Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences -Primary

Education history

Chief Resident	Ophthalmology - John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County	Chief Resident
	Ophthalmology - John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County	Resident
Residency	Broward Health Medical Center	Transitional Residency
	Osteopathic Medicine - Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine	D.O.
Graduate Training	Vision Science - Marshall B. Ketchum University Southern California College of Optometry	M.S.
	Optometry - Marshall B. Ketchum University Southern California College of Optometry	O.D.
Undergraduate	Integrative Biology - University of California, Berkeley	B.A.

Garakani R, Kersten R, Pekmezci M (2019). Intracapsular High-Grade Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Lacrimal Gland. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg, 36(1), e1-e3. (Read full article)
Garakani R, Ng JS (2019). Associations between macular pigment, iris color and reflectance, ethnicity, and color vision: An observational study. PLoS One, 14(8), e0220940. (Read full article)