Celebrating Progress and People: CODET’s Q1 Town Hall 2025
CODET Vision Institute celebrated its Quarterly Meeting, giving a warm welcome to our new generation of fellows and newly entered staff.
Ophthalmology Fellowships at CODET
Ophthalmology Fellowships at CODET
Preparing ophthalmology professionals since 1994
The prestigious CODET Fellowship program offers ophthalmologists an opportunity to earn a subspecialist degree while training in state-of-the-art facilities alongside leading vision care experts.
Dr. Arturo Chayet, founder of Tijuana-based CODET Vision Institute, introduced this medical fellowship program in 1994. Since then, the prestigious program has trained nearly 100+ ophthalmologists from Mexico, Latin America, the United States, and elsewhere.
The CODET Fellowship is open to doctors who have completed their residency in ophthalmology and seek to further their expertise in a subspecialty field such as:
- Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- Cornea
- Retina
- Glaucoma
- Pediatric Ophthalmology
- Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
During their one- or two-year term fellowship, these doctors-in-training learn under the expert medical team at CODET. While here, fellows perform an extensive number of state-of-the-art procedures and gain hands-on experience with the most modern diagnostic equipment and devices, many of these technologies unique and exclusive to the CODET Vision Institute experience.
After graduation, our fellows bring CODET’s technology and level of care to vision care facilities across Latin America and beyond. And, sometimes, they join the surgical team at CODET.
What to Expect: A Look at the CODET Fellowship
Education
Participate in weekly theory-based academic sessions to further your knowledge in your subspecialty, plus read, analyze, and discuss the latest in ophthalmology literature and industry developments.
Experience
Gain plenty of clinical and surgical experience as you consult with patients in our private practice and through our Foundation, Fundación CODET. Observe and perform hundreds of surgeries and procedures during your fellowship.
Innovation
Join our medical team in investigative research studies and participate in clinical trials, which gives you the opportunity to help advance ophthalmic innovation and even publish your own work in a peer-reviewed journal.
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100+Fellows trained since inception
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1994Year of establishment
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1,000+Surgeries performed annually by Fellows
2024 Fellowship Program Convocation
Documents receipt date: Before November 15th, 2024
Selection date: November 18th to November 25th, 2024
Start of fellowship programs: April 1st, 2025
Introduction course date for those selected: March 18th, 2025
Places available
• Anterior Segment: 2
• Cornea: 1
• Retina and Vitreous: 2
• Glaucoma: 1
• Pediatric ophthalmology and Strabismus: 1
• Oculoplastics: 1
Expand your knowledge and advance your ophthalmology career with CODET.
Become a CODET Fellow
Meet our Fellows
Dr. Lia Patiño
ANTERIOR segment
- Peruvian University of Applied Sciences
- Residency at Ricardo Palma University
- Cusco, Perú
Dr. Paula González
anterior segment
- Anáhuac University
- Residency at the Conde de Valenciana Institute of Ophthalmology
- Ciudad de México, México
Dr. Pablo A. Barragán
anterior segment
- Residency at the Mexican Institute of Ophthalmology
- Puebla, Puebla
Dr. Karina N. Ortiz
anterior segment
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- Universidad de Guadalajara
- Residency at Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente
- Tijuana, Baja California
Dr. Diego Melo
ANTERIOR segment
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Residency at Hospital Central Sur
- Pachuca, Hidalgo
Dr. Juan M. García
ANTERIOR segment
- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
- Residency at Centro Regional para la Prevención de la Ceguera
- Monterrey, Nuevo León
Dr. Roberto Varela
ANTERIOR segment
- Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala
- Recidency at Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología, Guatemala
- Querétaro, Querétaro
Dr. Marycruz Garrido
Retina
- Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
- Residency at Hospital Militar Universitario Dr. Carlos Arvelo
- Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Dr. Alejandro Calderón
RetinA
- Universidad de Guadalajara
- Residency at Hospital Gaudencio González Garza “La Raza”
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
Dr. Katia Macías
Retina
- Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
- Residency at Centro Médico Nacional del Noroeste
- Torreón, Coahuila
Dr. Geovanna Palacios
Retina
- Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
- Residency at Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología “Ramón Pando Ferrer”
- Loja, Ecuador
Dr. Andrea Muñóz
PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY
AND STRABISMUS
- Universidad Vasco de Quiroga
- Residency at Hospital General del Estado de Sonora
- Morelia, Michoacán
Dr. José Adrián Negrete
oculoplastics
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Residency at Instituto de Oftalmología Conde de Valencia
- Ciudad de México, Estado de México
Learning in Action at CODET
See our fellows in action and learn more about our program: