Department of Ophthalmology

Current Residents

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Our current residents and interns bring a variety of academic and research backgrounds to the USC Roski Eye Institute. They train across four institutions — Keck Medical Center of USC, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles General Medical Center, and the VA Downtown Los Angeles — gaining clinical and surgical experience across the full spectrum of ophthalmic subspecialties.

  • Serena Choi, MD Serena Choi, MD
    Medical School: UC Riverside
    Rahul Dhodapkar, MD Rahul Dhodapkar, MD
    Medical School: Yale University
    Micaella Peng, MD Micaella Peng, MD
    Medical School: USC
    Haroon Rasheed, MD Haroon Rasheed, MD
    Medical School: UCLA
    Jasmine Serpen, MD Jasmine Serpen, MD
    Medical School: Case Western Reserve
    Ava Torjani, MD Ava Torjani, MD
    Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
    Jenay Yuen, MD, MPH Jenay Yuen, MD, MPH
    Medical School: USC
  • Bradley Beatson, MD Bradley Beatson, MD
    Medical School: Johns Hopkins University
    Bryana Banashefski, MD Bryana Banashefski, MD
    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine
    Karen Gutierrez, MD Karen Gutierrez, MD
    Medical School: Stanford University
    Brandon Kao, MD Brandon Kao, MD
    Medical School: UC San Francisco
    Sarah Pike, MD Sarah Pike, MD
    Medical School: USC
    Jacob Sperber, MD Jacob Sperber, MD
    Medical School: Duke University
    Clare Teng, MD Clare Teng, MD
    Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
    David Younessi, MD David Younessi, MD
    Medical School: Northwestern University
  • Timothy Do, MD Timothy Do, MD
    Medical School: UC Davis
    Jamie Karl, MD Jamie Karl, MD
    Medical School: Duke University
    Alexander Lieu, MD Alexander Lieu, MD
    Medical School: UC San Diego
    Shreya Sirivolu, MD Shrey Sirivolu, MD
    Medical School: USC
    Alexander Suh, MD Alexander Suh, MD
    Medical School: Tulane University
    Kristy Yoo, MD Kristy Yoo, MD
    Medical School: USC
  • Katie Choi, MD Katie Choi, MD
    Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
    Bryanna Lee, MD Bryanna Lee, MD
    Medical School: UC San Diego
    Adam Leone, MD Adam Leone, MD
    Medical School: University of Cincinnati
    Irene Pak, MD Irene Pak, MD
    Medical School: UC San Francisco
    John Tan, MD John Tan, MD
    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine
    Howard Zhang, MD Howard Zhang, MD
    Medical School: Vanderbilt University

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Interested in training with us? Learn about our Residency Program, curriculum, application requirements, and program leadership. Applications are submitted through SF Match.

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