About Our Graduates

UNC Ophthalmology is proud to train top-tier learners in excellence, competence and readiness for independent, comprehensive practice upon graduation. In the past 5 years, 74% of graduating UNC Ophthalmology residents have pursued fellowship training:

Class of 2024

• Khalid Aldaas – Riverside Eye Specialists (Private Practice, Riverside, CA)
• Rebecca Li – Marietta Eye Clinic (Private Practice, Atlanta, GA)
• Ryan Machiele – Raleigh Eye Center (Raleigh, NC)
• Vikram Ponnusamy – Retinal Fellowship (NJRetina, Multiple NJ locations)

Class of 2023

• Hannah Miller, MD – Levenson Eye Associates (Private Practice)
• Xavier Mortensen, MD – Cornea and Anterior Segment fellowship (Price Vision Group)
• Jamie Prince, MD – Vitreoretinal Surgery fellowship (Emory University)

Class of 2022

• Elliott Browning, MD – Glaucoma fellowship (Florida Eye Specialists)
• Jessica Duddleston, MD – Comprehensive Ophthalmology (Private Practice)
• Basil Mathews, MD – Glaucoma fellowship (Duke University Medical Center)
• Roma Pegany, MD – Cornea & External Disease fellowship (Casey Eye Institute)

Class of 2021

• Karishma Habbu, MD – Uveitis fellowship (Johns Hopkins University)
• Brent Kramer, MD – Cornea & External Disease fellowship (Duke University Medical Center)
• Daniel Olson, MD – Vitreoretinal Surgery fellowship (Baylor College of Medicine)
• Bryan Strelow, MD – Vitreoretinal Surgery fellowship (Midwest Retina)

Class of 2020

• Oleg Alekseev, MD – Medical Retina and Retinal Genetics fellowship (Duke University Medical Center)
• Sailu Bondalapati, MD – Comprehensive Ophthalmology in NC (Private Practice)
• John Deans, MD – Vitreoretinal Surgery fellowship (UNC-Chapel Hill)
• Ryan O’Meilia, MD – Comprehensive Ophthalmology (Private Practice)

Class of 2019

• Chris Hwang, MD – ASOPRS Oculoplastics fellowship (Mayo Clinic)
• Lee Moore, MD – Cornea & External Disease fellowship (Dean McGee Eye Institute)
• Lauren Rushing, MD – Medical Retina fellowship (University of Michigan)
• Michael Taggart, MD – Comprehensive Ophthalmology (Private Practice)

Class of 2018

• Michelle Go, MD – Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus fellowship (Duke University Medical Center)
• Kyle Huynh, MD – Cornea & External Disease fellowship (University of California – Irvine)
• Evan Levy, MD – Oculoplastics fellowship (University of TX – Southwestern)
• Jessica Olayanju, MD – Comprehensive Ophthalmology (Private Practice)

Class of 2017

• Sylvia Groth, MD – Glaucoma fellowship (Stanford University).
• Kay Khine, MD – Glaucoma fellowship (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute)
• Jennifer Jordan, MD – Comprehensive Ophthalmology (Private Practice)
• Tara McGehee, MD – Cornea & External Disease fellowship (University of Iowa)