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
Simon D. Archambault, MD
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Hometown: Cromwell, CT
Hobbies: I love watching and playing sports (basketball, golf, tennis), cooking, traveling, and having fun with friends and family.
James Kwan, MD
Medical School: Tufts University
Hometown: Weston, CT
Hobbies: Guitar, weightlifting, and Korean cooking (especially making kimchi)
Heba Mahjoub, MD
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hometown: Warren, OH
Hobbies: Cooking, traveling, walking all over Boston!
Varsha Pramil, MD
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Hometown: Hershey, PA
Hobbies: Tennis, hiking, intramural beach volleyball, trying new recipes and restaurants!
Second-Year Residents
Daniel Azzam, MD
Medical School: University of California, Irvine
Hometown: Originally born in Cleveland, grew up in Los Angeles, California
Hobbies: Freestyle soccer, trail running especially with my puppy golden doodle, tasting new foods while traveling and recreating them with my wife in our kitchen.
Will Binotti, MD
Medical School: Universidade de Taubate
Hometown: Limeira (Sao Paulo), Brazil
Hobbies: Barbecue with friends, playing guitar, listening to audiobooks/podcasts
Julia Ernst, MD, PhD
Medical School: Medical University of Warsaw
Hometown: Rzeszow, Poland
Hobbies: Skiing, sailing, oil painting
Julia A. Watson, MD
Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Hometown: Rocky Mount, NC
Hobbies: Spending time outside, jogging, playing racquet sports (squash, tennis), exploring restaurants and bakeries, spending time with my family, including husband, son, and hound mix
Third-Year Residents
Omar AbuQamar, MD, MMSc
Medical School: University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
Hometown: Boston transplant originally from Amman, Jordan.
Hobbies: Crossfit, Endurance cycling and bikepacking. Also, reading, traveling, soccer and cooking (with a specialty in Jordanian and Middle Eastern cuisine).
Jonathan Caranfa, MD, PharmD
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Hometown: Manchester, CT
Hobbies: Traveling with my family, woodworking, fish aquariums and cooking
Allison Resnik, MD
Medical School: Georgetown University
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Hobbies: Baking, running, and exploring NE for hiking spots!
Angell Shi, MD
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Hometown: Littleton, MA
Hobbies: Tennis, running along the Charles, baking, and learning how to play guitar!
Forth-Year Residents
Yi Ling Dai, MD
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Hometown: Suzhou, China
Hobbies: Hiking, Traveling, Thrifting, and Food
Kate V. Dennett, MD
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO
Hobbies: Watching and playing sports (Ice Hockey, Soccer), Travel, Reading and eating Chipotle.
Erin M. Lanzo, MD
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Hobbies: hiking, visiting National Parks, reading, coffee drinking, city walks
Teresa P. Horan, MD
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Hometown: Salem, CT
Hobbies: Kayaking, swimming, and traveling.
Fellows
Yingna Liu, MD
Hometown: Shanghai, China
1st Year Retina Fellow
Residency: UC San Francisco
Reza Moradi, MD
Hometown: Tehran, Iran
Cornea Fellow
Residency: California Pacific Medical Center
Tavish Nanda, MD
Hometown: New York City, NY
1st Year Retina Fellow
Residency: Columbia University
Hardik Parikh, MD
Hometown: Jersey City, NJ
Glaucoma Fellow
Residency: NYU Grossman SOM
Jarod M. Santoro, MD
Hometown: Providence, RI
Medical Retina Fellow
Residency: New England Eye Center
Dana Schneider, MD
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Cornea Fellow
Residency: University of South Florida
Maggie Wei, MD
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Glaucoma Fellow
Residency: Krieger Eye Institute