

PGY2

UCSD Shiley Eye Institute

Rachel Chau

Class of 2026

Tufts University School of Medicine

Leah Cobb

PGY1

University of South Carolina

Ray Samuel Cortez

PGY1

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Victor Cox

Class of 2024

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Sujata Dalal

PGY1

UT Southwestern


Amisha Dave

PGY1

Yale

Maya Desai

PGY2

Oakland University William Beaumont

Eric Desjarlais

PGY1

University of Minnesota

Joseph DeSimone

PGY1

Wills Eye

Sarah Dugan

PGY2

OHSU - Casey Eye Institute

Mackenzie Fijardo

Class of 2027

University of Toronto

Rachel Ghalayini

MSTP

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

Samara Hamou

PGY1

Wills Eye Hospital

Tricia Jain

Class of 2028

Wayne State

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

Taylor Kolosky

Class of 2026

University of Maryland

Jess Kraker

PGY4

Mayo Clinic

Corey Lacher

PGY2

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Chris Le

PGY2

Yale

Irwin Leventer

Class of 2024

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Feng Li

Class of 2026

Tulane University 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

Roselind Ni

Class of 2025

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen

PGY1

University of Toronto

Issy Ojalvo

PGY3

SUNY - Downstate

Ayush Parikh

PGY2

Harvard/Mass Eye and Ear

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

Gabriella Schmuter

PGY4

Weill Cornell

Kevin Schneider

PGY2

University of Wisconsin

Ian Seddon

PGY2

Wake Forest

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

Shreya Swaminathan

PGY1

Mayo Clinic

Ogul Uner

PGY3

OHSU - Casey Eye Institute

Sudeshna V.

Class of 2026

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Jason Xiao

PGY1

Stanford University

Nour Yanna Atassi

Class of 2023

NYITCOM

Emily Xu

PGY3

Ohio State University

Austin Yu

PGY1

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Jennifer Zeiger

PGY1

Columbia


Alicia Zhang

Research Fellow

Wills Eye Hospital



Alumni Cont.

Kelly Acuña

Class of 2025

Georgetown

Thilaka Arunchalam

PGY1

Albany Medical College

Halim Awidi

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins

Andrea Cuamatzi

Class of 2026

Rush Medical College

Salma Fleifil

Class of 2026

University of Michigan

Brittany Long

PGY1

Tulane University School of Medicine

Amanda Martinez

MS3

The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Christian Raimondo

Class of 2026

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Hailey Robles-Holmes

PGY2

Georgetown Ophthalmology

Arvind Sommi

Class of 2027

Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai

Amy Song


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