Our Residents

PGY4 (2022-2026)

Derek Lahm, MD

Ophthalmology resident, 2022-2026

Hometown: Columbus, NE

Imani Williams, MD

Ophthalmology resident, 2022-2026

Hometown: Brockton, Massachusetts

PGY3 (2023-2027)

Hythem Abouodah, MD

Ophthalmology resident, 2023 to 2027

Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas

Linus Amarikwa, MD

Ophthalmology resident, 2023-2027

Hometown: Upland, California

Jeff Warner, MD

Ophthalmology resident, 2023 to 2027

Hometown: Cullman, Alabama

PGY2 (2024-2028)

Charlene Choo, MD

Ophthalmology resident, 2024-2028

Golnoush Mahmoudi, MD

Ophthalmology resident, 2024-2028

Brandon Vander Zee, MD

Ophthalmology resident, 2024-2028

Hometown: Harrisburg, South Dakota

PGY1 (2025-2029)

Collin Asheim, MD

Ophthalmology resident, 2025-2029

Jack Begley, MD

Ophthalmology resident, 2025-2029

Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska

Nam Nguyen, MD

Ophthalmology resident, 2025-2029

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