Spring 2013
Cook County Ophthalmology Alumni Newsletter
Mark Your Calendar Jun 15 ALUMNI DAY
2:30 at Cook County Hospital: Speakers: Paul Knepper, John Berdahl
GRADUATION DINNER 6:30 at Scoozi 410 W. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60654
For more info, contact Dr. Lisa Thompson at [email protected]
HAWAII OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING Registration free to alumni
GET INVOLVED
Resident Education: If you are a subspecialist in the Chicago area and would like to give residents the opportunity to see your private practice or are interested in giving a talk, please contact Dr. Lisa Thompson at [email protected] Tax-Deductible Donations: If you are interested in donating to the program, see our website at www.cookcountyophthalmology.org
What’s new for the program? Hawaiian Getaway Through the generosity of alumnus Dr. Ming Chen, residents have been given the opportunity to spend a week in Honolulu to conduct a research project and have exposure to LenSx phacoemusification.
Pathology Webinar The program has added a monthly webinar with Deepak Edward to supplement resident education on ophthalmic pathology
County Case Files A 39 year-old white male with no significant past medical history except alcohol abuse presented with complaints of 2 months of painless vision loss OU. He had been given 20 mg of prednisone TID by an outside ophthalmologist but was lost to follow-up. He had significant bilateral epithelial defects on presentation and on day two presented with a corneal perforation OS as seen in the photo to the left.
Welcome New Hires
MOHAMMED ADENWALLA, who completed a vitreoretinal fellowship at the University of British Columbia, is now working part-time as a volunteer
KENYA WILLIAMS , who completed an oculoplastics fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital, is now on staff two days a week
What’s next for our graduates? Michael Giovingo Specialty: Glaucoma Program: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Institute
Augustine Hong Specialty: Cornea Program: Washington University in St. Louis
Jeff Wongskhaluang Specialty: Cornea Program: University of Missouri
For the diagnosis, please visit our website: www.cookcountyophthalmology.org
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