Leadership

Ramesh Ayyala, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth
Department Chair
rayyala@usf.edu

Administration

Brian C. Luben, MBA-HCA, LSSBB
Department Administrator
bluben@usf.edu
(813) 974-3922

Stacy Parker DeRaps
Assistant Director, Ophthalmology Department
sparkerd@usf.edu
(813) 974-5228

Fellowship Programs

Edgar Espana, MD
Cornea Fellowship Program Director
eespana@usf.edu

Swetangi Bhaleeya, MD
Retina Fellowship Program Director
sbhaleeya@usf.edu

Ramesh Ayyala, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth
Glaucoma Fellowship Program Director
rayyala@usf.edu

Marianne Duggan
Residency/Fellowship Program Administrator
dugganm@usf.edu

Research

Edgar Espana, MD
Associate Professor, Director of Research
eespana@usf.edu

Radouil Tzekov, PhD, FARVO
Professor 
rtzekov@usf.edu

Shivalingappa Swamynathan, PhD
Professor
ss65@usf.edu

Yiqin Du, PhD
Professor
yiqindu@usf.edu

Yuqiang Bai, PhD
Assistant Professor
yuqiangbai@usf.edu

Susan Sherouse, CRA-USF Advanced
Lead Research Coordinator
ssherous@usf.edu
(813) 974-0948

Residency Program

John Jarstad, MD
Professor & Residency Program Director
jarstadj@usf.edu

Edgar Espana, MD
Professor & Residency Associate Program Director
eespana@usf.edu

Marianne Duggan
Residency / Fellowship Program Administrator
dugganm@usf.edu

USF Health Eye Institute

Physical Address
13330 USF Laurel Dr. 4th Floor
Tampa, FL 33612

Mailing Address
12901 Bruce B. Downs
MDC 21
Tampa, FL 33612