Ophthalmology Residency - Meet Us | Albany Medical College

Residents

Zena Ibrahim, MD

Class of 2025

Medical School

University of Illinois College of Medicine

James Jian-Yin Law, MD

Class of 2025

Medical School

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Milanka Stevanovic, MD

Class of 2025

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Matthew Cefalu, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

Ohio State University College of Medicine

Robert Thomson, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

University of Texas Medical School - Houston

Brittany Tsou, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Kyle Deistler, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School

Ohio State University College of Medicine

Andrew Schwartz, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School

SUNY Buffalo

Melissa Warne, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Faculty

Edward J. Wladis, MD, FACS

Chair

Professor

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John W. Simon, MD

Emeritus Chair

Professor

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Michael Pokabla, DO, MS

Jacqueline Busingye, MD

Chief of Ophthalmology, Albany Stratton VA Medical Center

Associate Professor

Robert Eden, MD

Assistant Professor

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Naomi S. Falk, OD, MD

Clinical Professor

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Dale R. Meyer, MD, FACS

Professor

Robert L. Schultze, MD

Professor

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Jitka Zobal-Ratner, MD

Associate Professor

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Jonathan Huz, MD

Retina

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Peter Ness, MD

Pediatric Ophthalmology

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Rebecca Sieburth, MD

Neuro-Ophthalmology

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Anna Allen, MD, PhD

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Robert Brass, MD

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Lynn Fraterrigo, MD

Jonathan Nickel, MD

Alumni

2024

Laura Andaluz-Scher, MD

Medical School

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Fellowship

Pediatric Ophthalmology, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Ind.

Omar Farhat, MD

Medical Education

University of Kansas School of Medicine

Fellowship

Glaucoma, BPEI Univeristy of Miami, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Siri Yalamanchili, MD

Medical School

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Fellowship

Cornea, Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio

2023

Gina Mahatma

Medical School

Baylor College of Medicine

Fellowship

Retina, Albany Medical Center/Retina Consultants

Eric Ruff

Medical School

SUNY Downstate – Brooklyn

Fellowship

Retina, Midwest Retina, Ohio

2022

Apoorv Chebolu, MD

Medical School

Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va.

Fellowship

Retina, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Matthew Habib, MD

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Fellowship

Retina, Albany Medical Center/Retina Consultants

Juliann Lajoie, MD

Medical School

Jacobs School of Medicine, University at Buffalo

Academic Practice

Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

2021

Erin Godbout, MD

Medical School

Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va.

Fellowship

Oculoplastics, University of Washington, Seattle

Katheryn Lee, MD

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Private Practice

Capital Ophthalmology, Albany

Josh Wallsh, MD

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Fellowship

Retina, Retina Consultants, Slingerlands, N.Y.

2020

Devang Bhoiwala, MD

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Fellowship

Glaucoma Tufts Medical Center, Boston

Dan Liu, MD

Medical School

SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine, Syracuse

Fellowship

Tufts Medical Center, Boston

2019

Margaret Pollard, MD

Medical School

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, N.H.

Scott Greenberg, MD

Medical School

SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine, Syracuse

Fellowship

Retina, Albany Medical Center

Emily Rollenhagen, DO

Medical School

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing

Private Practice

2018

Sana Bautista, MD

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Fellowship

Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery (ASOPRS), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Jagger Koerner, MD

Medical School

University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, N.Y.

Fellowship

Pediatric Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, N.C.

Jacqueline Parrotta, MD

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Fellowship

Glaucoma, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami

2017

Aditi Jani, MD

Medical School

University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Mo.

Fellowship

Medical Retina, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

William Maron, MD

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Private Practice

Katie Pandolfo, MD

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Private Practice

2016

Bryan Abessi, MD

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Fellowship

Cornea, Albany Medical Center

Yasmin Mali, MD

Medical School

Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, N.J.

Fellowship

Pediatric Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, N.C.

Rahul Tonk, MD, MBA

Medical School

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

Fellowship

Cornea, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami

2015

Vaidehi Dedania, MD

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Fellowship

Surgical Retina, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Institute, Ann Arbor

Victoria Epstein, DO

Medical School

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury

Private Practice

Henry Holt, MBBS

Medical School

Newcastle University School of Medical Education, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.

Fellowship

Retina, Midwest Retina, Dublin, Ohio

2014

David Auringer, MD

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Nadia Haqqie, MD

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Nicole Lemanski, MD

Medical School

Albany Medical College

2013

Joshua Mali, MD

Medical School

West Virginia University, Morgantown

Zachary Roth, MD

Medical School

Temple University School of Medicine, Pittsburgh

Amit Todani, MBBS

Medical School

Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata, India

2012

Mark Kropinak, DO

Medical School

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury

Jonathan Paul, MD

Medical School

Boston University School of Medicine

Robert Swan, MD

Medical School

SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine, Syracuse

2011

Ayo-Lynn Fifield, MD

Medical School

University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor

Private Practice

John Pratt, MD

Medical School

Meharry School of Medicine, Nashville

Private Practice

Michael Szmodis, MD

Medical School

Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Private Practice

Meet Us

Residents

Zena Ibrahim, MD

Class of 2025

James Jian-Yin Law, MD

Class of 2025

Milanka Stevanovic, MD

Class of 2025

Matthew Cefalu, MD

Class of 2026

Robert Thomson, MD

Class of 2026

Brittany Tsou, MD

Class of 2026

Kyle Deistler, MD

Class of 2027

Andrew Schwartz, MD

Class of 2027

Melissa Warne, MD

Class of 2027

Faculty

Edward J. Wladis, MD, FACS

Chair

John W. Simon, MD

Emeritus Chair

Michael Pokabla, DO, MS

Program Director

Erica Archer, MD

Gerard Barry, MD

Pawan Bhatnagar, MD

Jacqueline Busingye, MD

Chief of Ophthalmology, Albany Stratton VA Medical Center

Robert Eden, MD

Naomi S. Falk, OD, MD

Dale R. Meyer, MD, FACS

Robert L. Schultze, MD

Jitka Zobal-Ratner, MD

Jonathan Huz, MD

Peter Ness, MD

Rebecca Sieburth, MD

Anna Allen, MD, PhD

Robert Brass, MD

Lynn Fraterrigo, MD

Jonathan Nickel, MD

Alumni

2024

Laura Andaluz-Scher, MD

Omar Farhat, MD

Siri Yalamanchili, MD

2023

Gina Mahatma

Eric Ruff

2022

Apoorv Chebolu, MD

Matthew Habib, MD

Juliann Lajoie, MD

2021

Erin Godbout, MD

Katheryn Lee, MD

Josh Wallsh, MD

2020

Devang Bhoiwala, MD

Dan Liu, MD

2019

Margaret Pollard, MD

Scott Greenberg, MD

Emily Rollenhagen, DO

2018

Sana Bautista, MD

Jagger Koerner, MD

Jacqueline Parrotta, MD

2017

Aditi Jani, MD

William Maron, MD

Katie Pandolfo, MD

2016

Bryan Abessi, MD

Yasmin Mali, MD

Rahul Tonk, MD, MBA

2015