Natalia F Callaway, MD, MS

I am honored and humbled to join the Michels Foundation Fellowship family. After completing my fellowship at Stanford University Byers Eye Institute, I joined Roche Genentech, where I lead clinical trials primarily focused on the Port Delivery System and durable anti-VEGFs. Concomitantly, I maintain my vitreoretinal practice at Stanford University. The balance of clinical work and big-picture research pursuits that move our field forward and improve patient care energizes me. I'm grateful to have a hybrid industry-academic career.

My initial interest in ophthalmology research and retinal disease stemmed from my undergraduate labwork at Wilmer Eye Institute where I studied age-related macular degeneration. I then attended Stanford School of Medicine, where I obtained a Master's in Epidemiology and started working in clinical research and big data analysis. I completed my residency at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and then returned to Stanford for my vitreoretinal surgical training. During my fellowship I had the opportunity to pursue the Roche Genentech ophthalmic fellowship where I was introduced to product development and clinical trial design ultimately leading to my current role at the company.

Outside of medicine, I spend my time with my husband and two daughters, running, or reading.