The largest retina-only private practice in Central Ohio
The largest retina-only private practice in Central Ohio
At Midwest Retina, our practice has a team-based culture where physicians, fellows, and staff work together to deliver world-class care for all of our patients.
- Build Clinical Skills and Acumen
- Gain Broad Experience Across the Spectrum of Pediatric and Adult Vitreoretinal Conditions
- Learn from 7 Physicians with Different Backgrounds
2 Surgery Centers
Founded in 2002
11 Offices
What Makes Our Fellowship Program Different.
Our fellowship is unique since it is private practice based. We not only train our fellows in the diseases and surgery of the vitreous and retina, but also prepare them to be successful in practice by teaching them how to communicate with referring providers, establish strong patient physician relationships, and be savvy in practice management.
Growth Opportunities
Annual Opening for a 2 Year Fellowship Clinics, Surgery, Retina Subspecialty Exposure, Meetings
- Fellows will hone their research skills as be sub-investigators on multiple clinical studies.
- There will be ample clinical experience in the interpretation of OCT and fluorescein angiograms, intravitreal and periocular injections, focal lasers, panretinal photocoagulation, photodynamic therapy, and prophylactic retinopexy/cryopexy.
- The fellows will take primary call, with faculty backup, alternating every 2 weeks for the practice throughout the fellowship. While the fellows will not be responsible for primary hospital call, he or she will have privileges at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio Health’s Grant Medical Center.
Clinics
- Gain a broad experience across the spectrum of both pediatric and adult vitreoretinal conditions.
- Ample clinical experience in the interpretation of OCT and fluorescein angiograms, intravitreal and periocular injections, focal lasers, panretinal photocoagulation, photodynamic therapy, and prophylactic retinopexy/cryopexy.
- Fellows will hone their research skills as be sub-investigators on multiple clinical studies.
- Of note, the fellows will not be doing injection clinics or travel to satellite clinics.
- Fellows will be in the main offices in Columbus building their clinical skills and acumen.
Surgery
- Extensive surgical exposure – at the end of the fellowship, the fellows will feel comfortable with all aspects of vitreoretinal surgery.
- Expect to be involved in more than 500-600 surgical cases with approximately 300-350 of these being performed as primary surgeon (>90% of cases).
- Gain competency with 23 and 25 gauge vitrectomy on both the Alcon Constellation and Bausch & Laumb platforms for a variety of indications.
- Retinal detachments are repaired through pneumatic retinopexy, scleral buckling, and vitrectomy surgery on a case by case basis.
- Exposure in the management of complex retinal detachments including giant retinal tears, diabetic tractional detachments, and proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
- In the end, the fellows will feel comfortable managing all surgical cases from the simple to the most complex.
Retina Subspecialty Exposure
- Fellows will be exposed to to treatment of uveitis and pediatric retinal disease (including ROP) under the guidance our physicians who work in these subspecialties.
- Depending on fellow interest, he/she can attend retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) rounds.
- There will be ample opportunity to work with all physicians over the course of the two years to learn a variety of approaches to vitreoretinal diseases.
Fellow Salary and Benefits
- Salary and benefits will be commensurate with the Ohio State University Graduate Medical Education payscale for PGY 5 – $65,774 and PGY 6 – approx. $67,825.
- Additionally, there is an opportunity to take additional call at consultant rates for the Grant Hospital when not on primary call for the practice to supplement your salary.
Additional benefits include:
- Credentialing and Licensing – Application fees and dues covered
- Professional Liability Coverage – Provided, Occurrence-based with no tail coverage required
- Health Insurance – High Deductible plan with Health Savings Account, Midwest Retina pays premiums
- Dental Insurance – Midwest Retina pays premiums
- Paid Time Off – 2 weeks (personal and meeting time)
- 9 Paid Holidays (Offices Closed)
Fellowship Application
Applications will be accepted through the SF Match with an application deadline of August 12th, 2022. Begins July 7th of the designated year and will run for 24 consecutive months.
Midwest Retina offers a fellow position every year so that we have two full-time vitreoretinal surgery fellows.
- Applications for 2023-25 program are due by August 12, 2022.
- Interviews will be in person this year in Columbus and are scheduled for Saturday, September 17, 2022.
- Invitations for an interview will be sent out August 19, 2022 to allow for enough time to make travel arrangements.
For questions or additional information, please contact:
Chris Lowry
Fellowship Coordinator
740-497-8298
clowry@midwestretina.com
Thank you for your interest in our fellowship program!
