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Fellowship Program

Tufts University / Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston Fellowship Programs

Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston’s fellowship programs, offered in partnership with New England Eye Center at Tufts University School of Medicine, have served as a solid foundation on which the careers of many leaders in the subspecialty fields of glaucoma, cornea and vitreoretinal care have been built.

Three distinct OCB fellowship programs provide valuable experience as fellows rotate between two separate training settings: a large urban academic medical center and a large, busy multi-specialty ophthalmology private practice with locations in the Boston area, North Shore, South Shore and Cape Cod.

All three specialty programs are among a select few ophthalmology fellowship programs in the country to have met AUPO Compliance training standards. Graduates of these program are deemed to have completed an AUPO FCC compliant fellowship. The three specialty programs include:

The Cornea, External Disease & Anterior Segment Fellowship is a one-year clinical program offering comprehensive training in medical and surgical management of disorders of the ocular surface, cornea, and anterior segment. The fellow is supervised in the clinical and laboratory evaluation of patients and participates in surgery. The fellow is expected to develop surgical skills and clinical judgment in an environment devoted to excellence in patient care. The fellow will also have an opportunity to teach and work with residents and medical students.

Learn more about the The Cornea and Anterior Segment Fellowship

The Tufts–New England Eye Center (NEEC) / Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston (OCB) Glaucoma Fellowship provides high-volume surgical glaucoma training in Boston. Fellows gain experience in both an academic setting at Tufts Medical Center and a large tertiary referral surgical practice at OCB. This hybrid model provides broad exposure to complex glaucoma while preparing fellows for careers in both academic and private practice environments.

Fellowship Snapshot

• Two fellows per year

• Rotations alternate between NEEC and OCB every three months

• High-volume tertiary referral practices

• Fellows develop independent clinical judgment and and become confident in managing the full spectrum of glaucomatous disease.

• Fellows typically graduate with 225+ primary surgical cases

•Exposure to the newest glaucoma surgical technologies and techniques as they become available through the faculty’s involvement with emerging procedures and innovations.

• Opportunities to participate in clinical trials and other research initiatives, depending on their interests.

•2–5 operating days per week

Clinical and Surgical Training

Fellows manage a wide range of glaucoma pathology and develop increasing surgical autonomy throughout the year. Surgical experience includes trabeculectomy, tube shunt surgery, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), combined cataract-glaucoma procedures,cataract surgery (including complex cases),  glaucoma laser procedures, and glaucoma revision surgery.

Fellows also gain experience in pediatric glaucoma to the extent of their individual interest level. 

Education and Research

Educational activities include weekly grand rounds, glaucoma case conferences, journal clubs, and surgical wet-lab training. Fellows also complete a research project and participate in teaching residents.

How to Apply

Applications are submitted through the San Francisco Match.
Additional program information is available through the Tufts New England Eye Center.

The Vitreoretinal Fellowship is a two-year clinical and research fellowship that offers comprehensive training in the surgical and medical management of vitreoretinal diseases. Fellows who have graduated from the Tufts/NEEC and OCB vitreoretinal fellowship have gone on to join many leading academic and private practices around the country. The fellow is supervised by staff surgeons in the evaluation of patients, and actively participates in patient care which includes differential diagnosis, diagnostic techniques, and medical and surgical management of retinal diseases.

Learn more about the The Vitreoretinal Disease and Surgery Fellowship

Apply to one of the Tufts / OCB Fellowship programs

To register as an applicant with the San Francisco Ophthalmology Matching Program (OMP), please visit their website. For further information, they may be contacted at (415) 447-0350 or emailed at help@sfmatch.org.

The OCB and Tufts Fellowship Programs are approved by the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology and extend from a long tradition of more than 40 years of training specialists. OCB fellows can expect to:

Daniel Hu, MD

“The cornea fellowship provided me with invaluable exposure to different practice and surgical styles. I had the opportunity to assist in complex cases working in both a multi-specialty ophthalmology practice and a top academic medical center in a city with some of the best hospitals nationwide. As an OCB physician, I work in Boston, the South Shore and Cape Cod. I’ve settled my family on the South Shore in a town with excellent schools and a wonderful community. We live just 10 minutes away from beaches where we enjoy kayaking the waterways. I have the character of a small New England town, and yet I can be in world class city in under an hour by ferry or commuter rail.”

–OCB Cornea Specialist Dan Hu, MD 

Theodor Sauer, MD, MPH

“There is no other glaucoma fellowship program in the country quite like OCB/Tufts.  I chose the fellowship here so I could train with some of the most renowned cataract and glaucoma surgeons in the country and study under the former presidents of our national and regional ophthalmic societies.  Additionally, the mix of private and academic experience and the diversity of the patient population in the multiple Boston area offices, helped me grow into an experienced clinician and surgeon.  The relationships developed during that year, have continued to be some of the most valuable mentoring and collegial aspects of my career.  I am proud to continue working with this group and helping teach the next generation.”

-OCB Glaucoma Specialist Theodor Sauer, MD

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