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Jaclyn Haugsdal, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Current Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  • Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  • Deputy Director, VA Medical Center Surgical Service
  • Director, John M. Graether Simulation Lab and Simulation Education

Education

  • BS in Integrative Physiology, University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa City, IA
  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
  • Internship, University of Iowa Department of Internal Medicine, Iowa City, IA
  • Resident, University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology, Iowa City, IA

Research Interests

  • Renewal and Revision of the Iowa Ophthalmology Wet Lab Curriculum
  • Gender differences in Iowa resident cataract cases
  • Improving surgical education and skill acquisition through simulation
  • Gender disparity in surgical education
  • Waste reduction
  • Clinical Research:

Licenses & Certifications

  • ABO Certification, American Board of Ophthalmology, IA
  • Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine

Selected Publications

  • Diel RJ, Oetting TA, Haugsdal JM, Johnson AT. (2024). The Rhexis Model – a better way to teach beginning residents how to move in the eye. Eyes on AUPO. 
  • Mansoor M, and Haugsdal JM. (2024). Reduce Surgical Waste Now. Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today.
  • Heinzman Z, Trejo J, Silverman J, Haugsdal JM. (2024). Electrocution Induced Cataracts and Macular Hole. EyeRounds.org. April 16, 2024. Available from https://EyeRounds.org/cases/357-electrocution-induced-cataract.htm 
  • Heinzman Z, Haugsdal J, Boese E. (2024). The Iowa Ophthalmology Wet Laboratory- Trabeculectomy. EyeRounds.org. Updated posting May 29, 2024.  Available from http://eyerounds.org/tutorials/Iowa-OWL/trabeculectomy.htm
  • Heinzman Z, Haugsdal J, Boese E. (2024). The Iowa Ophthalmology Wet Laboratory- Tube Shunts.  EyeRounds.org. Updated posting January 22, 2024.  Available from http://www.eyerounds.org/tutorials/Iowa-OWL/tube_shunts.htm
  • Hendricks T, Obiano O, Warren A, Vogelgesang SA, Haugsdal JM. (2022). HLA-B27-associated Acute Anterior Uveitis. EyeRounds.org. September 27, 2022. Available from https://eyerounds.org/cases/334-HLA-B27-associated-Acute-Anterior-Uveitis.htm 
  • Haugsdal J, Kitzmann A, Oetting TA. (2012). The Iowa Ophthalmology Wet Laboratory.  EyeRounds.org. Updated Posting June 28, 2021. Originally posted December 6, 2012. Available from http://eyerounds.org/tutorials/Iowa-OWL-o2021/ 
  • Najdawi W, Shah T, Mortensen Z, Haugsdal JM, Oetting TA. Resident versus Faculty Outcomes in Cataract Surgery with Toric Intraocular Lens Placement. Journal of Academic Ophthalmology.  Submitted August 2024. 
  • Garza-Reyes A, Rodriguez S, Mortensen Z, Silverman J, Tadros S, Dawoud S, Ramirez D, Fortenbach C, Haoxing J, Haugsdal J, Russell J, Binkley E, Carter K, Kemp P, Oetting T, Han I, Pouw A; TVST-23-5995; Implementing Cataract Surgery and Panretinal Photocoagulation Interventions at a Community Free Clinic: Eliminating Barriers to Health Equity, updating manuscript for resubmission 
  • Meide E, Wilson CW, Terveen D, Oetting TA, Haugsdal J.  Induced resistance of ocular surface flora in patients undergoing cataract surgery.  Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Correspondence. June 2022 submitted.