Meet the Residents – Ophthalmology Residency Program at New England Eye Center

Meet the Residents – 2012-2013

The New England Eye Center, Tufts University School of Medicine Residency in Ophthalmology offers a three-year program that blends clinical training, academic activities, and research opportunities. There are four residents in each of the three years of the program.

First-Year Residents
		Joseph Ho, MD College: University of California, Berkeley Medical school: Boston University School of Medicine Internship: Alameda County Medical Center-- Highland Hospital Hobbies: Running, traveling, watching movies Hometown: Northridge, CA
		Gregory Lee, MD College: Princeton Medical school: UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Internship: Carney Hospital, Dorchester, MA Hobbies: tennis, cooking, basketball, foodie, skiing Hometown: Egg Harbor Township, NJ
		Nora Muakkasa, MD College: Cornell University Medical school: New York University School of Medicine Internship: Mount Auburn Hospital Hobbies: cooking, running, traveling Hometown: Syracuse, NY
		Kirstin Tawse, MD College: Penn State University Medical school: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Internship: St. Vincents Hospital Hobbies: running, skiing, tennis, hiking
Second-Year Residents
		Claudia Bartolini, MD College: Dartmouth College Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine Hobbies: Hiking, Skiing, Road Biking, Piano Hometown: Hampton, NH
		Jen Renz, MD College: Dartmouth College Medical School: Boston University Internship: University of New Mexico Hobbies: Horseback riding, surfing, snowboarding, running Hometown: Saratoga Springs, NY
		Kevin Sitko, MD College: University of North Carolina Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine Hobbies: Foreign languages, spending time with his wife and daughter Hometown: Cary, NC / Shrewsbury, MA
		Avneet Sodhi, MD College: George Washington University Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine Hobbies: Indian dancing, squash, indoor volleyball Hometown: Fulton, MD
Third-Year Residents
		Kavita Bhavsar, MD College: University of Michigan Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine Internship: Caritas Carney Hospital Hobbies: Hiking, dance and the violin Home town: Des Moines, Iowa
		Michelle Liang, MD College: Johns Hopkins University Medical School: The State University of New York at Buffalo Internship: Newton-Wellesley Hospital Hobbies: Tennis, piano and volleyball Home town: Rochester, NY
		Laurel Vuong, MD College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine Internship: Newton-Wellesley Hospital Hobbies: Cooking, gardening and the saxophone Home town: East Bridgewater, MA
		Steven Williams, MD College: Havard School of Medicine Medical School: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons Internship: Newton-Wellesley Hospital Hobbies: Music, especially classical and jazz and playing the piano Home town: Miami, FL