(PRESS RELEASE) WINTER PARK, FL – The American Academy of Optometry recently hosted Academy 2023 New Orleans from October 11-14, 2023, in New Orleans, Louisiana. During the organization’s annual meeting, the Academy welcomed 257 new Fellows to its ranks. Along with this strong showing of new Fellows, 12 current Fellows earned the distinction of Diplomate.
Fellows of the American Academy of Optometry must complete a candidacy process that includes submitting written works for peer review that demonstrate their skills as an optometrist or vision scientist. They must also sit for an oral exam at the annual meeting. It is estimated that approximately 10 percent of practicing optometrists in the United States are Fellows. Among those eligible for Fellowship are: optometrists, scientists, educators, librarians, administrators, and editors. Those who pass the rigorous criteria and application process earn the distinction and right to use “FAAO” in their credentials.
Diplomates are Fellows of the Academy who wish to demonstrate their extensive skill in a specific area. Currently, nine Sections offer Diplomate programs. These include: Anterior Segment; Binocular Vision, Perception and Pediatric Optometry; Comprehensive Eye Care; Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies; Glaucoma; Low Vision; Optometric Education; Public Health & Environmental Vision; and Vision Science.
Below is a complete list of new Fellows and Diplomates. More information on becoming a Fellow or Diplomate can be found on the Academy’s website under Membership.
2023 Diplomates
Heather A. Anderson, OD, PhD, FAAO
Research Diplomate, Binocular Vision, Perception & Pediatric Optometry
Hashim Ali Khan, OD, FAAO
Diplomate, Comprehensive Eye Care
Caryn La Buda, OD, FAAO
Diplomate, Comprehensive Eye Care
Leslie Wilderson, OD, FAAO
Diplomate, Comprehensive Eye Care
Roxanne Achong-Coan, OD, FAAO
Clinical Diplomate, Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies
Jennifer Swingle Fogt, OD, MS, FAAO
Clinical Diplomate, Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies
Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FSLS, FAAO
Clinical Diplomate, Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies
Pablo De Gracia, OD, PhD, FAAO
Research Diplomate, Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies
Erin M. Kenny, OD, FAAO
Diplomate, Low Vision
Marc B. Taub, OD, MS, EdD, FAAO
Diplomate, Optometric Education
Dr. N. Anuradha
Diplomate, Public Health & Environmental Vision
Dr. Prema K. Chande
Diplomate, Public Health & Environmental Vision
2023 New Fellows
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Edita Abazaga
Asantewaa Aboagye-MacCarthy
Sampson Abu
Edemeraro Ekeoma Adure
Ugochi Aham-Onyebuchi
Ashley Ahlbrand
Abdulla Al-amri
Monica Albertson
Halee Alleman
Pooja Alloju
Amber Anderson
Jennifer Anderson Connell
Chidinma Anikoh
Lily Arendt
Frederick Afum Asare
Valerie Baca
David Baldwin
Sandra Banner
Dawn Barkan
Allyx Beaulier
Alexander Bennett
Nicole Bergman
Brandon Betts
Himakshi Bhatt
Tanya Bhayana
Matthew Bills
Joshua Black
Jacob Boehme
Gail Bojarski
Ashley Bonneau
Anthony Boyd
Jonathan Bradley
Natalie Breau
Jessica Broodryk
Elyse Bruns
Anh Bui
Marianna Butera
Johnny Cao-Nguyen
Ridwan Carim-Sanni
Arijit Chakraborty
Carolyn Chakuroff
Alice Chalongwongse
Raymond Chartier
Kimberly Cheng
Bibin Cherian
Joann Cherian
Jeffrey Cherry
Tapuwa Chikwinya
Harmin Chima
Mary Chivetta
Michelle Chung
Claire Cordoba
Kristina Creadore
Louise Curcio
Benjamin Cyphers
Samantha Czerniak
Jehann Dagher
Kimberly Darke
Isabelle Daskas
Kelly Deering
Peter DeGraziano
Stephen Dellostritto
Mologadi Dimakatso Ntsoane
Joselyn Dlouhy
Lauren Downey
Erin Downing
Amanda Edgar
Heather Edmonds
Kayle Edwards
Suzane Elwishahi
Lindsay Estel
Spencer Fairgrieve
Rachel Fenton
Samantha Fernandez
Jacqueline Fiddler
Patrick Fiddler
Rochelle Fleisher
Shane Foster
Chase Francoeur
Melynda Gagliardi
Sushma Gangisetty
Pratima Gautam
Biana Gekht
Jena Gilbertson
VigneshwarGoppalakrishnan
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Emily Gottschalk
Michael Habib
Kennedy Hall
Jacqueline Hallauer
Michelle Hammond
Hanne Hansen
Fareedah Haroun
Samuel Harrosh
Adrianna Hempelmann
Claire Henry
Norma Hernandez
Robert Hillstead
William Hogue
Andrea Huerta
Rohan Hughes
Melissa Huynh
Hafiz Ibraheem
Alex Ilechie
Allegra Inciardi
Ashley Ireland
Sara Isely
Jessica Islam
Stephen Jaggi
Jacob Jenness
Kiera Jeschke
Soo Jung Lee
Parthasarathi Kalaiselvan
Delaney Kent
Rehana Khan
Ethan Kiekhafer
Si-On Kim
Josef Koberlein
Melody Kordnaij
Stephanie Koss
Chelsey Kritzer
Sheela Kumaran
Jane Lakayil-Armstrong
Cindy Lam
Jeannette Lam
Sophia Lam
Jia Lao
Lauren Lattery
Kin Hei Lau
Nicole Leo
Ethan Leyda
Hing Li
Jessica Liaw
Steven Liem
Pete Liette
Michael Lim
Sydney Lin
Eric Lortie-Milner
Alethia Love Harris
Kimberly Lust Rueb
Dorothy Ma
Rhea Magee
Cedrick Mah
Sarah Mahmoud
Sathi Maiti
Shivani Majithia
Rose Mandel
Jordan Marentette
Stephanie Martich
Alexander Martin
Sarah Martin
Hlabje Masemola
Alexandra Matejczyk
Alfredo Mazzuca
Jenny McKenzie
Sonia Menchavez
Nyamaah Mensah Sekyere
Jesse Merwin
Dawn Meyer
Jackelyn Meyer
Jena Meyer
Andrea Moseman
Marcelo Moya
Zainab Muhanna
Bernard Murray
Nitya Murthy
Krystal Nelson
Pamela Ng
Anthony Nguyen
Chi Nguyen
Jacqueline Nguyen
Kathy Nguyen-Duong
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Jonathan Niavis
Natalie Nibert
Nathaniel Nielsen
Steve Njeru
Cynthia Noorani
Grace Ogbonna
Stephanie Oh
Libna Palma
Gaurav Paramasivan
Jush Patel
Holly Pendel
Natalya Pennington
Janette Pérez
David Petrik
Johnny Pham
Elizabeth Phillips
Shelley Phoun
Rebecca Phung
Leah Plescia
Whitney Powell
Christian Pratt
Dalya Qaisi
Sharon Qiu
Salena Quach
Nishanee Rampersad
Swetha Ravichandran
Elyse Rayborn
Damaris Raymondi
Kennedy Reed
Allison Richardson
Sarah Rogers
Kaitlyn Rooney
Melanne Rosetta
Andrew Rouse
Ryan Rutschilling
Raman Sah
Megan Sam
Mark Schaeffer
Mikayla Schmitz
Kelly Schoorens
Emilie Seitz
Diana Serdah
Eliza Seros
Pratik Shah
Cody Sherrin
Jennifer Simmonds
Angel Simmons
Jennifer Simonson
Abigail Smith-Kendall
Yee Kiu So
Stephanie Solomon
Julie Song
Tyler Spilman
Akirta Sran
Hady Srour
Caitlyn Stakeley
Sabrina Steed
Becky Su
Mia Taylor
Natasha Tetlow
Janelle Tong
Amanda Tran
Jennifer Tran
Raphaella Tran
Janice Trang
Lisa Wadolowski Koehler
Navneet Walia
Richard Wan
Lauren Watson
Kevin Weber
Natalie West
Lauren White
Megan Williams
Nolan Wilson
Mary Wittendorf
Thomas Wong
Brittany Wright
Wing Yan Yu
Ashleigh Yates
Ignatius Yeboah
Peter Yoon
Eric Yoshinaga
Allison Zagst
Amber Zeiss
Wenjie Zhan
Fengqi Zhou
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