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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Pediatric Ophthalmology 1-Year Pre-Residency Research Fellowship

The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Wisconsin is offering a 1-year funded pre-residency research fellowship for students interested in ophthalmology that have not matched in 2026, or are taking a gap year during medical school.
Pediatric Ophth and Adult Stab Fellowship

Program Description

The student will be mentored by Dr. Aparna Ramasubramanian, a pediatric ophthalmologist and ocular oncologist and will also work closely with all the faculty. The completion of the projects would lead to publications including case reports, case series and review articles. The student will also have the opportunity to present at local, regional and national conferences. There would also be opportunities to shadow in clinic and operating room and participate in resident training conferences, grand rounds and journal clubs.

Please submit a cover letter and CV to mjohnson6@childrenswi.org by February 30, 2026.


About Our Institutions

Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)

The Medical College of Wisconsin brings together the most inquisitive minds in science, medicine, education and community engagement to solve the toughest challenges in health and society today. Academic medicine is at the core, where scientists, physicians and students work hand-in-hand with the community to ask the questions no one else is and fuel the continuous cycle of knowledge that’s shaping the future of medicine.

Children’s Wisconsin

Children’s Wisconsin is the region’s only independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We offer a wide range of care and support for children of all ages. Our services include medical care, dental care, child and family counseling, foster care, adoption, social services, child advocacy and injury prevention

Program Details

Faculty

Our pediatric ophthalmology department consists of 5 full-time pediatric ophthalmology faculty, 5 pediatric optometrists, and 7 orthoptists. Our team is energetic, engaging, and committed to teaching and research. Our team takes active roles in basic science, translational and clinical research and the research year will be designed keeping in mind current projects and the students interest.

Didactics

Our collaboration with multiple metropolitan area hospitals gives our fellowship program an advantage as we are able to provide our fellow with a very diverse population of patients with a vast variety of eye anomalies, genetic disorders, strabismic disorders, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), eyelid and tear duct disorders, corneal anomalies and congenital cataracts. We collaborate with our ophthalmology colleagues at the MCW Eye Institute to provide retina, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology and oculo-plastics care for children.

Campus

Our clinic is based at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin which is one of the busiest pediatric hospitals in the country. It is a Level 1 Trauma Center and houses 13 inpatient units including a 70 bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). We provide care to over 15,000 patients annually in our clinics as well as performing more than 300 inpatient consults. We cover 6 area hospitals to provide high quality ROP care to their NICUs. We perform close to 500 outpatient surgeries each year in addition to inpatient surgeries including laser surgery and Avastin for ROP, as well adult strabismus cases

 

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Contact Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship

Aparna Ramasubramanian, MD

Program Director

Michelle Johnson

Administrative Assistant Sr.

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