Ophthalmology Residency Awards

Program Awards

The Ophthalmology Residency program at Loyola Medicine offers different annual awards for residents, faculty, research and more.

These awards include:

Beem-Fisher Award

Chicago Ophthalmology Society Beem-Fisher Award

Each year the Chicago Ophthalmological Society (COS) solicits papers from area residents.

The resident who submits the paper deemed to be best in terms of research techniques, writing quality, and clinical or scientific relevance is awarded the Beem-Fisher Award.

Year	Name	Presentation
2023	Sarah Griffin, MD	"Red Blood Cell Distribution Width as a Biomarker for Retinal Vein Occlusion"
2020	Jonathan Noguchi, MD	"Kaempferol Protects Against Photoreceptor Degeneration and Function in Mouse Model of Light-induced Retinal injury"
2019	Madeline Ripa, MD	"The role of Multisystem Disease in Composition of Autologous Serum Tears and Ocular Surface Symptom Improvement"
2019	Kimberly Estes, MD	"Effects of Corrective Strabismus Surgery on Social Anxiety and Self-consciousnessin Adults"
2015	Michael Nolan, MD	"Progress Toward Development and Evaluation of a Standardized Approach to Cataract Surgery Skill Evaluation."
2014	Lindsay Ambrecht, MD	"Protected Retinal Function by Sulforaphane on Retinal Ischemic Injury"
2014	Dianna Tamboli, MD	"Retinoblastoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Dataset Evaluation for Treatment Patterns, Survival, and Second Malignant Neoplasms"
2012	Samir Vira, MD	“Textural Interface Opacity after Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK): A report of 30 cases and possible etiology”
	Anita Vin, MD	“Omental Stromal Cell Transplantation For The Management Of Corneal Alkali Burn Injury In A Rat Model”
	Hajirah Saeed, MD	The Association Between Diabetes Mellitus and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma”
2011	Maylon Hsu, MD	"Indications and Outcomes of Amniotic Membranes in Acute Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysi"
2011	Matthew J. Welch, MD	"Attitudes and Perspectives on Ophthalmology Resident Training: The APORT Study Series Pilot Study"
2006	Derrick Montgomery, MD	"Scotopic Pupil Size and the Level of Pre-operative Myopia as they Relate to the Starburst Phenomenon following Laser Vision Correction"
2005	Christina Delany, MD	"In vitro study of the efficacy of chlorhexidine in the management of infectious keratitis"
2005	Rukhsana Mirza, MD	"The role of lamellar dissection if fibrin glue secured conjunctivolimbal autografts (CLAU) in a rabbit model"
2004	Ahsan Khan, MD	"Microbial Cultures of the Microkeratome Blade Immediately Following Flap Construction in Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis"
2004	Jared Nielsen, MD	"Effect of Neurotrophic Growth Factors on Porcine Retinal Stem Cell Proliferation in Vitro"

Educator of the Year Award

Department of Ophthalmology – Educator of the Year Award

Loyola University’s Ophthalmology Educator of the Year award, chosen by our residents, honors faculty members for their excellence in providing a constructive learning environment and for the superior teaching and evaluative efforts they have offered during a given academic year.

Year	Name
2022	Taylor Starnes, MD
2021	Paul Chiranand, MD
2020	William Park, MD
2019	David Yoo, MD
2018	Anuradha Khanna, MD
2017	Meenakshi Chaku, MD
2016	Brian Larsen, MD
2015	Brian Sullivan, MD
2014	Peter A. Russo, OD
2013	Anuradha Khanna, MD
2012	Felipe de Alba, MD
2011	Shuchi Patel, MD
2010	Amy Lin, MD
2009	Neha Patel, MD
2008	Stephen Reck, MD
2007	Richard Gieser, MD
2006	Anuradha Khanna, MD, and Charles Bouchard, MD
2005	Amjad Ahmad, MD, and Robert Barnes, MD
2004	Felipe de Alba, MD, and Anuradha Khanna, MD
2003	Anuradha Khanna, MD

Robert J. Barnes Award

The Robert J. Barnes Award for best alumni day presentation is presented to a Loyola Ophthalmology resident at the end of each academic year. Dr. Barnes established a scholarship fund to motivate residents to pursue further education in ophthalmology.

Year	Name	Presentation
2022	Sara Griffin, MD	"Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery Wet-Lab: A Follow-up Needs Assessment Survey for Ophthalmology Residents"
2021	Sheena Khanna, MD	"Lipid Layer Thickness and Blink Parameters in Patients with Dry Eye Disease"
2018	Madeline Ripa, MD	"Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Autologous Serum Tears Differ in Essential Growth Factors"
2017	Ryan Sabherwal, MD	"Subretinal Hemorrhage in Patients with Age Related Macular Degeneration Taking Novel Oral Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Medications"
2016	Laura Burke, MD	"Human Lens and Aqueous Heavy Metal Concentrations"
2015	Lindsay Ambrecht, MD	"Update on Sulforaphane Inhibition of Ischemic Retinal Cell Pyroptosis"
2014	Michael J. Nolan, MD	"Standardizing Cataract Surgery Rating Between Resident and Attending Ophthalmologists: An Educational Intervention."
2013	Sara Duke, MD	“Use of Omentum for Engineering in Vivo Levator Palpebrae Superioris: A Pilot Study”
2012	Evan Price, MD	“Activated Omental Stromal Cells Protect Against Light-Induced Retinal Injury.”
2011	Maylon Hsu, MD	“Indications and Outcomes of Amniotic Membrane in Acute Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: Dissolution Rate of Sutureless Amniotic Membranes”
2010	Nikki Saraiya, MD	"Effects of Epi-Shugarcaine on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure During Cataract Surgery"
2009	John Clements, MD	"Retrospective Chart Review of Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty After Prior Penetrating Keratoplasty"
2008	William Park, MD	"Cataract Surgery Outcomes"
2007	Emily Velotta, MD	"Severity of Ocular Involvement as a Clinical Marker for Prognosis, Complications, and Short-Term Mortality in Patients with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis"
2006	John Galasso, MD, PhD	"Treatment of Dry Eye Signs and Symptoms Secondary to Graft vs. Host Disease with Silicone Hydrogel Soft Contact Lenses" and "Combined Posterior Sub-Tenon Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide and Laser Photo-coagulation for the Treatment of Clinically Significant Macular Edema"
2005	Derrick Montgomery, MD	"Glaucoma progression analysis software for detection of worsening glaucoma in veterans"
2004	Manan Shah, MD	"Contralateral IOP effect of prostaglandin analogues"