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DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

Clinic address: 707 N. Alvernon, Third Floor, Tucson, Arizona 85711
Phone: (520) 321-3677
Departmental Contact: Rosanna Canez

655 N. Alvernon Way, Suite 108, Tucson, Arizona 85711
E-Mail: rcanez@eyes.arizona.edu
Website: www.eyes.arizona.edu

A complete listing of individual faculty appointments can be found in the Faculty Section.

 Department Head: Joseph M. Miller

 Professor:
Joseph M. Miller, Richard R. Ober, M. Velma Dobson, Mandi D. Conway, Gholam A. Peyman, Harold E. Cross

Clinical Professor:
Robert M. Dryden, Robert W. Snyder

Research Lectruer: 
Maria G (Lupita) Ramierz-Rodriguez, Howard Apple,William J. DonnellyIII

Associate Professors:
John E. Greivenkamp, W.Daniel Stamer, James T. Schwiegerling, Alan D. Marmorstein

Clinical Associate Professors:
Leonard Joffe, Reid F. Schindler, Harry D. Carrozza

Assistant Professors:
Luca Brigatti, J. Daniel Twelker, Robert I Park, Lihua Y. Marmorstein, John C. Nichols, Erin M. Harvey, Brian S. McKay, Roxanna Ursea, Lydia R. Banuelos, Lynn Polonski

Clinical Assistant Professors:
Cameron G. Javid, Todd W. Altenbernd, Tomas Tredici, James L. FitzGerald Jr.

Clinical Instructors:
Brock K. Bakewell, , William Fishkind, Sean J. McCafferty, Ann Z.McColgin, Rand Siekert,  Ajay Sanan, Jason M. Levine, Chirag Vit Patel, Lisa C. Lane, DuaneL. Mitzel

Clinical Lecturers:
Norman C. Ahl,  Dean C. Brick, Lansing E. Brown, Diego H. Calonge, Steven Chen, Kathleen M. Duerksen, Jeffrey P. Edelstein, Thomas Harrison,  Mikel Lo, Lisa Mansueto, Donald R. Miles, T. Glendon Moody, Richard B. O'Grady, Jeffrey S. Kay, Barry Kusman, Thomas R. Wolf.

Ophthalmology offers electives for medical students. One is a research elective in which experience in laboratory research in ophthalmology will be obtained with programs of a minimum of four weeks in duration. The other is a clinical elective in which medical students will be assigned to outpatient clinics and inpatient wards at University Medical Center and Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Healthcare (Tucson) as well as surgery, which will give them an overview as to how the ophthalmologist relates to his/her patient population.

The graduate program in Ophthalmology offers residents extensive inpatient and outpatient experiences at University Medical Center and Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Healthcare (Tucson).

The preceptorship program provides students the opportunity to train in Ophthalmology at an approved hospital in this country or abroad.

Ophthalmology (OPH) Courses

See Electives Manual for course descriptions.


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