The faculty and staff at Sinai Hospital’s Ophthalmology Residency Program are dedicated to the education of residents.
Residency Leadership
Laura K. Green, M.D.
Program Director
Dr. Green has been the residency Program Director at the KEI since 2010, and is especially proud of our resident clinic and the individual teaching and mentorship that our program provides. She has a particular interest in resident and faculty development, leadership, mentoring and advocacy.
She is a leader among program directors, previously serving on the Program Director's Council of the AUPO, the AAO Committee for Resident Education, and the board of the Maryland Society for Eye Physicians and Surgeons. She is currently Chair of the Review Committee for Ophthalmology for the ACGME. She has completed the AAO Leadership Development Program, with a project focusing on resident engagement in advocacy by connecting residents with state societies when they graduate.
Anthony Castelbuono, M.D.
Associate Program Director
Dr. Castelbuono developed an interest in Ophthalmology while researching retinal cells as an undergraduate at Harvard College. He has held academic appointments at both Johns Hopkins and Dartmouth Medical Schools where he has taught numerous residents and medical students through the years.
Parvathy Pillai, M.D.
Dr. Pillai was born in India and raised in central Florida. She happily considers herself a Baltimore transplant since moving here in 2009 for residency at Sinai! She loves teaching residents, especially early surgeons, and has been honored to win the Residency Teaching Award numerous times. In addition to her responsibilities with the residency program, she serves as the CME coordinator for the department and coordinates our annual KEI symposium, as well as being an Editor for the Uveitis section of the AAO One Network.
Our Physicians
Don Abrams, M.D.
Zanvyl Krieger Chairman of Ophthalmology; Vice President, Graduate Medical Education Glaucoma and Anterior Segment
College: Lehigh University
Medical School: Medical College of Pennsylvania
Residency: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Fellowship: Doheny Eye Institute, USC, Glaucoma
Michael Altman, M.D.
Neuro-Ophthalmology and Pediatric Ophthalmology
College: Yeshiva University
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Pediatric Ophthalmology Montefiore Medical Center, Neuro-Ophthalmology
Anthony Castelbuono, M.D.
Associate Program Director Ophthalmology Residency Program
Glaucoma and Anterior Segment
College: Harvard, Cambridge, MA
Medical School: Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Residency: Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship: Bascom Palmer, Miami, Fl
Samantha J. Feldman, M.D.
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
College: University of Maryland, College Park
Medical School: University of Maryland, School of Medicine
Internship: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Residency: Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University
Laura K. Green, M.D.
Program Director Ophthalmology Residency Program
Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Cornea, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery
College: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville
Residency: Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston
Fellowship: Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins, Cornea/Refractive Surgery
Marc Hirschbein, M.D.
Oculoplastics, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery
College: University of Maryland
Medical School: Hahnemann University
Residency: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Fellowship: Albany Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Albany Med Ctr, Oculoplastics
Clare Kelliher, M.D.
Cornea and Anterior Segment
Medical School: University of Dublin, Trinity College
Residency: Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Nancy Kunjukunju, M.D.
Vitreoretinal Surgery and Medical Retina
College: SUNY - Downstate
Medical School: State University of New York- Downstate Medical College
Residency: Georgetown University
Fellowship: Vitreous Center of Southern Oregon and The Ochsner Medical Center
Tania Lamba, M.D.
Glaucoma
Medical School: Government Medical College, Chandigarh, India
Residency: The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Fellowship: The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Parvathy Pillai, M.D.
Associate Program Director Ophthalmology Residency Program
Uveitis, Comprehensive Ophthalmology and Anterior Segment
College: University of Miami
Medical School: Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Residency: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Fellowship: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Uveitis