Approved Programs in the United States Of America
Orthoptic Fellowship Programs
Click 'list' for a comprehensive list of orthoptic programs including program directors contact information. Scroll down for links to webpages/ application forms for each program. The AOC® Accreditation Committee accredits fellowship programs on an annual basis.
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 OTP-Orthoptics@uiowa.edu
GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER (GBMC)
Baltimore, Maryland
Orthoptic Program Director: Maureen Flanagan, CO®
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, KELLOGG EYE CENTER
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Orthoptic Program Director: Angela Dillon, CO® Email: angelacd@med.umich.edu
CHILDREN’S EYE CARE
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Orthoptic Program Director: Mary DeYoung-Smith, CO®, COMT
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Orthoptic Program Director: Namita Kashyap, CO®, MBA Associate Director: Rachel Loud, CO® Email: orthoptist@duke.edu
PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATES
Columbus, Ohio
Orthoptic Program Directors: Kelsey Black, CO®; Meghan McMillin, CO® kelsey.anderson@nationwidechildrens.org mmcmillin@columbuspoa.com
CASEY EYE INSTITUTE
Portland, Oregon
Orthoptic Program Director: Kevin Woodruff, CO® Email: Woodrufk@ohsu.edu
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA (CHOP)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Orthoptic Program Director: Salvatore Bellante, CO®
UTHSC HAMILTON EYE INSTITUTE
Memphis, Tennessee
Orthoptic Program Director: Chantel Devould, CO® cdevould@uthsc.edu
VANDERBILT EYE INSTITUTE
Nashville, Tennessee
Orthoptic Program Director: Ron Biernacki, CO® ronald.j.biernacki@vumc.org
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
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
