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40 reSIDeNtS AND feLLOWS<br />

fOrMer<br />

reSIDeNtS retUrN<br />

Pediatric Ophthalmology &<br />

Adult Strabismus Service<br />

javaneh abbasian, mD, and Genie<br />

Bang, mD, joined the Pediatric<br />

ophthalmology & adult Strabismus<br />

Service as assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essors <strong>of</strong><br />

ophthalmology. Both doctors were<br />

residents from 2008-2011 at the illinois<br />

eye and ear infirmary, uiC Department<br />

<strong>of</strong> ophthalmology & Visual Sciences.<br />

Javaneh Abbasian, MD, has long<br />

standing ties to UIC and the Chicago<br />

area. She earned her BA in Biology<br />

at Northwestern <strong>University</strong> and her<br />

medical degree at UIC’s <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Medicine</strong>. She served as Chief Resident<br />

in Ophthalmology from 2010–11.<br />

She did her pediatric ophthalmology<br />

fellowship at Children’s Hospital <strong>of</strong><br />

Philadelphia.<br />

“As a resident, I had the chance to be<br />

among an excellent group <strong>of</strong> mentors<br />

who paved the way for me and will now<br />

be my colleagues,” says Dr. Abbasian.<br />

Genie Bang, MD, received her<br />

medical degree from the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> Minnesota Medical School-Twin<br />

Cities. She holds a BS in Biology from<br />

Brown <strong>University</strong>. After completing<br />

her residency at the Infirmary, she<br />

moved on to a fellowship in Pediatric<br />

Ophthalmology & Strabismus at the<br />

Mayo Clinic.<br />

“The Infirmary is a great environment<br />

in which to start my career, and I hope to<br />

contribute as much as I have received,”<br />

says Dr. Bang.

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