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Robert C. Kersten, MD, FACS, FASOPRS
Program Director and Selection Chair
Professor
University of Utah Health
Directs the Moran oculoplastic fellowship and serves as a preceptor for adult and paediatric eyelid, orbital and lacrimal training.
Official university or hospital faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
H. Joon Kim, MD
Fellowship preceptor
Associate Professor
University of Utah Health
Named by the programme as an oculoplastic fellowship preceptor alongside Robert Kersten.
Official university or hospital faculty profile ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Oculoplastic and Oculofacial Surgery Fellowship.
- Leadership as published
- Robert C. Kersten, MD, FACS, FASOPRS (Program Director and Selection Chair); H. Joon Kim, MD (preceptor)
- Evidence reviewed
- 16 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- University of Utah Health
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
Oculoplastic and Oculofacial Surgery Fellowship
ASOPRS-approved training at Moran Eye Center, the Salt Lake City VA and Primary Children’s Hospital. The host explicitly limits appointments to US citizens.
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Duration
- 24 months
- Clinical participation
- Supervised clinical and operative training; local licensing and hospital privileges are required.
- International applicants
- US citizens only, as explicitly stated on the programme page.
- Funding
- The host lists malpractice insurance and medical, dental and other benefits; a fellowship salary amount is not published.
- Application timing
- The 2026 application and interview dates are both marked TBA; no later dates are confirmed.
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
One fellowship offered every two years; the page labels programme dates 2026 but gives no confirmed next vacancy.
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Ophthalmology residency background and eligibility for Utah physician and controlled-substance licences, DEA registration and privileges at all training hospitals; host states US citizenship is required.
Published training
- Adult and paediatric eyelid surgery
- Complex lacrimal and orbital disease
- Resident teaching and didactics
- Clinical or laboratory research and a major thesis
Application route
Apply through SF Match, programme PRO4650; confirm the current recruitment year with the academic office.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Published contact note: meghan.johnson@hsc.utah.edu; academic office +1 801-585-3719
Official institution page · Source reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Official host — programme information ↗
- Robert C. Kersten, MD, FACS, FASOPRS — Official university or hospital faculty profile ↗
- H. Joon Kim, MD — Official university or hospital faculty profile ↗
Source review: 16 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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