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Meet the Current Ophthalmology Fellows and Alumni of the Ophthalmology Fellowship program.

Fellowship Alumni

Vaishnavi Balendiran, MD

Vaishnavi Balendiran, MD

Retina Fellow, Class of 2025

  • Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
  • Residency: University of Missouri - Columbia
Maxwell Court, MD

Maxwell Court, MD

Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Fellow, Class of 2025

  • Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Missouri - Columbia
Lawrence Ducker, MD

Lawrence Ducker, MD

Cornea Fellow, Class of 2025

  • Medical School: Case Western Reserve
  • Residency: University of Minnesota
Lawrence Ducker, MD

Lawrence Ducker, MD

Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Fellow, Class of 2024

  • Medical School: Case Western Reserve
  • Residency: University of Minnesota
Robert Gokey, MD

Robert Gokey, MD

Retina Fellow, Class of 2023

  • Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Residency: Ochsner- Louisiana State University Shreveport
Jeffrey Stetler, MD

Jeffrey Stetler, MD

Cornea Fellow, Class of 2023

  • Medical School: UT Southwestern Dallas
  • Residency: University of Missouri - Kansas City
Mithaq Vahedi, MD

Mithaq Vahedi, MD

Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Fellow, Class of 2023

  • Medical School: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
  • Residency: William Beaumont Hospital
Daniel Dansdill, MD

Daniel Dansdill, MD

Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Fellow, Class of 2022

  • Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Missouri School of Medicine, Kansas City
Robert Fantus, MD

Robert Fantus, MD

Cornea Fellow, Class of 2022

  • Medical School: U Illinois College of Medicine – Chicago
  • Residency: University of Missouri School of Medicine, Kansas City
Philip Wilson III, DO

Philip Wilson III, DO

Glaucoma Fellow, Class of 2022

  • Undergraduate: University of Missouri Columbia
  • Medical school: Andrew Taylor Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Internship: University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics
  • Residency: University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics
Naja Chisty, DO

Naja Chisty, DO

Cornea Fellow, Class of 2021

  • Undergraduate institution: University of Memphis
  • Medical school: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine- Denver, CO
  • Ophthalmology Residency: Larkin Hospital - Miami
Austin Strohbehn, MD

Austin Strohbehn, MD

Retina Fellow, Class of 2021

  • Undergraduate: Iowa State University
  • Medical school: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • Internship: University of Missouri
  • Residency: University of Missouri