Meet Our Residents
Transitional year residents
Yangliang (Aria) Li, MD, PhD
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Degree & undergraduate: MS in clinical medicine, Fudan University; PhD in clinical medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
Medical school: Shenzhen University College of Medicine
Interests & hobbies: I enjoy traveling and exploring new places—morning jogs are my favorite way to experience a new city. I also collect fridge magnets from each destination as a fun keepsake of my travels. At home, I love cooking and spending quality time with my family.
Gregory Rognon, MD
Hometown: Herriman, Utah
Degree & undergraduate: Honors in Biology, University of Utah
Medical school: Chicago Medical School
Interests & hobbies: Spending time with my wife and kids, fitness, piano, hiking, golfing, audiobooks and podcasts, and skiing
Zara Saleem, MD
Hometown: Beverly Hills, CA
Degree & undergraduate: BS in biology, UCLA
Medical school: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Interests & hobbies: Hiking, traveling, exploring local coffee shops, trying new restaurants, spending time with family and friends
1st year residents
Huiyan Jin, MD, PhD
Hometown: Hunchun, China
Degree & undergraduate: BA in biology, Tsinghua University; PhD in cell biology, Yale
Medical school: University of Michigan Medical School
Interests and hobbies: Traveling, camping, hiking, and going to children’s museums with my kids
Eric Sherman, MD
Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI
Degree & undergraduate: BS, University of Michigan
Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Interests and hobbies: cooking projects, coffee, running, spending time with friends and family
Alina Sinha, MD
Hometown: Springfield, IL
Degree & undergraduate: University of Missouri Kansas City - bachelor in liberal arts
Medical school: University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine
Interests and hobbies: I enjoy dancing and snowboarding. I like to try new restaurants and go to yoga or fitness classes. I also love spending time with friends and family as much as possible.
2nd year residents
Abhishek Sethi, MD
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Degree & undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis, biomedical engineering
Medical school: University of Illinois-Chicago
Interests and hobbies: tabla, long-distance running, watching and playing sports, hiking, road trips, spending time with friends and family
Komalpreet Tur, MD
Hometown: Windsor, ON
Degree & undergraduate: BS - biopsychology, cognition and neuroscience, University of Michigan
Medical school: Wayne State University SOM
Interests and hobbies: Spontaneous travels, working out, running, dancing, spending time with friends and family, binging Netflix series, henna art, and trying new restaurants
Alaina Zhang, MD
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Degree & undergraduate: BA - biochemistry, Wellesley College
Medical school: The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Interests and hobbies: Baking, soap making, traveling, boardgames, and reading fantasy and science fiction
3rd year residents
Maya Desai, MD
Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI
Degree & undergraduate: BS in biomolecular sciences at University of Michigan
Medical school: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Interests and hobbies: traveling, exploring local restaurants, baking, hiking, spending time with family and friends, board games, going to Michigan football games
Jordan Jabara, MD
Hometown: Fowlerville, MI
Degree & undergraduate: BA – chemistry, Kalamazoo College
Medical school: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Interests and hobbies: outdoor adventures, music, travel, spending time with friends and family
Sarah Skender, MD
Hometown: Birmingham, Michigan
Degree & undergraduate: BS- biochemistry, Stony Brook University
Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Interests and hobbies: Martial Arts, cooking, trying new restaurants, spending time with my husband and dog
Graduates/alumni
Alumni of our program have gone on to impact the lives of numerous patients, whether it is through academic medicine or private practice. Some have become an integral part of the ophthalmology community via leadership positions and clinical medicine. Our program has achieved a strong match into competitive fellowships or allowed our graduates to feel confident to practice comprehensive ophthalmology as seen below.
Post-residency training for the past 13 years:
Glaucoma fellowship:
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
- Cincinnati Eye Institute
- Bascom Palmer, West Palm Beach
- Henry Ford Hospital
- University of Pittsburgh
- Emory
Cornea and external disease fellowship:
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
- University of Michigan
- Cincinnati Eye Institute
- Cleveland Clinic
- Tufts Medical Center
- Loma Linda
- Northwestern
Vitreoretinal surgery fellowship:
- University of Wisconsin
- Northwestern University
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
- Associated Retinal Consultants (Corewell Health)
- Jules Stein Eye Institute
- Indiana University
- Scheie Eye/University of Pennsylvania
- Minnesota Retina Consultants
Oculoplastics (ASOPRS) fellowship:
- Consultants in Ophthalmic Facial and Plastic Surgery (Corewell Health)
- Cincinnati Eye Institute
Pediatric ophthalmology fellowship:
- Cleveland Clinic
- Wills Eye Institute
- Northwestern University
- University of Colorado
Research fellowship:
- Moorfields/Google Medical Retina Clinical Research
Global ophthalmology fellowship:
- Stanford/Himalayan cataract project
No fellowship:
- Academic Appointment University of Wisconsin
- Private Practice in Missouri
- Private Practice in Utah
- Private Practice in New York
- Academic Appointment Medical College of Wisconsin
- Private Practice in Michigan
- Academic Appointment at Henry Ford Hospital
- Private Practice in Florida
- Private Practice in Nevada
- Private Practice in Troy, Michigan
- Private Practice in Wyandotte, MI
- Private Practice in Brighton, MI
Apply for residencies and fellowships
Information for applicants (policies, how to apply, salaries)