What is the Student Ophthalmology Medical Association (SOMA)?
Student Ophthalmology Medical Association (SOMA) is a student organization that aims to provide medical students at 91ɫƵ with the opportunity to learn about ophthalmology as a potential specialty and participate in service projects related to the field.
About SOMA
Every month, SOMA hosts an ophthalmology specialty clinic at the Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured. Student doctors get hands-on experience and learn from ophthalmologists from the Froedtert & the 91ɫƵ Eye Institute.
SOMA partners with ReSpectacle and Prevent Blindness Wisconsin to provide volunteering opportunities throughout the year.
SOMA hosts various events throughout the year to help current medical students connect with resident and attending physicians and learn about subspecialties or gain ophthalmology relevant skills.
Board Members
Steven Trinh
Medical Student, SOMA Co-President
Luke McGuire
SOMA Co-President
Samer Bilal
SOMA Treasurer
Natalie Ungaretti
SOMA Public Relations and Community Outreach Chair
Volunteer Opportunities
Ophthalmologists
Meet the ophthalmologists that work with SOMA.
Neda Esmaili, MD
Associate Professor
Sang Hun Hong, MD
Assistant Professor
Alexander Joseph Khammar, MD
Associate Professor
Joon-Bom Kim, MD
Assistant Professor
Lawrence W. Platt, MD, MBA
Associate Professor
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Contact
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