Department Leadership
DEPARTMENT VICE CHAIRS
- Terri L. Young, MD, MBA, FARVO
Peter A. Duehr Professor and Chair - Curtis R. Brandt, PhD, FARVO
Vice Chair of Research - Kimberly E. Stepien, MD
Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs - Marilyn C. Kay, MD
Vice Chair of Education and Faculty Development - Andrew T. Thliveris, MD, PhD
Vice Chair of Resident Education - Amy L. Walker OD, MBA, FAAO
Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs
DEPARTMENT SERVICE CHIEFS
- Barbara Blodi, MD
Fundus Photography Reading Center Medical Director - Yanjun Chen, MD, PhD
Neuro-ophthalmology - Justin Gottlieb, MD
Retina - Gregg Heatley, MD, MMM
Glaucoma - Mark Lucarelli, MD, FACS
Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Michele Martin, OD
Optometry - Mihai Mititelu, MD, MPH
Clinical Eye Research Unit Medical Director - Sarah Nehls, MD
Cornea and Anterior Segment - Heather Potter, MD
Ocular Pathology - Stephen Sauer, MD
Comprehensive Ophthalmology - Andy Thliveris, MD, PhD
Veteran’s Affairs Hospital - Terri Young, MD, MBA, FARVO
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
Emeritus
- Daniel M. Albert, MD, MS
- Richard E. Appen, MD
- Neal P. Barney, MD
- Suresh Chandra, MD
- Nansi Jo Colley, PhD
- Ronald P. Danis, MD
- Richard K. Dortzbach, MD
- Ronald Engerman, PhD
- Thomas D. France, MD
- Paul L. Kaufman, MD
- Burton J. Kushner, MD
- Leonard A. Levin, MD
- Frank L. Myers, MD
- Michael W. Neider
- Arthur S. Polans, PhD
- Thomas S. Stevens, MD
- Ingolf Wallow, MD
DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION
- Jessica M. Arendas
Marketing Director - Heather Baumhauer
- FPRC Operations Director
- Karen Bradley, RN, BSN
Ophthalmology Clinic Manager, UW Health Clinics - Linda G. Brei, MAT
Strategic Messaging - Linda R. Callow, CPA, MBA
Director of Business Services - Gillian C.B. Fink, MA, CFRE
Development Director - Christopher J. Geier
Information Technology Director - Daniel W. Knoch, MD
Director Medical Student Education - Anna C. Momont, MD
Associate Residency Director - Cheryl J. Nagel, LPN
Clinic Operations Manager, UW Health Clinics - Lisa M. Nelson
Clinical Coding Coordinator - Jennie R. Perry-Raymond
Clinical Eye Research Unit Manager - Lisa K. Richardson
Human Resources - Tetyana Schneider
Assistant Administrator, Education and Faculty Development - Paul A. Zellmer, MHA
Director of UW Health Ambulatory Operations
advisory board
- George Beestman, PhD, MS
- Principal, Beestman Formulations
- Consulting
- Richard Daluge, PhD
- Vice Chair, Board of Directors
- Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin
- Loretta Himmelsbach
- Former Executive Director, Wisconsin
- Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
- Jerry King
- Executive Vice President
- Skyward International, Inc.
- Jeffrey Levy
- Senior Director, Phillips Distributing,
- Inc.
- Laurie McCallum, JD
- Former Attorney and First Lady
- of Wisconsin, State of Wisconsin Labor
- and Industry Review Commission
- Renee Reback
- Former President, Dean Foundation
- Russell Rothman
- Chief Executive Officer, Triple R
- Consulting
- Thomas Stevens, MD
- Professor and Emeritus Department
- Chair, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Department of Ophthalmology and
- Visual Sciences
Image: internal view of a retina courtesy of the Brandt Lab

