Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowships
Wills Eye Hospital offers a one-year fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology and a two-year fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology & Oculoplastic/Orbital Surgery.
Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship
The Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital is a one-year program
in one of the largest clinical practices in the world with approximately 6,000 patient visits per year.
We offer a clinically-focused, AUPO-certified fellowship with an amazing experience. Our fellowship started in 1978, and more than 50 fellows have trained here since then.
During the year of the fellowship, you will spend time with three neuro-ophthalmology attendings – Drs. Robert C. Sergott, Shruthi Harrish, and Sarah Thornton. Wills Eye Hospital has one of the largest Ophthalmology programs in the country and provides a valuable opportunity to be exposed to the latest advances in other areas of neurology and ophthalmology in addition to neuro-ophthalmology. We also are affiliated with the Jefferson Neuroscience Center, which allows exposure to high quality neurology, neurosurgery, and neuroradiology.
Neuro-Ophthalmology and Oculoplastic/Orbital Surgery Fellowship
Wills Eye Hospital sponsors a two-year fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology and Oculoplastic/Orbital Surgery, providing intensive clinical and surgical training in a high-volume academic setting. Each fellow rotates between Neuro-Ophthalmology and Oculoplastic Surgery every 3 months, spending a total of 1 year in each subspecialty.
In Neuro-Ophthalmology clinic, fellows are exposed to a tremendous variety of pathology, as many complicated neuro-ophthalmology patients are referred through our 24/7 Wills Eye Emergency Room and referral network.
On the Oculoplastics and Orbital Surgery rotation, fellows primarily work with Dr. Jurij R. Bilyk in both the clinic and the operating room. The fellows spend an average of two days per week in the operating room and three days in the clinic (at Wills Eye and satellite offices), gaining experience in various eyelid, nasolacrimal, and orbital cases.