Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Fellowship [NEI Jobs]

Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Fellowship

The National Eye Institute (NEI) offers one or two year fellowship opportunities in ocular immunology and uveitis. There are usually one or two positions available in July of each year.

The fellowship encompasses clinical training in the medical and surgical management of patients with uveitis and immune mediated diseases affecting the anterior segment, with time allocated for laboratory and clinical research. Clinical fellows are given appointments as "Senior Staff Fellows" at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which makes them eligible for many benefits.

Referrals to the ocular immunology and uveitis service come from all over the world, with about 6000 patient visits a year. Clinics are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The fellow is the primary surgeon for most of the operative cases scheduled on Wednesdays and Fridays. There are five full-time clinical faculty members for the uveitis service:

Robert B. Nussenblatt, M.D.	Chief, Laboratory of Immunology
Janine Smith, M.D.	Deputy Clinical Director
Chi-Chao Chan, M.D.	Immunopathology, Uveitis
Karl Csaky, M.D., Ph.D.	Medical Retina, Gene Therapy
Ronald R. Buggage, M.D.	Uveitis, Ocular Pathology

In addition, the NEI has a large staff of immunologists, scientists and clinical trial specialists who interact with the clinical program:

Igal Gery, Ph.D.	Experimental Immunology
Rachel Caspi, Ph.D.	Immunoregulation
John Hooks, Ph.D.	Immunology and Virology
Charles Egwuagu, Ph.D.	Molecular Immunology
Jack A. Ragheb, M.D., Ph.D.	Clinical Immunology

Fredrick L Ferris, M.D., MPH	Clinical Director, NEI
	Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical Retina

Emily Y Chew, M.D.	Medical Retina, Biometry and Epidemiology
George F. Reed, Ph.D.	Biometry and Epidemiology

The goal of the fellowship is to train academically-minded ocular immunologists and uveitis specialists. Fellows will learn to use immunosuppressive agents for the treatment of severe inflammatory eye disease, and be instructed on the surgical management of uveitis. Many of the patients seen at the NEI are subsequently enrolled into clinical trails, and fellows will have NIH training in the design and conduct of clinical trials and participate in NEI-sponsored clinical trials.

We are currently taking applications for the uveitis fellowship to start in July 2002. To apply please send the following:

Letter detailing your career goals and reasons for wanting fellowship training in uveitis and ocular immunology.
A current curriculum vitae
Three letters of recommendation, including one from the director of residency training.

This information should be mailed to:

Ronald R. Buggage, M.D.
National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 10, Room 10N202
Bethesda, MD 20892-1858

Last Reviewed: April 2002

NIH/NEI is an equal opportunity employer