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University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Ophthalmology

Residency · Chicago, IL

Sponsored by University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago · Director Peter MacIntosh

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Class size
6
Visas
J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-2 salary
$79k2026 to 2027
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • All applications come through the San Francisco Match, and the selection committee weighs the CV, personal statement, academic record, letters, research and interviews.

Who started, by class

Started 202611 on record · 10 US MD · 10 published before starting
  • Kevin FungCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine44 papers · 2 case reports · 3 reviews
  • Serena ShahLeonard M. Miller School of Medicine20 papers · 11 first author · 9 case reports · 2 reviews
  • Kaela AcuffUC San Diego School of Medicine9 papers · 5 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Jay BisenFeinberg School of Medicine8 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
  • Justin CheongColumbia Univ Coll of Phys & Surgeons7 papers · 6 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Melissa GoldinVanderbilt University School of Medicine7 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
  • Haarisudhan SureshkumarUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine6 papers · 3 first author
  • Shivani MajmudarUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine4 papers · 2 first author
  • Grace TuUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine3 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Zeenal Dabre2 papers · 1 first author
  • Yichen FanOregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Started 202510 on record · 7 US MD, 1 international · 9 published before starting
  • Mark RosenblattLeonard M. Miller School of Medicine104 papers · 5 first author · 4 case reports · 23 reviews
  • Sayena Jabbehdari74 papers · 21 first author · 12 case reports · 19 reviews
  • Behnam RabieeTehran University of Medical Sciences33 papers · 7 first author · 2 case reports · 4 reviews
  • Ryan GalloLeonard M. Miller School of Medicine24 papers · 6 first author · 7 case reports · 2 reviews
  • Amrish SelvamUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine19 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 3 reviews
  • Sruti RachapudiUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine8 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 3 reviews
  • Sharon ZhaoFeinberg School of Medicine6 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 3 reviews
  • Colin KimLeonard M. Miller School of Medicine5 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Riley FergusonUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine1 paper
  • Amani Alsaidat
Started 202412 on record · 6 US MD · 6 published before starting
  • Michael SunUniversity Illinois College of Medicine – Chicago10 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
  • Sasha HubschmanLeonard M. Miller School of Medicine9 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Claire UfongeneIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai8 papers · 2 first author · 1 review
  • Gregory TsougranisGeisel School of Medicine4 papers · 1 first author
  • Acil Alasheh1 paper
  • Buse Beser1 paper · 1 first author
  • Amanpreet Singh
  • Cassie HuangUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Catherine WangPritzker School of Medicine
  • Courtney GoodmanLeonard M. Miller School of Medicine
  • Meghan Smith
  • Nina LuskeyUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Training

5 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to glaucoma.

Months at each site

  • University of Illinois Hosp-Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary40 mo
  • Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center7 mo
  • Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center2 mo
  • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Glaucoma Fellowship21
  • Fellowship19
  • Retina Fellowship19
  • Cornea And External Disease Fellowship14
  • Ophthalmic Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship9
  • Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship4

Where graduates work now

  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago13
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University7
  • Retina Consultants of America6
  • EyeSouth Partners4
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary4
  • University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine4

Research

74% of current residents have a paper since 2023

17 of 23, 175 papers between them

  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments
  • Retinal and Macular Surgery

People

Leadership

  • Peter MacIntoshResidency Program Director
  • Michael HeifermanAssociate Residency Program Director
  • Pooja BhatAssociate Residency Program Director
  • Ahmad ArefExecutive Track Lead

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 85°, winters fall to 20°. About 39 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

2.5M people live within 20 minutes of University of Illinois Hosp-Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,710 a month within 10 miles of University of Illinois Hosp-Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary.

Hazards

  • Cold waves
  • Tornadoes
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding

Publishes with residents

  • Ali DjalilianOphthalmology, 5 residents
  • Sasha HubschmanOphthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 5 residents
  • Pete SetabutrOphthalmology, 4 residents
  • Andrew LeeOphthalmology, 3 residents