Orthoptic Fellowship Programs
AOC® Accredited Programs in the United States Of America
ILLINOIS (IL)
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
Orthoptic Program (Dept. Ophthalmology)
225 E. Chicago Avenue Box #70
Chicago, IL 60611
Orthoptic Program Director:
Vivian Tzanetakos, CO®
Phone: (312) 2276718
Email: vtzanetakos@luriechildrens.org
IOWA (IA)
University of Iowa Orthoptic Fellowship Program
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
Orthoptic Program Director:
Wanda Pfeifer, MME, CO®, COMT
Xiaoyan Shan, CO®
Phone: (319)-356-0382
Email: OTP-Orthoptics OTP-Orthoptics@uiowa.edu
MARYLAND (MD)
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC)
GBMC Orthoptic Fellowship Program
6569 N. Charles St. PPW Suite 505
Baltimore, MD 21204
Orthoptic Program Director:
Maureen Flanagan, CO®
Phone (443) 849-6341
Fax (443) 849-2648
Email: mflanaga@gbmc.org
MASSACHUSETTS (MA)
Boston Orthoptic Fellowship Program
Collaboration: Boston Children's Hospital & Tufts Medical Center
Boston Orthoptic Program Directors:
Boston Children's Medical Center
Sarah Mackinnon, CO ®
Phone: (617) 355 6845
Email: sarah.mackinnon@childrens.harvard.edu
Tufts Medical Center
Shelley Klein, CO®
Phone: 617-636-6769
MICHIGAN (MI)
University of Michigan Orthoptic Program
W.K. Kellogg Eye Center
1000 Wall Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Orthoptic Program Director:
Angela Dillon CO®
Phone: (734) 764 7558
Email: angelacd@med.umich.edu
Children’s Eye Care Orthoptic Program of Michigan
Children's Eye Care
6689 Orchard Lake Rd., #297
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Orthoptic Program Director:
Mary DeYoung-Smith, CO®, COMT
Phone: (248) 538 7400
Email: marys@cecmich.com
MINNESOTA (MN)
University of Minnesota Orthoptic Program
Minnesota Lions Children’s Eye Clinic
701 25th Ave S. Ste 300
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Orthoptic Program Director:
Kimberly Merrill, CO®
Phone: (612) 365 8365
Email: kmerrill@umphysicians.umn.edu
Mayo Clinic Orthoptic Program
MA07E Ophthalmology
200 First St., SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Orthoptic Program Director:
Lindsay Klaehn OC(C), CO®, COMT
Phone 507-284-2744
Email: klaehn.lindsay@mayo.edu
NEW YORK (NY)
Ross Eye Institute Orthoptic Program
1176 Main St.
Buffalo, NY 14209
Orthoptic Program Director:
Kyle Arnoldi, CO®, COMT
Phone: (716) 881 7914
Email: kylea@buffalo.edu
OHIO (OH)
Columbus Orthoptic Fellowship
555 S 18th St Suite 4C
Columbus, OH 43205
Orthoptic Program Directors:
Kelsey Black, CO®
Email: kelsey.black@nationwidechildrens.org
Meghan McMillin, CO®
Email: mmcmillin@columbuspoa.com
Phone: (614) 224 6222
OREGON (OR)
OHSU Casey Eye Institute
Orthoptic Program, Dept. of Ophthalmology
545 SW Campus Dr.
Portland, Oregon 97239-4197
Orthoptic Program Director:
Kevin Woodruff, CO®
Phone: (503)494-7092
Email: Woodrufk@ohsu.edu
PENNSYLVANIA (PA)
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Orthoptic Fellowship Program
3401 Civic Center BLVD
Suite 9NW27
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Orthoptic Program Director:
Salvatore Bellante, CO®
Phone: (215) 590 4591
Email: ophfellowships@chop.edu
TENNESSEE (TN)
UTHSC Hamilton Eye Institute Orthoptic Program
930 Madison Ave. Suite 400
Memphis, TN 38103
Orthoptic Program Director:
Chantel Devould, CO®
Phone: (901) 448 3010
Email: cdevould@uthsc.edu
Vanderbilt Eye Institute Orthoptic Program
Tennessee Lions Eye Center
2311 Pierce Ave
Nashville, TN 37232
Orthoptic Program Director:
Ron Biernacki, CO®
Phone: 615-966-2250
Email: ron.biernacki@vumc.org
WISCONSIN (WI)
Orthoptic Program - University of Wisconsin
Department Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
2880 University Ave. Room 223
Madison, WI 53705-9030
Orthoptic Program Director:
Kali Loberger, CO®
Phone: (608) 263 6978
Fax: (608) 263 4247
Email: kloberger@uwhealth.org
Children's Wisconsin Orthoptic Fellowship
Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology
8920 W. Connell Ct., Suite 130
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Orthoptic Program Director:
Veronica Picard, CO®
Phone: 414 -266-2020
Fax : 414-266-2027
Email vpicard@chw.org
Inquiries regarding US Programs
AMERICAN ORTHOPTIC COUNCIL®
Application for New Orthoptic Fellowship Programs
Contact: AOCLeslieFrance@gmail.com
Application for Annual Program Renewal
DEADLINE: Sunday, March 17, 2025 - registration fee is $300 with a $100 late fee
Request funding immediately as it can often take months to process.
Don’t wait on funding to send in your application.
Payment can be made by credit card or via PayPal. Please see the link emailed to the Program Directors.
Checks or money orders should be made payable to AOC® and mailed to:
American Orthoptic Council ® 3914 Nakoma Road Madison, WI 53711
Completed registration forms and supporting documents should be emailed