Career plans: Glaucoma Fellowship, Stanford University

Originally from Chicago, Dr. Chou graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Science and Disorders, and a minor in Global Health. Before starting medical school, he spent a year working with homeless and low-income individuals to help them become self-sufficient. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, then completed an internship at Presence S. Joseph Hospital. He was a research fellow at Northwestern in the Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute as well as the Department of Ophthalmology. He is the recipient of several awards, including a Research to Prevent Blindness Medical Student Fellowship, a Jampol Award for Outstanding Medical Student in Ophthalmology (top student), and an Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness Research Grant. He is a reviewer of Current Eye Research.