Meet Our Residents

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

Huiyan Jin, MD
Hometown: Hunchun, China
Degree & undergraduate: BA in biology, Tsinghua University
Medical school: University of Michigan Medical School
Interests and hobbies: Traveling, camping, hiking, and going to children’s museums with my kids

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.

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

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

Michael Maywood, MD
Hometown: Rochester Hills, MI
Degree & undergraduate: BS - bioengineering, Oakland University
Medical school: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Interests and hobbies: Hiking, traveling, running, soccer, reading, watching NBA basketball, lifting weights, drawing

Nahrain Schumaier, MD
Hometown: Sterling Heights, Michigan
Degree & undergraduate: BS - biochemistry, Oakland University
Medical school: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Interests and hobbies: cooking, playing piano, long walks, painting, and playing with my beagles

Sahal Saleh, MD
Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan
Degree & undergraduate: BS - biopsychology, cognition, and neuroscience, University of Michigan
Medical school: University of Michigan Medical School
Interests and hobbies: reading non-fiction, exploring the outdoors, trying local coffee shops, exploring new restaurants with my wife

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 12 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

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

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