Retina Service Fellowship

The Retina Service was instituted in 1960 by the Board of City Trusts as the first specialty service at the Wills Eye Hospital. Since 1960, the Retina Service has been instrumental in training over 100 retinal fellows in the diagnosis and management of retinal and vitreous diseases. These past fellows are now in practice in all parts of the United States and Canada, as well as in Puerto Rico, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
The Retinal Fellowship Program combines surgical duties with clinical and academic responsibilities. The Retina Service presently offers a two-year combined medical/surgical fellowship. The fellowship begins in July each year and is completed two years later. Scheduled hospital obligations generally extend from 7am - 6pm, daily. There are occasions when the schedule may run past 6 pm. Fellows are allowed to schedule two weeks vacation in each year of the fellowship.

Application packets are available through the SF Match Website. All applicants are encouraged to submit a completed application packet as early as possible, deadline is August 1st. Please contact Jessica Vargas, Fellowship Coordinator, Retina Service Clinic, at (215) 825-9013 or jvargas@willsretinaservice.com for more information.

Once you submit the application to the SF Match website, the following data should be sent directly to Jessica Vargas:

• A copy of your medical school transcript.
• A copy of FLEX or USMLE all THREE parts.
• Your ophthalmology fellowship match number.
• Three letters of recommendation.
• Updated CV

Your letters of recommendation may be written by associates or professors. They should be addressed to:
Arunan Sivalingam MD
C/O Jessica Vargas
Fellowship Director
Retina Service of WEH
Retina Diagnostic and Treatment Assoc., LLC
840 Walnut Street, Suite 1020
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5109