Current Residents

The purpose of our residency program is to train future leaders who will improve lives through curing, treating and preventing eye diseases.

1st Year Residents

Osama Ahmed, MD

Osama Ahmed , MD

BA - Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania
BS - Economics, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
MD - Yale School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Dena Ballouz, MD

Dena Ballouz, MD

MD - University of Michigan Medical School
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Delaram Mirzrania, MD

Delaram Mirzrania, MD

BS - Psychology, University of Maryland
MD - Duke University School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
David Portney, MD

David Portney, MD

BS - Interdisciplinary Physics, University of Michigan
MD - University of Michigan Medical School
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Alex Valentine, MD

Alexander Valentine, MD

BS - Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
MD - Boston University School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Kirsten Simmons, MD, MHSc

Kirsten Simmons, MD, MHSc

BS - Biology, Seton Hall University
MHSc - Clinical Research, Duke University School of Medicine
MD - Duke University School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Jonah Yousif, MD

Jonah Yousif, MD

BS - Biology, Duke University
MD - University of Michigan Medical School
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

2nd Year Residents

Sarah Garnai, MD

Sarah Garnai, MD

BS - Biochemistry, University of Michigan
MD - Harvard Medical School
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Joseph Giacalone, MD, Phd

Joseph Giacalone, MD, PhD

BS - Biochemistry and Biochemical Tech, East Stroudsburg University
MD - University of Iowa
PhD - Interdisciplinary Genetics Program, University of Iowa
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Rachana Haliyur, MD, PhD

Rachana Haliyur, MD, PhD

BS - Biochemistry, University of Maryland Baltimore County
MD - Vanderbilt University
PhD - Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Matthew Johnson, MD

Matthew Johnson, MD

BSE - Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
MD - Wayne State University
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Alejandra Maiz, MD

Alejandra Maiz, MD

BS - Molecular Genetics, Ohio State University
MD - University of Illinois-Chicago
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Warren Pan, MD, MPhil, PhD

Warren Pan, MD, MPhil, PhD

BS - Economics, Harvard University
MPhil - Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge
MD - University of Michigan
PhD - University of Michigan
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Breanna Tracey, MD

Breanna Tracey, MD

BS - Mechanical Engineeering, Lipscomb University
MD - University of Maryland
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan

3rd Year Residents

Anvesh Annadanam, MD

Anvesh Annadanam, MD

BS - Biomedical engineering, Johns Hopkins University
MD - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Daniel Balikov, MD, PhD

Daniel Balikov, MD, PhD

BSE - Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
PhD - Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
MD - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Nikhil Bommakanti, MD

Nikhil Bommakanti, MD

BS - Bioengineering, Cell and Tissue Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
MD - Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Otana Jakpor, MD

Otana Jakpor, MD, MSc

BS - Global Health, Biological Sciences, University of Southern California
MSc – Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
MD - Harvard Medical School
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Omar Moinuddin, MD

Omar Moinuddin, MD

BS - Loyola University Chicago
MD - Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
David Skanchy, MD

David Skanchy, MD

BS - Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University
MD - McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas - Houston
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan
Jeffrey Yu, MD

Jeffrey Yu, MD

BS - Cell and Molecular Biology, Stanford University
MD - University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Preliminary Medicine Year - University of Michigan