Mid-tier cornea fellowship programs

I would add Oklahoma to your list- great clinical and surgical program though some recent faculty turnover

Agreed on Cincinnati - great PK and phaco numbers+ complex ocular surface exposure w/ Holland, no refractive exposure

Also add Hamilton (Atlanta) to your list for great clinical and surgical experience (~100 DSAEK, ~ 50 PKP, 100-200 phacos+ good refractive volume)

I thought ohio state was a solid middle tier program with avg. numbers and nice facilities (call may be a little busy though and all current faculty trained under the same Chairman which may compromise the multitude of perspectives that are available in other programs)

Wash U- solid middle tier program with average numbers and a ton of department resources + the big name

Buffalo- lower middle tier with a fantastic Mentor (Reidy) and average surgical numbers- the location may be an issue for some

USC- good middle tier program just coming out on the good side of the big split between doheny and USC- solid numbers but going back up to 2 fellows a year may impact some of the clinical and surgical experience

U of Missouri- New cornea chairman is young, energetic and awesome (does a lot w/ cryo for ocular surface cancers) + turns over a lot of cases to Fellows... seemed like a pretty up and coming program

Be weary of most of the NYC programs as clinical and surgical experience tend to not be as strong as other areas of the country

All above is my personal opinion which can vary widely from person to person depending on what you are looking for in a program

Also, these programs can drastically change from year to year, so be sure to talk to the current fellow wherever you seriously consider

Most programs that are AUPO certified are pretty safe bets as middle tier

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Mid-tier cornea fellowship programs