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AOC® ACCREDITED ORTHOPTIC TRAINING PROGRAMS

The Accreditation Committee accredits Orthoptic Fellowship Programs in the United States. Programs are accredited on an annual basis meeting strict requirements on patient encounters, didactic course work, clinical experience, and program outcomes. 

BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE

Miami, Florida

Orthoptic Program Director: Charlotte Tibi, CO®

Application and website

GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER (GBMC)

Baltimore, Maryland

Orthoptic Program Director: Maureen Flanagan, CO®

Website

CHILDREN’S EYE CARE

West Bloomfield, Michigan

Orthoptic Program Director: Mary DeYoung-Smith, CO®, COMT

Application and website

ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Chicago, Illinois

Orthoptic Program Director: Vivian Tzanetakos, CO®

Application and website

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Iowa City, Iowa

Orthoptic Program Director: Xiaoyan Shan, CO® Email: OTP-Orthoptics@uiowa.edu

Application and website

BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Boston, Massachusetts

Program Directors: Sarah Mackinnon, CO®

Application and website

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, KELLOGG EYE CENTER

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Orthoptic Program Director: Angela Dillon, CO® Email: angelacd@med.umich.edu

Application

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Orthoptic Program Director: Kim Merrill, CO®

Website

Application

MAYO CLINIC

Rochester, Minnesota

Orthoptic Program Director: Lindsay Klaehn OC(C), CO®, COMT

Application and website

ROSS EYE INSTITUTE

Buffalo, New York

Orthoptic Program Director: Kyle Arnoldi, CO®, COMT

Application and website

Duke University School of Medicine

Durham, NC

Orthoptic Program Director: Namita Kashyap, CO®, MBA Associate Director: Rachel Loud, CO® Email: orthoptist@duke.edu

Application and Website

PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATES

Columbus, Ohio

Orthoptic Program Directors:

Kelsey Anderson, CO® Email: kelsey.anderson@nationwidechildrens.org

Meghan McMillin, CO®  Email: mmcmillin@columbuspoa.com

Application

CASEY EYE INSTITUTE

Portland, Oregon

Orthoptic Program Director: Kevin Woodruff, CO® Email: Woodrufk@ohsu.edu

Application and Website

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA (CHOP)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Orthoptic Program Director: Salvatore Bellante, CO®

Application and Website

VANDERBILT EYE INSTITUTE

Nashville, Tennessee

Orthoptic Program Director: Ron Biernacki, CO® email: ronald.j.biernacki@vumc.org

Application

UTHSC HAMILTON EYE INSTITUTE

Memphis, Tennessee

Orthoptic Program Director: Chantel Devould, CO®  email: cdevould@uthsc.edu

Application


UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

Madison, Wisconsin

Orthoptic Program Director: Kali Rikkers, CO® Email: krikkers@uwhealth.org

Application and Website

CHILDREN'S WISCONSIN

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Orthoptic Program Director: Veronica Picard Schaefer, CO® Email: vpicard@childrenswi.org

Application


Are you interested in starting an AOC® Accredited Training Program?  Please contact the AOC® Home Office for more details.  

Orthoptic Program Manual: How to Establish and Apply for an American Orthoptic Council Accredited Orthoptic® Fellowship Program


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