The Cornea and External Disease Service in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science offers one fellowship position per year. The fellowship begins on July 1 of each year and runs for 12 months. First established in 1990, the Cornea Fellowship at UC Davis has earned an excellent reputation worldwide for providing a rounded experience in diseases of the cornea and external eye, traditional corneal surgery, advanced techniques such as DSEK, deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, keratoprosthesis, and of course keratorefractive surgery. During the fellowship year, which is heavily clinically oriented, the candidate will spend roughly equal amounts of time with Ivan R. Schwab, M.D., Director of the Cornea Service, Vahid Feiz, M.D., Director of Refractive Surgery, and Mark Mannis, M.D., Department Chair. Outpatient ophthalmology will occupy three days per week, surgery one full day, and refractive surgery one half-day.
The strong emphasis in the program is that of a traditional cornea fellowship, emphasizing the diagnosis and treatment of the broad range of external eye disease and uveitis. Corneal surgeries include penetrating keratoplasty, deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty, other lamellar keratoplasty, pterygium surgery, cataract surgery, and the wide range of surgeries for ocular surface disease, including the management of tumors, stem cell deficiencies, and ocular surface reconstruction surgery. The fellowship program is designed to provide the candidate with extensive experience in hands-on corneal surgery, the diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of external diseases, both infectious and immunologic, uveitis, and the aforementioned surgical procedures. As a clinically oriented fellowship, it is designed to equip the fellow for either academic or private practice after fellowship training.
In addition to the clinical responsibilities, fellows will be expected to participate in ongoing research projects or to initiate research projects that can be completed during the fellowship year. Fellowship mentors, Drs. Schwab, Feiz, and Mannis, will directly mentor the research activities or will co-mentor them with collaborating basic scientists in our department.
The fellowship is designed to provide the candidate with substantial medical diagnostic as well as hands-on surgical experience. Fellows will participate in faculty call and in the teaching program for the residents-in-training in the Department of Ophthalmology as well.
Stipend: Stipends for the payment of fellows is established by the University of California Davis and are commensurate with the level of postgraduate training.
The Cornea and External Disease Fellowship at the University of California Davis is governed by the Fellowship Compliance Committee of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology and adheres to its principles and guidelines.
Application: While AUPO FCC fellowships utilize the Ophthalmic Matching Program, our fellowship does not rely solely on the Central Application System. Therefore, all fellows applying for the fellowship need to send: (1) a complete curriculum vitae, (2) three letters of recommendation from individuals who are closely acquainted with the candidate's performance during residency and who can evaluate surgical skills, and (3) a personal statement (not to exceed one page in length) outlining professional goals and the reasons for pursuing a corneal fellowship. Applications will not be considered until all required components are received.
In order to apply to the program, candidates should contact Roberto Quant at Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, 4860 Y Street, Suite 2400, Sacramento, CA 95817, or via e-mail at roberto.quant@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.
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