{"id":153,"date":"2023-08-06T18:18:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T18:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/ophthalmology\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:26:17","slug":"current-fellows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/ophthalmology\/training-education\/fellowship-program\/current-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"\/ophthalmology\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Ophthalmology\">Department of 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They train at the USC Roski Eye Institute, Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles, and Los Angeles General Medical Center, developing independent clinical judgment through direct patient care and faculty supervision.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"photos-container\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"grid-sizer\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gutter-sizer\"><\/div>\n\n      \n                                                                                                                      \n                <div class=\"photo\">\n\n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/ophthalmology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/Asanad_Samuel-Web-540x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n        alt=\"Samuel Asanad, MD\"\n        \n                \n                                    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