University of Kentucky Ophthalmology Residency

Program #:
2402021058

Sponson:
College of Medicine

Chandler Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Kentucky Clinic E 302
Lexington, KY 40536-0284

Residency Coordinator/Contact:
Sherrie L. Fleckinstein - slfleck@email.uky.edu
Phone: 859-218-2631
Fax: 859-323-1122

Residency Director:
Seema Capoor, MD, MBBS Seema Capoor, MD, MBBS - scapoor@email.uky.edu Phone:
Fax:

Key Residency Information:

Residency Description:

The Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at the University of Kentucky, under the direction of Dr. Seema Capoor, Program Director, offers a 3-year ACGME-accredited residency program in Ophthalmology. The program accepts 3 residents per year, all of whom are expected to complete a one-year internship prior to the start of the residency. The training facilities include the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, the Kentucky Clinic Eye Center, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Central Baptist Hospital, all of which are located in Lexington.

The residency program places a strong emphasis on training qualified ophthalmologists equally prepared to enter a private or academic practice opportunity or proceed with further training in a sub-specialty fellowship program. Our program offers a unique blend of strong academic learning experiences with a variety of clinical and surgical exposure in each of the sub-specialty fields within the discipline of ophthalmology. The residency provides a vast amount of surgical experience in coordination with an extensive population base of patients and a variety of pathologic disease processes of the eyes.

During the three-year residency, emphasis is placed on progressive knowledge of ophthalmic diagnostic procedures and methods, clinical patient care, and ophthalmic surgery. A graded responsibility approach is taken, with upper-level residents becoming increasingly independent in patient management.

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