Academic Programs
Current Residents
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Neda Dastgheyb, M.D.
UC San Diego School of Medicine
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Christopher Kaler, M.D.
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
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Michael Nguyen, M.D.
UC Davis School of Medicine
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Alexander Rusakevich, D.O.
Touro University COOM
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Aparna Ajjarapu, M.D.
University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
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Ivan Copado, M.D., M.P.H.
UC San Diego School of Medicine
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Rachna Goli
Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School
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Ixavion Wright, M.D.
Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
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Nicholas Chartrand, M.D.
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
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Clayton Grundvig, M.D.
University of Virginia School of Medicine
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Matthew Lin, M.D.
Weill Cornell Medical College
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Abu-Tahir-Taha, M.D.
UC San Francisco School of Medicine
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Jonathan Bindi, M.D.
Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine Texas
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Jesse Most, M.D.
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
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Uyen Nguyen, M.D.
University of California, Davis School of Medicine
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Jaipreet Virk, M.D.
University of California, Davis School of Medicine
Residency Program Leaders and Staff
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Residency Program Director
Nandini Gandhi, M.D.
Byron Demorest Endowed Chair in Pediatric Ophthalmology
Professor and Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology -
Residency Program Associate Director
Mathew Margolis, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Corneal and External Disease
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Residency Program Coordinator
Email Deanna FritzDeanna Fritz
Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science
UC Davis Eye Center
Beyond the Textbook: Advanced Residency Training
At UC Davis Eye Center, we combine world-class mentorship with revolutionary technology. As one of the first programs in the U.S. to utilize high-tech surgical simulators, our residents gain precision skills before ever stepping into the OR. Explore a residency experience that includes rare clinical cases and unique access to the nation’s top primate and veterinary resources.
Our academic health center includes
UC Davis Medical Center and Rehabilitation Hospital
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
What to Expect
Events
Our continuing education provides top-tier learning opportunities that improve clinical skills and professional performance to optimize patient eye care.
Grand Rounds
Each year, the UC Davis Eye Center provides a series of Grand Rounds designed to provide the community and our region with high-quality continuing medical education in each subspecialty of ophthalmology.
Napa Eye Symposium
Earn continuing medical education credit at the annual Napa Eye Symposium which showcases a clinically oriented update for all ophthalmology specialties.
Resident, Fellow and Alumni Research Symposium
Earn continuing medical education credit at the annual Resident, Fellow and Alumni Research Symposium, where residents and fellows present their ophthalmology research projects to alumni, volunteer clinical faculty, ophthalmologists and the community.
Center for Vision Science Symposium
Each year, the Center for Vision Science hosts a one-day symposium dedicated to basic and translational science in vision at UC Davis.
