*** ONE YEAR RETINA CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP also available.

Vitreo-Retinal Fellowship

The Vitreo-Retinal Fellowship Program at Associates in Ophthalmology in Pittsburgh, PA, is a two-year surgical/medical fellowship that offers comprehensive training in the surgical and medical management of Vitreo-Retinal diseases. Associates in Ophthalmology is a high volume, multi-specialty private practice (due in part, to the high concentration of patients over the age of 65 in the Western Pennsylvania region).

This is a two-year fellowship that offers comprehensive training in the surgical and medical management of Vitreo-Retinal diseases. The fellow is expected to develop independent judgment skills, as well as excellent technical skills in a patient-focused, fast-paced environment. The fellow will be supervised by three retina specialists and will be directly involved in the evaluation of patients, interpretation of fluorescein angiography and ultrasonography, laser photocoagulation, intra-vitreal injection technique and protocol, as well as 20, 23 and 25 gauge vitrectomy surgeries. Surgeries will be performed in our practice-owned outpatient ambulatory surgery center. Several opportunities also exist for research opportunities dealing with the posterior segment. AIO is a site for numerous national and international clinical trials. There will be limited call responsibilities.

Please refer to the SFMatch Website to register for the match and read about the new process for applying to Ophthalmology Fellowship Training beginning in the 2011 academic year. Once registered, you can view our program listing on the SFMatch directory website for all required documents at www.sfmatch.org.

Anterior Segment Fellowship

The Anterior Segment Fellowship Program at Associates in Ophthalmology in Pittsburgh, PA, is a one-year surgical/medical fellowship that offers comprehensive training in the surgical and medical management of anterior segment diseases. Associates in Ophthalmology is a high volume, multi-specialty private practice, performing over 3,000 anterior segment surgeries.

The fellow is expected to develop independent judgment skills, as well as excellent technical skills in a patient-focused, fast-paced environment. The fellow will be supervised by three anterior segment specialists and will be directly involved in the evaluation of patients, interpretation of corneal topographies, wavefronts, a-scans, visual fields, OCTs, GDXs, HRTs, and pachymetries, as well as corneal, refractive, cataract, and glaucoma surgeries. Surgeries will be performed in our practice-owned outpatient ambulatory surgery center. Several opportunities also exist for research opportunities dealing with the anterior segment. AIO is a site for numerous national and international clinical trials.

Please refer to the SFMatch Website to register for the match and read about the new process for applying to Ophthalmology Fellowship Training in 2011. Once registered, you can view our program listing on the SFMatch directory website for all required documents at www.sfmatch.org.