Current Residents Home Education Current Residents Residency Program Director Dr. Lu has been on the residency and retina fellowship selection committee at UCI's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute since 2010, helping to select numerous bright residents and fellows. She started her position as the ophthalmology residency program director in 2020, and prior to that, she was the associate program director for 5 years. Dr. Lu believes knowledge, passion, and compassion are the most important qualities of a great mentor. Her goal as a mentor is to inspire and help students and trainees to achieve their dreams through education, discovery, and mentorship. 2026 - 2027 Residents Natalie Chen, MD, PGY-4 Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego Sarah Guo, MD, PGY-3 Medical School: University of Southern California (Keck School of Medicine) Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley Eli Perez, MD, PGY-4 Medical School: University of Iowa - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Undergraduate: Washington State University Sarah Zhou, MD, PGY-4 Medical School: University of Southern California (Keck School of Medicine) Undergraduate: University of Southern California Austin Cho, MD, PGY-3 Medical School: University of Southern California (Keck School of Medicine) Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley Joy Li, MD, PGY-3 Medical School: University of Southern California (Keck School of Medicine) Undergraduate: Harvard University Tinea Morris, MD, PGY-3 Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina Undergraduate: University of South Carolina Stephen Tenney, MD, PGY-3 Medical School: Georgetown University Undergraduate: Brigham Young University Ashlyn Gary, MD, PGY-2 Medical School: University of Miami Undergraduate: Stanford University Nicolas Malkoff, MD, PGY-2 Medical School: University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles Jenny Wang, MD, PGY-2 Medical School: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles Christopher Yang, MD, PGY-2 Medical School: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley Cameron Carpenter, MD, PGY-1 Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine Undergraduate: Brigham Young University Ali Haidar, MD, PGY-1 Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles John Hong, MD, PhD, PGY-1 Medical School: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Graduate: University of California, Irvine Blake Katsev, MD, PGY-1 Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles