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Fellowship Information
| Preceptor: | Steven Charles, M.D. | |
| Associate: | Jorge Calzada, M.D. | |
| Location: |
Professional office location
6401 Poplar Avenue, Suite 190
Memphis, TN 38119
(901) 767-4499 (800) 423-0404
Approximately one mile east of I-240 loop on Poplar
Avenue. 30 minutes east of downtown Memphis, and 20
minutes east of the Memphis International Airport.
Residential areas of East Memphis, Germantown,
Cordova, and Bartlett are within a six (6) mile
radius of clinic.
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| Hospitals Served: | ||
| Downtown: |
Regional Medical Center (The MED) (Surgical Retina Clinic and ROP).
Methodist Central (Surgery, Clinic, and ROP).
LeBonheur Children's Medical Center (Surgery, ROP Consults,
and Surgical ROP).
Veterans Administration Hospital (Clinic and
Surgery).
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| East: |
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis (Surgery and
ROP).
Methodist Germantown (ROP).
St. Francis (Surgery and ROP).
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| North: | Methodist North (ROP). | |
| Resident Teaching: |
Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI) (Lions Club Retina Clinic). Veterans Administration Hospital (Clinic, Lectures, and Surgery). MedPlex Clinic (Clinic and Surgery). |
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| Employment Benefits: |
First Year salary $56,250.
Second Year salary $56,250.
Malpractice/Health Insurance/Dental Insurance.
Medical license fees and yearly renewal fees.
Hospital and insurance credentialing.
Two weeks vacation First Year.
Four weeks vacation Second Year.
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| Clinic Facilities: | ||
| On Site: |
*Staffed photography, digital confocal scanning
laser ophthalmoscope for fluorescein and ICG
angiography (Heidelberg).
*Complete electrophysiologic testing (ERG, EOG,
VEP).
*Humphrey visual field testing.
*Diode pumped laser (slit lamp and indirect ophthalmoscope).
*Portable diode laser.
*Two diagnostic ultrasound units.
*Cryo unit.
*Six fully equipped examination rooms.
*Procedure room.
*PDT.
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| Office Environment: |
Full-time staff for scheduling, credentialing,
surgery booking, billing and insurance
certification. Ophthalmic technicians for pre-dilation,
patient evaluation, vision, refraction and
intraocular pressure evaluation. Secretaries
for transcription, and scribes for
assisting with examinations. Full-time
photographers and technicians for FAs, OCT, ERG, EOG,
VEP and visual fields. Assistance for in-office
procedures.
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| Referral Base: |
Large referral base (M.D. and OD) locally, from surrounding
states, across the USA and occasionally from outside the USA.
Excellent rapport with the M.D. and OD communities. Excellent
rapport with UT Memphis Ophthalmology Department.
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| Weekly Schedule: |
Approximate clinic hours 8:30 a.m. to 6:00-7:00 p.m.
(M/W/F).
Approximate surgery hours 7:30 a.m. to 6:00-7:00 p.m.
(T/TH).
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| Monday: | ||
| First Year: |
CRI Clinic with SC all day.
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| Second Year: |
CRI clinic.
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| Tuesday: | ||
| First Year: |
Surgery with SC all day.
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| Second Year: |
CRI clinic emergencies, walk-ins until 6:00 pm unless in
surgery.
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| Wednesday: | ||
| First Year: |
Post-op patients/clinic in AM, surgery with SC in PM.
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| Second Year: |
VA surgery in AM, VA clinic in PM.
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| Thursday: | ||
| First Year: |
Surgery with SC all day.
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| Second Year: |
HEI clinic 1st and 3rd Thursday PM, Med
clinic 2nd
Thursday PM. Surgery, walk-ins and emergencies. In office until
6:00 p.m. unless in surgery.
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| Friday: | ||
| First Year: |
Post-op patients, CRI clinic with 2nd
year fellow first 4 - 6 months, ROP clinic (after 4 - 6
months).
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| Second Year: |
CRI clinic 8:30 a.m. until finished about 6:00 p.m.
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| Saturday/Sunday: | ||
| First Year: |
Emergencies and call. Finish ROP rounds.
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| Second Year: |
Emergencies and call one weekend a month.
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Generally, first year fellow clinic consists of
ROP and some adult, with more adults and less ROP in
second year fellow clinic. Surgeries are
performed at Baptist Memorial, St. Francis, Methodist University
Hospital, Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Hamilton Eye
Institute ASC, and VA Medical Center.
In-office procedures (lasers, cryo, pneumatic retinopexy, injections) are performed as needed and generally at the time these present. Generally, no specific procedure time is scheduled. Angiograms are performed as needed and can be viewed on screen instantly or on hard copy within minutes. |
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| Clinical Experience: |
*Extensive Diabetic Retinopathy.
*Macular Disease: Macular holes, pucker, epimacular
membranes, ARMD and OHS with CNV, myopic
degeneration with CNV, CSR, CME.
*Vascular Disease: CRVO, CRAO, BRVO, BRAO,
macroaneurysms, "Coat's Disease," Some vasculitis.
*Infectious Retina: Acute retinal necrosis,
occasional HIV/CMV, toxoplasmosis, toxocariasis,
and endophthalmitis.
*Genetic/Inherited Disease: Retinitis pigmentosa,
Stargardt's, Rod/cone disease, and peripheral
degenerations.
*Uveitis and pars planitis.
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| Surgical Experience: |
*Extensive Diabetic retinopathy: Traction
detachments, vitreous hemorrhages, and neovascular
glaucoma.
*Surgical Macular Disease: Macular holes, pucker,
and membranes.
*Submacular Surgery: OHS/myopic
degeneration/idiopathic CNV.
*Retinal Detachments: Buckles, vitrectomy/gas,
laser retinopexy, or
vitrectomy/silicone oil depending on the situation.
*ROP traction detachments, PHPV, endophthalmitis,
uveitis, cataract surgery complications.
*Ocular oncology co-managed with Dr. Barrett Haik,
chairman of UT Memphis Department of Ophthalmology, with possibility for
participation with brachytherapy as a second year
fellow.
*First year fellow - 500-600 cases assisting Dr. Charles.
*Second year fellow - 140-160 cases as primary surgeon.
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| Laser Experience: |
*Extensive diabetic retinopathy, BRVO, CRVO.
*Extensive ROP (25-30/YR).
*Extensive retinal tears/holes.
*Extensive intravitreal injections. *Occasional sickle cell.
*CNV.
*Occasional laser irridectomy, YAG capsulotomy.
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| Fellow Responsibilities: |
*ROP examinations and at various hospitals.
*ROP lasers.
*Participate in surgery with Dr. Charles (note that
second year fellows operate independently).
*Surgery dictations.
*H&P for surgery patients. *Hospital consults/after clinic hours consults (both rare). *Call for clinic patients. *ER hospital call (3-4 WK/YR). *HEI Lions Club Retina Clinic with UT residents (second year fellow, 1/2 day on 1st and 3rd Thursday). *MedPlex clinic with UT residents 2nd Thursday. *VA Hospital clinic and surgery with UT residents every Wednesday. *Resident lectures. |
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| Other: |
UT Memphis Grand Rounds.
Visiting professor lectures.
Memphis Eye Society meetings/lectures.
In town continuing education lectures.
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| Dr. Charles and Dr. Calzada are always on 3rd call 24-7 x 365 days a year, available for consultation and always answers pages ASAP. | ||