Black men can achieve excellence 🙌 Black men can become doctors 👨🏾‍⚕️ Black men can become eye surgeons 👁 Don’t let the world tell you otherwise! #BlackMenInWhiteCoats #RepresentationMatters #Ophthalmology

I feel so privileged to be a part of the legacy of #blackexcellence in ophthalmology and UIowa Eye!!! 🙏🏽 Also a big shoutout to all of the wonderful mentors Rabb-Venable Excellence in Ophthalmology Program like Angela Elam, MD, MPH, Dr. Kristen Nwanyanwu MD, MBA, MHS, and Dr. O’Rese Knight who have led the way for us!!!

We are looking for a cataract surgery educator to join Jaclyn Haugsdal and me UIowa Eye. We have great patients, great facilities, great colleagues and all we need is you. Iowa City is a wonderful easy to manage big 10 town. Please DM me if you are interested. Tom o

Taking notes for the day where I’ll be an attending, PD, or Chair and a visiting student wants to “experience” the surgical procedures. Dr. Pham made sure I had the proper tools to do so. [Study->Watch-> Practice ->Repeat] #oculoplastics UIowa Eye #ophthalmology #ophthotwitter

Recently accepted paper on a patient with angle closure 2/2 NVG that was only diagnosed after recurrent IOP spikes occurred during hemodialysis. 1st patient I ever used a Tonopen on! Great work by future ophtho resident Ayodele K. Maja (Ayo)!!! 💪🏽 #ophthotwitter sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#OperationHawkEyeSight: A SUCCESS. We were able to deliver FREE cataract surgery for our Free Clinic patients. Let this day be the start of a tradition that emphasizes those in our community that are in need. We are driven by our desire to do better for them.

.UIowa Eye resident physicians recently volunteered to perform 4 no-cost cataract surgeries for patients of the Iowa City Free Medical Clinic, with faculty supervision. “Operation HawkEyeSight" was made possible by an Carver College of Medicine grant intended to address health care disparities. 💛

Operating with the BEST PGY2 buddy I could ask for, C.Y. “Cy” Lewis, MD, MPH! Got strab? Say no more, fam 🙏 ✂️ 👁️ 🪡 #BlackMenInWhiteCoats #BlackMenDoSurgery

And congratulations to UIowa Eye Neuro-ophthalmology fellow, Dr. Salma Dawoud who is headed to Milwaukee @medicalcollege and Dr. Caroline Yu who is headed to @mayocliniceye for their Oculofacial Plastic Surgery fellowships!

Thanks Dr McLeod & AAO for giving our team (Drs Ali Cohen, Lynette Renner, & Salma A. Dawoud) the opportunity to update our #IntimatePartnerViolence CME course from 6 years ago. Learn about #IPV, injury patterns, how to screen & make a safety plan. aao.org/course/intimat…

From Brown U SOM to NMF gala and now Academic Medicine new article. Getting out the message that is dear to my heart. Here is the infographic from our article. National Medical Fellowships, Inc. Joel Bervell R.J. Ledet, MD, PhD, MBA Dr. Dale Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice Montague Cobb-Institute BSOM Faculty Affairs and Leadership Dev ECU Brody School of Medicine AMA Foundation

Proud of our UIowa Eye residents led by C.Y. “Cy” Lewis, MD, MPH Aaron D. Dotson, MD Arnulfo Garza, MD Caroline Yu and our faculty Chris Sales — using their great power for good.

I was diagnosed with cancer in April. Unfortunately, chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy couldn’t tame this, and my medical team is now focused on keeping me comfortable while I spend the last chapter of my life with my partner, family, and friends. 1/4

Congratulations to our chief residents on their recent fellowship match! 🎉 We are so proud of all that you have achieved during your time with the #IowaEye family and wish you continued success in your careers! #match2022

“My aspirations are driving a pickup truck full speed ahead down a dirt road and dragging my battered body behind it.” “The Performance” is about my experience as a Black woman in medicine. My most vulnerable work to date. journals.lww.com/academicmedici… Commentary below 👇🏿

For those medical students interested in ophthalmology without a home program, this session is for you!

"I am proud to be an ophthalmologist." Our field leads medicine in many ways...but we are way behind in terms of representation. I've learned a lot from Aaron D. Dotson, MD. Read his powerful words here: ophthalmologytimes.com/view/blog-bein… Relationships matter toward being the change we want to see

#Ophthotwitter I wanted to share some of the outreach work our team has been working on UIowa Eye University of Iowa. I am proud of the work and progress we have made. For context: we won a $100,000 grant to address Health Disparities in our community. Here is what we did, a thread (1/n):

Had a great time interviewing on my friend Frederick Burton III, MD’s podcast No Scrubs Scrub Club recently! Always a privilege to have the opportunity to motivate others into pursuing their dreams of becoming a physician! UIowa Eye #BlackMenInMedicine youtu.be/IOLdduJjNHM

Recently published a paper in Vaccine on RZV (Shingrix) coverage in the U.S. authors.elsevier.com/c/1h1a9,60n7oA…