Ophthalmology Residency – Northeast
Grow your skills in ophthalmology and all its subspecialties.
About us
The Geisinger Ophthalmology Residency includes resident clinics and rotations in subspecialties. As a resident, you’ll complete all your clinical training at the Northeast campuses of Geisinger in Wilkes-Barre and Pittston.
Your clinic is in the same venue as the faculty, who are readily available for consultation. You’ll work up each patient independently before the attending physician helps confirm your findings and diagnostic plan. As your knowledge and experience grow, so will your autonomy. All faculty and residents draw patients from the same pool of insurers and patient pathology. The program director balances educational and service needs to offer each resident exposure to all necessary clinical pathology and procedures.
The autonomy you’re given to run your own clinic, with appropriate levels of supervision, allows for complete readiness for real world practice at graduation. All subspecialties are represented, allowing you to take advantage of the broad range of pathology available in this general clinic setting. The Department of Ophthalmology has excellent physical facilities with all significant diagnostic and educational technologies, including corneal topography/Pentacam, OCT, HVF and Wavescan. A top-of-the-line resident wetlab is present in the clinic for tutorials by attending physicians and surgical skills practice at any time.
Apply/contact
Daniel Upton, MD
1201 Oak St.
Pittston, PA, 18640
dwupton@geisinger.edu
Applications through the SF match
Message from the program director
Welcome to all who would like to learn more about our program here at Geisinger Northeast Region. At The Geisinger Eye Institute, we treat our faculty, residents and staff as one large family that wants to see each person excel and thrive. We have top-of-the-line clinics, operating rooms and equipment to facilitate cutting-edge care for patients and allow learners to see all aspects of ophthalmology from the tried-and-true to the new and innovative.
While here as residents, you’re part of our family. And when you graduate and move to the next chapters in your life, you’ll always be welcomed back with open arms for whatever you may need. I look forward to meeting you and answering any questions you have about all the great things happening here.
Warmest regards,
Daniel Upton, MD
Program overview
We designed our program with an emphasis on comprehensive ophthalmology education first with rotations in the subspecialties of ophthalmology to bolster the educational experience.
In your first year, your primary clinical duties include running the walk-in or emergency clinic, your own comprehensive clinic and subspecialty resident clinics. You’ll assist in the operating room at least 1½ days/week and perform a variety of ocular procedures as the primary surgeon. You will start taking inpatient call with other residents and an attending supervisor.
In your second year, your comprehensive clinic will continue to grow, and you’ll start to see more surgical consultations. We give you time to attend the Lancaster Basic Science Course, which expands on your first-year training. You’ll also have a rotation at the Wills Eye Hospital in ophthalmic pathology/oncology. Other rotations are in subspecialties such as retina, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, pediatric ophthalmology and low vision and contact lens.
During your third year, you’ll perform the full range of intraocular surgery and laser surgery, plus you’ll be responsible for pre-, intra- and post-operative care under appropriate attending supervision. There will still be adequate subspecialty clinic exposure during this year. You’ll also act as chief resident for 6 months, assisting the residency director with administrative duties and organizing the on-call schedule, grand rounds, morbidity and mortality conferences, pathology conferences and guest lectures.