Meet the Fellows – RSA Fellowship Network

RSA FELLOWSHIP

~ A FELLOWSHIP WITH DISTINCTION ~

2026 - 2027

NETWORK

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ASSOCIATE FELLOWS

(Associate Fellows are in the Second Year of their Fellowship)

DAVID DIETRICH BECKERS, MD

– ASSOCIATE FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

RESIDENCY: University Clinic Muenster; Asklepois Clinic Barnbek; Precise Vision Augenarzte Rheine

David is an Associate Fellow at Precise Vision Augenarzte in Rheine, Germany under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Florian Kretz, MD, FWCRS.

ESTEBAN FRANCISCO BRENES BARRABTES, MD

– ASSOCIATE FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas (USIMED)

RESIDENCY: Elias Santana Hospital, Laser Center

Esteban is an Associate Fellow at Clínica 20/20 in San José, Costa Rico under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Claudio Orlich Dundorf, MD, FWCRS.

AVNEET KAUR SODHI GAUR, MD

– ASSOCIATE FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC

RESIDENCY: Tufts University Medical Center Ophthalmology, New England Eye Center, Boston, MA

Avneet is an Associate Fellow at Assil Gaur Eye Institute in Los Angeles, California, USA under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Kerry Assil, MD

DAVID CHRISTOPHER GIBSON, MD

– ASSOCIATE FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA

RESIDENCY: Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY

David is an Associate Fellow at Beach Eye Care in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Vivek K. Jain, MD

IFRAAN HASROD, MBBCH(WITS), FCOPHTH(SA) DIPOPHTH(SA), MMED(WITS)

– ASSOCIATE FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA

RESIDENCY: Fellowship of the College of Ophthalmologist, Johannesburg, SA

Ifraan is an Associate Fellow at Johannesburg Eye Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Rodney Blumenfeld, MBChB, FCS(SA) Optom

PARIN KAMAL MEHTA, MBBS, MS

– ASSOCIATE FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Gujarat, India

RESIDENCY: Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Gujarat, India

Parin is an Associate Fellow at Kusum Dhirajlal Hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Anuja Desai MS, FMRF

RAUL FERNANDO MEMBRENO, MD, MPH

– ASSOCIATE FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Texas San Antonio / Long School of Medicine

RESIDENCY: Baylor College of Medicine / Baylor Scott & White, Temple TX

Raul is an Associate Fellow at San Antonio Eye Specialists in San Antonio, Texas, USA under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Nader Islander, MD, FACS

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FELLOWS

(Fellows are in the First Year of their Fellowship)

MARTHA MARINA AGUIRRE MENDOZA, MD

– FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado, El Salvador

RESIDENCY: Instituto Technologico de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

Martha is a Fellow at Centro Láser in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Juan Batlle Logroño, MD, PCEO

CEVI CORALINA VIOLA TRAVERAS, MD

– FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Universidad Iberoamericana, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

RESIDENCY: Hospital Dr. Elias Santana, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

Cevi is a Fellow at Centro Cristiano de Servicios Médicos (CCSM) in Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Joaquín Lora Hernández, MD

LEONARDO FERLINI, MD

– FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Universidad Favaloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

RESIDENCY: Centro de Ojos Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Leonardo is a Fellow at CEMIR / Dr. Marcelo Sterzovsky & Asociados in Buenos Aires, Argentina under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Tomas Jaeschke, MD

JOAQUIN FRANCISCO LORA RODRIGUEZ, MD

– FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Instituto De Desarrollo Integral Leonardo da Vinci, Santiago de los Caballeros, República Dominicana

RESIDENCY: Hospital Dr. Elías Santana Los Americanos, Los Alcarrizos, República Dominicana

Joaquin is a Fellow at Hospital Dr. Elías Santana in Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Claudio Orlich Dundorf, MD, FWCRS

PIET PAUL NOE, MD FEBO

– FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Universiteit Gent, in Gent, Belgium

RESIDENCY: Ophthalmology Department, Gent University Hospital, in Gent, Belgium

FELLOWSHIP: Oculoplastic Surgery & Vitreoretinal Surgery at Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Piet is a Fellow at Rwanda Charity Eye Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Guy Sallet, MD, FEBO, FWCRS

JORDAN WINEGAR, MD

– FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Saint Louis University, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

RESIDENCY: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Jordan is a Fellow at North Idaho Eye Institute in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Vance Thompson, MD, FWCRS

JACOPO ZILIOLI, MD

– FELLOW –

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, in Milan, Italy

RESIDENCY: Humanitas University, in Milan, Italy

Jacopo is a Fellow at Gruppo Refrattivo Italiano in Brescia, Italy under the Preceptor/Mentorship of Andrea Russo, MD, PhD, PCEO, FWCRS