Residents: Department of Ophthalmology: Feinberg School of Medicine: Northwestern University

Delivering outstanding care while imparting medical, surgical and research education to our trainees.

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Our Location

We are located in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood along the shores of Lake Michigan.

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Our Benefits

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Training Sites

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Ophthalmology interns and residents rotate through three institutions:

Lavin Family Pavilion

Located in the heart of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
Most Northwestern-based rotations occur here
The Sorrel Rosin Eye Center is on the 15th floor

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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

On Northwestern’s downtown campus
Home base for pediatric ophthalmology
A 23-story facility with 288 single-patient rooms

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Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Located 2 miles west of downtown
Part of Chicago’s large West Side medical district
There are rotations here during each year of training

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Meet Our Residents

Nicky Hackett, MD

Resident Ophthalmology Residents 2018 - 2021
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Russell Huang, MD

Resident Ophthalmology Residents 2018 - 2021
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Sameera Nadimpalli, MD

Resident Ophthalmology Residents 2018 - 2021
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Robert Tauscher, MD

Resident Ophthalmology Residents 2018 - 2021
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Scott Bowman, MD

Resident Ophthalmology Residents 2019 - 2022
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Timothy Janetos, MD

Resident Ophthalmology Residents 2019 - 2022
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Cole Rojas, MD

Resident Ophthalmology Residents 2019 - 2022
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine

Sudip Thakar, MD

Resident Ophthalmology Residents 2019 - 2022
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Carla Berkowitz, MD

Resident Ophthalmology Residents 2020-2024
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Melanie Daulton, MD

Resident Ophthalmology Residents 2020-2024
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Stephen Hawn, MD

Resident Ophthalmology Residents 2020-2024
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Christian Hyacinthe, MD

Resident Ophthalmology Residents 2020-2024
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine

Elizabeth Bolton, MD

Resident Integrated Internship
Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

David Gu, MD

Resident Integrated Internship
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Abhishek Manjunathan, MD

Resident Integrated Internship
Medical School: University of Michigan

Kristi Michels, MD

Resident Integrated Internship
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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