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10/13/2026

Our last PGY-2 spotlight SHINES BRIGHT for our West Coast 🌊 resident, travel enthusiast, Dr. Sarah Tajran! She joined Loyola’s Ophthalmology Department during their Gift of Sight mission trip to Guatemala as a medical student.

✨Hometown: San Diego, California
✨Undergrad: University of California, Irvine
✨Medical school: Loyola Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
✨Ophthalmology Interests: Global Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics
✨Non-Medical Interests: Traveling, yoga/ Pilates, cooking, adventuring, trying new foods, plants, collecting Nee-Dohs as of late
✨Interesting Fact: I’ve been to 26 countries! 🌎🫶🏻

10/08/2026

Our Glaucoma Service Director, Dr. Meenakshi Chaku, is the first academic surgeon in Chicago to use Omni Ultra from Sight Sciences ahead of its official launch this weekend American Academy Ophthalmology 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻! Our residents Dr. Brian Simon and Dr. Urjita Das got to see this latest version of the Omni device which allows more degrees of canaloplasty and goniotomy with a single pass. Loyola continues to strive for the latest innovation in interventional glaucoma for our patients and for our trainees👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! Thanks to our awesome reps Sydney Jarvela and Terry Morris for making it happen.

09/27/2026

Next on our PGY-1 Spotlight is our foodie and Costco lover Dr. Kartik Gannamaneni 🚣🛫🍌!

Hometown: Muncie, Indiana
Undergrad: Purdue University
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine (Still Boiler up tho 🚂)
Non-medical interests: finding the best wings in Chicago, Costco, Hanging with my coresidents
Interesting facts: I got a flat tire within 24 hrs of getting my license

09/23/2026

Next up for our PGY-1 spotlight 💡 is proud Samoyed owner Dr. Nathan Dhablania! Nathan Kim Dhablania 🐾

⭐️Hometown: San Jose, California
⭐️Undergrad: University of Southern California (Fight On! ✌🏻)
⭐️Medical school: Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
⭐️Ophthalmology Interests: Glaucoma, Neuro-ophthalmology
⭐️Non-medical interests: Formula 1, russian kettlebells, football, exploring Chicago’s food scene, hiking, Aya (my fluffy Samoyed)
⭐️Interesting facts: My dog is the same breed as Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s pup (I’d like to think they copied me)

09/21/2026

Our PGY-1 spotlight is kicked off by Dr. Sara Prischak! ✨ Get to know Dr. Prischak below! She is currently completing her intern year at MacNeal Hospital along with her transitional year co-interns.

Hometown: Erie, Pennsylvania
Undergrad: Villanova University
Medical school: Drexel University College of Medicine
Non-medical interests: Cooking, pilates, reading, hosting, crafting, & trivia with my coresidents!
Ophtho interests: Plastics, cornea
Interesting fact: I whistle when I’m in a good mood

08/16/2026

On behalf of Dr. Charles Bouchard, Dr. Anuradha Khanna, Dr. Meenakshi Chaku, and Dr. Roshni Vasaiwala

Registration is now open for the Loyola Think Tank: Navigating the Technology Frontier in Ophthalmology Saturday, September 19th 2026.
This is innovative focus group with a panel of distinguished ophthalmology thought leaders to define our current collective responsibility in navigating the AI and technology frontier in ophthalmology training. Join us to engage with these experts in their field to gain insights into the future of our profession. Are you ready for the future?

SPEAKERS:
* Arthur Light, MD Speaker – Robert Chang, MD Byers Eye Institute @ Stanford
* John Skowron, MD Speaker – Shahzad Mian, MD U-M Kellogg Eye Center
* Special Guest Speaker – Uday Devgan, MD (Cataract Coach) Uday Devgan MD

Link in bio. This is not a CME EVENT. This is a hybrid event, in person attendance is encouraged. You don’t want to miss this!!!

08/14/2026

On Wednesday, Loyola ophthalmology had our annual Practice of Clinical Medicine (PCM) course which welcomed the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine medical students to take a deep dive into the world of ophthalmology. Supported by A Nu Reality, our department chair Dr. Charles Bouchard, our program director Dr. Roshni Vasaiwala, and all of our ophthalmology residents, students got to learn key clinical skills like checking pupils, understanding eye anatomy, and walking through the pathophysiology of ocular diseases like Glaucoma and Horner Syndrome. Technology was harnessed to allow students to manipulate the eye anatomy, diagnose pathology, and learn anatomy through virtual reality. Each year, we look forward to this day to introduce students to the field and ensure they start their clinical rotations with a strong foundation. Swipe to enjoy the day!

We want to thank our incredible away rotators for capturing these photos!

07/24/2026

We had our Annual Blue Coat Ceremony this past Wednesday and welcomed our new PGY-2s to the Loyola Department of Ophthalmology (Sam, Parker Marsh, Abhishek Ramini, Urjita). They read an oath, listened to fantastic speeches by our attending faculty, were formally introduced, and were coated by their seniors in the PGY-3 class. This Loyola tradition reminds us of our cherished values. Welcome PGY-2s!

07/20/2026

Our next spotlight resident is FAST🏃‍♀️ so don’t miss her….Dr. Sam Hu! Scroll to see her favorite hobbies, including occasionally blessing our conference room with homemade baked goods🍰🍵⛰️🌲!!

⭐️Name: Sam Hu
⭐️Hometown: Denver, CO
⭐️Undergrad: Vanderbilt University
⭐️Medical school: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
⭐️Non-medical interests: Running (training for a marathon this December!), baking, reading, finding the best matcha lattes in Chicago
⭐️Ophthalmology interests: Glaucoma, Retina
⭐️Interesting facts: I have an extra bone in my right foot
⭐️What I’m looking forward to during residency: working 10 feet away from my co-residents and friends at the VA!

07/18/2026

Next up for our spotlight we have our ✨ local Midwesterner and cat dad PGY-2 resident Dr. Parker Marsh! 🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️🐈‍⬛🏊‍♀️🏌️‍♂️

⭐️Name: Parker Marsh
⭐️Hometown: Lake Forest, IL
⭐️Undergrad: Marquette University
⭐️Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
⭐️Non-medical interests: Triathlon training, golf, pickleball, video games, sunset boat cruises
⭐️Interesting facts: I used to be a tennis teaching professional. I was in a Chris Farley documentary my senior year of college.

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2160 S. 1st Avenue
Maywood, IL
60153

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

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