College of Medicine
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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Our Residents

PGY4 (2022-2026)

Derek Lahm, MD

Derek Lahm, MD

Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Undergraduate: Wayne State College

Hometown: Columbus, NE

 

 

 

Imani Williams, MD

Imani Williams, MD, MBS

Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School

Undergraduate: Brandeis University

Hometown: Brockton, MA

 

 

PGY3 (2023-2027)

Hythem Abouodah, MD

Hythem Abouodah, MD

Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine

Undergraduate: University of Kansas

Hometown: Overland Park, KS

 

 

 

Linus Amarikwa, MD

Linus Amarikwa, MD

Medical School: University of California, Riverside School of Medicine

Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University

Hometown: Upland, CA

 

 

Jeff Warner, MD

Jeff Warner, MD

Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine - Birmingham

Undergraduate: Auburn University

Hometown: Cullman, AL

 

 

PGY2 (2024-2028)

Charlene Choo, MD

Charlene Choo, MD

Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

 

 

 

Golnoush Mahmoudi, MD

Golnoush Mahmoudi, MD, MPH

Medical School: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Undergraduate: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Hometown: San Diego, CA

 

Brandon Vander Zee, MD

Brandon Vander Zee, MD

Medical School: University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Undergraduate: Augustana University

Hometown: Harrisburg, SD

 

 

PGY1 (2025-2029)

Collin Asheim, MD

Collin Asheim, MD

Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Undergraduate: Concordia College

Hometown: West Fargo, ND

 

 

 

Jack Begley, MD

Jack Begley, MD

Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Undergraduate: North Dakota State University

Hometown: Omaha, NE

 

 

Nam Nguyen, MD

Nam Nguyen, MD

Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Undergraduate: University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Hometown: Hue, Vietnam

Past Residents

2025

Helen Song , MD

  • Cornea Fellowship, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami

Mark Ohlhausen, MD

  • Retinal and Vitreous Surgery Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

 2024

Christine Ryu , MD 

  • Oculofacial Plastic & Reconstructive Fellow, St. Louis Combined ASOPRS Fellowship

Rena Xu, MD, PhD

  • Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose, & Throat Associates, P.A., Charlotte, NC
  • Cornea Fellowship, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

 2023

William Wagner, MD 

  • Medical Retina Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
  • Richens Eye, St. George, UT

Vinicius S. De Stefano, MD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Miluakee, WI

2022

Colby Argo, MD

  • Cornea, Cataract, and Anterior Segment Surgery Fellowship, Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, OH
  • Eye Surgical Associates, Lincoln, NE
Santi Karnam, MD
  • Global Ophthalmology Fellowship, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
  • Surgical Retina Fellowship, Boston University Medical Campus

2021

Daniel Agraz, MD
  • Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery Fellowship, The Price Vision Group, Indianapolis, IN
  • First Eye Associates, Omaha, NE
Brent Deibert, MD
  • Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Panorama Eyecare, Denver, CO

2020

Dallin Andersen, MD

  • Vitreoretinal Fellowship, Midwest Retina Inc., Dublin, OH
  • Spokane Eye Clinic, Spokane, WA
Lauren O'Neill, MD
  • oculoplastics Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, PC, Phoenix, AZ
  • Truhlsen Eye Institute, Omaha, NE

2019

Colin Brown, MD

  • Cornea and Refractive Fellowship, UMSC Health, Charleston, SC
  • Wright Vision Center, Rapid City, SD
  • North Texa Ophthalmology Associates, Wichita Falls, TX
Mariaha Cobb, MD
  • Essentia Health-South University Clinic, Fargo, ND
Shaza Al-Holou, MD
  • Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

  • Children's Eye Care, Detroit, MI

2018

Andrew Baldwin, MD

  • Eye Physicians, Columbus, NE

Mike Stuntz, MD

  • Kugler Vision, Omaha, NE

  • St. Luke's Eye, Wesley Chapel, FL

2017

Keegan Harkins, MD

  • Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Oregon Trail Eye Center, PC, Scottsbluff, NE

2016

R Joel Welch, MD

  • Ocular Oncology Fellowship, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

  • Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship,University of California Davis, Davis, CA

  • Spokane Eye Clinic, Spokane, WA

Jonathan Crews, DO

  • Pepose Vision Institute, St. Louis, MO

  • Northwest Eye Clinic, Bellingham, WA

2015

Patricia Terp, MD

  • Fremont Eye Associates, Fremont, NE

Christy Benson, MD

  • Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines, IA

2014

Anna Stagner, MD

  • Ophthalmic Pathology Fellowship, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Jeffrey Nelson, MD

  • The Eye Center of Fort Wayne LLC, Ft. Wayne, IN

2013

Shane Havens, MD

  • Glaucoma Fellowship, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC

  • Eye Consultants, P.C., Omaha, NE

Sarah Wierda, MD

  • Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, KS

  • Pediatric Ophthalmology Associates, P.C., Omaha, NE

2012

Christine Larsen, MD

  • Glaucoma Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

  • Minnesota Eye Consultants, Minneapolis, MN

Nathan Welch, MD

  • Welch, Allan & Associates, Twin Falls, ID

2011

Paul Hruby, MD

  • Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship, Truhlsen Eye Institute, Omaha, NE

  • Retina Associates, PA, Little Rock, AR

Brent Timperley, MD

  • Cornea and Refractive Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, OH

  • Truhlsen Eye Institute, Omaha, NE

2010

Michael Stapleton, MD

  • The Eye Center, Yakima, WA

Ted Fromm, MD

  • Refractive Surgery Fellowship, Nebraska Laser Eye Associates, Omaha, NE

  • Fromm Clinic, Rapid City, SD

  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

2009

Anya Trumler-Sebring, MD

  • Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Fellowship, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA

  • Pediatric Glaucoma Fellowship, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

  • Miramar Eye Specialist Medical Group, Ventura, CA

  • Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates, P.A., Statesville, NC

Jess Boysen, MD

  • Glaucoma Fellowship, Truhlsen Eye Institute, Omaha, NE

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 

  • Southdale Eye Clinic, Edina, MN

2008

Vikas Gulati, MD

  • Glaucoma Fellowship, Truhlsen Eye Institute, Omaha, NE

  • Truhlsen Eye Institute, Omaha, NE

2007

Joshua Zastrocky, MD

  • Glaucoma Fellowship, University of California Davis, Davis, CA

  • Four Corners Eye Clinic, Durango, CO

Aaron Alme, MD

  • Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship, Truhlsen Eye Institute, Omaha, NE

  • Glacier Eye Clinic, Kalispell, MT