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Current Ophthalmology Residents

PGY-4

Dillan Patel, MD, MBA Dillan Patel, MD, MBA 
Hometown: Clarks Summit, PA 
Undergraduate School: Temple University 
Graduate School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine 
Post Graduate Training: Temple University Hospital 
Interests: Traveling, piano, following sports, spending time with his dog, Thor 

 

 

Hassan Jessani, MD Hassan Jessani, MD 
Hometown: Bryn Mawr, PA 
Undergraduate School: Emory University 
Graduate School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine 
Post Graduate Training: Lankenau Medical Center
Interests: playing basketball, watching all sorts of sports, hiking and spending time with family and friends
 

 

 

Preston Kung, MD, MBA 
Hometown: New York, NY 
Undergraduate School: Stony Brook University 
Graduate School: Stony Brook University School of Medicine 
Post Graduate Training: NYU Long Island, NY 
Interests: Photography, running and gastronomy 

 

 

 


PGY-3

Dr. Christopher AhmedChristopher Ahmed, MD
Hometown: Dothan, Alabama
Undergraduate School: Auburn University
Graduate School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Post Graduate Training: Temple University Hospital
Interests: Aquascaping, painting, finding new music

 

 

 

Dr. Brittany Bernstein

Brittany Bernstein, MD
Hometown: Eagleville, PA
Undergraduate School: The George Washington University
Graduate School: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Post Graduate Training: Temple University Hospital
Interests: Golf, piano, traveling, baking, fitness classes at Orangetheory

 

 

 

Dr. Philippe Ortiz

 

Philippe Ortiz, MD
Hometown: Sterling, MA
Undergraduate School: College of the Holy Cross
Graduate School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Post graduate training: Temple University Hospital
Interests: Fishing, baseball, pizza making, and reading to his children.

 


PGY-2

Dr. Hannah LevinHannah Levin, MD
Hometown: Berwyn, PA
Undergraduate School: Tufts University
Graduate School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Post Graduate Training: Temple University Hospital
Interests: Hiking, biking, reading, and spending time with family and friends

 

 

 

Dr. Olivia Taylor

Olivia Taylor, MD
Hometown: Lewes, Delaware
Undergraduate School: University of Richmond
Graduate School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Post Graduate Training: Temple University Hospital
Interests: all things indoor plants, watercolor painting, game show reality tv (great British baking, survivor), concerts and dancing

 

 

Dr. Christopher Zhu

Christopher Zhu, MD
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Undergraduate School: UT San Antonio (7-year BS/MD)
Graduate School: Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio
Post Graduate Training: Temple University Hospital
Interests: Reading and writing modern poetry, fitness, figure skating, skiing, running, tennis, international films, classical music

 

 

 


 

PGY-1

Ruby HollingerRuby Hollinger, MD, MSC
Hometown: Vero Beach, Florida
Undergrad: University of Notre Dame
Medical school: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Graduate School: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 
Post Graduate Training: Temple University Hospital
Interests: books, food, art, travel, baking, mentorship

 

 

 

Ruchir GuptaRuchir Gupta, MD
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Undergraduate School: Washington & Jefferson College
Graduate School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Post Graduate Training: Temple University Hospital 
Interests: Amateur magic tricks, tennis, rollerblading, basketball, skiing, Christopher Nolan films, spending time with family and friends.

 

 

Florence YanFlorence Yan, MD
Hometown: Wayne, PA
Undergraduate School: University of Virginia
Graduate School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Post Graduate Training: Temple University Hospital
Interests: Hiking, running, yoga, cleaning, planning every minute of my life, reality TV, thriller movies, live music, art/design, cats, sunshine, ice cream

 

 

 


Alumni 

Year Graduate Specialty Institution
2024 Sean Considine Comprehensive
2024 Tony Thieu Cornea University of Pittsburgh, PA
2024 Evelyn Tran Comprehensive
2023 Jack Lemon Medical Retina UCLA/Stein Eye and Doehney Eye Institutes, CA
2023 James Murphy Glaucoma University of Maryland, MD
2023 Danijel Pericic Neuro-ophthalmology Wills Eye Hospital, PA
2022 Jordan Sugarman  Medical Retina  UCLA/Stein Eye and Doheny Eye Institutes 
2022 Jonathan Lam  Anterior Segment Surgery  Harvard School of Medicine, Mass Eye and Ear, MA 
2022 Taylor Givnish  Comprehensive   
2021 Andrew Shyu Comprehensive  
2021 Josh Paul Glaucoma University of North Carolina
2021 Erich Hufnagel Comprehensive  
2020 Matin Khoshnevis    Comprehensive  
2020 James Benjamin       Retina West Virginia University
2020 Sumana Kommana Cornea  Weill Cornell
2019 Jenny Jiang  Glaucoma Harvard School of Medicine, Mass Eye and Ear, MA                                                                                                                                                            
2019 Alexander Juhn        Medical Retina Jules Stein Eye institute/Doheny Eye Center, CA
2019 Joseph Matz Comprehensive  
2018 Helayna Feit Cornea Corneal Associates of New Jersey in Fairfield, NJ
2018 Jui Pandya Oculoplastics Allegheny University Hospitals - Allegheny General
2018 Jasmeeta Patel Comprehensive  
2017 David Camejo Retina University of Missouri-Kansas City
2017 Hana Kim Comprehensive  
2017 Stephen McConnell                            Comprehensive  
2016 Upneet Bains Glaucoma Harvard School of Medicine, Mass Eye and Ear, MA
2016 Anil Birdi Comprehensive Susskind and Almallah Eye Associates, NJ
2016 Sophia Siu Cornea Wills Eye Hospital, PA