New faculty spotlight: Bailey Shen, MD

Bailey Shen, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

• Name: Bailey Shen, MD
• Title and departments at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine: Associate professor, UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; ophthalmologist, Nebraska Medicine
• Hometown: Springfield, Illinois

Medical interests: 

• Surgical and medical retina
• New device design
• Clinical trials  

How I fell in love with medicine and my specialty: I worked with some great mentors in ophthalmology in medical school.  

Education:

• Medical school, Cleveland Clinic, 2014
• Internship, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, 2015
• Residency in ophthalmology, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, 2018
• Fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery, Mayo Clinic, 2020

Memberships:

• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology  

Three things people might not know about me:

• I like to work on old Japanese cars.
• My favorite music is punk rock (especially Lagwagon), Korean pop (especially 2 PM), and country (especially Midland). 
• I once built a grass tennis court.

Clinical locations: Truhlsen Eye Institute, 3902 Leavenworth St., and Village Pointe Health Center

For appointments: 402-559-2020