About - OphthoGenie

Our Mission

Study smarter, stress less.

Providing you with comprehensive, high-yield, up-to-date cases using an innovative study method to give you the confidence, knowledge and skills to pass the Oral Boards on your first try.

Our Story

OphthoGenie grew out of necessity when we were faced with preparing for our Oral Board Exam.

We found the existing review material to be limited, dated and ineffective for approaching this unique testing format. A lot of time was wasted stressing over the best way to study. To prepare, we devised a method for approaching the cases which helped us master the format of the exam. We also created a comprehensive library of testable cases. We used this early version of OphthoGenie to successfully pass our boards on our first attempt.

In the following years, we found our colleagues were similarly unsatisfied with the existing study material and we shared with them the early version of OphthoGenie. They all passed on their first attempt and credited their success to OphthoGenie. Recognizing the widespread need for a product like this, we decided to expand the content make it available to all ophthalmologists. We have designed a user-friendly, digital platform that provides you with the most realistic Oral Boards experience. Not to mention, OphthoGenie is the only resource of its kind to provide you with real time statistics of your performance so you can focus your studying efforts where you need them. By employing an expert panel of reviewers, we have verified our study material is accurate and clinically-relevant. We are continuously evolving and expanding our library to provide you with the most comprehensive and relevant material. We are confident OphthoGenie will give you the knowledge and confidence to study smarter and stress less for your Oral Board Exam.

Sincerely,

Kendra Klein

Co-Founder

Nora Muakkassa

Co-Founder

Who We Are

Created by ophthamologists, for ophthamologists.

Nora Muakkassa, MD

Co-Founder

BIO

Nora Muakkassa, MD

Dr. Muakkassa graduated summa cum laude with high honors in research from Cornell University. She attended New York University School of Medicine where she was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She went on to complete her ophthalmology residency at Tufts Medical Center where she was awarded the Certificate of Educational Excellence: For Highest Achievement Score on the OKAP two years in a row. She remained at Tufts Medical Center for her medical retina fellowship where she later became an Assistant Professor and was involved in resident, fellow and medical student education. Dr. Muakkassa has presented at national meetings and is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and editorials. She currently resides in Denver, Colorado where she practices medical retina and comprehensive ophthalmology.

Kendra Klein, MD

Co-Founder

BIO

Kendra Klein, MD

Dr. Klein graduated summa cum laude from Hobart and William Smith Colleges where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society. She became a registered nurse in the state of New York before deciding she wanted to become a physician. She went on to graduate from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She completed her ophthalmology residency at Tufts Medical Center where she was awarded the Certificate of Educational Excellence: For Highest Achievement Score on the OKAP. She remained at Tufts Medical Center for her medical retina and electrophysiology fellowship. Dr. Klein has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, presented at national meetings and is an investigator in multiple ongoing clinical research trials. She currently practices in Boston, MA where she sees a variety of retina, uveitis and inherited retinal dystrophy patients. She is actively engaged in fellowship training and medical student education.

Our Expert Panel

Vicki M. Chen, MD

Acting Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

New England Eye Center

Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center

Boston, MA

Jay S. Duker, MD

Director, New England Eye Center

Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology

Tufts Medical Center

Tufts University School of Medicine

Boston, MA

Ilyse Haberman, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

Associate Director, Ophthalmology Residency Program

New York University School of Medicine

New York, NY

Chandru Krishnan, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Ophthalmology

Tufts Medical Center

Boston, MA

Elias Reichel, MD

Professor and Vice Chair

Director, Vitreoretinal Service

New England Eye Center

Tufts University School of Medicine

Boston, MA

Jennifer Renz, MD

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, NH

Caroline Baumal, MD

Professor

Department of Ophthalmology

Tufts Medical Center

Boston, MA

Andre J. Witkin, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Ophthalmology

Tufts Medical Center

Boston, MA