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

Email: sklein1@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

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®

www.orthoptics.org

Phone : 608-233-5383 

aoclesliefrance@gmail.com



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

QUESTIONS or expected delays, 

contact: AOCLeslieFrance@gmail.com

Membership: 281-939-5332

Certification: 608-233-5383


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