UNC School of Medicine

Four UNC residents attended the 15th Annual Harvard Ophthalmology Intensive Cataract Surgical Training Course with UNC Ophthalmologist Ken Cohen, an invited faculty member. Dr. Cohen lectured on the White Cataract/Poor Red Reflex and trained 130 residents from across the United States on corneal suturing. Pictured are attendees Oleg Alekseev, Sailu Bondalapati, Dr. Ken Cohen, John Deans, and Ryan O’Meilia.

May 23, 2019

Dr. Thomas A. Oetting, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa, is the featured speaker at UNC Ophthalmology Residents’ and Fellows Research Day on Saturday, June 8. Click here for more details.

May 7, 2019

UNC Ophthalmology third-year residents Dr. Lee Moore and Dr. Mike Taggart accompanied UNC faculty member Dr. Ken Cohen to San Jose de los Llanos, a rural province of the Dominican Republic, to provide eye care to local residents. They examined 500 patients and performed 110 surgeries, assisting citizens who have minimal access to vision care. The week-long trip was organized by the Hawaiian Eye Foundation.

May 7, 2019

Residents and faculty from UNC, Duke, Wake Forest and the Medical University of South Carolina gathered at the Miracles in Sight Surgical Skills lab on the UNC campus in March to participate in the Advanced Anterior Segment Surgical Course. Hosted by UNC Ophthalmology faculty member Dr. Ken Cohen, the course offered residents the opportunity to learn and practice eight different surgical skills from corneal suturing to use of the femto laser.

April 24, 2019

UNC Ophthalmology Chair Don Budenz, M.D., M.P.H., and Chief Resident Chris Hwang, M.D., traveled to Capitol Hill to visit with Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) to advocate for increased funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Eye Institute.

April 18, 2019

UNC Health Care recognizes physicians for providing outstanding care for their patients. Four members of the UNC Ophthalmology faculty are honored for having 100% of their patients respond that they would “definitely recommend” them. Congratulations to Dr. James Baldwin, Dr. David Fleischman, Dr. Nik Ulrich, and Dr. Alice Zhang on this honor.

April 8, 2019

Drs. Matt Hirsch and Brian Gilger participated as members of the UNC Kittner Eye Team in the National MPS Society Raleigh Run on Saturday, March 30 at Dorothea Dix Park.

April 1, 2019

UNC Ophthalmology Team First to Describe Glaucoma Incidence in Africa.

April 1, 2019

UNC Ophthalmology welcomes Ocular Oncology Specialist Dr. Miguel Materin, M.D., to the Kittner Eye Center. To Make an Appointment with Dr. Materin, call 984-974-2020.

February 5, 2019

Brian Gilger, DVM, a professor on loan from North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, received a check for $30,000 from the National MPS Society to advance a research collaboration with Matthew Hirsch, Ph.D., of UNC Ophthalmology.

February 5, 2019

Pictured are Brian Beuchler, Dr. Gilger, Dr. Hirsch and Terri Klein, CEO and President of the National MPS Society.