Clinical Experience
The Fellow is granted the academic title of Acting Instructor at the University of Washington and is based primarily at Seattle Children’s Hospital (main campus and Bellevue satellite), with additional adult strabismus exposure at the University of Washington Eye Institute. The fellow will gain experience with common pediatric ophthalmologic issues along with a plethora of unusual and rare disorders that present to a quaternary care institution serving the WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) region with a catchment area of 11 million patients. The Ophthalmology Clinics at Seattle Children's Hospital provide standard eye examinations for children with straightforward eye problems as well as consultations for children with highly complex ocular and medical issues. In addition, the fellow participates in a wide range of surgical procedures that comprise pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus, including simple and complex strabismus, pediatric cataract and glaucoma surgery, nasolacrimal and pediatric oculoplastic procedures, and surveillance and treatment of retinoblastoma and retinopathy of prematurity. The fellow also has the opportunity to interact with expert vision scientists in the Seattle Children's Hospital visual sensory and oculomotor laboratories, participating in behavioral testing, visual evoked potentials, electroretinograms, and formal eye movement studies.
Research Experience
The fellow is expected to attend and participate in weekly Grand Rounds.The fellow is also responsible for organizing regular pediatric ophthalmology journal clubs and is encouraged to engage in new or ongoing research projects. Some clinical and didactic teaching for the residents is also expected. The fellow is encouraged to submit his or her work to a peer-reviewed journal and to attend local and national meetings to present the research.
On-Call
Residents take primary call for the Department. The fellow takes second call for emergencies requiring the services of the Pediatric Ophthalmology Service in rotation with the pediatric ophthalmology attending physicians.