Geisinger Ophthalmology

Geisinger Ophthalmology

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Congratulations to all of our residents who participated in geisinger research day. A special congratulations to our senior resident Dr. Joshi who received a first place achievement for his case series presentation. @GeisingerHealth @GeisingerGme @GeisingerMedia

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A big shoutout to our department chair, Dr. Ingraham, and our rising senior resident, Dr. Sauerzopf for recently participating in congressional advocacy day in conjunction with PAO. The importance of this type of advocacy cannot be overstated!

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Case report of macular hole formation after LPI by one of senior residents, Dr. Tsui. See the case here https://t.co/QtvDnFKrvi

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Our residents, Drs. Etzel and Tsui, worked with University of Michigan, Tufts, and Bascom Palmer to publish about ocular toxoplasmosis after exposure to wild game. In our area, this activity is common! See here here https://t.co/pqGWYrxbE3 @UMKelloggEye @BascomPalmerEye

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Ongoing with our resident features. See our latest tweet that features Dr. Etzel including a link displaying his wonderful photography skills. All of our residents have unique hobbies outside of work which complements the fantastic nature of our program!

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Justin Etzel, MD PGY-3. Hometown: Portland, OR. Undergrad: Williamette. Medical school: Penn State COM. Passions: photography, cycling, family including my wife, 2 cats, 2 dogs. Future plans: Undecided. https://t.co/5EN8Bb0mcX

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GEI is excited to announce we matched two fantastic candidates for the 2021 Ophthalmology residency match. Looking forward to welcoming Dr. Spitz @NEOMEDedu and Dr. Miller @GeisingerCwlth to our team in July! #Ophthalmology #ophthoMatch #match2021

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Mike Ward, DO PGY-3
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: UC- Irvine
Medical School: Touro COM
Interests: Retina. Passions: Trail running, kayaking, hiking - with Cusco, my dog! Home brewing.
Danville fun: State parks or hiking trails in central PA

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@cataractsurgery @YouTube @DrLorraineEyeMD Tough case. Thanks for sharing.

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Congrats to our chief residents who will both move on to Vitreoretinal surgery fellowship ! We are very proud!

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Samantha Sauerzopf, MD PGY-3 Interests: Glaucoma
Hometown: Wash DC
Undergrad: Hood College
MD: Rutgers
Passions: Travel, family including husband Sean and my French Bulldog, Thor. Danville fun: Gramps Eatery, turkey hill, point drive in movie theater

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Priyal Shah PGY-2
Hometown: Chatham, NJ
Undergraduate: NYU
Medical School: Rutgers
Passions: cooking, eating, new restaurants, traveling
Favorite thing to do in Danville: Kayaking at Montour Preserve, hiking
Favorite memories of residency: doing my first strabismus surgery

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Virtual residency interviews are under way! Each year we have the opportunity to interview many qualified candidates. We wish all applicants best of luck this year as they navigate this new interviewing system !

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Ankur Gupta, MD PGY-2
Hometown: Plano, TX
Undergraduate: Stanford
Medical School: UT Southwestern
Passions: Family time with wife and puppy Ollie, AI, Regenerative Medicine, food, travel, chess, tennis. 
Favorite memory of residency: seeing my scleral depressor for 1st time!

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Geisinger Eye Institute is very proud of our hard working residents. These residents keep the clinic moving and each day see a number of emergency visits. We would like to feature our great residents. Keep an eye out for more posts soon!

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@GeisIMchiefs You are welcome!

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Journal club - a must for residency education. Our articles focused on retinal detachment, including the PIVOT trial and subsequent data from this study. These meetings are virtual this year, allowing our off site Retina specialists to join in! @AAOjournal @JAMAOphth

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Check out the Instagram page for PAO young ophthalmology ! https://t.co/hUhbyZhpRc

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We would like to acknowledge the great work of our very own Dr. Tarika Thareja and Dr. Samantha Sauerzopf for their involvement with the PA Academy of Ophthalmology. They both will partake in an upcoming webinar for young ophthalmologists ! Instagram link posted.

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Welcome to the Geisinger Ophthalmology Twitter Page!

We are excited to keep you up to date on department and residency events, news, research and more!

Stay tuned!