{"id":18,"date":"2023-07-31T23:09:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T23:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/ophthalmology\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:11:42","slug":"fellowship-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/ophthalmology\/training-education\/fellowship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellowship Program"},"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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\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  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The USC Roski Eye Institute offers five accredited clinical fellowship programs and additional research opportunities. Clinical fellows train across three institutions \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keckmedicine.org\/services\/eye\/?utm_source=bio-sheet&amp;utm_medium=print&amp;utm_campaign=print_collateral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USC Roski Eye Institute<\/a> at Keck Medical Center of USC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles General Medical Center<\/a>. At each location, fellows oversee direct patient responsibility, independent clinic sessions, and resident supervision.<\/span><\/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--full-width-cta white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Apply for Fellowship\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Please directly apply to the fellowship supervisor\u2019s administrative team through SF Match:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"links-container\">\n        \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/sfmatch.org\/specialties\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Apply&#x20;Through&#x20;SF&#x20;Match\">\n        Apply Through SF Match\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\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          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Learn More About Each of Our Fellowship Programs\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>To learn more about the fellowship program opportunities at the USC Roski Eye Institute, contact individual program directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>1 year | AUPO FCC<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/ophthalmology\/training-education\/fellowship-program\/cornea-external-disease-fellowship\/\" >\n                    \n                      Cornea, External Diseases &#038; Refractive Surgery Fellowship\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Director:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnnie Nguyen, MD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Associate Program Director:<\/strong><br \/>\nJ. Martin Heur, MD, PhD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Lien Lam:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Lien.Lam@med.usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lien.Lam@med.usc.edu<\/a><\/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<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>1 year | AUPO FCC<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/ophthalmology\/training-education\/fellowship-program\/glaucoma\/\" >\n                    \n                      Glaucoma Fellowship\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Director:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Benjamin Xu, MD, PhD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Lien Lam:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Lien.Lam@med.usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lien.Lam@med.usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; 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