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Teach. Explore.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"large\">We train the next generation of ophthalmology leaders across four institutions: Keck Medical Center of USC, Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles General Medical Center, and the VA Downtown Los Angeles Medical Center. Our programs include one of the largest ophthalmology residencies in the country and five accredited clinical fellowships. Residents and fellows train alongside faculty, with direct access to active sponsored grants and five named PI laboratories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--statistics \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--statistics\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Residency\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Residents graduate above the 80th percentile nationally in procedural volume. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Contact<\/strong>: Residency Program Coordinator <a href=\"mailto:Lien.Lam@med.usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lien Lam<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/ophthalmology\/training-education\/residency-program\/\">Learn more about the Residency Program<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"stats-container\">\n                          <div class=\"stat\">\n                                    <h3>4<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span><p>Years<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"stat\">\n                                    <h3>6<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span><p>Positions Per Year<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          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                <\/a>\n                                      <\/span>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director: Annie Nguyen, MD<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n              \n                                              <span class=\"card-title\">\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/ophthalmology\/training-education\/fellowship-program\/glaucoma-fellowship\/\" >\n                    \n                      Glaucoma (AUPO FCC)\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/span>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director: Benjamin Xu, MD, PhD<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n              \n                                              <span class=\"card-title\">\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/ophthalmology\/training-education\/fellowship-program\/neuro-ophthalmology\/\" >\n                    \n                      Adult and Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology and Strabismus Surgery (AUPO FCC)\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/span>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director: Jeffrey Gluckstein, MD<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n            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href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/ophthalmology\/training-education\/fellowship-program\/vitreoretinal-surgery\/\" >\n                    \n                      Vitreoretinal Disease and Surgery (AUPO FCC)\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/span>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director: Andrew A. Moshfeghi, MD, MBA<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 2rem;\">Research<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trainees have access to five scientific focus areas through ophthalmology researchers with 70+ active sponsored grants. Medical students connect through the Student Ophthalmology Interest Group.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/ophthalmology\/research\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about Research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Faculty and Mentorship<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full-time faculty across all four institutions lead a structured academic curriculum and formal surgical training program. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/ophthalmology\/faculty\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit our Faculty page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Training &amp; 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