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06/06/2026

On behalf of Dr. Charles Bouchard and Dr. Jhansi, please join us for our Faculty Alumni Day scheduled for Friday, June 12, 2026.

We have an excellent panel of distinguished speakers who will provide updates on the latest developments in eye care. You will see engaging presentations by experts in the field and gain insights for your practice. It will be a great opportunity to network with your colleagues and catch up with friends. Link in bio.

SPEAKERS:
Mark J. Daily, MD Speaker – Elliott Sohn, MD, FASRS, FARVO
James E. McDonald, MD Speaker – Suzann Pershing, MD, MS
Distinguished Alumni Speaker – Matthew Welch, MD

LOCATION:
Center for Translational Research and Education
2160 S. First Ave., Bldg 115, Auditorium 153
Maywood IL. 60153

06/03/2026

More end-of-the-year festivities to report! We loved celebrating our graduating seniors last weekend 🎓 thank you to our program director, Dr. Vasaiwala, (and her family!) for hosting us at their beautiful home! Featuring a perfect sunny patio, badminton & leftovers for days 🏸☀️

05/19/2026

Loyola at the Joint & meeting last week 🤩Congratulations to PGY 4 Dr. Alexis Stefaniak-Clarke for tying for 1st place for the Beem Fisher Award for her project “Riluzole Protects Against Damage from Retinal Light Injury in Mice” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!! Dr. Meenakshi Chaku co-moderated the case presentations for the Chicago Glaucoma Society. Dr. Chaku completed her term as Councilor and now become Secretary on the COS board for the upcoming year.

05/12/2026

Congratulations to PGY 3 Dr. Lauren Nakhleh for presenting at !!! Great job Lauren👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

04/21/2026

Loyola Ophthalmology presented our virtual reality simulation education technology at Bascom Palmer’s 2006 Digital EyeCon! Dr Anuradha Khana, Vice Chair of Education, shared her journey “From Concept to Real World Applications of VR in Medical Education.” Along with Dr. Khanna, Dr. Roshni Vasaiwala, Residency Program Director, Dr. Jhansi Raju, VHA TeleSpecialty Chief, and Dr. Sheena Khanna, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, presented our simulation technology and its applications to medical student, ophthalmology resident, and other specialty resident education. Education leaders from around the country were fully immersed!

04/20/2026

Dr. Charles Bouchard serves as the keynote speaker for the Phoenix Ophthalmology Society - invited by President and former Loyola alumni, Dr. Rima Patel 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! He spoke on “What do you need to know about oxidative stress, sleep apnea, and eye disease” He was able to connect with Loyola alumni, Ray Zimmerman and Briggs Hoyt. It is great to see our Loyola Alumni thriving and making us proud!

04/12/2026

On behalf of Dr. Charles Bouchard and Dr. Meenakshi please join us for the upcoming Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Series, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Link in the bio. CME credit available

EVENT: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Series – “Virtual Event Only”

SPEAKER: Ambar Faridi, MD - Associate Professor, OHSU Casey Eye Institute & VA Portland Health Care System

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 5:00pm – 6:00pm

04/10/2026

Loyola at the 3rd annual Women in Glaucoma event hosted by Faculty, Dr. Meenakshi Chaku as an organizing officer of the !!! Kudos to Dr. Amber Randolph presenting a great MIGS surgery case and Dr. Meriam Ben Hadj Tahar speaking on the recent Loyola mission trip to Guatemala 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻. It was a great night of education and engagement with Loyola representing !!!

03/26/2026

Outstanding representation from our team at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Simon Kaja presented innovative work advancing our understanding of corneal toxicity associated with netarsudil, with a focus on epithelial barrier function and permeability.

Emily Krupa delivered an impressive presentation on particulate matter (PM₄ and PM₁₀)–driven neutrophil pathology at the ocular surface, highlighting the potential of ocular surface immune globulins to modulate inflammatory responses.

👏 Congratulations to Emily on receiving the Ocular Subspecialty Section Early Career Award - a well-deserved recognition of impactful, high-quality work.

Proud to see such strong science and mentorship on display.

03/15/2026

Loyola at the Joint ISEPS COS Meeting 2026!!! We are so proud of our Program Director Dr. Roshni Vasaiwala who Co-Chaired an amazing meeting this past Friday 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!! Loyola faculty Dr. Meenakshi Chaku, Dr. Charles Bouchard and Dr. Jigna Joshi all gave excellent talks! Loyola and Hines faculty Dr. Aaron Dotson and Dr. Shweta Chaudhary were panelists with Cataract Coach himself! Both Dr. James McDonnell and Dr. Shweta Chaudhary spoke at the tech program! And a very proud moment for Loyola with all three ISPB awards were given to Loyola : Ethan Teich, Rachel Mazurek, and PGY 3 Dr. Lauren Nakhleh 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻!!!

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2160 S. 1st Avenue
Maywood, IL
60153

Website

https://www.loyolamedicine.org/find-a-condition-or-service/ophthalmology/

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