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Congratulations and Welcome to Our Newest Diplomates


The American Board of Ophthalmology diplomate community officially grew 287 members stronger today. Please join us in congratulating the following newly board-certified ophthalmologists on their professional achievement in having recently passed both the Written Qualifying Examination (WQE) and Oral Examination.

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Salwa Abdel-Aziz, M.D., Tucson, AZ

Lilit Ablabutyan, M.D., Glendale, CA

Ashley Abraham, M.D., Plano, TX

Usiwoma Abugo, M.D., Abingdon, MD

Negin Agange, M.D., San Francisco, CA

Swati Agarwal, M.D., Newberry, FL

Lena Al-Dujaili, M.D., New Orleans, LA

David Alevi, M.D., Old Westbury, NY

Saba Al-Hashimi, M.D., Los Angeles, CA

Sayeda-Fatima Hadi Ali, M.D., Chicago, IL

Bradley J. Anderson, M.D., Pocatello, ID

Andrew James Anzeljc, M.D., Decatur, GA

Edwin James Apenbrinck, M.D., Louisville, KY

Daniel Benjamin Apple, M.D., Livonia, MI

Erica Lynn Archer, M.D., Latham, NY

Karen Rose Armbrust, M.D., Rosemount, MN

Joseph Armenia, M.D., Pittsford, NY

Claudia P. Arroyave O'Brien, M.D., Cutler Bay, FL

David E. Auringer, M.D., Cohoes, NY

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Paul D. Baciu, M.D., Rochester Hills, MI

Nika Bagheri, M.D., Westlake Village, CA

Allison Grace Bardes, M.D., Pasadena, CA

Kinley Danae Beck, M.D., San Antonio, TX

Sahar Bedrood, M.D., La Canada, CA

Johanna Dijkstal Beebe, M.D., Plymouth, MN

Anna Grundstrom Bender, M.D., Honolulu, HI

Brent Scott Betts, M.D., Eagle, ID

Grishma Bharucha, M.D., Duluth, MN

Kendall Kirby Bicknell, M.D., Temple, TX

Anil Birdi, M.D., Toms River, NJ

Nathan W. Blessing, M.D., Nichols Hills, OK

Zachary M. Bodnar, M.D., los altos, CA

Michelle Renee Boyce, M.D., Kansas City, MO

Kevin Bray, M.D., Birmingham, AL

Kevin M. Broderick, M.D., Fulton, MD

Eric N. Brown, M.D., Nolensville, TN

Colby S. Brownlee, D.O., Midland, TX

Gregory M. Brunin, M.D., San Antonio, TX

Brett Clark Budden, M.D., New Orleans, LA

Jordan Michael Burnham, M.D., Baton Rouge, LA

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Charles Calvo, M.D., Salt Lake CIty, UT

Andrew S. Camp, M.D., San Diego, CA

Margaret Young Carter, M.D., Lake Charles, LA

Pamela Christine Carter, M.D., Meadowlakes, TX

Bo Ra Chae, M.D., San Francisco, CA

Brian Chang, M.D., Sherman Oaks, CA

Ingrid Tina Chang, M.D., Seattle, WA

Diana Chao, M.D., Arcadia, CA

Edward Chay, M.D., Pittsburgh, PA

Judy Chen, M.D., Cerritos, CA

Kevin Charles Chen, M.D., Los Altos Hills, CA

Lisa Y. Chen, M.D., Redwood City, CA

Xuejing Chen, M.D., Northridge, CA

Jane Yon Hee Cho, M.D., Boston, MA

Clara Mihee Choo, M.D., St Paul, MN

Daniel S. Churgin, M.D., Salt Lake City, UT

Michael Clamp, M.D., Santa Rosa, CA

Marc Fidelis Comaratta, M.D., Bozeman , MT

Daniel Bernard Connors, M.D., Linwood, NJ

Brittany Nicole Cook, M.D., Knoxville, TN

Matthew David Cooke, M.D., Eau Claire, WI

Lisa Cowan, M.D., Tulare, CA

Caroline Hill Cromelin, M.D., Chevy Chase, MD

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Soheil Mostafa Daftarian, M.D., San Angelo, TX

Nhu-Y T. Dao, M.D., New Haven, CT

Alexander Davis, M.D., Oklahoma City, OK

Jose J. de la Cruz, M.D., Chicago, IL

Irina De la Huerta, M.D., Thornhill, ON

David L. DeMill, M.D., Salt Lake City, UT

Katherine Donnithorne, M.D., Prattville, AL

Brian C. Doyle, M.D., Montpelier, VT

Ryan Thomas Drumright, M.D., Murfreesboro, TN

Joshua Kyle Duncan, D.O., Phoenix, AZ

Alia Durrani, M.D., Nashville, TN

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Julio Echegoyen, M.D., San DIego, CA

Mays A. El-Dairi, M.D., Durham, NC

Mahmood El-Gasim, M.D., Phoenix, AZ

Parisa Emami Naeini, M.D., Sacramento, CA

Todd John Endicott, D.O., Fleming Island, FL

Amaka Eneh, M.D., Victoria, BC

Benjamin P. Erickson, M.D., Portola Valley, CA

Joshua Evans, M.D., Lexington, KY

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Nicholas Craig Farber, M.D., Durham, NC

Neil H. Farbman, M.D., Madison, WI

Jonathan Fay, M.D., Klamath Falls, OR

Gabriel M. Ferreira, M.D., New York, NY

Diane Katherine Fiander, M.D., Bloomfield Hills, MI

Avni Patel Finn, M.D., Durham, NC

George Fisher, M.D., Tampa, FL

Matthew Paul Flood, M.D., Stillwater, OK

Amelia Ann Fong, M.D., Honolulu, HI

Andrew Francis, M.D., Chicago, IL

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Scott Donald Gardner, M.D., Fayetteville, GA

Robert Benjamin Garoon, M.D., Miami Beach, FL

Larissa Kadar Ghadiali, M.D., Oak Park , IL

Pooja Godara, M.D., Austin, TX

Kimberly Kinga Gokoffski, M.D., Los Angeles, CA

Sidney Gospe, M.D., Durham, NC

Kishan Govind, M.D., Martinez, GA

Steven Greenstein, M.D., Teaneck, NJ

Alexander L. Grigalunas, M.D., Seattle, WA

Naina Gupta, M.D., St. Louis, MO

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Larissa Ann Habib, M.D., Cambridge, MA

Aaron C. Hager, M.D., Saint Pete Beach, FL

Lior Haim, M.D., Old Saybrook, CT

Amir Reza Hajrasouliha, M.D., Carmel, IN

Carrie Suzanna Happ-Smith, M.D., Beachwood, OH

David Herren, M.D., Rome, GA

Louis Kendall Hirsch, M.D., Springfield, MO

James Robert Hoffmann, M.D., Little Rock, AR

Jordan E. Hollsten, M.D., San Antonio, TX

Jeffrey Graham Holt, M.D., Hot Springs, AR

Kourtney Henderson Houser, M.D., Memphis, TN

Abigail E. Huang, M.D., Portland, OR

Derek D. Huang, M.D., Winnetka, CA

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Korey A. Jaben, M.D., New York, NY

Akbar Afzal Jamall, M.D., Santa Monica, CA

Rebecca Sorenson Janik, M.D., Berkeley, CA

Adam Craig Janot, M.D., Omaha, NE

Richard Beauregard Jenkins, M.D., Houston, TX

Jeffrey Stewart Jones, M.D., Castle Rock, CO

Adam J. Jorgensen, M.D., Rapid City, SD

Dipika B. Joshi, M.D., Granite Bay , CA

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Krishna Priya Kalyam, M.D., st.louis, MO

Jason Paul Kam, M.D., Kirkland, WA

Leah Lynn Kammerdiener, M.D., Charleston, SC

Thomas James Kandl, M.D., Buford, GA

Steven E. Kane, M.D., Clearwater, FL

Rustum Karanjia, M.D., Toronto, ON

Hamzah S. Khalaf, M.D., Helotes, TX

James Dae-Ok Kim, M.D., Paducah, KY

Tim I. Kim, M.D., Chula Vista, CA

John W. Kircher, M.D., El Paso, TX

Carter N. Kirk, M.D., River Forest, IL

Kendra Klein-Mascia, M.D., Phoenix , AZ

O'Rese J. Knight, M.D., Chapel Hill, NC

Narae Ko, M.D., Boston, MA

Usha R. Kumar, M.D., Emeryville, CA

Natasha Kim Kye, M.D., Portland, OR

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Neerav Neel Lamba, M.D., New Orleans, LA

Marissa Bucci Larochelle, M.D., Salt lake city, UT

Christopher Lee, M.D., Little Rock, AR

Jennifer Wai-Yin Lee, M.D., Concord, CA

Sun Young Lee, M.D., Iowa City, IA

Diana M. Leitner, M.D., Stow, OH

Xuan Thanh Le-Nguyen, M.D., La Quinta, CA

Kenneth H. Levin, M.D., Harrisburg, PA

Joshua Daniel Levinson, M.D., Dunwoody, GA

Albert Lin, M.D., Jackson, MS

Wonchon Lin, M.D., LAS VEGAS, NV

Yunxiang Liu, M.D., Chicago, IL

Michael Lopez, M.D., Tampa, FL

Lorena LoVerde, M.D., Herndon, VA

Dagny Zhu Luong, M.D., Monterey Park, CA

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Ding Ma, M.D., White Plains, NY

Tova Mannis, M.D., Albany, CA

Arman Mashayekhi, M.D., Gladwyne, PA

Andrew Justin McFarland, M.D., Stephenson, VA

Brett Joseph McKnight, M.D., Kansas City, MO

Craig Joseph Meaux, M.D., Beaumont, TX

Brandon Michael Metcalf, M.D., Salisbury, MD

Cindy Wei Mi, M.D., Bellevue, WA

Andrew Julian Mincey, M.D., Greensboro , NC

Mohammad-Hossein Mohammad-Shahi, M.D., Boston, MA

Arian A. Moses, M.D., Keesler AFB, MS

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Steven M. Naids, M.D., Santa Monica, CA

Ashiyana Nariani, M.D., Upper Saddle River, NJ

Niraj Rama Nathan, M.D., Dallas, TX

David C. Neely, M.D., Birmingham, AL

Leslie C. Neems, M.D., denver, CO

Jeffrey Lynn Nelson, M.D., Merrillville, IN

Julia Nemiroff, M.D., stuart, FL

Anastasia Neufeld, M.D., Vancouver, BC

Bac Tien Nguyen, M.D., Houston, TX

Neda Nikpoor, M.D., Norman, OK

Daniel Nolan, D.O., San Antonio, TX

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Morohunranti Okunlolamiwa Oguntoye, M.D., Hanover, MD

Kingsley Chiedu Okafor, M.D., Denver , CO

Kathleen Corcoran Oktavec, M.D., St. Augustine, FL

John P. O'Neill, M.D., Mound, MN

Vanessa Ortiz-Medina, M.D., San Juan, PR

Erika Osterholzer, M.D., Salem, OR

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Stanley Tyler Pace, M.D., Winston-Salem, NC

Michelle Renee Packles, M.D., Old Westbury, NY

Jeanie Paik, M.D., Downers Grove, IL

Megha Limba Pansara, M.D., Carlsbad, CA

John Steven Parker, Jr., M.D., Jasper, AL

Anna Walker Parlin, M.D., Honolulu, HI

Amar J. Patel, M.D., Keller, TX

Amy D. Patel, M.D., Los Angeles, CA

William Allen Pearce, M.D., Savannah, GA

Andrew Freeman Perin, M.D., Raleigh, NC

Jonathan Morgan Perkins, M.D., Lake Charles, LA

Sapa T. Pham, M.D., Katy, TX

Severin M. Pouly, M.D., North Little Rock, AR

Nika Stephanie Priest-Allen, M.D., Fort Myers, FL

Sally Primus, M.D., Evansville, IN

Robert Allan Prinzi, M.D., Myrtle Beach, SC

Thiripurasundari Pugazhendhi, M.D., Tucson, AZ

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Salman Ashiq Rahman, M.D., San Francisco , CA

Harish Raja, M.D., Brookline, MA

Parvathi Rayudu, M.D., Atlanta, GA

Rachelle A. Rebong, M.D., Burlingame, CA

Anvesh C. Reddy, M.D., Nashville, TN

Shivani V. Reddy, M.D., Newington, CT

Morgan Elyssia Renner, M.D., Corona Del Mar, CA

Catherine M. Reppa, M.D., Lubbock, TX

Megan Ridley-Lane, M.D., New Rochelle, NY

Jorge L. Rivera, M.D., Mayaguez, PR

Sean Rivera, M.D., Albuquerque, NM

Joshua R. Roe, M.D., Palo Alto, CA

Justin Michael Roman, M.D., Greenville, SC

Jason D. Rupp, M.D., Holladay, UT

Peter Ryg, M.D., Austin, TX

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Mazeyar Saboori, M.D., Las Vegas, NV

Ama Sadaka, M.D., Houston, TX

Sherveen S. Salek, M.D., Atlanta, GA

Rasanamar Sandhu, M.D., Portland, OR

Christian James Sanfilippo, M.D., Santa Monica, CA

Amit Sangave, M.D., Royal Oak, MI

Steven Saraf, M.D., Seattle, WA

Patrick P. Sassani, M.D., Milwaukee , WI

Mason Antone Schmutz, M.D., Orem, UT

Dov B. Sebrow, M.D., Bronx, NY

Craig See, M.D., Shaker Heights, OH

Christopher Tulip Shah, M.D., Greensboro, NC

Sanket Shah, M.D., Los Angeles, CA

Omar Razzaque Shakir, M.D., Stratford, CT

Jessica G. Shantha, M.D., Stone Mountain, GA

Wen-Shi Shieh, M.D., Clayton, MO

Olga A. Shif, M.D., Towson, MD

Omar Shoukfeh, M.D., Lubbock, TX

Shripaad Y. Shukla, M.D., Streamwood, IL

David Simons, M.D., Portland, OR

Aaron James Smith, M.D., Natchez, MS

Laura Snyder, M.D., Celina, OH

Marie Brenner Somogyi, M.D., Austin, TX

Allison Ramsey Soneru, M.D., Brookline, MA

Andrew Stacey, M.D., Sammamish, WA

Randall Noah Stein, M.D., Durham, NC

Mark Stephens, M.D., Dallas, TX

Stacy Joanne Story, M.D., Columbia, SC

David Shane Strickland, M.D., Swansboro, NC

Sasha Strul, M.D., Minneapolis, MN

Brendon J. Sumich, M.D., New Orleans, LA

Jesse Scott Swift, M.D., Albuquerque, NM

Aileen Sy, M.D., Palo Alto, CA

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Audrey Xi Tai, D.O., San Clemente, CA

Sonali Talsania, M.D., Miami, FL

Diana A. Tamboli, M.D., Oklahoma City, OK

Akshay Thomas, M.D., Durham, NC

Merina Thomas, M.D., Ann Arbor, MI

Catherine T. Thuruthumaly, M.D., Chicago, IL

Brian Cuong Tieu, M.D., Madison, MS

Rahul S. Tonk, M.D., Miami Beach, FL

Katie L. Topping, M.D., Mountain View, CA

Jonathan Caleb Kealakai Tovey, M.D., Lees Summit, MO

Brian Toy, M.D., Los Angeles, CA

Kevin Tozer, M.D., Scottsdale, AZ

David Truong, M.D., Wichita, KS

Sean W. Tsao, M.D., Saratoga, CA

Reid Turner, M.D., Omaha, NE

Lyndon David Tyler, M.D., West Jordan, UT

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Kelly Hodson Unkrich, M.D., Jacksonville Beach, FL

Lilly H. Wagner, M.D., Brisbane, CA

William Bradley Wainright, M.D., Rocky Hill, CT

Brynn Nicole Wajda, M.D., Portland, ME

Lee Walker, M.D., Tupelo, MS

Jing Wang, D.O., Scarsdale, NY

Samantha Saunders Watson, M.D., Wilmington, NC

Christopher David Weaver, M.D., Summerfield, NC

Adam Craig Weber, M.D., Atlanta, GA

Robert Joel Welch, M.D., El Dorado Hills , CA

Michael D. Westafer, M.D., Reno, NV

Cassandra A. White, M.D., Durham, NC

Basil K. Williams, M.D., Philadelphia, PA

Andrew Armour Wilson, M.D., Watkinsville, GA

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Samantha Xavier, M.D., North Palm Beach, FL

Luna Xu, M.D., NEW YORK, NY

Jae Young You, M.D., Brookline, MA

Sameen Zaidi, M.D., Cupertino, CA

Brian G. Zamora, M.D., Kernersville, NC

Lucy Yingxin Zhang, M.D., San Mateo, CA

Rui Zhang, M.D., Glendale, CA

Wenlan (Wendy) Zhang, M.D., Durham, NC

Tailun Zhao, M.D., Pittsburgh, PA

Matthew S. Zore, M.D., Manhattan Beach, CA

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