University of Alabama Ophthalmology Residency

Program #:
2400121015

Sponson:
Hospital

University of Alabama Medical Center, Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital
700 South 18th Street, Suite 601
Birmingham, AL 35233

Residency Coordinator/Contact:
Karen E. Sanders - sandersk@uab.edu
Phone: 205-325-8507
Fax:

Residency Director:
Russell W. Read, MD, PhD Russell W. Read, MD, PhD - Phone:
Fax: 205-325-8200

Key Residency Information:

Residency Description:

The only ophthalmology residency training program in Alabama resides within the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The Department is one of 17 academic departments within the School of Medicine. The Department of Ophthalmology is located in the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital, a modern, superbly equipped facility with a 25-bed inpatient ward, a busy outpatient surgery center, a 24-hour eye emergency room, and nine operating suites. The Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital is part of the UAB Health System. The Laser Center at the Eye Foundation is outfitted to perform all types of laser procedures including refractive surgery. The department has 20 fulltime physician faculty as well as 15 part-time physician faculty who participate in the residency training program. In addition, there are 8 fulltime PhD faculty who engage in clinical and basic research on eye disease and vision impairment. Our faculty represent all subspecialties of ophthalmology.

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