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®
GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER (GBMC)
Baltimore, Maryland
Orthoptic Program Director: Maureen Flanagan, CO®
CHILDREN’S EYE CARE
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Orthoptic Program Director: Mary DeYoung-Smith, CO®, COMT
ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Chicago, Illinois
Orthoptic Program Director: Vivian Tzanetakos, CO®
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Iowa City, Iowa
Orthoptic Program Director: Xiaoyan Shan, CO® Email: OTP-Orthoptics@uiowa.edu
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Boston, Massachusetts
Program Directors: Sarah Mackinnon, CO®
Ann Arbor, Michigan Orthoptic Program Director: Angela Dillon, CO® Email: angelacd@med.umich.edu |
Minneapolis, Minnesota Orthoptic Program Director: Kim Merrill, CO® |
Rochester, Minnesota Orthoptic Program Director: Lindsay Klaehn OC(C), CO®, COMT |
Buffalo, New York Orthoptic Program Director: Kyle Arnoldi, CO®, COMT |
Durham, NC Orthoptic Program Director: Namita Kashyap, CO®, MBA Associate Director: Rachel Loud, CO® Email: orthoptist@duke.edu |
Columbus, Ohio Orthoptic Program Directors: Kelsey Anderson, CO® Email: kelsey.anderson@nationwidechildrens.org Meghan McMillin, CO® Email: mmcmillin@columbuspoa.com |
Portland, Oregon Orthoptic Program Director: Kevin Woodruff, CO® Email: Woodrufk@ohsu.edu |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Orthoptic Program Director: Salvatore Bellante, CO® |
VANDERBILT EYE INSTITUTE
Nashville, Tennessee
Orthoptic Program Director: Ron Biernacki, CO® email: ronald.j.biernacki@vumc.org
UTHSC HAMILTON EYE INSTITUTE Memphis, Tennessee Orthoptic Program Director: Chantel Devould, CO® email: cdevould@uthsc.edu
Madison, Wisconsin Orthoptic Program Director: Kali Rikkers, CO® Email: krikkers@uwhealth.org |
CHILDREN'S WISCONSIN
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Orthoptic Program Director: Veronica Picard Schaefer, CO® Email: vpicard@childrenswi.org
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