Department of Ophthalmology

• Retina
• Oculoplastic Surgery

Fellowship in Diseases of the Retina and Vitreous

The Department offers a one year clinical fellowship in deseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous. The fellow is hired as a faculty member at the instructor level and works closely with the Department's full-time retina faculty.

Requirements/Responsibilities

Because the fellowship is limited to one year, the primary emphasis is on clinical training. The fellow's time is spent primarily in retina clinic and surgery. The fellow is exposed to and responsible for the interpretation of fluorescein angiograms, OCTs, and is responsible for screening infants for ROP at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The fellow also participates with the senior ophthalmology residents in the care of patients from the Veterans Administration Hospital. In addition, the fellow is expected to share in the general faculty call schedule approximately one week every two months.

Fellows may participate in clinical or laboratory research and to produce a report suitable for publication. They are required to present a brief paper on a subject related to retinal and vitreous disease at the Department's annual spring conference.

Facilities/Surgical Opportunities

Patient care facilities include the WVU Eye Institute, as well as an ambulatory surgery unit and an inpatient surgical unit, both housed at WVU Hopitals/Ruby Memorial Hospital. The Eye Institute houses 38 examination rooms, a state-of-the-art minor procedure room, and four lasers, including two Argon, one YAG, and one excimer laser. Diagnostic capabilities include ultrasound, digital ophthalmic photography, OCT, and state of the art electrophysiological assessment unit.

Retinal surgery is performed in the inpatient surgical suite of Ruby Memorial Hospital, while most other eye surgery is done in the Ambulatory Surgery Center. All operating rooms contain Zeiss or Leica microscopes with video taping systems. Approximately 350-375 major retinal surgical procedures are performed each year, as well as numerous laser photocoagulation and pneumatic retinopexy procedures.

To apply for a Retina Fellowship contact the CAS match at San Francisco Match.

Retina Fellowship Letter

Fellowship Preceptor

Lionel D.J. Chisholm, MD FRCS (C)

Full-time Clinical Faculty

Monique J.J. Leys, MD

Cristoforo R. Larzo, MD

Lionel D.J. Chisholm, MD FRCS (C)

Current Fellows

Dr. Miller

For More Information Contact:

Lionel Chisholm, MD , FRCS (C)
Director, Retina and Vitreous Disease Service
Vice Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University
PO Box 9193
Morgantown, WV 26506-9193

Fellowships in Oculoplastics and Orbital Disease

The Department offers a two-year Oculoplastic, Orbital and Lacrimal surgery fellowship. The fellowship is accredited by the American Society of Ophthalmic, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS). The fellow is hired as a faculty member, at the instructor level, and works closely with the Department's two full time oculoplastics faculty—Dr. John Linberg and Dr. Jennifer Sivak-Callcott. Fellows work primarily in the West Virginia University Eye Institute, founded in 2001 and in the West Virginia University Hospitals.

Dr. Vidor

Requirements/Responsibilities

The fellow's time is divided equally between the two preceptors. A typical week includes:

Each clinic typically includes 15 to 20 patients during a four hour time period. These clinics are supported by two ophthalmic technicians and often an ophthalmology resident.

Research/Conferences:

Each fellow is expected to identify an independent research project and write a thesis for ASOPRS. This research project inevitably requires some work in the evenings or weekends, because the work-week is occupied by Patient Care. Reasonable funding is available for research activities. If your research work is accepted for publication at national meetings, the department will provide financial support for travel.

The fellow also participates in Grand Rounds every Friday morning and is expected to attend the department's annual CME conferences held twice per year (each fall and spring).

Call Schedules

In rotation with other Ophthalmology faculty and Retina fellow, the Oculoplastic fellow shares general ophthalmology call. This usually requires one week “on call” every three months. The fellow is also assigned one half day of resident clinics, every other week) at the Veterans Hospital, located in nearby Clarksburg, WV.

In addition to working with all faculty, fellows and residents at the WVU Eye Institute, also interacts with the faculty in other departments (ENT, radiology, neurosurgery, dermatology, and oncology). The Oculoplastic the fellow participates significantly in the WVU multi-disiplinary orbit team.

Fellowship Preceptor

John Linberg, MD

Full-time Clinical Faculty

Jennifer Sivak, MD

For More Information Contact:

John Linberg, MD Director, Oculoplastics and Orbital Surgery Service,
Department of Ophthalmology
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University
PO Box 9193
Morgantown, WV 26506-9193
(304) 598-6944
jlinberg@hsc.wvu.edu