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.

  • BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE

    Miami, Florida

    Orthoptic Program Director: Charlotte Tibi, CO®

    Website
  • 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®

  • BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

    Boston, Massachusetts

    Program Directors: Sarah Mackinnon, 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

  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Orthoptic Program Director: Kim Merrill, CO®

  • MAYO CLINIC

    Rochester, Minnesota

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

  • ROSS EYE INSTITUTE

    Buffalo, New York

    Orthoptic Program Director: Kyle Arnoldi, 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

Membership: 281-939-5332

Certification: 608-233-5383


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