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Meet our residents 


Transitional year residents

Desai_Maya
Maya Desai
Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI
Degree & Undergraduate: B.S. in Biomolecular Sciences at University if 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
Hometown: Fowlerville, MI 
Degree & Undergraduate: B.A. – 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

Skender_Sarah
Sarah Skender
Hometown: Birmingham, Michigan 
Degree & Undergraduate: B.S.: 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

1st year residents 

Maywood_Michael
Michael Maywood, MD
Hometown: Rochester Hills, MI
Degree & Undergraduate: B.S. - 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

Putris_Nahrain
Nahrain Putris, MD
Hometown: Sterling Heights, Michigan
Degree & Undergraduate: B.S. - 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

Saleh_Sahal
Sahal Saleh, MD
Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan
Degree & Undergraduate: B.S. - 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

2nd year residents

Safa Arfeen

Safa Arfeen, MD

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois 
Degree & Undergraduate: B.S. - Biology and Psychology, Loyola University Chicago
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Interests and Hobbies: reading, cooking, watercolor painting, trying new restaurants


Xing Chen

Xing Chen, MD

Hometown: Oxford, Michigan
Degree & Undergraduate: B.S. - Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Interests and Hobbies: cooking, baking, dancing tango, traveling with my wife.


Truman Silvasi

Truman Silvasi, MD

Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Degree & Undergraduate: B.S. - Human Biology, Michigan State University
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Interests and Hobbies: Skiing, running, camping, watching college sports, and spending time with friends and family


3rd year residents

Amro Omari MD

Amro Omari, MD

Hometown: Exeter, United Kingdom
Degree & Undergraduate: B.S. - General Biology, Wayne State University
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Interests and Hobbies: soccer, chess, and fitness and health


Viren Govindaraju

Viren Govindaraju, MD

Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Degree & Undergraduate: B.S. - Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Washington Seattle
Medical School: Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Interests and Hobbies: racquetball, hiking, rock climbing, cooking, baking, painting


Ryan Frisbie MD MPH

Ryan Frisbie, MD, MPH

Hometown: Northville, Michigan
Degree & Undergraduate: B.S.E. - Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
Medical School: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Interests and Hobbies: triathlon, running, traveling, Portuguese, basketball, soccer, drumming, hiking


Recent 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 12 years:

Glaucoma Fellowship:

  • New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
  • Cincinnati Eye Institute
  • Bascom Palmer, West Palm Beach
  • Henry Ford Hospital
  • University of Pittsburgh

Cornea and External Disease Fellowship:

  • New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
  • University of Michigan
  • Cincinnati Eye Institute
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Tufts Medical Center

Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship:

  • University of Wisconsin
  • Northwestern University
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
  • Associated Retinal Consultants (Beaumont)
  • Jules Stein Eye Institute
  • Indiana University
  • Scheie Eye/University of Pennsylvania

Oculoplastics (ASOPRS) Fellowship:

  • Consultants in Ophthalmic Facial and Plastic Surgery (Beaumont)
  • Cincinnati Eye Institute

Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship:

  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Wills Eye Institute
  • Northwestern University
  • University of Colorado

Research Fellowship:

  • Moorfields/Google Medical Retina Clinical Research

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

Residency Programs

Fellowship Programs

Fellowship Programs
(no ACGME Accreditation)


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