Orthoptic Fellowship

Orthoptic Fellowship

The Division of Ophthalmology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a comprehensive specialty pediatric practice, offering care for children with eye and vision problems. The Orthoptic Fellowship Program is a two-year program approved by the American Orthoptic Council.

Direct, hands-on training and close interactions with faculty occurs on a daily basis, with the fellow involved in all aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic clinical practice. The fellow will complete the Orthoptic Fellowship with more than 1,250 cases, including pediatric and adult strabismus.

The fellow will also be prepared to enter the comprehensive subspecialty practice of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, including primary and tertiary diagnosis and management of the full spectrum of binocular vision disorders and pediatric and adult strabismus.

For more information about the program, kindly visit https://www.chop.edu/pediatric...

Prerequisites:

Eligible students must have an undergraduate bachelor’s degree before the beginning of the Orthoptic Fellowship. Preference will be given to students with a science background.

How To Apply:

The application to the program includes:

  • Application form
  • Three Official letters of recommendation sent directly by who is providing the reference (and not the candidate)
  • Official academic transcripts
  • Handwritten personal statement

The application form, CV, personal statement, recommendations and transcripts (if applicable) will be emailed to [email protected]

If transcripts are not available electronically, they can be sent directly from the academic institutions to Salvatore Bellante, CO, Program Director:

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
11th floor, Burger Building 11534
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Candidate applications for the orthoptic program will be due February 28.

Contact Information:

Salvatore Bellante, CO
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
9th floor, 9NW27
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-590-2791
[email protected]

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