Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at the Eye Institute

Medical College of Wisconsin Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship

The neuro-ophthalmology section of the MCW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is offering a one year, AUPO-compliant program that will provide broad expertise in the subspecialty of neuro-ophthalmology. The clinical fellowship provides an intensive and broadly based clinical experience with the goal of training the fellow to pursue a career in neuro-ophthalmology disease in an academic or clinical practice environment.

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Program Description

The Medical College of Wisconsin neuro-ophthalmology fellowship program is a one year, AUPO-compliant program that will provide broad expertise in the subspecialty of neuro-ophthalmology. 

Compensation includes a generous stipend, professional liability coverage, and subsidized health insurance.
PGY V - $71,980

Program Details

Faculty

This program will be guided by our five neuro-ophthalmologists. Our faculty include two neurology trained, two trained in both neurology and ophthalmology, and one ophthalmologist who is dual trained in neuro-ophthalmology and oculoplastics, providing ample exposure to a diverse group of faculty and a well-rounded experience with different approaches to neuro-ophthalmology.

Didactics

The didactics of in our program include regular case conferences, neuro ophthalmic lectures, and monthly journal club. The fellow is also expected to help in providing lectures to residents and teaching them in the outpatient clinical setting. Fellows will take inpatient call along with a neuro-ophthalmology attending to allow for exposure to acute neuro-ophthalmic emergencies.

Campus

The Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, consisting of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital, and Children's Wisconsin, is the region’s only academic medical center. The campus is home to a Level I Adult Trauma Center at a nationally ranked academic medical center, a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center at a nationally recognized children's hospital and a medical college that is the largest research center in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and the second-largest in Wisconsin. As a result, the pathology seen by our neuro-ophthalmologist include some of the rarest conditions and the diverse catchment area allows for a broad spectrum of neuro ophthalmic pathologies.

Application Process

Appointments of eligible applicants are coordinated through SF Match and the Central Application Service (CAS). 
We will review all applications within SF Match. You will be contacted directly by Vikki Jimenez, program coordinator, or a program director for a personal interview if selected.

To apply to our program and any others you are interested in, head to SF Match to register.
You will then select “ophthalmology” under fellowship match (there is no separate “Neuro-ophthalmology” category but you will have a chance to select Neuro-ophthalmology programs of your choice).

Apply to the Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship
 

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Contact Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship

Program Director

Amrita Vuppala, MD, AQH

Fellowship Inquiry

Program Coordinator

Victoria Jimenez

Fellowship Inquiry