Residency Fair Participating Programs
2022 NAVAO Virtual Residency Fair Series
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Date: Nov 9, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Sign Up Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvd–hqT0tHtAvkDW5DVFfDjVVmOTzrMTr
Residency Directors and Programs
| VA Location | Residency Director | Residency Program |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham VA (Birmingham, AL) | Bethany Martinez, OD | Vision Rehabilitation with emphases in Low Vision Rehabilitation and Ocular Disease |
| Cleveland VA (Cleveland, OH) | Rachael Canania, OD | Ocular Disease |
| Erie VA (Erie, PA) | Delia Landy, OD | Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease |
| James H Quillen VA (Mountain Home, TN) | Larry Bennett, OD | Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease |
| John Dingell VA (Detroit, MI) | Jaime Zadoff, OD | Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease |
| Lake City VA (Lake City, FL) | Nirmani Karunathilake, OD | Primary Eye Care and Low Vision |
| Lebannon VA (Lebannon, PA) | Daniel Petley, OD | Ocular Disease and Low Vision Rehabilitation |
| Lexington VA (Lexington, KY) | Ashley Rone, OD | Ocular Disease |
| Maine Health Care System Togus (August, ME) | Laura Dowd, OD | Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease |
| Malcolm Randall VA (Gainesville, FL) | Susannah Freeman, OD | Primary Eye Care |
| Tuscaloosa VA (Tuscaloosa, AL) | Lisa Schifanella, OD | Ocular Disease with emphases in Primary Eye Care and Retina |
| Orlando VA (Orlando, FL) | John Spalding, OD | Ocular Disease with emphases in Primary Eye Care and Geriatrics |
| W.G. (Bill) Hefner VAMC (Salisbury, NC) | Jeffrey Joy, OD | Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease |
| Wilmington VAMC (Wilmington, DE) | Rajni Acharya, OD | Ocular Disease with emphasis in Glaucoma and Retina |
Date: Nov 15, 2022 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Sign Up Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUoce6tqj0oGdA3xNn0eTbtyfJMiHtal3m0
Residency Directors and Programs
| VA Location | Residency Director | Residency Program |
|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque VA (Albuquerque, NM) | Stacy Washington, OD | Primary Eye Care |
| Doris Miller VA (Waco, TX) | Erika Jones, OD | Ocular Disease |
| Illiana (Danville, IL) | Guadalupe Mejia, OD | Ocular Disease |
| Jack C. Montgomery VA (Muskogee, OK) | Melissa Turner, OD | Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease |
| Jesse Brown VA and Edward Hines, Jr. VAH Blind Rehabilitation Center (Chicago and Hines, IL) | Jennifer Brown, OD | Ocular Disease/Low Vision Rehabilitation/Contact Lenses |
| Kansas City VA (Kansas City, MO) | Timothy Harkins, OD | Ocular Disease with emphases in Glaucoma and Low Vision |
| Michael E. DeBakey VA (Houston, TX) | Bhagya Segu, OD | Primary Eye Care with emphasis in Ocular Disease |
| Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City, UT) | D. Lee Tanner, OD | Primary Eye Care, Cornea, Contact Lenses |
| St. Louis VA (St. Louis, MO) | Allison Schafers, OD | Primary Eye Care with emphasis in Ocular Disease |
| Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (Harlingen, TX) | Michael Wingard, OD | Ocular Disease |
| Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, Fayetteville (Fayetteville, AR) | Marcus Cooke, OD | Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease |
| Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, Springfield (Springfield, MO) | Brittany Setzer, OD | Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease |
Date: Dec 12, 2022 05:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Sign Up Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApcuqvqDIoH9zvI62onWhJS0Yj461AlgrZ
Residency Directors and Programs
| VA Location | Residency Director | Residency Program |
|---|---|---|
| Central California Health Care System (Fresno, CA) | Deana Lum, OD | Ocular Disease |
| Jesse Brown VA and Edward Hines, Jr. VAH Blind Rehabilitation Center (Chicago and Hines, IL) | Jennifer Brown, OD | Ocular Disease/Low Vision Rehabilitation/Contact Lenses |
| Long Beach VA (Long Beach, CA) | Edward Chu, OD | Primary Eye Care and Low Vision Rehabilitation |
| Michael E. DeBakey VA (Houston, TX) | Bhagya Segu, OD | Primary Eye Care with emphasis in Ocular Disease |
| Palo Alto Health Care System (Palo Alto, CA) | David Yang, OD | Ocular Disease/Geriatric Optometry/Low Vision Rehabilitation and |
| Ocular Disease/ NeuroOptometry/Brain Injury Vision Rehabilitation | ||
| Portland VA (Portland, OR) | Weon Jun, OD | Primary Care and Ocular Disease |
| Salem Community Based Outpatient Clinic (Salem, OR) | Russell Jew, OD | Primary Care and Ocular Disease |
| Sepulveda VA Ambulatory Care Center (Sepulvada, CA) | Steven Ferrucci, OD | Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease |
| Sierra Nevada Health Care System, Reno (Reno, NV) | Joan Browne, OD | Hospital-Based Optometry |
| Sierra Vista Community Based Outpatient Clinic (Sierra Vista, AZ) | Mark McKenzie, OD | Ocular Disease with emphasis in Primary Care |
| Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson (Tucson, AZ) | Danielle Weiler, OD | Ocular Disease with emphasis in Vision Rehabilitation |
| Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinics (White City, OR) | Aaron Severson, OD | Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease |
Date: Dec 15, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Sign Up Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAuc-qsqjgpE9CmjdqNilcpWJLBI-n3hxm7
Residency Directors and Programs
| VA Location | Residency Director | Residency Program |
|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek VA (Battle Creek, MI) | Molly McGinty-Tauren, OD | Ocular Disease |
| Bedford VA (Bedford, MA) | Paul Colburn, OD | Ocular Disease with emphasis in Primary Care |
| Boston VA, (Boston, MA) | Tak Chau, OD | Ocular Disease and Primary Care |
| Cincinnati VA (Cincinnati, OH) | Matt Horton, OD | Ocular Disease |
| Dayton VA (Dayton, OH) | Rebecca Diller, OD | Ocular Disease |
| Hudson Valley Health Care System (Montrose and Wappingers Falls, NY) | Jean Jung, OD | Primary Care and Ocular Disease |
| Lebanon VA (Lebanon, PA) | Daniel Petley, OD | Ocular Disease and Low Vision Rehabilitation |
| Maine VA (Augusta, ME) | Pat Smith, OD | Primary Care and Ocular Disease |
| Michael E. DeBakey VA (Houston, TX) | Bhagya Segu, OD | Primary Eye Care with emphasis in Ocular Disease |
| New Jersey Healthcare System (East Orange and Lyons, NJ) | Malinda Cafiero-Chin, OD | Primary Eye Care with emphases in Ocular Disease and Low Vision |
| NY Harbor Health Care System (Brooklyn and St. Albans, NY) | Michelle D’Amura, OD | Primary Care and Ocular Disease |
| Providence VA (Providence, RI) | Amanda Hunter, OD | Ocular Disease |
| Salem VA (Salem, VA) | Alicia Greene, OD | Primary Care and Ocular Disease |
| W.G. (Bill) Hefner VAMC (Salisbury, NC) | Jeffrey Joy, OD | Primary Care and Ocular Disease |
| Wilmington Delaware VA (Wilmington, DE) | Rajni Acharya, OD | Ocular Disease with emphases in Glaucoma and Retina |
| Hershel “Woody” Williams VAMC (Huntington, WV) | Jacqueline Hallauer, OD | Ocular Disease |
| Chilicothe VA and Columbus VA in Ohio | Brett Irvin, OD | Ocular Disease and Primary Care |