Cornea Fellowship

Fellowship Training Program
Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery

The Emory University Department of Ophthalmology is composed of 30 full-time faculty members. Drs. Bradley Randleman and John Y. Kim specialize in Cornea and External Disease. The cornea service maintains an unusually large outpatient and surgical practice.

The clinical and research interests of the members of the cornea faculty are varied and complimentary. Dr. Randleman's interests include the diagnosis, prevention, and management of refractive surgical complications. In addition, Drs. Bernard McCarey and Robert Church, full-time members of the research faculty, have ongoing projects in keratorefractive surgery; Dr. Henry Edelhauser has interests in pathophysiology of postoperative corneal edema and the various surgical stresses placed on the corneal endothelium following intraocular surgery.

The goal of the fellowship program is to train individuals for a career in full- or part-time academic ophthalmology with a subspecialty in cornea, external disease, contact lenses and refractive surgery. The program seeks to provide a solid clinical background and to expose the fellow to research in basic and/or clinical science.

The clinical program consists of rotations with each of the faculty members of the cornea service. The fellow will participate in outpatient evaluations with the faculty member, take primary responsibility for inpatient services, and will occasionally be called upon to deal with outpatient problems without supervision.

In addition, the fellow will assume a role in resident teaching, including staffing of resident clinics and attending resident surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital or the Atlanta VA Medical Center (approximately one-half day per week). The fellow will be expected to complete at least one clinical research project during the clinical fellowship year. The outpatient and surgical load is heavy, and the fellow should anticipate a busy year. The fellow will participate in surgical procedures consistent with his/her level of expertise.

There are usually 10-20 applications for each of the available positions. Therefore, only a limited number of applicants will be invited to Emory for an interview at a mutually convenient time.

The Cornea and External Disease Fellowship participates in the Ophthalmology Fellowship Match.

The fellow will receive a secondary appointment as an Associate in the Emory University School of Medicine.

The deadline for applications is September 15 of the year prior to the July 7 starting date for a fellowship.

EMORY UNIVERSITY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Last updated: 11/09/2011