Fall Message from the Chair

Welcome to the Fall 2023 edition of the Department of Ophthalmology InSight Newsletter.  The entire newsletter is available here. In the rhythms of our department life, during the fall, we fully engage in all aspects of our mission, including our research, educational, and clinical activities.  

The research spotlight in this issue shines on Associate Professor Mike Manookin, PhD, and his lab’s work to understand the computational circuitry of the retina.  His work will be critical to efforts to restore vision in the coming years.

In our patient care feature, we introduce three new faculty who joined us this fall – Assistant Professors Brian Chou, MD, MA; Tony Chung, MD; and Chris Fortenbach, MD, PhD. 

In our philanthropy feature, learn about how Suzanne Ragen has supported our department through her volunteer work with the Community Action Board and, most recently, her generous support for the establishment of the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Ophthalmology this year.

Our department is proud of our fellowship programs. In our education feature, meet Dr. Jeannette Stallworth, this year’s pediatric ophthalmology fellow, a Bellevue native who has come home for her subspecialty training.

On behalf of the department, we wish you and your families the very best this holiday season. Please visit our website at ophthalmology.washington.edu and our Facebook page for more news and updates.

Russell N. Van Gelder, MD, PhD,
Boyd K. Bucey Chair, UW Medicine Department of Ophthalmology 
Director, Roger and Angie Karalis Johnson Retina Center