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. 2024 - 2025 Residents Lauren Chen, PGY-4 Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego Medical School: University of California, Irvine Jennifer Huang, PGY-4 Undergraduate: John Hopkins University Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine Michael Rafaelof, PGY-4 Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles Medical School: University of California, San Diego Dylann Fujimoto, PGY-3 Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley Medical School: University of California, Irvine Sean Yuan, PGY-3 Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis Paul Zhou, PGY-3 Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego Medical School: Harvard Natalie Chen, PGY-2 Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine Sarah Guo, PGY-2 Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley Medical School: University of Southern California (Keck School of Medicine) Eli Perez, MD, PGY-2 Undergraduate: Washington State University Medical School: University of Iowa - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Sarah Zhou, MD, PGY-2 Undergraduate: University of Southern California Medical School: University of Southern California (Keck School of Medicine)