Residents, Fellows & Post Docs

Residents, fellows, postdoctoral and graduate students

Class of 2022

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Tyler Boulter, MD

Dr. Tyler Boulter earned his medical degree from Texas A&M College of Medicine in Bryan, Texas. He completed an internship in internal medicine at Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California.

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Paige Richards, MD

Dr. Paige Richards earned her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Richards completed her internal medicine internship at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Kenneth Taylor, MD

Dr. Kenneth Taylor earned his medical degree from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and completed an internship in internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Taylor served as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force from 2015-2019.

Class of 2023

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Katherine Dalzotto, MD

Dr. Katherine Dalzotto completed her medical degree at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, followed by a transitional internship year in the inaugural PGY-1 internal medicine/ophthalmology class at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

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Chintan Pathak, MD

Dr. Chintan Pathak completed his medical degree at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, followed by a transitional internship year in the inaugural PGY-1 internal medicine/ophthalmology program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

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William Van De Car, MD

Dr. William Van De Car earned his medical degree from the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan. He joined DOVS after completing his PGY-1 year as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force.

Class of 2024

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Jacob Abou-Hanna, MD

Dr. Jacob Abou-Hanna earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, followed by an internal medicine/ophthalmology internship at UW School of Medicine and Public Health.

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kevin elwood, MD

Dr. Kevin Elwood earned his medical degree from the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School in Austin, Texas, followed by an internal medicine/ophthalmology internship at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

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nenita maganti, MD

Dr. Nenita Maganti earned her medical degree from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, followed by an internal medicine/ophthalmology internship at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Class of 2025

Breanna Aldred. MD

breanna aldred, MD

Dr. Breanna Aldred earned her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, Wisconsin.

Georges Guillaume. MD

georges guillaume, MD

Dr. Georges Guillaume earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.

Samuel Whittier. MD

samuel whittier, MD

Dr. Samuel Whittier earned his medical degree at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, UT. He completed a pre-residency ocular imaging/ocular pathology fellowship with the DOVS in June of 2021.

Clinical Fellows

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gordon crabtree, MD

Dr. Gordon Crabtree, second-year vitreoretinal surgery fellow, completed his ophthalmology residency training at Geisinger Eye Institute in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Crabtree spent his internship year at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania, and earned his medical degree at Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Study Area: Retina

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elaine downie, MD

Dr. Elaine Downie completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Dr. Downie spent her internship year at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and earned her medical degree at the University of Minnesota Medical School, also in Minneapolis.

Study Area: Oculoplastics

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benjamin fowler, MD, PhD

Dr. Benjamin Fowler, first-year vitreoretinal surgery fellow, completed his ophthalmology residency at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida. He spent his internship year at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky, where he also earned his medical and doctoral degrees.

Study Area: Retina

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michal gutowski, MD

Dr. Michal Gutowski completed his residency at the Casey Eye Institute at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. He spent his internship year at the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington. Dr. Gutowski earned his medical degree at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington.

Study Area: Glaucoma

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rebekah huffman, DO

Dr. Rebekah Huffman completed her ophthalmology residency and internship at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky. She earned her osteopathic medicine degree at Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Medicine in Harrogate, Tennessee.

Study Area: Cornea

Pre-Residency Ocular Imaging Fellows

andrew dieu, MD

Dr. Andrew Dieu serves in the Wisconsin Reading Center as a pre-residency ocular imaging/ocular pathology fellow.

Gjyzeli (Anthony) Genti, MD

Dr. Anthony Genti serves in the Wisconsin Reading Center as a pre-residency ocular imaging/ocular pathology fellow.

Steven Shen, MD

Dr. Steven Shen serves in the Wisconsin Reading Center as a pre-residency ocular imaging/ocular pathology fellow.

Postdoctoral Students

Natascha Merten, MD

Assistant Scientist

Advisor: Karen Cruickshanks, PhD

Philip Mzyk, MD

T32 Vision Research Trainee

Advisor: Colleen McDowell, PhD

Kazuya Oikawa. DVM PhD

Kazuya Oikawa. DVM, PhD

Research Associate

Advisor: Gillian McLellan, BVMS, PhD, DECVO, DACVO

Pankaj Singh

Research Associate

Advisor: Donna Neumann, PhD

Kara Vogel. PhD

Kara Vogel, PhD

Research Associate

Advisor: Gillian McLellan, BVMS, PhD, DECVO, DACVO

Graduate Students

Raymond Doudlah

Program: Cellular and Molecular Biology

Advisor: Ari Rosenberg, PhD

Brianna Ebbinghaus

Program: Neuroscience

Advisor: Mrinalini Hoon, PhD

Kim Edwards

Program: Cellular and Molecular Pathology

Advisor: David Gamm, MD, PhD

Emma Geiduschek

Program: Neuroscience

Advisor: Colleen McDowell, PhD

Jacob Khoussine

Program: Cellular and Molecular Biology

Advisor: Mrinalini Hoon, PhD

Thomas Lawler

Program: Nutritional Sciences

Advisor: Julie Mares, PhD, MSPH

Allison Ludwig

Program: Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Vet Med

Advisor: David Gamm, MD, PhD

Kayley Manuel

Program: Microbiology

Advisor: Donna Neumann, PhD

Steven Mayerl

Program: Cellular and Molecular Pathology

Advisor: David Gamm, MD, PhD

Nicole Muench

Program: Cellular and Molecular Pathology

Advisor: Robert Nickells, PhD

Abhilash Sawant

Program: Cellular and Molecular Biology

Advisor: Mrinalini Hoon, PhD

Mikayla Schowalter

Program: Epidemiology

Advisor: Karen Cruickshanks, PhD

Yong-Seok Song

Program: Molecular and Environmental Toxicology

Advisor: Nader Sheibani, PhD

Lindsay Taylor

Program: Population Health

Advisor: Karen Cruickshanks, PhD

Odalys Torné Escudé, DVM

Program: Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Vet Med

Advisor: Gillian McLellan, BVMS, PhD, DECVO, DACVO

Jacqueline Weycker

Program: Communicative Disorders

Advisor: Karen Cruickshanks, PhD

Serena Wisner

Program: Neuroscience

Advisor: Mrinalini Hoon, PhD

Ziyun Ye

Program: Microbiology

Advisor: Donna Neumann, PhD