Natalie Homer, MD

Natalie Homer, MD

Ophthalmology Resident, Class of 2018
Natalie Homer, MD

Career plans: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ASOPRS Fellowship, Texas Oculoplastic Consultants

After earning her BS from the University of Michigan with Phi Beta Kappa distinction, Dr. Homer – originally from Chicago – received her MD from Northwestern University,
Feinberg School of Medicine, and graduated with distinction. While in medical school, she completed clinical research in cardiothoracic surgery, and was the recipient of several awards, including the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Looking to the Future Medical Student Scholarship, and the University of Michigan Medical School Student Surgery Leadership Weekend Scholarship. During medical school, she collaborated with retinal faculty at Northwestern, and decided to pursue a career in ophthalmology. For her Transitional Year Internship, she worked at Saint Francis Hospital in Chicago, IL, where she also served as Transitional Year Chief and continued to present her retina research at ARVO and publish in Eye. Dr. Homer has always been very involved in her community; she was a student ambassador, president of her medical school’s American Medical Association chapter, and a camp counselor for a youth program.

Position

Graduating Class