University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Ophthalmology

Residency · Iowa City, IA

Sponsored by University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center · Directors Pavlina Kemp and Xiaoyan Shan

Pavlina Kemp, MD
Residency Program Director
Ophthalmologist, Chair at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Pediatric Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Preschool vision screening, Resident and medical student education in ophthalmology, Strabismus outcome studies
Xiaoyan Shan, PhD
Program Director
Program Director at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Jaclyn Haugsdal, MD
Associate Residency Program Director; Director, John M. Graether Simulation Lab and Simulation Education
Ophthalmologist, Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Renewal and Revision of the Iowa Ophthalmology Wet Lab Curriculum, Improving surgical education and skill acquisition through simulation, Gender disparity in surgical education, Waste reduction
Abbot Clark, PhD
- Chair, Session II
- Chair at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Adetayo Oladele-Ajose, MD
Class of 2027
Ophthalmology resident, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Alina Dumitrescu, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist, Associate Professor at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of inherited retinal diseases that affect children, Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric eye disorders in general, strabismus and amblyopia in particular, Surgical planning and postoperative outcome in vertical strabismus secondary to 4th nerve palsy, Retinopathy of Prematurity
Alina Husain, MD
Class of 2029
Ophthalmology resident, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Andrew Pouw, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist, Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Surgical video analysis of surgeon hand positioning, Clinical comparisons of medical and surgical treatments of glaucoma, Perimetry and visual fields, Patient experience and patient outcomes
Arlene Drack, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist, Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
1990, Molecular genetics with Drs. Irene Maumenee and Danping Zhu, Diagnosis and treatment of inherited eye diseases, Research focused on inherited eye diseases that affect children, particularly in the development of novel treatments, Electrophysiology - any study involving ERG, VEP, FST, etc.
Ashley Hui
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Optometrist at Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Brian Clark, PhD
- Chair, Session III
- Chair at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Brian Grodecki, MD
Ophthalmology Residency
Ophthalmology resident, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Brianne Roe, MSN
Nurse Supervisor
Registered nurse at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Budd Tucker, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
: Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Development of stem cell and gene-based approaches for the treatment of inherited retinal degenerative blindness, Stem cells and disease modeling — use patient derived induced pluripotent stem cells to evaluate disease pathophysiology, Stem cells and tissue engineering — Photoreceptor, RPE and choroidal endothelial cell replacement, Gene therapy — Viral vector mediated gene augmentation and CRISPR based genome editing
Caitlin Hackl, MD
Class of 2029
Ophthalmology resident, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Chau Pham, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist at Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Oculoplastics surgical technique and outcomes, Orbital oncology, Orbital imaging, Pediatric orbital infection
Christine Sindt
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Optometrist, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Areas of Research Interest, Current Projects, Past Projects
Culver Boldt, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist, Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Clinical research on ocular melanoma and other ocular neoplasms, Clinical research on proliferative vitreoretinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration, Ocular neoplasia, Ophthalmic ultrasound
David Calkins, PhD
Faculty
Dina Blanc, PhD
Grant & Contract Manager
Grant & Contract Manager at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Donavon Dahmer, MD
Class of 2027
Ophthalmology resident, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Edward Linton, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences · Papers with 2 residents since 2023
Ophthalmologist, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Smartphone perimetry without eye tracking, Laser Speckle Flowgraphy in Carotid Cavernous Fistula, Multimodal optic nerve imaging, Deep learning in ophthalmic imaging
Edwin Stone, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist, Seamans-Hauser Chair in Molecular Ophthalmology at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Diagnosis, mechanistic understanding, and treatment of a wide variety of inherited retinal diseases, Molecular genetics of inherited eye disease
Elaine Binkley, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Prognostication in posterior uveal melanoma, Optimization of brachytherapy treatment for posterior uveal melanoma, Pathophysiology and treatment of radiation retinopathy, Clinical and molecular pathophysiology of von Hippel-Lindau disease

Pavlina Kemp, MD
Residency Program Director
Ophthalmologist, Chair at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Pediatric Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Preschool vision screening, Resident and medical student education in ophthalmology, Strabismus outcome studies
Xiaoyan Shan, PhD
Program Director
Program Director at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Jaclyn Haugsdal, MD
Associate Residency Program Director; Director, John M. Graether Simulation Lab and Simulation Education
Ophthalmologist, Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Renewal and Revision of the Iowa Ophthalmology Wet Lab Curriculum, Improving surgical education and skill acquisition through simulation, Gender disparity in surgical education, Waste reduction
Abbot Clark, PhD
- Chair, Session II
- Chair at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Adetayo Oladele-Ajose, MD
Class of 2027
Ophthalmology resident, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Alina Dumitrescu, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist, Associate Professor at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of inherited retinal diseases that affect children, Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric eye disorders in general, strabismus and amblyopia in particular, Surgical planning and postoperative outcome in vertical strabismus secondary to 4th nerve palsy, Retinopathy of Prematurity
Alina Husain, MD
Class of 2029
Ophthalmology resident, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Andrew Pouw, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist, Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Surgical video analysis of surgeon hand positioning, Clinical comparisons of medical and surgical treatments of glaucoma, Perimetry and visual fields, Patient experience and patient outcomes
Arlene Drack, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist, Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
1990, Molecular genetics with Drs. Irene Maumenee and Danping Zhu, Diagnosis and treatment of inherited eye diseases, Research focused on inherited eye diseases that affect children, particularly in the development of novel treatments, Electrophysiology - any study involving ERG, VEP, FST, etc.
Ashley Hui
Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Optometrist at Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Brian Clark, PhD
- Chair, Session III
- Chair at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Brian Grodecki, MD
Ophthalmology Residency
Ophthalmology resident, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Brianne Roe, MSN
Nurse Supervisor
Registered nurse at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Budd Tucker, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
: Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Development of stem cell and gene-based approaches for the treatment of inherited retinal degenerative blindness, Stem cells and disease modeling — use patient derived induced pluripotent stem cells to evaluate disease pathophysiology, Stem cells and tissue engineering — Photoreceptor, RPE and choroidal endothelial cell replacement, Gene therapy — Viral vector mediated gene augmentation and CRISPR based genome editing
Caitlin Hackl, MD
Class of 2029
Ophthalmology resident, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Chau Pham, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist at Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Oculoplastics surgical technique and outcomes, Orbital oncology, Orbital imaging, Pediatric orbital infection
Christine Sindt
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Optometrist, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Areas of Research Interest, Current Projects, Past Projects
Culver Boldt, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist, Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Clinical research on ocular melanoma and other ocular neoplasms, Clinical research on proliferative vitreoretinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration, Ocular neoplasia, Ophthalmic ultrasound
David Calkins, PhD
Faculty
Dina Blanc, PhD
Grant & Contract Manager
Grant & Contract Manager at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Donavon Dahmer, MD
Class of 2027
Ophthalmology resident, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Edward Linton, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences · Papers with 2 residents since 2023
Ophthalmologist, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Smartphone perimetry without eye tracking, Laser Speckle Flowgraphy in Carotid Cavernous Fistula, Multimodal optic nerve imaging, Deep learning in ophthalmic imaging
Edwin Stone, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist, Seamans-Hauser Chair in Molecular Ophthalmology at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Diagnosis, mechanistic understanding, and treatment of a wide variety of inherited retinal diseases, Molecular genetics of inherited eye disease
Elaine Binkley, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Ophthalmologist, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Prognostication in posterior uveal melanoma, Optimization of brachytherapy treatment for posterior uveal melanoma, Pathophysiology and treatment of radiation retinopathy, Clinical and molecular pathophysiology of von Hippel-Lindau disease