Listen as Department Chair Nicholas Volpe, MD (@NicholasVolpeMD), takes us on. deep dive into #ophthalmology residency applications and the future of the profession. @NUFeinbergMed
https://t.co/iuuMbit4zo
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly shaping how clinicians and scientists synthesize medical evidence. A recent @NatureComms study featuring Manjot Gill, MD (@ManjotGillMD), introduces a foundation model to support human-AI collaboration with potential implications for evidence-based medicine across specialties. #AI
https://t.co/cM6FmdOLfp
⚠️ REMINDER ⚠️
Tomorrow, David Palmer, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, will speak at the Climate and Health Medicine: A Clinical Training Program for Healthcare Educators on Thursday, May 7 | 12:00–1:30 PM CST.
Dr. Palmer will cover:
🌍 Climate change & ocular health
👁️ Ophthalmology case study focused on sustainability
📣 Advocacy strategies
🛠️ Practical tools to integrate climate‑responsive principles into medical education & clinical care
Learn more and register 👇
https://t.co/t0qDLVTyx2
Recently, the @NorthwesternMed Ophthalmology Department attended the 2026 #ASCRS Meeting in Washington, D.C. Our department presented and participated in discussions that focuses on education, advocacy, and philanthropy to improve vision care. Our faculty, residents, and fellows who specialize in cataract, refractive, cornea, and glaucoma surgery also provided clinical information, research, and regulatory updates. Proud of this team and their continued contributions to advancing the science of their subspecialty to improve patient care. @ASCRStweets@NUFeinbergMed
Join us in congratulating Manjot Gill, MD (@ManjotGillMD), the 2026 Patient Safety Champion–Provider Award recipient. Thank you for leading by example and keeping patient safety at the forefront of everything you do. @NorthwesternMed
Recently, Debra Goldstein, MD, FRCSC, spoke at the @APAOphth 2026 Congress Hong Kong – Eyes on the Future: Innovating Ophthalmology. Each year, this congress gathers thousands of ophthalmologists and visual scientists from across the world to share knowledge and push the boundaries of #ophthalmology.
The Northwestern Medicine Department of Ophthalmology is delighted to announce the newest additions to the resident team! 🎉
-Anna Busza, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
-Lara Cheslow, Thomas Jefferson University - Sidney Kimmel Medical College
-Athena Cohen, Tulane University School of Medicine
-Kunal Kanwar, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
#EYEMatched #OphthoMatch2026
In this episode of the Better Edge podcast, a panel of Northwestern Medicine ophthalmologists shares key insights from AAO 2025, highlighting groundbreaking research and clinical innovations unveiled at the meeting. Join Robert Feder, MD, Liza Cohen, MD, and Timothy Janetos, MD, as they dive deeper into their takeaways and discuss what these advances mean for patient care. Listen here: https://t.co/6UqOKaO4vR
Thank you to the Chi Social Eyes club for inviting our residents out for a night of good food, drinks and vibes with other ophthalmology residents in Chicago!
A study of 40 US trauma centers suggests 78% are understaffed based on a 204 shifts/year standard per cFTE. Hospitals need to hire additional Acute Care Surgeons but face barriers to expansion.
@pbatesmurphy; @MCWTraumaACS; @JJcolemanMD; @jnahmias1
https://t.co/EFFIkT4TXK
Congratulations to Lee Jampol, MD, Louis Feinberg Professor of Ophthalmology, for giving the Charles Schepen’s lecture at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting! #AAO#AAO25
Happy National Physician Assistant Week to all our PAs and PA students!
We appreciate your essential role in our patient's care team, and we thank you endlessly for your commitment to improving the health of the communities we serve each and every day. #NMBetter
EAST Traumacast - Stepping on the Scale with Dr. Jamie Coleman & Dr. Patrick Murphy - @smuramed interviews @JJcolemanMD and @pbatesmurphy about the recent EAST Multicenter Trial “Understaffed and Overworked: The Stark Reality of Acute Care Surgeon Staffing in the United States.” https://t.co/ifJ1HJaXWg
A huge undertaking that could not have happened without the support of @EAST_TRAUMA and many, many trauma and acute care surgeons across the country. @JJcolemanMD@MCWtraumaacs
Understaffed and overworked: The stark reality of acute care surgery https://t.co/bY7XYtKCAB
Andrew Voigt, MD, PhD, a second-year ophthalmology resident at Northwestern Medicine, presents his research on wet macular degeneration.
https://t.co/0VC7q3YCPi
https://t.co/ecyqNAUoFd
Thrilled to announce Cecilia & I will join @washumedicine where I'll serve as Chair of the John F. Hardesty, MD, Dept of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences. Grateful to @UW & Russ Van Gelder for incredible mentorship, and Todd Margolis for his leadership! https://t.co/fO1aDjTGid