{"id":2490,"date":"2013-05-29T19:40:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T23:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/forphysicians\/fellowship-training-programs\/vitreo-retinal-fellowship\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T14:43:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T19:43:43","slug":"vitreo-retinal-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/education-programs\/fellowship-training-programs\/vitreo-retinal-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitreo-Retinal Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nJ. Niklas Ulrich, MD<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nAlice Zhang, MD<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nBeatrice Brewington, MD<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nKeirnan Willett, MD<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nArpita Maniar, MD<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nAlessandro Iannaccone, MD<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Vitreoretinal Fellowship Program at the University of North Carolina (黑料网) at Chapel Hill is a two-year Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology \u2013 Fellowship Compliance Committee (AUPO-FCC) compliant medical and surgical fellowship program that accepts one applicant into the program every 24 months. Led by Vitreo-Retina<\/span>l Surgery Fellowship Program Director<\/span> J. Niklas Ulrich, MD<\/a>, and clinically mentored by Alice Zhang, MD (VR surgery), Keirnan Willett, MD (VR surgery), Beatrice Brewington, MD (medical\u00a0retina<\/span>),\u00a0Arpita\u00a0Maniar<\/span>, MBBS, MD <\/a>(Ocular Oncology) and\u00a0Alessandro Iannaccone, MD<\/a>\u00a0(Inherited\u00a0Retina<\/span>l Disease), the program accepts one applicant every year.<\/p>\n

Our fellowship program provides extensive training in all aspects of the diagnosis, clinical care and surgical management of vitreoretinal disorders. The primary goal of our program is to educate ophthalmologists to become ethical, competent, independent vitreoretinal surgeons. We aim to train leaders in the field of vitreoretinal surgery by providing an outstanding learning environment for the development of the necessary knowledge and technical skills.\u00a0 While strong clinical training is the core of the program, clinical or basic science research opportunities are available and strongly encouraged in this fellowship program.<\/p>\n

Medical Training Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Vitreoretinal fellows experience balanced and extensive clinical and surgical training. In both the first and second years vitreoretinal fellows are fully integrated into all aspects of medical and surgical retina. The fellows\u2019 training takes place primarily at the 黑料网 Kittner Eye Center<\/a>, which has been housed in a new outpatient facility since August 2013.\u00a0 Clinics will include exposure to conditions common to most vitreoretinal specialists\u2019 practices, in addition to highly specialized fields of retina such as uveitis, ocular oncology and genetics.<\/p>\n

Vitreoretinal fellows become competent at interpreting the following diagnostic modalities:<\/p>\n