Residents graduate with a solid foundation in comprehensive and surgical ophthalmology with the necessary hands-on experience required for a busy practice or successful subspecialty fellowship.
100% of our graduates find immediate job placement or enter into a desired subspecialty fellowship program.
Class of 2021
Class of 2020
Tyler Anderson, MD, Current: Comprehensive, Private Practice, Virginia 
Justin West, MD, Current: Comprehensive, Private Practice, Kentucky 
Darren Hill, MD, Current: Comprehensive, Private Practice, North Dakota 
Ankur Mehra, MD, Chief Resident, Medical Retina Fellowship, Mayo Clinic. Current: Surgical Vitreoretinal Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic.
Class of 2019
Alexander Cherry, MD; Glaucoma Fellowship, University of Kentucky Current: Private Practice, Ohio, Glaucoma 
Laura Coyne, MD; Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship, University of Kentucky. Current: Cincinnati Childrens Hospital, Pediatric Ophthalmology 
Michelle Abou-Jaoude, MD, Chief Resident; Surgical Vitreoretinal Fellowship, University of Kentucky Current: University of Kentucky Vitreoretinal Faculty
Class of 2018
James Huffman, MD; Cornea Fellowship, University of Iowa Current: Private Practice, Kentucky, Cornea 
Ira Perszyk, MD, Glaucoma Fellowship, University of South Florida Current: Private Practice Georgia, Glaucoma 
Stuart Ball, MD, Chief Resident; Surgical Vitreoretinal Fellowship, University of Kentucky Current: Private Practice Alabama, Vitreoretinal Surgery
Class of 2017
Christine Rust, MD Current: Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Comprehensive 
Parker DuPree, MD, Chief Resident, Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship, University of Kentucky Current: Private Practice, Florida, Vitreoretinal Surgery 
Joseph Mando, MD; Cornea Fellowship, University Texas Southwestern Current: Private Practice, Ohio, Cornea
University of Kentucky Department of Ophthalmology 