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American Academy of Optometry Announces 2023 New Fellows and Diplomates

Nine Sections offer Diplomate programs for Fellows who wish to demonstrate their extensive skill in specific areas.

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(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 
 
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 
 
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 
 
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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