Reasons to do your Fellowship at Proctor

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Reasons to do your Fellowship at Proctor

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� IntraLase FS200 and VisX Star V

� Drs. Mcleod, Hwang, Schallhorn at UCSF

� Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio Texas

� 2 weeks of concentrated experience

� Average of 40-60 total PRK and LASIK

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� University Clinics

� Proctor Foundation Clinics: Wednesday Cornea Clinic*

� Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City

� Lackland Airforce Base, San Antonio Texas

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� For over 50 years Proctor has been a leader in management of external disease and ocular inflammatory conditions of the eye.� Infectious: Bacterial and Fungal Ulcers, Acanthameoba, Herpes� Autoimmune: Scleritis, Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid, Uveitis, SJS� AIDS-related eye diseases� Sjogrens, Ocular rosacea, allergic eye disease

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Procedure Average # Primary Cases (2012-2016)

Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK, DMEK)

26

Penetrating Keratoplasty (DALK, PKP, Kpro)

28

Ocular Surface Surgery(Pterygium, AMG, Tectonic grafts, Tumors, EDTA chelation, SuperK)

41

Other Procedures (SSIOL, Cataract)

16

Refractive Surgery (LASIK, PRK)

57

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� Didactic sessions: Noon lecture, Kodochrome, 3M

� Weekly Grand Rounds

� Journal Clubs

� Proctor Cornea Clinics

� Cornea Fellows Forum

� Sightlife Weekend

� Meetings: AAO, ARVO or ASCRS

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� About 50% of our graduates take Academic positions:� Recent grads: Stanford, UCSF, UNC, UVA

� Many high profile cornea surgeons trained here:� Ivan Schwab, UC Davis� Tony Aldave, UCLA� Bennie Jeng, U of Maryland� Todd Margolis, Washington University � Mike Zegans, Darthmouth

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� 65% of ophthalmology residents apply for fellowship

� Approximately 90 cornea fellowship positions offered each year

� Nationally <50% of cornea fellowship trained ophthalmologists will go on to have a >50% cornea practice

� At UCSF/Proctor 80% of our graduates in the last 5 years have gone on to true cornea positions.

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