How to Apply

Thank you for your interest in our Ophthalmology Residency Program at Albany Medical College!

Three applicants are selected yearly for our three-year residency program.

We participate in the Ophthalmology Residency Matching Program; all applications should be submitted through the Ophthalmology Residency Central Application Service.

Contact Us

Feel free to reach out with questions:

Michael Pokabla, DO
Program Director
518-439-5810
[email protected]

Lions Eye Institute of Albany
1220 New Scotland Rd., Suite 102
Slingerlands, NY 12159

Mallory Dickson Laffer
Program Coordinator
518-262-4353
[email protected]

Department of Ophthalmology
Albany Medical Center
391 Myrtle Ave., Suite C103
Albany, NY 12208

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