Emory University Ophthalmology Residency

Program #:
2401221045

Sponson:

Emory Eye Center
1365B Clifton Road, NE Suite B2400
Atlanta, GA 30322

Residency Coordinator/Contact:
Terri Trotter - ttrotte@emory.edu
Phone: 404-778-4530
Fax: 404-778-4002

Residency Director:
Maria M. Aaron, MD Maria M. Aaron, MD - Phone:
Fax: 404-778-4002

Key Residency Information:

Residency Description:

The Department of Ophthalmology at Emory University School of Medicine provides a three-year ACGME approved residency program that meets requirements for certification by the American Board of Ophthalmology. The program trains residents at Emory University Hospital, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Emory Eye Center and Emory Vision.

Residents have the opportunity to be involved in a full range of research activities. The department is active in multiple and diverse projects. Henry F. Edelhauser, Ph.D., directs the Research Division, which is housed in the Eye Center (with 17 laboratories) and at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center. The faculty's current research projects include studies on corneal edema, light toxicity on pigment epithelium, biochemical studies on lens and corneal protein, retinal cell transplantation, gene therapy, and molecular biology of the lens and retina.

Residents rotate through one of the nation's few full-time eye pathology laboratories. The laboratory is involved with diagnostic and experimental eye pathology, in particular ocular melanoma and age-related macular degeneration.

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