To contact us please review the complete list of our department staff.

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 of Research

rtzekov@usf.edu

Nurettin Sahiner, PhD

Assistant Professor of Research

nsahiner@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

Mitchell Drucker, MD
Professor & Residency Associate Program Director
mdrucker@usf.edu

Marianne Duggan

Residency / Fellowship Program Administrator

 dugganm@usf.edu